diff --git a/include/globalfunctions.php b/include/globalfunctions.php
index 76821e6d..a953e315 100644
--- a/include/globalfunctions.php
+++ b/include/globalfunctions.php
@@ -915,17 +915,11 @@ function isIPSeedBoxFromASN($ip, $exceptionWhenYes = false): bool
    return $result;
 }
 
-/**
- * @deprecated
- * @param $ip
- * @param $uid
- * @param $withoutCache
- * @param $exceptionWhenYes
- * @return bool
- * @throws \App\Exceptions\SeedBoxYesException
- */
-function isIPSeedBox($ip, $uid, $withoutCache = false, $exceptionWhenYes = false): bool
+function isIPSeedBox($ip, $uid): bool
 {
+    return \App\Repositories\SeedBoxRepository::isSeedBoxFromUserRecords($uid, $ip)['result'];
+
+    /*
     $key = "nexus_is_ip_seed_box:ip:$ip:uid:$uid";
     $cacheData = \Nexus\Database\NexusDB::cache_get($key);
     if (in_array($cacheData, [0, 1, '0', '1'], true) && !$withoutCache) {
@@ -985,6 +979,7 @@ function isIPSeedBox($ip, $uid, $withoutCache = false, $exceptionWhenYes = false
     \Nexus\Database\NexusDB::cache_put($key, 0, 300);
     do_log("$key, no result, false");
     return false;
+    */
 }
 
 function getDataTraffic(array $torrent, array $queries, array $user, $peer, $snatch, $promotionInfo)
diff --git a/public/announce.php b/public/announce.php
index 56b43d05..1c1a75a8 100644
--- a/public/announce.php
+++ b/public/announce.php
@@ -337,10 +337,10 @@ $isSeedBoxRuleEnabled = get_setting('seed_box.enabled') == 'yes';
 $isIPSeedBox = false;
 if ($isSeedBoxRuleEnabled) {
     if (!empty($ipv4)) {
-        $isIPSeedBox = \App\Repositories\SeedBoxRepository::isSeedBoxFromUserRecords($userid, $ipv4)['result'];
+        $isIPSeedBox = isIPSeedBox($ipv4, $userid);
     }
     if (!$isIPSeedBox && !empty($ipv6)) {
-        $isIPSeedBox = \App\Repositories\SeedBoxRepository::isSeedBoxFromUserRecords($userid, $ipv6)['result'];
+        $isIPSeedBox = isIPSeedBox($ipv6, $userid);
     }
 }
 $log .= ", [SEED_BOX], isSeedBoxRuleEnabled: $isSeedBoxRuleEnabled, isIPSeedBox: $isIPSeedBox";