diff --git a/internal/core/hosts/discovered_host.go b/internal/core/hosts/discovered_host.go
index 474c4a61..723312b7 100644
--- a/internal/core/hosts/discovered_host.go
+++ b/internal/core/hosts/discovered_host.go
@@ -1,25 +1,14 @@
 package hosts
 
-type NetworkInterface struct {
-	Index     int       `json:"index"`
-	Name      string    `json:"name"`
-	Addresses []Address `json:"addresses"`
-}
-
-type Address struct {
-	Address string `json:"address"`
-	Netmask int    `json:"netmask"`
-}
-
 type DiscoveredHost struct {
-	OSVersion                string             `json:"os_version"`
-	HostIPAddresses          []string           `json:"ip_addresses"` // deprecated
-	NetworkInterfaces        []NetworkInterface `json:"network_interfaces"`
-	HostName                 string             `json:"hostname"`
-	CPUCount                 int                `json:"cpu_count"`
-	SocketCount              int                `json:"socket_count"`
-	TotalMemoryMB            int                `json:"total_memory_mb"`
-	AgentVersion             string             `json:"agent_version"`
-	InstallationSource       string             `json:"installation_source"`
-	FullyQualifiedDomainName *string            `json:"fully_qualified_domain_name,omitempty"`
+	OSVersion                string   `json:"os_version"`
+	HostIPAddresses          []string `json:"ip_addresses"`
+	Netmasks                 []int    `json:"netmasks"`
+	HostName                 string   `json:"hostname"`
+	CPUCount                 int      `json:"cpu_count"`
+	SocketCount              int      `json:"socket_count"`
+	TotalMemoryMB            int      `json:"total_memory_mb"`
+	AgentVersion             string   `json:"agent_version"`
+	InstallationSource       string   `json:"installation_source"`
+	FullyQualifiedDomainName *string  `json:"fully_qualified_domain_name,omitempty"`
 }
diff --git a/internal/discovery/host.go b/internal/discovery/host.go
index 4cdd2d1a..12f8bffd 100644
--- a/internal/discovery/host.go
+++ b/internal/discovery/host.go
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ func (d HostDiscovery) GetInterval() time.Duration {
 
 // Execute one iteration of a discovery and publish to the collector
 func (d HostDiscovery) Discover(ctx context.Context) (string, error) {
-	networkInterfaces, ipAddresses, err := getNetworks()
+	ipAddresses, netmasks, err := getNetworksData()
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ func (d HostDiscovery) Discover(ctx context.Context) (string, error) {
 	host := hosts.DiscoveredHost{
 		OSVersion:                getOSVersion(),
 		HostIPAddresses:          ipAddresses,
-		NetworkInterfaces:        networkInterfaces,
+		Netmasks:                 netmasks,
 		HostName:                 d.host,
 		CPUCount:                 getLogicalCPUs(),
 		SocketCount:              getCPUSocketCount(),
@@ -77,16 +77,14 @@ func (d HostDiscovery) Discover(ctx context.Context) (string, error) {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("Host with name: %s successfully discovered", d.host), nil
 }
 
-// getNetworks still returns ip addresses list in 2nd return value
-// for backward compatibility
-func getNetworks() ([]hosts.NetworkInterface, []string, error) {
+func getNetworksData() ([]string, []int, error) {
 	interfaces, err := net.Interfaces()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
 
 	ipAddrList := make([]string, 0)
-	networkInterfaces := make([]hosts.NetworkInterface, 0)
+	netmasks := make([]int, 0)
 
 	for _, inter := range interfaces {
 		addrs, err := inter.Addrs()
@@ -94,12 +92,6 @@ func getNetworks() ([]hosts.NetworkInterface, []string, error) {
 			continue
 		}
 
-		newInterface := hosts.NetworkInterface{
-			Index:     inter.Index,
-			Name:      inter.Name,
-			Addresses: make([]hosts.Address, 0),
-		}
-
 		for _, addr := range addrs {
 			cidrAddr, ip, err := net.ParseCIDR(addr.String())
 			if err != nil {
@@ -108,17 +100,11 @@ func getNetworks() ([]hosts.NetworkInterface, []string, error) {
 
 			ipAddrList = append(ipAddrList, cidrAddr.String())
 			mask, _ := ip.Mask.Size()
-			newInterface.Addresses = append(newInterface.Addresses, hosts.Address{
-				Address: cidrAddr.String(),
-				Netmask: mask,
-			})
-
+			netmasks = append(netmasks, mask)
 		}
-
-		networkInterfaces = append(networkInterfaces, newInterface)
 	}
 
-	return networkInterfaces, ipAddrList, nil
+	return ipAddrList, netmasks, nil
 }
 
 func getHostFQDN() *string {
diff --git a/internal/discovery/mocks/discovered_host_mock.go b/internal/discovery/mocks/discovered_host_mock.go
index 0ace1d36..ed4842b3 100644
--- a/internal/discovery/mocks/discovered_host_mock.go
+++ b/internal/discovery/mocks/discovered_host_mock.go
@@ -6,38 +6,9 @@ func NewDiscoveredHostMock() hosts.DiscoveredHost {
 	fqdn := "com.example.trento.host"
 
 	return hosts.DiscoveredHost{
-		OSVersion:       "15-SP2",
-		HostIPAddresses: []string{"10.1.1.4", "10.1.1.5", "10.1.1.6"},
-		NetworkInterfaces: []hosts.NetworkInterface{
-			{
-				Index: 0,
-				Name:  "eth0",
-				Addresses: []hosts.Address{
-					{
-						Address: "10.1.1.4",
-						Netmask: 24,
-					},
-					{
-						Address: "10.1.1.5",
-						Netmask: 16,
-					},
-					{
-						Address: "10.1.1.6",
-						Netmask: 32,
-					},
-				},
-			},
-			{
-				Index: 1,
-				Name:  "eth1",
-				Addresses: []hosts.Address{
-					{
-						Address: "10.1.2.4",
-						Netmask: 24,
-					},
-				},
-			},
-		},
+		OSVersion:                "15-SP2",
+		HostIPAddresses:          []string{"10.1.1.4", "10.1.1.5", "10.1.1.6"},
+		Netmasks:                 []int{24, 16, 32},
 		HostName:                 "thehostnamewherethediscoveryhappened",
 		CPUCount:                 2,
 		SocketCount:              1,
diff --git a/test/fixtures/discovery/host/expected_published_host_discovery.json b/test/fixtures/discovery/host/expected_published_host_discovery.json
index 69f75b7d..a6b49735 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/discovery/host/expected_published_host_discovery.json
+++ b/test/fixtures/discovery/host/expected_published_host_discovery.json
@@ -8,35 +8,10 @@
       "10.1.1.5",
       "10.1.1.6"
     ],
-    "network_interfaces": [
-      {
-        "index": 0,
-        "name": "eth0",
-        "addresses": [
-          {
-            "address": "10.1.1.4",
-            "netmask": 24
-          },
-          {
-            "address": "10.1.1.5",
-            "netmask": 16
-          },
-          {
-            "address": "10.1.1.6",
-            "netmask": 32
-          }
-        ]
-      },
-      {
-        "index": 1,
-        "name": "eth1",
-        "addresses": [
-          {
-            "address": "10.1.2.4",
-            "netmask": 24
-          }
-        ]
-      }
+    "netmasks": [
+      24,
+      16,
+      32
     ],
     "hostname": "thehostnamewherethediscoveryhappened",
     "cpu_count": 2,