diff --git a/salt/modules/network.py b/salt/modules/network.py
index 278f273a795d..665034c2aba4 100644
--- a/salt/modules/network.py
+++ b/salt/modules/network.py
@@ -1910,8 +1910,7 @@ def fqdns():
 
     def _lookup_fqdn(ip):
         try:
-            name, aliaslist, addresslist = socket.gethostbyaddr(ip)
-            return [socket.getfqdn(name)] + [als for als in aliaslist if salt.utils.network.is_fqdn(als)]
+            return [socket.getfqdn(socket.gethostbyaddr(ip)[0])]
         except socket.herror as err:
             if err.errno in (0, HOST_NOT_FOUND, NO_DATA):
                 # No FQDN for this IP address, so we don't need to know this all the time.
diff --git a/tests/unit/grains/test_core.py b/tests/unit/grains/test_core.py
index 69a8b3eb2b2c..4ccbae5e75be 100644
--- a/tests/unit/grains/test_core.py
+++ b/tests/unit/grains/test_core.py
@@ -1029,30 +1029,6 @@ def test_fqdns_return(self):
                 assert len(fqdns['fqdns']) == len(ret['fqdns'])
                 assert set(fqdns['fqdns']) == set(ret['fqdns'])
 
-    @skipIf(not salt.utils.platform.is_linux(), 'System is not Linux')
-    @patch.object(salt.utils.platform, 'is_windows', MagicMock(return_value=False))
-    @patch('salt.utils.network.ip_addrs', MagicMock(return_value=['1.2.3.4', '5.6.7.8']))
-    @patch('salt.utils.network.ip_addrs6',
-           MagicMock(return_value=['fe80::a8b2:93ff:fe00:0', 'fe80::a8b2:93ff:dead:beef']))
-    @patch('salt.utils.network.socket.getfqdn', MagicMock(side_effect=lambda v: v))  # Just pass-through
-    def test_fqdns_aliases(self):
-        '''
-        FQDNs aliases
-        '''
-        reverse_resolv_mock = [('foo.bar.baz', ["throwmeaway", "this.is.valid.alias"], ['1.2.3.4']),
-                               ('rinzler.evil-corp.com', ["false-hostname", "badaliass"], ['5.6.7.8']),
-                               ('foo.bar.baz', [], ['fe80::a8b2:93ff:fe00:0']),
-                               ('bluesniff.foo.bar', ["alias.bluesniff.foo.bar"], ['fe80::a8b2:93ff:dead:beef'])]
-        with patch.dict(core.__salt__, {'network.fqdns': salt.modules.network.fqdns}):
-            with patch.object(socket, 'gethostbyaddr', side_effect=reverse_resolv_mock):
-                fqdns = core.fqdns()
-                assert "fqdns" in fqdns
-                for alias in ["this.is.valid.alias", "alias.bluesniff.foo.bar"]:
-                    assert alias in fqdns["fqdns"]
-
-                for alias in ["throwmeaway", "false-hostname", "badaliass"]:
-                    assert alias not in fqdns["fqdns"]
-
     def test_core_virtual(self):
         '''
         test virtual grain with cmd virt-what