diff --git a/neutron/common/ovn/utils.py b/neutron/common/ovn/utils.py
index 4f6fc929336..1b2d9c06ffb 100644
--- a/neutron/common/ovn/utils.py
+++ b/neutron/common/ovn/utils.py
@@ -565,9 +565,7 @@ def remove_macs_from_lsp_addresses(addresses):
     """
     ip_list = []
     for addr in addresses:
-        ip_list.extend([x for x in addr.split() if
-                        (netutils.is_valid_ipv4(x) or
-                         netutils.is_valid_ipv6(x))])
+        ip_list.extend([x for x in addr.split() if netutils.is_valid_ip(x)])
     return ip_list