diff --git a/homeassistant/components/route53/__init__.py b/homeassistant/components/route53/__init__.py
index 1656ca393bf..5355ed15f38 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/route53/__init__.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/route53/__init__.py
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ def _update_route53(
 
     # Get the IP Address and build an array of changes
     try:
-        ipaddress = requests.get("https://api.ipify.org/", timeout=5).text()
+        ipaddress = requests.get("https://api.ipify.org/", timeout=5).text
 
     except requests.RequestException:
         _LOGGER.warning("Unable to reach the ipify service")