diff --git a/packages/api/src/utility/cloudIntf.js b/packages/api/src/utility/cloudIntf.js
index c96fce922..45b50850e 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/utility/cloudIntf.js
+++ b/packages/api/src/utility/cloudIntf.js
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ const socket = require('./socket');
 const config = require('../controllers/config');
 const simpleEncryptor = require('simple-encryptor');
 const currentVersion = require('../currentVersion');
-const { getPublicIpInfo } = require('./hardwareFingerprint');
 
 const logger = getLogger('cloudIntf');
 
@@ -423,6 +422,18 @@ function removeCloudCachedConnection(folid, cntid) {
   delete cloudConnectionCache[cacheKey];
 }
 
+async function getPublicIpInfo() {
+  try {
+    const resp = await axios.default.get(`${DBGATE_CLOUD_URL}/ipinfo`);
+    if (!resp.data?.ip) {
+      return { ip: 'unknown-ip' };
+    }
+    return resp.data;
+  } catch (err) {
+    return { ip: 'unknown-ip' };
+  }
+}
+
 module.exports = {
   createDbGateIdentitySession,
   startCloudTokenChecking,
@@ -439,4 +450,5 @@ module.exports = {
   removeCloudCachedConnection,
   readCloudTokenHolder,
   readCloudTestTokenHolder,
+  getPublicIpInfo,
 };
diff --git a/packages/api/src/utility/hardwareFingerprint.js b/packages/api/src/utility/hardwareFingerprint.js
index c99d86967..c413a38a4 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/utility/hardwareFingerprint.js
+++ b/packages/api/src/utility/hardwareFingerprint.js
@@ -2,18 +2,7 @@ const axios = require('axios');
 const os = require('os');
 const crypto = require('crypto');
 const platformInfo = require('./platformInfo');
-
-async function getPublicIpInfo() {
-  try {
-    const resp = await axios.default.get('https://ipinfo.io/json');
-    if (!resp.data?.ip) {
-      return { ip: 'unknown-ip' };
-    }
-    return resp.data;
-  } catch (err) {
-    return { ip: 'unknown-ip' };
-  }
-}
+const { getPublicIpInfo } = require('./cloudIntf');
 
 function getMacAddress() {
   try {
@@ -42,8 +31,6 @@ async function getHardwareFingerprint() {
   return {
     publicIp: publicIpInfo.ip,
     country: publicIpInfo.country,
-    region: publicIpInfo.region,
-    city: publicIpInfo.city,
     macAddress,
     platform,
     release,
@@ -68,9 +55,7 @@ async function getPublicHardwareFingerprint() {
     hash,
     payload: {
       platform: fingerprint.platform,
-      city: fingerprint.city,
       country: fingerprint.country,
-      region: fingerprint.region,
       isDocker: platformInfo.isDocker,
       isAwsUbuntuLayout: platformInfo.isAwsUbuntuLayout,
       isAzureUbuntuLayout: platformInfo.isAzureUbuntuLayout,
@@ -87,5 +72,4 @@ module.exports = {
   getHardwareFingerprint,
   getHardwareFingerprintHash,
   getPublicHardwareFingerprint,
-  getPublicIpInfo,
 };