diff --git a/octodns/provider/constellix.py b/octodns/provider/constellix.py
index 5ca89e1..cd0d85b 100644
--- a/octodns/provider/constellix.py
+++ b/octodns/provider/constellix.py
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function, \
 from collections import defaultdict
 from requests import Session
 from base64 import b64encode
-from ipaddress import ip_address
 from six import string_types
 import hashlib
 import hmac
@@ -138,11 +137,6 @@ class ConstellixClient(object):
                         v['value'] = self._absolutize_value(v['value'],
                                                             zone_name)
 
-            # compress IPv6 addresses
-            if record['type'] == 'AAAA':
-                for i, v in enumerate(value):
-                    value[i] = str(ip_address(v))
-
         return resp
 
     def record_create(self, zone_name, record_type, params):