diff --git a/cloudinit/sources/helpers/vultr.py b/cloudinit/sources/helpers/vultr.py
index 71676bb154b..1bdeeaae0bc 100644
--- a/cloudinit/sources/helpers/vultr.py
+++ b/cloudinit/sources/helpers/vultr.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 from cloudinit import dmi
 from cloudinit import log as log
-from cloudinit import net, netinfo, subp, url_helper, util
+from cloudinit import net, subp, url_helper, util
 from cloudinit.net.dhcp import NoDHCPLeaseError
 from cloudinit.net.ephemeral import EphemeralDHCPv4
 
@@ -32,10 +32,6 @@ def get_metadata(
                 iface=iface,
                 connectivity_url_data={"url": url},
             ):
-                # Check for the metadata route, skip if not there
-                if not check_route(url):
-                    continue
-
                 # Fetch the metadata
                 v1 = read_metadata(url, timeout, retries, sec_between, agent)
 
@@ -75,24 +71,6 @@ def get_interface_list():
     return ifaces
 
 
-# Check for /32 route that our dhcp servers inject
-# in order to determine if this a customer-run dhcp server
-def check_route(url):
-    # Get routes, confirm entry exists
-    routes = netinfo.route_info()
-
-    # If no tools exist and empty dict is returned
-    if "ipv4" not in routes:
-        return False
-
-    # Parse each route into a more searchable format
-    for route in routes["ipv4"]:
-        if route.get("destination", None) in url:
-            return True
-
-    return False
-
-
 # Read the system information from SMBIOS
 def get_sysinfo():
     return {
diff --git a/tests/unittests/sources/test_vultr.py b/tests/unittests/sources/test_vultr.py
index ba21ae24cda..7fa02b1c9bb 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/sources/test_vultr.py
+++ b/tests/unittests/sources/test_vultr.py
@@ -274,14 +274,6 @@
 FINAL_INTERFACE_USED = ""
 
 
-# Static override, pylint doesnt like this in
-# classes without self
-def check_route(url):
-    if FINAL_INTERFACE_USED == "eth0":
-        return True
-    return False
-
-
 class TestDataSourceVultr(CiTestCase):
     def setUp(self):
         global VULTR_V1_3
@@ -431,7 +423,6 @@ def override_exit(self, excp_type, excp_value, excp_traceback):
     @mock.patch(
         "cloudinit.net.ephemeral.EphemeralDHCPv4.__exit__", override_exit
     )
-    @mock.patch("cloudinit.sources.helpers.vultr.check_route")
     @mock.patch("cloudinit.sources.helpers.vultr.is_vultr")
     @mock.patch("cloudinit.sources.helpers.vultr.read_metadata")
     @mock.patch("cloudinit.sources.helpers.vultr.get_interface_list")
@@ -440,12 +431,10 @@ def test_interface_seek(
         mock_interface_list,
         mock_read_metadata,
         mock_isvultr,
-        mock_check_route,
     ):
         mock_read_metadata.return_value = {}
         mock_isvultr.return_value = True
         mock_interface_list.return_value = FILTERED_INTERFACES
-        mock_check_route.return_value = True
 
         distro = mock.MagicMock()
         distro.get_tmp_exec_path = self.tmp_dir
@@ -461,7 +450,6 @@ def test_interface_seek(
         self.assertEqual(FINAL_INTERFACE_USED, INTERFACES[3])
 
     # Test route checking sucessful DHCPs
-    @mock.patch("cloudinit.sources.helpers.vultr.check_route", check_route)
     @mock.patch(
         "cloudinit.net.ephemeral.EphemeralDHCPv4.__init__",
         ephemeral_init_always,
diff --git a/tools/.github-cla-signers b/tools/.github-cla-signers
index 4e617741e47..c7c4b5c9c5d 100644
--- a/tools/.github-cla-signers
+++ b/tools/.github-cla-signers
@@ -158,4 +158,5 @@ yangzz-97
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