diff --git a/CLOUD-SQL-SQLSERVER.md b/CLOUD-SQL-SQLSERVER.md
index fa317c4..d6c580f 100644
--- a/CLOUD-SQL-SQLSERVER.md
+++ b/CLOUD-SQL-SQLSERVER.md
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ This section covers connecting to a Cloud SQL for SQL Server instance.
     * `CLOUD_SQL_MSSQL_REGION`: The region of your Cloud SQL instance.
     * `CLOUD_SQL_MSSQL_INSTANCE`: The ID of your Cloud SQL instance.
     * `CLOUD_SQL_MSSQL_DATABASE`: The name of the database to connect to.
-    * `CLOUD_SQL_MSSQL_IP_ADDRESS`: The IP address of the Cloud SQL instance.
     * `CLOUD_SQL_MSSQL_USER`: The database username.
     * `CLOUD_SQL_MSSQL_PASSWORD`: The password for the database user.
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4f3e17e..c976415 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ export CLOUD_SQL_MSSQL_PROJECT="<your-gcp-project-id>"
 export CLOUD_SQL_MSSQL_REGION="<your-cloud-sql-region>"
 export CLOUD_SQL_MSSQL_INSTANCE="<your-cloud-sql-instance-id>"
 export CLOUD_SQL_MSSQL_DATABASE="<your-database-name>"
-export CLOUD_SQL_MSSQL_IP_ADDRESS="<your-instance-ip-address>"
 export CLOUD_SQL_MSSQL_USER="<your-database-user>"
 export CLOUD_SQL_MSSQL_PASSWORD="<your-database-password>"
 export CLOUD_SQL_MSSQL_IP_TYPE="PUBLIC" # Optional: `PUBLIC`, `PRIVATE`. Defaults to `PUBLIC`.