diff --git a/docs/help/in/toggle.in b/docs/help/in/toggle.in
index f87a6462..71f5c8f4 100644
--- a/docs/help/in/toggle.in
+++ b/docs/help/in/toggle.in
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
 %9Examples:%9
 
-    /TOGGLE resolve_prefer_ipv6
+    /TOGGLE resolve_reverse_lookup
     /TOGGLE channels_rejoin_unavailable ON
 
 %9See also:%9 SET
diff --git a/docs/manual.txt b/docs/manual.txt
index b2d0de14..12d8031e 100644
--- a/docs/manual.txt
+++ b/docs/manual.txt
@@ -429,9 +429,6 @@
 	After connected to server, Irssi can automatically change your user
 	mode. You can set it with /SET usermode <mode>, default is +i.
 
-	/SET resolve_prefer_ipv6 - If ON, prefer IPv6 for hosts that
-	     have both v4 and v6 addresses.
-
  5.5 Automatic reconnecting
 
 	If you get disconnected from server, Irssi will try to reconnect
diff --git a/src/core/chat-commands.c b/src/core/chat-commands.c
index 8e881679..9c28a1fc 100644
--- a/src/core/chat-commands.c
+++ b/src/core/chat-commands.c
@@ -128,10 +128,10 @@ static SERVER_CONNECT_REC *get_server_connect(const char *data, int *plus_addr,
 
         host = g_hash_table_lookup(optlist, "host");
 	if (host != NULL && *host != '\0') {
-		IPADDR ip4, ip6;
+		IPADDR ip;
 
-		if (net_gethostbyname(host, &ip4, &ip6) == 0)
-                        server_connect_own_ip_save(conn, &ip4, &ip6);
+		if (net_gethostbyname(host, &ip) == 0)
+                        server_connect_own_ip_save(conn, &ip);
 	}
 
 	cmd_params_free(free_arg);
diff --git a/src/core/chatnet-rec.h b/src/core/chatnet-rec.h
index e3ed8aa0..3044643a 100644
--- a/src/core/chatnet-rec.h
+++ b/src/core/chatnet-rec.h
@@ -9,4 +9,4 @@ char *realname;
 
 char *own_host; /* address to use when connecting this server */
 char *autosendcmd; /* command to send after connecting to this ircnet */
-IPADDR *own_ip4, *own_ip6; /* resolved own_address if not NULL */
+IPADDR *own_ip; /* resolved own_address if not NULL */
diff --git a/src/core/net-nonblock.c b/src/core/net-nonblock.c
index e637e673..bc8c4b96 100644
--- a/src/core/net-nonblock.c
+++ b/src/core/net-nonblock.c
@@ -103,15 +103,12 @@ int net_gethostbyname_nonblock(const char *addr, GIOChannel *pipe,
 	srand(time(NULL));
 
         memset(&rec, 0, sizeof(rec));
-	rec.error = net_gethostbyname(addr, &rec.ip4, &rec.ip6);
+	rec.error = net_gethostbyname(addr, &rec.ip);
 	if (rec.error == 0) {
 		errorstr = NULL;
 		if (reverse_lookup) {
 			/* reverse lookup the IP, ignore any error */
-			if (rec.ip4.family != 0)
-				net_gethostbyaddr(&rec.ip4, &rec.host4);
-			if (rec.ip6.family != 0)
-				net_gethostbyaddr(&rec.ip6, &rec.host6);
+			net_gethostbyaddr(&rec.ip, &rec.host);
 		}
 	} else {
 		errorstr = net_gethosterror(rec.error);
@@ -122,18 +119,11 @@ int net_gethostbyname_nonblock(const char *addr, GIOChannel *pipe,
 	if (rec.errlen != 0)
 		g_io_channel_write_block(pipe, (void *) errorstr, rec.errlen);
 	else {
-		if (rec.host4) {
-			len = strlen(rec.host4) + 1;
+		if (rec.host) {
+			len = strlen(rec.host) + 1;
 			g_io_channel_write_block(pipe, (void *) &len,
 						       sizeof(int));
-			g_io_channel_write_block(pipe, (void *) rec.host4,
-						       len);
-		}
-		if (rec.host6) {
-			len = strlen(rec.host6) + 1;
-			g_io_channel_write_block(pipe, (void *) &len,
-						       sizeof(int));
-			g_io_channel_write_block(pipe, (void *) rec.host6,
+			g_io_channel_write_block(pipe, (void *) rec.host,
 						       len);
 		}
 	}
@@ -154,8 +144,7 @@ int net_gethostbyname_return(GIOChannel *pipe, RESOLVED_IP_REC *rec)
 
