diff --git a/packages/lib/getIP.ts b/packages/lib/getIP.ts
index 342670d5ab..c59275f1d8 100644
--- a/packages/lib/getIP.ts
+++ b/packages/lib/getIP.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import type { NextApiRequest } from "next";
-import z from "zod";
 
 export function parseIpFromHeaders(value: string | string[]) {
   return Array.isArray(value) ? value[0] : value.split(",")[0];
@@ -16,13 +15,11 @@ export default function getIP(request: Request | NextApiRequest) {
   return xff ? parseIpFromHeaders(xff) : "127.0.0.1";
 }
 
-const banlistSchema = z.array(z.string());
-
 export function isIpInBanlist(request: Request | NextApiRequest) {
   const IP = getIP(request);
   const rawBanListJson = process.env.IP_BANLIST || "[]";
-  const banList = banlistSchema.parse(JSON.parse(rawBanListJson));
-  if (banList.includes(IP)) {
+  const banList = JSON.parse(rawBanListJson);
+  if (Array.isArray(banList) && banList.includes(IP)) {
     console.log(`Found banned IP: ${IP} in IP_BANLIST`);
     return true;
   }