diff --git a/priam/src/main/java/com/netflix/priam/config/IConfiguration.java b/priam/src/main/java/com/netflix/priam/config/IConfiguration.java
index 6fc656caa..a23e3f148 100644
--- a/priam/src/main/java/com/netflix/priam/config/IConfiguration.java
+++ b/priam/src/main/java/com/netflix/priam/config/IConfiguration.java
@@ -1040,13 +1040,6 @@ default ImmutableSet<String> getTunablePropertyFiles() {
         return ImmutableSet.of();
     }
 
-    /**
-     * @return true to use private IPs for seeds and insertion into the Token DB false otherwise.
-     */
-    default boolean usePrivateIP() {
-        return getSnitch().equals("org.apache.cassandra.locator.GossipingPropertyFileSnitch");
-    }
-
     /**
      * @return BackupsToCompress UNCOMPRESSED means compress backups only when the files are not
      *     already compressed by Cassandra
diff --git a/priam/src/main/java/com/netflix/priam/identity/DoubleRing.java b/priam/src/main/java/com/netflix/priam/identity/DoubleRing.java
index 6bd4a943a..3e0723ebb 100644
--- a/priam/src/main/java/com/netflix/priam/identity/DoubleRing.java
+++ b/priam/src/main/java/com/netflix/priam/identity/DoubleRing.java
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ public void doubleSlots() {
                     new_slot + hash,
                     InstanceIdentity.DUMMY_INSTANCE_ID,
                     instanceInfo.getHostname(),
-                    config.usePrivateIP() ? instanceInfo.getPrivateIP() : instanceInfo.getHostIP(),
+                    instanceInfo.getPrivateIP(),
                     data.getRac(),
                     null,
                     token);
diff --git a/priam/src/main/java/com/netflix/priam/identity/token/TokenRetriever.java b/priam/src/main/java/com/netflix/priam/identity/token/TokenRetriever.java
index 1435ff84c..f3e0b1ee7 100644
--- a/priam/src/main/java/com/netflix/priam/identity/token/TokenRetriever.java
+++ b/priam/src/main/java/com/netflix/priam/identity/token/TokenRetriever.java
@@ -286,11 +286,9 @@ private String getReplacedIpForExistingToken(
     }
 
     private PriamInstance claimToken(PriamInstance originalInstance) {
-        String hostIP =
-                config.usePrivateIP() ? myInstanceInfo.getPrivateIP() : myInstanceInfo.getHostIP();
         if (originalInstance.getInstanceId().equals(myInstanceInfo.getInstanceId())
                 && originalInstance.getHostName().equals(myInstanceInfo.getHostname())
-                && originalInstance.getHostIP().equals(hostIP)
+                && originalInstance.getHostIP().equals(myInstanceInfo.getPrivateIP())
                 && originalInstance.getRac().equals(myInstanceInfo.getRac())) {
             return originalInstance;
         }
@@ -299,7 +297,7 @@ private PriamInstance claimToken(PriamInstance originalInstance) {
         newInstance.setId(originalInstance.getId());
         newInstance.setInstanceId(myInstanceInfo.getInstanceId());
         newInstance.setHost(myInstanceInfo.getHostname());
-        newInstance.setHostIP(hostIP);
+        newInstance.setHostIP(myInstanceInfo.getPrivateIP());
         newInstance.setRac(myInstanceInfo.getRac());
         newInstance.setVolumes(originalInstance.getVolumes());
         newInstance.setToken(originalInstance.getToken());
@@ -318,16 +316,12 @@ private PriamInstance claimToken(PriamInstance originalInstance) {
 
     private PriamInstance createToken(int id, String token) {
         try {
-            String hostIp =
-                    config.usePrivateIP()
-                            ? myInstanceInfo.getPrivateIP()
-                            : myInstanceInfo.getHostIP();
             return factory.create(
                     config.getAppName(),
                     id,
                     myInstanceInfo.getInstanceId(),
                     myInstanceInfo.getHostname(),
-                    hostIp,
+                    myInstanceInfo.getPrivateIP(),
                     myInstanceInfo.getRac(),
                     null /* volumes */,
                     token);
diff --git a/priam/src/test/java/com/netflix/priam/config/FakeConfiguration.java b/priam/src/test/java/com/netflix/priam/config/FakeConfiguration.java
index 4d6f65c8b..753f07c96 100644
--- a/priam/src/test/java/com/netflix/priam/config/FakeConfiguration.java
+++ b/priam/src/test/java/com/netflix/priam/config/FakeConfiguration.java
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ public class FakeConfiguration implements IConfiguration {
     private String roleManager = "";
     private boolean mayCreateNewToken;
     private ImmutableList<String> racs;
-    private boolean usePrivateIp;
     private String diskAccessMode;
     private boolean skipDeletingOthersIngressRules;
     private boolean skipUpdatingOthersIngressRules;
@@ -235,15 +234,6 @@ public void setCreateNewToken(boolean mayCreateNewToken) {
         this.mayCreateNewToken = mayCreateNewToken;
     }
 
-    @Override
-    public boolean usePrivateIP() {
-        return usePrivateIp;
-    }
-
-    public void usePrivateIP(boolean usePrivateIp) {
-        this.usePrivateIp = usePrivateIp;
-    }
-
     public BackupsToCompress getBackupsToCompress() {
         return (BackupsToCompress)
                 fakeConfig.getOrDefault("Priam.backupsToCompress", BackupsToCompress.ALL);
diff --git a/priam/src/test/java/com/netflix/priam/identity/token/TokenRetrieverTest.java b/priam/src/test/java/com/netflix/priam/identity/token/TokenRetrieverTest.java
index b047728c5..ed6b64144 100644
--- a/priam/src/test/java/com/netflix/priam/identity/token/TokenRetrieverTest.java
+++ b/priam/src/test/java/com/netflix/priam/identity/token/TokenRetrieverTest.java
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ public void testGetPreassignedTokenReplacesIfOwnerIPIsNotLive(@Mocked SystemUtil
     public void testIPIsUpdatedWhenGrabbingPreassignedToken(@Mocked SystemUtils systemUtils)
             throws Exception {
         create(0, instanceInfo.getInstanceId(), "host_0", "1.2.3.4", "az1", 0 + "");
-        Truth.assertThat(getTokenRetriever().get().getHostIP()).isEqualTo("127.0.0.0");
+        Truth.assertThat(getTokenRetriever().get().getHostIP()).isEqualTo("127.1.1.0");
     }
 
     @Test