diff --git a/api/blueprints/common/otp/timed_otp.py b/api/blueprints/common/otp/timed_otp.py
index 5c7e6d0..0421296 100644
--- a/api/blueprints/common/otp/timed_otp.py
+++ b/api/blueprints/common/otp/timed_otp.py
@@ -163,14 +163,11 @@ async def generate_otp(
 
     # Either the session must be valid, or
     # the IP address requesting the service must be whitelisted:
-    if (
-            kwargs.get("session_info") is None and
-            inbound_headers["Remote-IP"] not in current_app.whitelisted_ips
-    ):
+    if kwargs.get("session_info") is None:
         return ResponseModel(
             status_code = StatusCodes.FAILED,
             http_code = HttpCodes.UNAUTHORIZED,
-            message = "Invalid session and/or bad IP addr."
+            message = "Invalid session."
         )
 
     # Get the user's info:
@@ -304,14 +301,11 @@ async def verify_otp(
 
     # Either the session must be valid, or
     # the IP address requesting the service must be whitelisted:
-    if (
-            kwargs.get("session_info") is None and
-            inbound_headers["Remote-IP"] not in current_app.whitelisted_ips
-    ):
+    if kwargs.get("session_info") is None:
         return ResponseModel(
             status_code = StatusCodes.FAILED,
             http_code = HttpCodes.UNAUTHORIZED,
-            message = "Invalid session and/or bad IP addr."
+            message = "Invalid session."
         )
 
     # Get the user's info: