diff --git a/framework/core/src/Admin/AdminServiceProvider.php b/framework/core/src/Admin/AdminServiceProvider.php
index 6a41751c7..65be464cc 100644
--- a/framework/core/src/Admin/AdminServiceProvider.php
+++ b/framework/core/src/Admin/AdminServiceProvider.php
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ use Flarum\Http\RouteHandlerFactory;
 use Flarum\Http\UrlGenerator;
 use Flarum\Locale\LocaleManager;
 use Flarum\Settings\Event\Saved;
-use Illuminate\Support\Arr;
 use Laminas\Stratigility\MiddlewarePipe;
 
 class AdminServiceProvider extends AbstractServiceProvider
@@ -49,7 +48,6 @@ class AdminServiceProvider extends AbstractServiceProvider
         $this->app->singleton('flarum.admin.middleware', function () {
             return [
                 'flarum.admin.error_handler',
-                'flarum.admin.proxy_middleware',
                 HttpMiddleware\ParseJsonBody::class,
                 HttpMiddleware\StartSession::class,
                 HttpMiddleware\RememberFromCookie::class,
@@ -68,15 +66,6 @@ class AdminServiceProvider extends AbstractServiceProvider
             );
         });
 
-        $this->app->bind('flarum.admin.proxy_middleware', function () {
-            $config = $this->app->make('flarum.config');
-
-            return new HttpMiddleware\ProxyAddress(
-                Arr::get($config, 'reverse_proxy.enabled', false),
-                Arr::get($config, 'reverse_proxy.allowed', ['127.0.0.1'])
-            );
-        });
-
         $this->app->singleton('flarum.admin.handler', function () {
             $pipe = new MiddlewarePipe;
 
diff --git a/framework/core/src/Api/ApiServiceProvider.php b/framework/core/src/Api/ApiServiceProvider.php
index 4f6f5cd06..4737d2e8c 100644
--- a/framework/core/src/Api/ApiServiceProvider.php
+++ b/framework/core/src/Api/ApiServiceProvider.php
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ use Flarum\Http\Middleware as HttpMiddleware;
 use Flarum\Http\RouteCollection;
 use Flarum\Http\RouteHandlerFactory;
 use Flarum\Http\UrlGenerator;
-use Illuminate\Support\Arr;
 use Laminas\Stratigility\MiddlewarePipe;
 
 class ApiServiceProvider extends AbstractServiceProvider
@@ -46,7 +45,6 @@ class ApiServiceProvider extends AbstractServiceProvider
         $this->app->singleton('flarum.api.middleware', function () {
             return [
                 'flarum.api.error_handler',
-                'flarum.api.proxy_middleware',
                 HttpMiddleware\ParseJsonBody::class,
                 Middleware\FakeHttpMethods::class,
                 HttpMiddleware\StartSession::class,
@@ -66,15 +64,6 @@ class ApiServiceProvider extends AbstractServiceProvider
             );
         });
 
-        $this->app->bind('flarum.api.proxy_middleware', function () {
-            $config = $this->app->make('flarum.config');
-
-            return new HttpMiddleware\ProxyAddress(
-                Arr::get($config, 'reverse_proxy.enabled', false),
-                Arr::get($config, 'reverse_proxy.allowed', ['127.0.0.1'])
-            );
-        });
-
         $this->app->singleton('flarum.api.handler', function () {
             $pipe = new MiddlewarePipe;
 
diff --git a/framework/core/src/Api/Controller/CreateDiscussionController.php b/framework/core/src/Api/Controller/CreateDiscussionController.php
index ff2ff6b5b..0a325ee29 100644
--- a/framework/core/src/Api/Controller/CreateDiscussionController.php
+++ b/framework/core/src/Api/Controller/CreateDiscussionController.php
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ class CreateDiscussionController extends AbstractCreateController
     protected function data(ServerRequestInterface $request, Document $document)
     {
         $actor = $request->getAttribute('actor');
-        $ipAddress = $request->getAttribute('ipAddress');
+        $ipAddress = Arr::get($request->getServerParams(), 'REMOTE_ADDR', '127.0.0.1');
 
         if (! $request->getAttribute('bypassFloodgate')) {
             $this->floodgate->assertNotFlooding($actor);
diff --git a/framework/core/src/Api/Controller/CreatePostController.php b/framework/core/src/Api/Controller/CreatePostController.php
index 4be1641ee..fd46de865 100644
--- a/framework/core/src/Api/Controller/CreatePostController.php
+++ b/framework/core/src/Api/Controller/CreatePostController.php
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ class CreatePostController extends AbstractCreateController
         $actor = $request->getAttribute('actor');
         $data = Arr::get($request->getParsedBody(), 'data', []);
         $discussionId = Arr::get($data, 'relationships.discussion.data.id');
-        $ipAddress = $request->getAttribute('ipAddress');
+        $ipAddress = Arr::get($request->getServerParams(), 'REMOTE_ADDR', '127.0.0.1');
 
