diff --git a/homeassistant/components/shelly/__init__.py b/homeassistant/components/shelly/__init__.py
index 537caf9707f..d4423dc3a88 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/shelly/__init__.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/shelly/__init__.py
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 import asyncio
 from datetime import timedelta
 import logging
-from socket import gethostbyname
 
 import aioshelly
 import async_timeout
@@ -57,10 +56,8 @@ async def async_setup_entry(hass: HomeAssistant, entry: ConfigEntry):
 
     temperature_unit = "C" if hass.config.units.is_metric else "F"
 
-    ip_address = await hass.async_add_executor_job(gethostbyname, entry.data[CONF_HOST])
-
     options = aioshelly.ConnectionOptions(
-        ip_address,
+        entry.data[CONF_HOST],
         entry.data.get(CONF_USERNAME),
         entry.data.get(CONF_PASSWORD),
         temperature_unit,
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/shelly/config_flow.py b/homeassistant/components/shelly/config_flow.py
index 026021a992f..b3a9b068ac4 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/shelly/config_flow.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/shelly/config_flow.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 """Config flow for Shelly integration."""
 import asyncio
 import logging
-from socket import gethostbyname
 
 import aiohttp
 import aioshelly
@@ -33,10 +32,9 @@ async def validate_input(hass: core.HomeAssistant, host, data):
 
     Data has the keys from DATA_SCHEMA with values provided by the user.
     """
-    ip_address = await hass.async_add_executor_job(gethostbyname, host)
 
     options = aioshelly.ConnectionOptions(
-        ip_address, data.get(CONF_USERNAME), data.get(CONF_PASSWORD)
+        host, data.get(CONF_USERNAME), data.get(CONF_PASSWORD)
     )
     coap_context = await get_coap_context(hass)