 	rec->error = -1;
 	rec->errorstr = NULL;
-	rec->host4 = NULL;
-	rec->host6 = NULL;
+	rec->host = NULL;
 
 #ifndef WIN32
 	fcntl(g_io_channel_unix_get_fd(pipe), F_SETFL, O_NONBLOCK);
@@ -174,15 +163,10 @@ int net_gethostbyname_return(GIOChannel *pipe, RESOLVED_IP_REC *rec)
 		rec->errorstr = g_malloc0(rec->errlen+1);
                 g_io_channel_read_block(pipe, rec->errorstr, rec->errlen);
 	} else {
-		if (rec->host4) {
+		if (rec->host) {
 			g_io_channel_read_block(pipe, &len, sizeof(int));
-			rec->host4 = g_malloc0(len);
-			g_io_channel_read_block(pipe, rec->host4, len);
-		}
-		if (rec->host6) {
-			g_io_channel_read_block(pipe, &len, sizeof(int));
-			rec->host6 = g_malloc0(len);
-			g_io_channel_read_block(pipe, rec->host6, len);
+			rec->host = g_malloc0(len);
+			g_io_channel_read_block(pipe, rec->host, len);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -227,7 +211,6 @@ static void simple_readpipe(SIMPLE_THREAD_REC *rec, GIOChannel *pipe)
 {
 	RESOLVED_IP_REC iprec;
 	GIOChannel *handle;
-	IPADDR *ip;
 
 	g_return_if_fail(rec != NULL);
 
@@ -241,9 +224,8 @@ static void simple_readpipe(SIMPLE_THREAD_REC *rec, GIOChannel *pipe)
 	g_io_channel_shutdown(rec->pipes[1], TRUE, NULL);
 	g_io_channel_unref(rec->pipes[1]);
 
-	ip = iprec.ip4.family != 0 ? &iprec.ip4 : &iprec.ip6;
 	handle = iprec.error == -1 ? NULL :
-		net_connect_ip(ip, rec->port, rec->my_ip);
+		net_connect_ip(&iprec.ip, rec->port, rec->my_ip);
 
 	g_free_not_null(rec->my_ip);
 
diff --git a/src/core/net-nonblock.h b/src/core/net-nonblock.h
index af5968c8..581536b3 100644
--- a/src/core/net-nonblock.h
+++ b/src/core/net-nonblock.h
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
 #include "network.h"
 
 typedef struct {
-	IPADDR ip4, ip6; /* resolved ip addresses */
+	IPADDR ip; /* resolved ip address */
 	int error; /* error, 0 = no error, -1 = error: */
 	int errlen; /* error text length */
 	char *errorstr; /* error string - dynamically allocated, you'll
 	                   need to free() it yourself unless it's NULL */
-	char *host4, *host6; /* dito */
+	char *host; /* dito */
 } RESOLVED_IP_REC;
 
 typedef struct {
diff --git a/src/core/network.c b/src/core/network.c
index bfaa47fb..303483c6 100644
--- a/src/core/network.c
+++ b/src/core/network.c
@@ -137,35 +137,14 @@ static int sin_get_port(union sockaddr_union *so)
 /* Connect to socket */
 GIOChannel *net_connect(const char *addr, int port, IPADDR *my_ip)
 {
-	IPADDR ip4, ip6, *ip;
+	IPADDR ip;
 
 	g_return_val_if_fail(addr != NULL, NULL);
 
-	if (net_gethostbyname(addr, &ip4, &ip6) == -1)
+	if (net_gethostbyname(addr, &ip) == -1)
 		return NULL;
 