         if (! $request->getAttribute('bypassFloodgate')) {
             $this->floodgate->assertNotFlooding($actor);
diff --git a/framework/core/src/Forum/ForumServiceProvider.php b/framework/core/src/Forum/ForumServiceProvider.php
index 24cc64774..d333b7505 100644
--- a/framework/core/src/Forum/ForumServiceProvider.php
+++ b/framework/core/src/Forum/ForumServiceProvider.php
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ use Flarum\Locale\LocaleManager;
 use Flarum\Settings\Event\Saved;
 use Flarum\Settings\Event\Saving;
 use Flarum\Settings\SettingsRepositoryInterface;
-use Illuminate\Support\Arr;
 use Laminas\Stratigility\MiddlewarePipe;
 use Symfony\Component\Translation\TranslatorInterface;
 
@@ -58,7 +57,6 @@ class ForumServiceProvider extends AbstractServiceProvider
         $this->app->singleton('flarum.forum.middleware', function () {
             return [
                 'flarum.forum.error_handler',
-                'flarum.forum.proxy_middleware',
                 HttpMiddleware\ParseJsonBody::class,
                 HttpMiddleware\CollectGarbage::class,
                 HttpMiddleware\StartSession::class,
@@ -78,15 +76,6 @@ class ForumServiceProvider extends AbstractServiceProvider
             );
         });
 
-        $this->app->bind('flarum.forum.proxy_middleware', function () {
-            $config = $this->app->make('flarum.config');
-
-            return new HttpMiddleware\ProxyAddress(
-                Arr::get($config, 'reverse_proxy.enabled', false),
-                Arr::get($config, 'reverse_proxy.allowed', ['127.0.0.1'])
-            );
-        });
-
         $this->app->singleton('flarum.forum.handler', function () {
             $pipe = new MiddlewarePipe;
 
diff --git a/framework/core/src/Http/Exception/ProxyNotAllowedException.php b/framework/core/src/Http/Exception/ProxyNotAllowedException.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 9ce44bb7a..000000000
--- a/framework/core/src/Http/Exception/ProxyNotAllowedException.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-/*
- * This file is part of Flarum.
- *
- * For detailed copyright and license information, please view the
- * LICENSE file that was distributed with this source code.
- */
-
-namespace Flarum\Http\Exception;
-
-use Exception;
-use Flarum\Foundation\KnownError;
-
-class ProxyNotAllowedException extends Exception implements KnownError
-{
-    public function getType(): string
-    {
-        return 'reverse_proxy_not_allowed';
-    }
-}
diff --git a/framework/core/src/Http/Middleware/ProxyAddress.php b/framework/core/src/Http/Middleware/ProxyAddress.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 032231beb..000000000
--- a/framework/core/src/Http/Middleware/ProxyAddress.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,72 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-/*
- * This file is part of Flarum.
- *
- * For detailed copyright and license information, please view the
- * LICENSE file that was distributed with this source code.
- */
-
-namespace Flarum\Http\Middleware;
-
-use Flarum\Http\Exception\ProxyNotAllowedException;
-use Illuminate\Support\Arr;
-use Psr\Http\Message\ResponseInterface;
-use Psr\Http\Message\ServerRequestInterface;
-use Psr\Http\Server\MiddlewareInterface as Middleware;
-use Psr\Http\Server\RequestHandlerInterface;
-
-class ProxyAddress implements Middleware
-{
-    /**
-     * @var bool
-     */
-    protected $enabled;
-
-    /**
-     * @var array
-     */
-    protected $allowedAddresses;
-
-    /**
-     * @param bool $enabled
-     * @param array $allowedAddresses
-     */
-    public function __construct($enabled, $allowedAddresses)
-    {
-        $this->enabled = $enabled;
-        $this->allowedAddresses = $allowedAddresses;
-    }
-
-    private function wildcardMatch(string $ipAddress): bool
-    {
-        foreach ($this->allowedAddresses as $allowedAddress) {
-            if (fnmatch($allowedAddress, $ipAddress)) {
-                return true;
-            }
-        }
-
-        return false;
-    }
-
-    public function process(ServerRequestInterface $request, RequestHandlerInterface $handler): ResponseInterface
-    {
-        $serverParams = $request->getServerParams();
-        $ipAddress = Arr::get($serverParams, 'REMOTE_ADDR', '127.0.0.1');
-
-        if ($this->enabled) {
-            if ($this->wildcardMatch($ipAddress)) {
-                // standard header for proxies, see: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Headers/X-Forwarded-For
-                $ipAddress = Arr::get($serverParams, 'X_FORWARDED_FOR', $ipAddress);
-                $ipAddress = Arr::get($serverParams, 'HTTP_CLIENT_IP', $ipAddress);
-                $ipAddress = Arr::get($serverParams, 'X_PROXYUSER_IP', $ipAddress);
-            } else {
-                throw new ProxyNotAllowedException();
-            }
-        }
-
-        $request = $request->withAttribute('ipAddress', $ipAddress);
-
-        return $handler->handle($request);
-    }
-}