diff --git a/gms/inet_address.hh b/gms/inet_address.hh
index d915391e55..9e8b931f3f 100644
--- a/gms/inet_address.hh
+++ b/gms/inet_address.hh
@@ -90,14 +90,6 @@ template <>
 struct fmt::formatter<gms::inet_address> : fmt::formatter<std::string_view> {
     template <typename FormatContext>
     auto format(const ::gms::inet_address& x, FormatContext& ctx) const {
-        if (x.addr().is_ipv4()) {
-            return fmt::format_to(ctx.out(), "{}", x.addr());
-        }
-        // print 2 bytes in a group, and use ':' as the delimiter
-        fmt::format_to(ctx.out(), "{:2:}", fmt_hex(x.bytes()));
-        if (x.addr().scope() != seastar::net::inet_address::invalid_scope) {
-            return fmt::format_to(ctx.out(), "%{}", x.addr().scope());
-        }
-        return ctx.out();
+        return fmt::format_to(ctx.out(), "{}", x.addr());
     }
 };