-	if (my_ip == NULL) {
-                /* prefer IPv4 addresses */
-		ip = ip4.family != 0 ? &ip4 : &ip6;
-	} else if (IPADDR_IS_V6(my_ip)) {
-                /* my_ip is IPv6 address, use it if possible */
-		if (ip6.family != 0)
-			ip = &ip6;
-		else {
-			my_ip = NULL;
-                        ip = &ip4;
-		}
-	} else {
-                /* my_ip is IPv4 address, use it if possible */
-		if (ip4.family != 0)
-			ip = &ip4;
-		else {
-			my_ip = NULL;
-                        ip = &ip6;
-		}
-	}
-
-	return net_connect_ip(ip, port, my_ip);
+	return net_connect_ip(&ip, port, my_ip);
 }
 
 /* Connect to socket with ip address */
@@ -413,82 +392,35 @@ int net_getsockname(GIOChannel *handle, IPADDR *addr, int *port)
 /* Get IP addresses for host, both IPv4 and IPv6 if possible.
    If ip->family is 0, the address wasn't found.
    Returns 0 = ok, others = error code for net_gethosterror() */
-int net_gethostbyname(const char *addr, IPADDR *ip4, IPADDR *ip6)
+int net_gethostbyname(const char *addr, IPADDR *ip)
 {
-#ifdef HAVE_IPV6
 	union sockaddr_union *so;
-	struct addrinfo hints, *ai, *ailist;
-	int ret, count_v4, count_v6, use_v4, use_v6;
-#else
-	struct hostent *hp;
-	int count;
-#endif
+	struct addrinfo hints, *ailist;
+	int ret;
 
 	g_return_val_if_fail(addr != NULL, -1);
 
-	memset(ip4, 0, sizeof(IPADDR));
-	memset(ip6, 0, sizeof(IPADDR));
+	memset(ip, 0, sizeof(IPADDR));
 
-#ifdef HAVE_IPV6
 	memset(&hints, 0, sizeof(struct addrinfo));
 	hints.ai_socktype = SOCK_STREAM;
+#ifdef HAVE_IPV6
+	hints.ai_family = AF_UNSPEC;
+#else
+	hints.ai_family = AF_INET;
+#endif
+	hints.ai_flags = (AI_V4MAPPED | AI_ADDRCONFIG);
 
 	/* save error to host_error for later use */
 	ret = getaddrinfo(addr, NULL, &hints, &ailist);
 	if (ret != 0)
 		return ret;
 
-	/* count IPs */
-        count_v4 = count_v6 = 0;
-	for (ai = ailist; ai != NULL; ai = ai->ai_next) {
-		if (ai->ai_family == AF_INET)
-			count_v4++;
-		else if (ai->ai_family == AF_INET6)
-			count_v6++;
-	}
-
-	if (count_v4 == 0 && count_v6 == 0)
-		return HOST_NOT_FOUND; /* shouldn't happen? */
-
-	/* if there are multiple addresses, return random one */
-	use_v4 = count_v4 <= 1 ? 0 : rand() % count_v4;
-	use_v6 = count_v6 <= 1 ? 0 : rand() % count_v6;
-
-	count_v4 = count_v6 = 0;
-	for (ai = ailist; ai != NULL; ai = ai->ai_next) {
-		so = (union sockaddr_union *) ai->ai_addr;
-
-		if (ai->ai_family == AF_INET) {
-			if (use_v4 == count_v4)
-				sin_get_ip(so, ip4);
-                        count_v4++;
-		} else if (ai->ai_family == AF_INET6) {
-			if (use_v6 == count_v6)
-				sin_get_ip(so, ip6);
-			count_v6++;
-		}
-	}
+	so = (const union sockaddr_union *)ailist->ai_addr;
+	sin_get_ip(so, ip);
 	freeaddrinfo(ailist);
-	return 0;
-#else
-	hp = gethostbyname(addr);
-	if (hp == NULL)
-		return h_errno;
-
-	/* count IPs */
-	count = 0;
-	while (hp->h_addr_list[count] != NULL)
-		count++;
-
-	if (count == 0)
-		return HOST_NOT_FOUND; /* shouldn't happen? */
-
-	/* if there are multiple addresses, return random one */
-	ip4->family = AF_INET;
-	memcpy(&ip4->ip, hp->h_addr_list[rand() % count], 4);
 
