diff --git a/initializers/ip_addresses.yml b/initializers/ip_addresses.yml
index 5738749..6ac38e9 100644
--- a/initializers/ip_addresses.yml
+++ b/initializers/ip_addresses.yml
@@ -1,26 +1,44 @@
+## Possible Choices:
+##   status:
+##   - active
+##   - reserved
+##   - deprecated
+##   - dhcp
+##   role:
+##   - loopback
+##   - secondary
+##   - anycast
+##   - vip
+##   - vrrp
+##   - hsrp
+##   - glbp
+##   - carp
+##
+## Examples:
+
 # - address: 10.1.1.1/24
 #   device: server01
 #   interface: to-server02
-#   status: Active
+#   status: active
 #   vrf: vrf1
 # - address: 2001:db8:a000:1::1/64
 #   device: server01
 #   interface: to-server02
-#   status: Active
+#   status: active
 #   vrf: vrf1
 # - address: 10.1.1.2/24
 #   device: server02
 #   interface: to-server01
-#   status: Active
+#   status: active
 # - address: 2001:db8:a000:1::2/64
 #   device: server02
 #   interface: to-server01
-#   status: Active
+#   status: active
 # - address: 10.1.1.10/24
 #   description: reserved IP
-#   status: Reserved
+#   status: reserved
 #   tenant: tenant1
 # - address: 2001:db8:a000:1::10/64
 #   description: reserved IP
-#   status: Reserved
+#   status: reserved
 #   tenant: tenant1
diff --git a/startup_scripts/260_ip_addresses.py b/startup_scripts/260_ip_addresses.py
index f7f2bc7..d109a36 100644
--- a/startup_scripts/260_ip_addresses.py
+++ b/startup_scripts/260_ip_addresses.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 from ipam.models import IPAddress, VRF
-from ipam.constants import IPADDRESS_STATUS_CHOICES
 from dcim.models import Device, Interface
 from virtualization.models import VirtualMachine
 from tenancy.models import Tenant
@@ -49,12 +48,6 @@ with file.open('r') as stream:
               query = { field: params.pop(assoc) }
           params[assoc] = model.objects.get(**query)
 
-      if 'status' in params:
-        for ip_status in IPADDRESS_STATUS_CHOICES:
-          if params['status'] in ip_status:
-            params['status'] = ip_status[0]
-            break
-
       ip_address, created = IPAddress.objects.get_or_create(**params)
 
       if created: