diff --git a/qbittorrent/rootfs/etc/helpers/public_ip.sh b/qbittorrent/rootfs/etc/helpers/public_ip.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index c0bdc5d44..000000000
--- a/qbittorrent/rootfs/etc/helpers/public_ip.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,40 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-# get-public-ip: query several IP services in random order and print the first result
-
-set -euo pipefail
-
-get_public_ip() {
-    local -a urls=(
-        "https://ifconfig.co/ip"
-        "https://api64.ipify.org"
-        "https://ipecho.net/plain"
-    )
-    local ip=""
-    local i=0
-    local j=0
-    local tmp=""
-
-    # Fisher–Yates shuffle to randomize order
-    for ((i=${#urls[@]}-1; i>0; i--)); do
-        j=$((RANDOM % (i + 1)))
-        tmp=${urls[i]}
-        urls[i]=${urls[j]}
-        urls[j]=$tmp
-    done
-
-    # Try each provider in random order until one works
-    for url in "${urls[@]}"; do
-        # Suppress curl error messages
-        if ip=$(curl -fsS --max-time 10 "$url" 2>/dev/null); then
-            printf '%s\n' "$ip"
-            return 0
-        fi
-    done
-
-    return 1
-}
-
-if ! get_public_ip; then
-    echo "get-public-ip: failed to get public IP from all providers" >&2
-    exit 1
-fi