 	return 0;
-#endif
 }
 
 /* Get name for host, *name should be g_free()'d unless it's NULL.
diff --git a/src/core/network.h b/src/core/network.h
index fa7e9675..ea8b3055 100644
--- a/src/core/network.h
+++ b/src/core/network.h
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ int net_transmit(GIOChannel *handle, const char *data, int len);
 /* Get IP addresses for host, both IPv4 and IPv6 if possible.
    If ip->family is 0, the address wasn't found.
    Returns 0 = ok, others = error code for net_gethosterror() */
-int net_gethostbyname(const char *addr, IPADDR *ip4, IPADDR *ip6);
+int net_gethostbyname(const char *addr, IPADDR *ip);
 /* Get name for host, *name should be g_free()'d unless it's NULL.
    Return values are the same as with net_gethostbyname() */
 int net_gethostbyaddr(IPADDR *ip, char **name);
diff --git a/src/core/server-connect-rec.h b/src/core/server-connect-rec.h
index 80c5761b..3f24e7d8 100644
--- a/src/core/server-connect-rec.h
+++ b/src/core/server-connect-rec.h
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ char *address;
 int port;
 char *chatnet;
 
-IPADDR *own_ip4, *own_ip6;
+IPADDR *own_ip;
 
 char *password;
 char *nick;
diff --git a/src/core/server-setup-rec.h b/src/core/server-setup-rec.h
index 2c9614c7..fbf49b2c 100644
--- a/src/core/server-setup-rec.h
+++ b/src/core/server-setup-rec.h
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ char *ssl_capath;
 char *ssl_ciphers;
 
 char *own_host; /* address to use when connecting this server */
-IPADDR *own_ip4, *own_ip6; /* resolved own_address if not NULL */
+IPADDR *own_ip; /* resolved own_address if not NULL */
 
 time_t last_connect; /* to avoid reconnecting too fast.. */
 
diff --git a/src/core/servers-reconnect.c b/src/core/servers-reconnect.c
index ae97ecd2..3ba18ad0 100644
--- a/src/core/servers-reconnect.c
+++ b/src/core/servers-reconnect.c
@@ -177,13 +177,9 @@ server_connect_copy_skeleton(SERVER_CONNECT_REC *src, int connect_info)
 	dest->username = g_strdup(src->username);
 	dest->realname = g_strdup(src->realname);
 
-	if (src->own_ip4 != NULL) {
-		dest->own_ip4 = g_new(IPADDR, 1);
-		memcpy(dest->own_ip4, src->own_ip4, sizeof(IPADDR));
-	}
-	if (src->own_ip6 != NULL) {
-		dest->own_ip6 = g_new(IPADDR, 1);
-		memcpy(dest->own_ip6, src->own_ip6, sizeof(IPADDR));
+	if (src->own_ip != NULL) {
+		dest->own_ip = g_new(IPADDR, 1);
+		memcpy(dest->own_ip, src->own_ip, sizeof(IPADDR));
 	}
 
 	dest->channels = g_strdup(src->channels);
diff --git a/src/core/servers-setup.c b/src/core/servers-setup.c
index 90a447d4..e8506f0f 100644
--- a/src/core/servers-setup.c
+++ b/src/core/servers-setup.c
@@ -33,32 +33,22 @@ GSList *setupservers;
 
 static char *old_source_host;
 int source_host_ok; /* Use source_host_ip .. */
-IPADDR *source_host_ip4, *source_host_ip6; /* Resolved address */
+IPADDR source_host_ip; /* Resolved address */
 
-static void save_ips(IPADDR *ip4, IPADDR *ip6,
-		     IPADDR **save_ip4, IPADDR **save_ip6)
+static void save_ips(IPADDR *ip, IPADDR **save_ip)
 {
-	if (ip4->family == 0)
-		g_free_and_null(*save_ip4);
+	if (ip->family == 0)
+		g_free_and_null(*save_ip);
 	else {
-                if (*save_ip4 == NULL)
-			*save_ip4 = g_new(IPADDR, 1);
-		memcpy(*save_ip4, ip4, sizeof(IPADDR));
-	}
-
-	if (ip6->family == 0)
-		g_free_and_null(*save_ip6);
-	else {
-                if (*save_ip6 == NULL)
-			*save_ip6 = g_new(IPADDR, 1);
-		memcpy(*save_ip6, ip6, sizeof(IPADDR));
+                if (*save_ip == NULL)
+			*save_ip = g_new(IPADDR, 1);
+		memcpy(*save_ip, ip, sizeof(IPADDR));
 	}
 }
 
 static void get_source_host_ip(void)
 {
         const char *hostname;
-	IPADDR ip4, ip6;
 
 	if (source_host_ok)
 		return;
@@ -66,28 +56,21 @@ static void get_source_host_ip(void)
 	/* FIXME: This will block! */
         hostname = settings_get_str("hostname");
 	source_host_ok = *hostname != '\0' &&
-		net_gethostbyname(hostname, &ip4, &ip6) == 0;
-
-	if (source_host_ok)
-		save_ips(&ip4, &ip6, &source_host_ip4, &source_host_ip6);
-	else {
-                g_free_and_null(source_host_ip4);
-                g_free_and_null(source_host_ip6);
-	}
+		net_gethostbyname(hostname, &source_host_ip) == 0;
 }
 
 static void conn_set_ip(SERVER_CONNECT_REC *conn, const char *own_host,
-			IPADDR **own_ip4, IPADDR **own_ip6)
+			IPADDR **own_ip)
 {
-	IPADDR ip4, ip6;
+	IPADDR ip;
 
-	if (*own_ip4 == NULL && *own_ip6 == NULL) {
+	if (*own_ip == NULL) {
 		/* resolve the IP */
-		if (net_gethostbyname(own_host, &ip4, &ip6) == 0)
-                        save_ips(&ip4, &ip6, own_ip4, own_ip6);
+		if (net_gethostbyname(own_host, &ip) == 0)
+                        save_ips(&ip, own_ip);
 	}
 
-	server_connect_own_ip_save(conn, *own_ip4, *own_ip6);
+	server_connect_own_ip_save(conn, *own_ip);
 }
 
 /* Fill information to connection from server setup record */
@@ -98,8 +81,7 @@ void server_setup_fill_reconn(SERVER_CONNECT_REC *conn,
 	g_return_if_fail(IS_SERVER_SETUP(sserver));
 
 	if (sserver->own_host != NULL) {
-		conn_set_ip(conn, sserver->own_host,
-			    &sserver->own_ip4, &sserver->own_ip6);
+		conn_set_ip(conn, sserver->own_host, &sserver->own_ip);
 	}
 
 	if (sserver->chatnet != NULL && conn->chatnet == NULL)
@@ -139,13 +121,9 @@ static void server_setup_fill(SERVER_CONNECT_REC *conn,
 	}
 
 	/* source IP */
-	if (source_host_ip4 != NULL) {
-		conn->own_ip4 = g_new(IPADDR, 1);
-		memcpy(conn->own_ip4, source_host_ip4, sizeof(IPADDR));
-	}
-	if (source_host_ip6 != NULL) {
-		conn->own_ip6 = g_new(IPADDR, 1);
-		memcpy(conn->own_ip6, source_host_ip6, sizeof(IPADDR));
+	if (source_host_ok) {
+		conn->own_ip = g_new(IPADDR, 1);
+		memcpy(conn->own_ip, &source_host_ip, sizeof(IPADDR));
 	}
 
 	signal_emit("server setup fill connect", 1, conn);
@@ -206,8 +184,7 @@ static void server_setup_fill_chatnet(SERVER_CONNECT_REC *conn,
 		conn->realname = g_strdup(chatnet->realname);;
 	}
 	if (chatnet->own_host != NULL) {
-		conn_set_ip(conn, chatnet->own_host,
-			    &chatnet->own_ip4, &chatnet->own_ip6);
+		conn_set_ip(conn, chatnet->own_host, &chatnet->own_ip);
 	}
 
