diff --git a/src/typescript/example.env b/src/typescript/example.env
index 2193a8941f..db42ac9e11 100644
--- a/src/typescript/example.env
+++ b/src/typescript/example.env
@@ -56,10 +56,6 @@ ALLOWLISTER3K_URL="http://localhost:3000"
 # A list of ISO 3166-2 codes of countries and regions to geoblock.
 GEOBLOCKED='{"countries":[],"regions":[]}'
 
-# The vpnapi.io API key.
-# If GEOBLOCKED is set and non-empty, this needs to be set as well.
-VPNAPI_IO_API_KEY=""
-
 # The private key of the contract publisher.
 # No "0x" at the start.
 # Useful in testing only.
diff --git a/src/typescript/frontend/src/app/verify_status/page.tsx b/src/typescript/frontend/src/app/verify_status/page.tsx
index 7ba7bf1545..282988f1c3 100644
--- a/src/typescript/frontend/src/app/verify_status/page.tsx
+++ b/src/typescript/frontend/src/app/verify_status/page.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 import VerifyStatusPage from "components/pages/verify_status/VerifyStatusPage";
+import { headers } from "next/headers";
 
 const Verify = async () => {
-  return <VerifyStatusPage />;
+  const country = headers().get('x-vercel-ip-country');
+  const region = headers().get('x-vercel-ip-country-region');
+  return <VerifyStatusPage country={country} region={region} />;
 };
 
 export default Verify;
diff --git a/src/typescript/frontend/src/components/pages/verify_status/VerifyStatusPage.tsx b/src/typescript/frontend/src/components/pages/verify_status/VerifyStatusPage.tsx
index 35faa8294f..8da8c4a427 100644
--- a/src/typescript/frontend/src/components/pages/verify_status/VerifyStatusPage.tsx
+++ b/src/typescript/frontend/src/components/pages/verify_status/VerifyStatusPage.tsx
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ const checkmarkOrX = (checkmark: boolean) => (
   />
 );
 
-export const ClientVerifyPage = () => {
+export const ClientVerifyPage = ({ country, region }: { country: string | null, region: string | null }) => {
   const { account } = useAptos();
   const { connected, disconnect } = useWallet();
   const [galxe, setGalxe] = useState(false);
@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@ export const ClientVerifyPage = () => {
                 <div>Galxe: {checkmarkOrX(galxe)}</div>
                 <div>Custom allowlist: {checkmarkOrX(customAllowlisted)}</div>
                 <div>Passes geoblocking: {checkmarkOrX(!geoblocked)}</div>
+                <div>Country: {country ?? "unknown"}</div>
+                <div>Region: {region ?? "unknown"}</div>
                 <a
                   className="underline text-ec-blue"
                   href={process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_GALXE_CAMPAIGN_REDIRECT}
diff --git a/src/typescript/frontend/src/lib/server-env.ts b/src/typescript/frontend/src/lib/server-env.ts
index 43d78dff6a..e3afc7057b 100644
--- a/src/typescript/frontend/src/lib/server-env.ts
+++ b/src/typescript/frontend/src/lib/server-env.ts
@@ -25,17 +25,8 @@ export const GEOBLOCKED: { countries: string[]; regions: string[] } = JSON.parse
 );
 export const GEOBLOCKING_ENABLED = GEOBLOCKED.countries.length > 0 || GEOBLOCKED.regions.length > 0;
 
-if (GEOBLOCKING_ENABLED) {
-  if (process.env.VPNAPI_IO_API_KEY === "undefined") {
-    throw new Error(
-      "Geoblocking is enabled but environment variable VPNAPI_IO_API_KEY is undefined."
-    );
-  }
-}
-
 export const ALLOWLISTER3K_URL: string | undefined = process.env.ALLOWLISTER3K_URL;
 export const REVALIDATION_TIME: number = Number(process.env.REVALIDATION_TIME);
-export const VPNAPI_IO_API_KEY: string = process.env.VPNAPI_IO_API_KEY!;
 export const PRE_LAUNCH_TEASER: boolean = process.env.PRE_LAUNCH_TEASER === "true";
 
 if (
diff --git a/src/typescript/frontend/src/utils/geolocation.ts b/src/typescript/frontend/src/utils/geolocation.ts
index 67ed38123e..690c4c6aea 100644
--- a/src/typescript/frontend/src/utils/geolocation.ts
+++ b/src/typescript/frontend/src/utils/geolocation.ts
@@ -1,14 +1,11 @@
 "use server";
 
-import { GEOBLOCKED, GEOBLOCKING_ENABLED, VPNAPI_IO_API_KEY } from "lib/server-env";
+import { GEOBLOCKED, GEOBLOCKING_ENABLED } from "lib/server-env";
 import { headers } from "next/headers";
 
 export type Location = {
-  country: string;
-  region: string;
   countryCode: string;
   regionCode: string;
-  vpn: boolean;
 };
 
 const isDisallowedLocation = (location: Location) => {
@@ -23,40 +20,23 @@ const isDisallowedLocation = (location: Location) => {
 };
 
 export const isUserGeoblocked = async () => {
-  const ip = headers().get("x-real-ip");
   if (!GEOBLOCKING_ENABLED) return false;
-  if (ip === "undefined" || typeof ip === "undefined" || ip === "null" || ip === null) {
+  const country = headers().get('x-vercel-ip-country');
+  const region = headers().get('x-vercel-ip-country-region');
+  if (country === "undefined" || typeof country === "undefined" || country === "null" || country === null) {
+    return true;
+  }
+  if (region === "undefined" || typeof region === "undefined" || region === "null" || region === null) {
     return true;
   }
   let location: Location;
   try {
-    location = await getLocation(ip);
+    location = {
+      countryCode: country,
+      regionCode: region,
+    };
   } catch (_) {
     return true;
   }
-  if (location.vpn) {
-    return true;
-  }
   return isDisallowedLocation(location);
 };
-
-const ONE_DAY = 604800;
-
-const getLocation: (ip: string) => Promise<Location> = async (ip) => {
-  if (ip === "undefined" || typeof ip === "undefined") {
-    throw new Error("IP is undefined");
-  }
-  const queryResult = await fetch(`https://vpnapi.io/api/${ip}?key=${VPNAPI_IO_API_KEY}`, {
-    next: { revalidate: ONE_DAY },
-  }).then((res) => res.json());
-
-  const data = {
-    country: queryResult.location.country,
-    region: queryResult.location.region,
-    countryCode: queryResult.location.country_code,
-    regionCode: queryResult.location.region_code,
-    vpn: queryResult.security.vpn,
-  };
-
-  return data;
-};