diff --git a/geoiplookup/iplookup/akamai/akamai.go b/geoiplookup/iplookup/akamai/akamai.go
deleted file mode 100644
index f44d5fce..00000000
--- a/geoiplookup/iplookup/akamai/akamai.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-// Package akamai lookups the IP using akamai.
-package akamai
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"io/ioutil"
-	"net/http"
-
-	"github.com/ooni/probe-engine/log"
-	"github.com/ooni/probe-engine/model"
-)
-
-type response struct {
-	IP string `json:"ip"`
-}
-
-// Do performs the IP lookup.
-func Do(
-	ctx context.Context,
-	httpClient *http.Client,
-	logger log.Logger,
-	userAgent string,
-) (string, error) {
-	req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", "https://a248.e.akamai.net/", nil)
-	if err != nil {
-		return model.DefaultProbeIP, err
-	}
-	req.Host = "whatismyip.akamai.com" // domain fronted request
-	req.Header.Set("User-Agent", userAgent)
-	resp, err := httpClient.Do(req.WithContext(ctx))
-	if err != nil {
-		return model.DefaultProbeIP, err
-	}
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
-	body, err := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
-	return string(body), err
-}
diff --git a/geoiplookup/iplookup/iplookup.go b/geoiplookup/iplookup/iplookup.go
index 65711af4..4f5f503c 100644
--- a/geoiplookup/iplookup/iplookup.go
+++ b/geoiplookup/iplookup/iplookup.go
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/ooni/probe-engine/geoiplookup/iplookup/akamai"
 	"github.com/ooni/probe-engine/geoiplookup/iplookup/avast"
 	"github.com/ooni/probe-engine/geoiplookup/iplookup/ubuntu"
 	"github.com/ooni/probe-engine/log"
@@ -31,10 +30,6 @@ type method struct {
 
 var (
 	methods = []method{
-		{
-			name: "akamai",
-			fn:   akamai.Do,
-		},
 		{
 			name: "avast",
 			fn:   avast.Do,