 	signal_emit("server setup fill chatnet", 2, conn, chatnet);
@@ -481,8 +458,7 @@ static void server_setup_destroy(SERVER_SETUP_REC *rec)
 	signal_emit("server setup destroyed", 1, rec);
 
 	g_free_not_null(rec->own_host);
-	g_free_not_null(rec->own_ip4);
-	g_free_not_null(rec->own_ip6);
+	g_free_not_null(rec->own_ip);
 	g_free_not_null(rec->chatnet);
 	g_free_not_null(rec->password);
 	g_free_not_null(rec->ssl_cert);
@@ -556,7 +532,6 @@ void servers_setup_init(void)
 	settings_add_str("proxy", "proxy_password", "");
 
         setupservers = NULL;
-	source_host_ip4 = source_host_ip6 = NULL;
         old_source_host = NULL;
 	read_settings();
 
@@ -567,8 +542,6 @@ void servers_setup_init(void)
 
 void servers_setup_deinit(void)
 {
-	g_free_not_null(source_host_ip4);
-	g_free_not_null(source_host_ip6);
 	g_free_not_null(old_source_host);
 
 	while (setupservers != NULL)
diff --git a/src/core/servers-setup.h b/src/core/servers-setup.h
index f7601a68..c4878094 100644
--- a/src/core/servers-setup.h
+++ b/src/core/servers-setup.h
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ struct _SERVER_SETUP_REC {
 
 extern GSList *setupservers;
 
-extern IPADDR *source_host_ip4, *source_host_ip6; /* Resolved address */
+extern IPADDR source_host_ip; /* Resolved address */
 extern int source_host_ok; /* Use source_host_ip .. */
 
 /* Fill reconnection specific information to connection
diff --git a/src/core/servers.c b/src/core/servers.c
index 3342304e..66060a7f 100644
--- a/src/core/servers.c
+++ b/src/core/servers.c
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ static void server_real_connect(SERVER_REC *server, IPADDR *ip,
 		return;
 
 	if (ip != NULL) {
-		own_ip = IPADDR_IS_V6(ip) ? server->connrec->own_ip6 : server->connrec->own_ip4;
+		own_ip = server->connrec->own_ip;
 		port = server->connrec->proxy != NULL ?
 			server->connrec->proxy_port : server->connrec->port;
 		handle = server->connrec->use_ssl ?
@@ -280,30 +280,15 @@ static void server_connect_callback_readpipe(SERVER_REC *server)
 	server->connect_pipe[0] = NULL;
 	server->connect_pipe[1] = NULL;
 
-	/* figure out if we should use IPv4 or v6 address */
-	if (iprec.error != 0) {
-                /* error */
-		ip = NULL;
-	} else if (server->connrec->family == AF_INET) {
-		/* force IPv4 connection */
-		ip = iprec.ip4.family == 0 ? NULL : &iprec.ip4;
-		servername = iprec.host4;
-	} else if (server->connrec->family == AF_INET6) {
-		/* force IPv6 connection */
-		ip = iprec.ip6.family == 0 ? NULL : &iprec.ip6;
-		servername = iprec.host6;
-	} else {
-		/* pick the one that was found, or if both do it like
-		   /SET resolve_prefer_ipv6 says. */
-		if (iprec.ip4.family == 0 ||
-		    (iprec.ip6.family != 0 &&
-		     settings_get_bool("resolve_prefer_ipv6"))) {
-			ip = &iprec.ip6;
-			servername = iprec.host6;
-		} else {
-			ip = &iprec.ip4;
-			servername = iprec.host4;
-		}
+	ip = NULL;
+
+	if (iprec.error == 0) {
+	    // FIXME : REMOVE THIS BEFORE MERGE
+	    if (server->connrec->family)
+		g_assert(server->connrec->family == iprec.ip.family);
+
+	    ip = &iprec.ip;
+	    servername = iprec.host;
 	}
 
 	if (ip != NULL) {
@@ -337,8 +322,7 @@ static void server_connect_callback_readpipe(SERVER_REC *server)
 	}
 
 	g_free(iprec.errorstr);
-	g_free(iprec.host4);
-	g_free(iprec.host6);
+	g_free(iprec.host);
 }
 
