diff --git a/frappe/sessions.py b/frappe/sessions.py
index dbf5f8c1cc..f35a667dc6 100644
--- a/frappe/sessions.py
+++ b/frappe/sessions.py
@@ -417,13 +417,8 @@ def get_expiry_period(device="desktop"):
 
 def get_geo_from_ip(ip_addr):
 	try:
-		from geolite2 import geolite2
-		reader = geolite2.reader()
-		geo    = reader.get(ip_addr)
-
-		return frappe._dict(geo)
-
-		geolite2.close()
+		from geoip import geolite2
+		return geolite2.lookup(ip_addr)
 	except ImportError:
 		return
 	except ValueError:
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index d762f41d97..6dce974033 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ gunicorn
 jinja2
 markdown2
 PyMySQL
-maxminddb-geolite2
+python-geoip
+python-geoip-geolite2
 python-dateutil
 pytz
 six