diff --git a/src/net.cpp b/src/net.cpp
index fc0edc1a5c1..53a8301bd71 100644
--- a/src/net.cpp
+++ b/src/net.cpp
@@ -332,17 +332,6 @@ bool IsLocal(const CService& addr)
     return mapLocalHost.count(addr) > 0;
 }
 
-CNode* CConnman::FindNode(const CNetAddr& ip)
-{
-    LOCK(m_nodes_mutex);
-    for (CNode* pnode : m_nodes) {
-      if (static_cast<CNetAddr>(pnode->addr) == ip) {
-            return pnode;
-        }
-    }
-    return nullptr;
-}
-
 CNode* CConnman::FindNode(const std::string& addrName)
 {
     LOCK(m_nodes_mutex);
@@ -367,7 +356,13 @@ CNode* CConnman::FindNode(const CService& addr)
 
 bool CConnman::AlreadyConnectedToAddress(const CAddress& addr)
 {
-    return FindNode(static_cast<CNetAddr>(addr)) || FindNode(addr.ToStringAddrPort());
+    const CNetAddr& net_addr{addr};
+    const std::string str_addr{addr.ToStringAddrPort()};
+
+    LOCK(m_nodes_mutex);
+    return std::ranges::any_of(m_nodes, [&net_addr, &str_addr](CNode* node) {
+        return node->addr == net_addr || node->m_addr_name == str_addr;
+    });
 }
 
 bool CConnman::CheckIncomingNonce(uint64_t nonce)
diff --git a/src/net.h b/src/net.h
index 9fdec52115e..19b35e8fd2b 100644
--- a/src/net.h
+++ b/src/net.h
@@ -1352,7 +1352,6 @@ private:
 
     uint64_t CalculateKeyedNetGroup(const CNetAddr& ad) const;
 
-    CNode* FindNode(const CNetAddr& ip);
     CNode* FindNode(const std::string& addrName);
     CNode* FindNode(const CService& addr);