 SERVER_REC *server_connect(SERVER_CONNECT_REC *conn)
@@ -623,8 +607,7 @@ void server_connect_unref(SERVER_CONNECT_REC *conn)
 	g_free_not_null(conn->address);
 	g_free_not_null(conn->chatnet);
 
-	g_free_not_null(conn->own_ip4);
-	g_free_not_null(conn->own_ip6);
+	g_free_not_null(conn->own_ip);
 
         g_free_not_null(conn->password);
         g_free_not_null(conn->nick);
@@ -654,26 +637,15 @@ void server_change_nick(SERVER_REC *server, const char *nick)
 }
 
 /* Update own IPv4 and IPv6 records */
-void server_connect_own_ip_save(SERVER_CONNECT_REC *conn,
-				IPADDR *ip4, IPADDR *ip6)
+void server_connect_own_ip_save(SERVER_CONNECT_REC *conn, IPADDR *ip)
 {
-	if (ip4 == NULL || ip4->family == 0)
-		g_free_and_null(conn->own_ip4);
-	if (ip6 == NULL || ip6->family == 0)
-		g_free_and_null(conn->own_ip6);
+	if (ip == NULL || ip->family == 0)
+		g_free_and_null(conn->own_ip);
 
-	if (ip4 != NULL && ip4->family != 0) {
-		/* IPv4 address was found */
-		if (conn->own_ip4 == NULL)
-			conn->own_ip4 = g_new0(IPADDR, 1);
-		memcpy(conn->own_ip4, ip4, sizeof(IPADDR));
-	}
-
-	if (ip6 != NULL && ip6->family != 0) {
-		/* IPv6 address was found */
-		if (conn->own_ip6 == NULL)
-			conn->own_ip6 = g_new0(IPADDR, 1);
-		memcpy(conn->own_ip6, ip6, sizeof(IPADDR));
+	if (ip != NULL && ip->family != 0) {
+		if (conn->own_ip == NULL)
+			conn->own_ip = g_new0(IPADDR, 1);
+		memcpy(conn->own_ip, ip, sizeof(IPADDR));
 	}
 }
 
@@ -738,7 +710,6 @@ static void sig_chat_protocol_deinit(CHAT_PROTOCOL_REC *proto)
 
 void servers_init(void)
 {
-	settings_add_bool("server", "resolve_prefer_ipv6", FALSE);
 	settings_add_bool("server", "resolve_reverse_lookup", FALSE);
 	lookup_servers = servers = NULL;
 
diff --git a/src/core/servers.h b/src/core/servers.h
index f39c650b..314faa32 100644
--- a/src/core/servers.h
+++ b/src/core/servers.h
@@ -67,8 +67,7 @@ void server_connect_failed(SERVER_REC *server, const char *msg);
 void server_change_nick(SERVER_REC *server, const char *nick);
 
 /* Update own IPv4 and IPv6 records */
-void server_connect_own_ip_save(SERVER_CONNECT_REC *conn,
-				IPADDR *ip4, IPADDR *ip6);
+void server_connect_own_ip_save(SERVER_CONNECT_REC *conn, IPADDR *ip);
 
 /* `optlist' should contain only one unknown key - the server tag.
    returns NULL if there was unknown -option */
diff --git a/src/fe-common/core/fe-server.c b/src/fe-common/core/fe-server.c
index 429e6dac..f8558ad1 100644
--- a/src/fe-common/core/fe-server.c
+++ b/src/fe-common/core/fe-server.c
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ static void cmd_server_add(const char *data)
 		if (*password != '\0') g_free_and_null(rec->password);
 		if (g_hash_table_lookup(optlist, "host")) {
 			g_free_and_null(rec->own_host);
-			rec->own_ip4 = rec->own_ip6 = NULL;
+			rec->own_ip = NULL;
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ static void cmd_server_add(const char *data)
 	value = g_hash_table_lookup(optlist, "host");
 	if (value != NULL && *value != '\0') {
 		rec->own_host = g_strdup(value);
-		rec->own_ip4 = rec->own_ip6 = NULL;
+		rec->own_ip = NULL;
 	}
 
