diff --git a/src/reverseproxy.js b/src/reverseproxy.js
index 4fdddb4b0..0ddbbc5dc 100644
--- a/src/reverseproxy.js
+++ b/src/reverseproxy.js
@@ -734,7 +734,8 @@ async function handleCertificateProviderChanged(domain) {
 }
 
 async function getTrustedIps() {
-    return await settings.getTrustedIps();
+    const value = await settings.get(settings.TRUSTED_IPS_KEY);
+    return value || '';
 }
 
 async function setTrustedIps(trustedIps) {
@@ -750,7 +751,7 @@ async function setTrustedIps(trustedIps) {
         trustedIpsConfig += `set_real_ip_from ${rangeOrIP};\n`;
     }
 
-    await settings.setTrustedIps(trustedIps);
+    await settings.set(settings.TRUSTED_IPS_KEY, trustedIps);
     if (!safe.fs.writeFileSync(paths.NGINX_TRUSTED_IPS_FILE, trustedIpsConfig, 'utf8')) throw new BoxError(BoxError.FS_ERROR, safe.error.message);
     await reload();
 }
diff --git a/src/settings.js b/src/settings.js
index 272cbd50e..795cd1abf 100644
--- a/src/settings.js
+++ b/src/settings.js
@@ -72,9 +72,6 @@ exports = module.exports = {
     getFirewallBlocklist,
     setFirewallBlocklist,
 
-    getTrustedIps,
-    setTrustedIps,
-
     getGhosts,
     setGhosts,
 
@@ -99,6 +96,9 @@ exports = module.exports = {
 
     isDemo,
 
+    get,
+    set,
+
     // booleans. if you add an entry here, be sure to fix list()
     DYNAMIC_DNS_KEY: 'dynamic_dns',
     UNSTABLE_APPS_KEY: 'unstable_apps',
@@ -230,7 +230,6 @@ const gDefaults = (function () {
     result[exports.MAIL_FQDN_KEY] = '';
 
     result[exports.FIREWALL_BLOCKLIST_KEY] = '';
-    result[exports.TRUSTED_IPS_KEY] = '';
 
     result[exports.API_SERVER_ORIGIN_KEY] = 'https://api.cloudron.io';
     result[exports.WEB_SERVER_ORIGIN_KEY] = 'https://cloudron.io';
@@ -666,19 +665,6 @@ async function setFirewallBlocklist(blocklist) {
     await setBlob(exports.FIREWALL_BLOCKLIST_KEY, Buffer.from(blocklist));
 }
 
-async function getTrustedIps() {
-    const value = await get(exports.TRUSTED_IPS_KEY);
-    if (value === null) return gDefaults[exports.TRUSTED_IPS_KEY];
-
-    return value;
-}
-
-async function setTrustedIps(trustedIps) {
-    assert.strictEqual(typeof trustedIps, 'string');
-
-    await set(exports.TRUSTED_IPS_KEY, trustedIps);
-}
-
 async function getGhosts() {
     const value = await get(exports.GHOSTS_CONFIG_KEY);
     if (value === null) return gDefaults[exports.GHOSTS_CONFIG_KEY];