diff --git a/src/hackney_happy.erl b/src/hackney_happy.erl
index 1974bfec..1dd791aa 100644
--- a/src/hackney_happy.erl
+++ b/src/hackney_happy.erl
@@ -64,11 +64,6 @@ getaddrs(Hostname) ->
 getbyname(Hostname, Type) ->
   case (catch inet_res:getbyname(Hostname, Type)) of
     {'ok', #hostent{h_addr_list=AddrList}} -> lists:usort(AddrList);
-    {error, nxdomain} ->
-      case inet:parse_address(Hostname) of
-        {ok, IP} -> [IP];
-        _ -> []
-      end;
     {error, _Reason} -> [];
     Else ->
       %% ERLANG 22 has an issue when g matching somee DNS server messages