 	signal_emit("server add fill", 2, rec, optlist);
diff --git a/src/fe-common/irc/fe-ircnet.c b/src/fe-common/irc/fe-ircnet.c
index 6618edd7..4071f367 100644
--- a/src/fe-common/irc/fe-ircnet.c
+++ b/src/fe-common/irc/fe-ircnet.c
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ static void cmd_network_add(const char *data)
 		if (g_hash_table_lookup(optlist, "realname")) g_free_and_null(rec->realname);
 		if (g_hash_table_lookup(optlist, "host")) {
 			g_free_and_null(rec->own_host);
-                        rec->own_ip4 = rec->own_ip6 = NULL;
+                        rec->own_ip = NULL;
 		}
 		if (g_hash_table_lookup(optlist, "usermode")) g_free_and_null(rec->usermode);
 		if (g_hash_table_lookup(optlist, "autosendcmd")) g_free_and_null(rec->autosendcmd);
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ static void cmd_network_add(const char *data)
 	value = g_hash_table_lookup(optlist, "host");
 	if (value != NULL && *value != '\0') {
 		rec->own_host = g_strdup(value);
-		rec->own_ip4 = rec->own_ip6 = NULL;
+		rec->own_ip = NULL;
 	}
 
 	value = g_hash_table_lookup(optlist, "usermode");
diff --git a/src/irc/dcc/dcc.c b/src/irc/dcc/dcc.c
index 17f6c477..7fef2ae5 100644
--- a/src/irc/dcc/dcc.c
+++ b/src/irc/dcc/dcc.c
@@ -264,12 +264,12 @@ GIOChannel *dcc_connect_ip(IPADDR *ip, int port)
 	}
 
 	if (own_ip == NULL)
-		own_ip = IPADDR_IS_V6(ip) ? source_host_ip6 : source_host_ip4;
+		own_ip = &source_host_ip;
 
 	handle = net_connect_ip(ip, port, own_ip);
 	if (handle == NULL && errno == EADDRNOTAVAIL && own_ip != NULL) {
 		/* dcc_own_ip is external address */
-		own_ip = IPADDR_IS_V6(ip) ? source_host_ip6 : source_host_ip4;
+		own_ip = &source_host_ip;
 		handle = net_connect_ip(ip, port, own_ip);
 	}
 	return handle;
diff --git a/src/irc/proxy/listen.c b/src/irc/proxy/listen.c
index dcc94e6b..16950c79 100644
--- a/src/irc/proxy/listen.c
+++ b/src/irc/proxy/listen.c
@@ -585,7 +585,7 @@ static LISTEN_REC *find_listen(const char *ircnet, int port)
 static void add_listen(const char *ircnet, int port)
 {
 	LISTEN_REC *rec;
-	IPADDR ip4, ip6, *my_ip;
+	IPADDR ip, *my_ip;
 
 	if (port <= 0 || *ircnet == '\0')
 		return;
@@ -593,16 +593,13 @@ static void add_listen(const char *ircnet, int port)
 	/* bind to specific host/ip? */
 	my_ip = NULL;
 	if (*settings_get_str("irssiproxy_bind") != '\0') {
-		if (net_gethostbyname(settings_get_str("irssiproxy_bind"),
-				      &ip4, &ip6) != 0) {
+		if (net_gethostbyname(settings_get_str("irssiproxy_bind"), &ip) != 0) {
 			printtext(NULL, NULL, MSGLEVEL_CLIENTERROR,
 				  "Proxy: can not resolve '%s' - aborting",
 				  settings_get_str("irssiproxy_bind"));
 			return;
 		}
-
-		my_ip = ip6.family == 0 ? &ip4 : ip4.family == 0 ||
-			settings_get_bool("resolve_prefer_ipv6") ? &ip6 : &ip4;
+		my_ip = &ip;
 	}
 
 	rec = g_new0(LISTEN_REC, 1);