diff --git a/ecal/core/include/ecal/types/ecal_custom_data_types.h b/ecal/core/include/ecal/types/ecal_custom_data_types.h
index 8f931e5462..096c15e7ea 100644
--- a/ecal/core/include/ecal/types/ecal_custom_data_types.h
+++ b/ecal/core/include/ecal/types/ecal_custom_data_types.h
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ namespace eCAL
 
     private:            
       ECAL_API void validateIpString(const std::string& ip_address_); 
-      ECAL_API static void throwException(const std::string& ip_address_ = std::string("")); 
 
       std::string m_ip_address{};
     };
diff --git a/ecal/core/src/types/ecal_custom_data_types.cpp b/ecal/core/src/types/ecal_custom_data_types.cpp
index f79d13011d..03fdcf1e87 100644
--- a/ecal/core/src/types/ecal_custom_data_types.cpp
+++ b/ecal/core/src/types/ecal_custom_data_types.cpp
@@ -30,11 +30,6 @@
 #include <ecal_def.h>
 
 namespace{
-  const std::array<const std::regex, 3> INVALID_IPV4_ADDRESSES = {
-      std::regex("^(((255)|([fF]{2}))\\.){3}((255)|([fF]{2}))$"), // 255.255.255.255
-      std::regex("((127|7[fF]).((0|00|000)\\.){2}(1|01|001))"),   // 127.0.0.1 
-      std::regex("((0|00|000)\\.){3}(0|00|000)")                  // 0.0.0.0 
-  };
   const std::regex IPV4_DEC_REGEX = std::regex("^((25[0-5]|2[0-4][0-9]|1[0-9]{2}|[1-9][0-9]|[0-9])\\.){3}(25[0-5]|2[0-4][0-9]|1[0-9]{2}|[1-9][0-9]|[0-9])$");
   const std::regex IPV4_HEX_REGEX = std::regex("^([0-9a-fA-F]{1,2}\\.){3}[0-9a-fA-F]{1,2}$");
 }
@@ -58,29 +53,15 @@ namespace eCAL
       if (  std::regex_match(ip_address_, IPV4_DEC_REGEX)
          || std::regex_match(ip_address_, IPV4_HEX_REGEX)
       )
-      {
-        for (const auto& inv_ip_regex : INVALID_IPV4_ADDRESSES)
-        {
-          if (std::regex_match(ip_address_, inv_ip_regex))
-          {
-            throwException(ip_address_);
-            return;
-          }
-        }
-
+      {        
         m_ip_address = ip_address_;
       }
       else
       {
-        throwException(ip_address_);
+        throw std::invalid_argument("[IpAddressV4] No valid IP address: " + ip_address_);
       }
     }
 
-    void IpAddressV4::throwException(const std::string& ip_address_ /*std::string("")*/)
-    {
-      throw std::invalid_argument("[IpAddressV4] No valid IP address: " + ip_address_);
-    }
-
     std::string IpAddressV4::Get() const                                { return m_ip_address; }
     IpAddressV4& IpAddressV4::operator=(const std::string& ip_string_)  { this->validateIpString(ip_string_); return *this; }
     IpAddressV4& IpAddressV4::operator=(const char* ip_string_)         { this->validateIpString(ip_string_); return *this; }
diff --git a/ecal/tests/cpp/config_test/src/config_test.cpp b/ecal/tests/cpp/config_test/src/config_test.cpp
index 2417811d48..3295f8eeb9 100644
--- a/ecal/tests/cpp/config_test/src/config_test.cpp
+++ b/ecal/tests/cpp/config_test/src/config_test.cpp
@@ -123,38 +123,10 @@ TEST(core_cpp_config /*unused*/, user_config_death_test /*unused*/)
   ASSERT_THROW(
     SetValue(custom_config.transport_layer.udp.network.group, "256.0.0.0"),
     std::invalid_argument);
-  ASSERT_THROW(
-    SetValue(custom_config.transport_layer.udp.network.group, "127.0.0.1"),
-    std::invalid_argument);
-  ASSERT_THROW(
-    SetValue(custom_config.transport_layer.udp.network.group, "255.255.255.255"),
-    std::invalid_argument);
-
+  
   ASSERT_THROW(
     SetValue(custom_config.transport_layer.udp.network.group, "FFF.FF.FF.FF"),
     std::invalid_argument);
-  ASSERT_THROW(
-    SetValue(custom_config.transport_layer.udp.network.group, "FF.FF.FF.FF"),
-    std::invalid_argument);
-  ASSERT_THROW(
-    SetValue(custom_config.transport_layer.udp.network.group, "Ff.fF.ff.Ff"),
-    std::invalid_argument);
-  ASSERT_THROW(
-    SetValue(custom_config.transport_layer.udp.network.group, "7f.0.0.1"),
-    std::invalid_argument);
-
-  ASSERT_THROW(
-    SetValue(custom_config.transport_layer.udp.network.group, "0.0.0.0"),
-    std::invalid_argument);
-  ASSERT_THROW(
-    SetValue(custom_config.transport_layer.udp.network.group, "00.00.00.00"),
-    std::invalid_argument);
-  ASSERT_THROW(
-    SetValue(custom_config.transport_layer.udp.network.group, "000.000.000.000"),
-    std::invalid_argument);
-  ASSERT_THROW(
-    SetValue(custom_config.transport_layer.udp.network.group, "0.00.000.0"),
-    std::invalid_argument);
 }
 
 TEST(core_cpp_config /*unused*/, config_custom_datatypes_tests /*unused*/)