diff --git a/src/WebSocketsClient.cpp b/src/WebSocketsClient.cpp
index e3519c8..5555311 100644
--- a/src/WebSocketsClient.cpp
+++ b/src/WebSocketsClient.cpp
@@ -94,10 +94,6 @@ void WebSocketsClient::begin(String host, uint16_t port, String url, String prot
     begin(host.c_str(), port, url.c_str(), protocol.c_str());
 }
 
-void WebSocketsClient::begin(IPAddress host, uint16_t port, const char * url, const char * protocol) {
-    return begin(host.toString().c_str(), port, url, protocol);
-}
-
 #if defined(HAS_SSL)
 #if defined(SSL_AXTLS)
 void WebSocketsClient::beginSSL(const char * host, uint16_t port, const char * url, const char * fingerprint, const char * protocol) {