diff --git a/beast/net/impl/IPAddressV4.cpp b/beast/net/impl/IPAddressV4.cpp
index ce1f33a69..223445fb3 100644
--- a/beast/net/impl/IPAddressV4.cpp
+++ b/beast/net/impl/IPAddressV4.cpp
@@ -147,8 +147,7 @@ bool is_public (AddressV4 const& addr)
 {
     return
         ! is_private (addr) &&
-        ! is_multicast (addr) &&
-        (addr != AddressV4::broadcast (addr));
+        ! is_multicast (addr);
 }
 
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