diff --git a/slixmpp/xmlstream/resolver.py b/slixmpp/xmlstream/resolver.py
index e524da3b..3de6629d 100644
--- a/slixmpp/xmlstream/resolver.py
+++ b/slixmpp/xmlstream/resolver.py
@@ -15,7 +15,13 @@ from slixmpp.types import Protocol
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-class AnswerProtocol(Protocol):
+class GetHostByNameAnswerProtocol(Protocol):
+    name: str
+    aliases: List[str]
+    addresses: List[str]
+
+
+class QueryAnswerProtocol(Protocol):
     host: str
     priority: int
     weight: int
@@ -23,6 +29,9 @@ class AnswerProtocol(Protocol):
 
 
 class ResolverProtocol(Protocol):
+    def gethostbyname(self, host: str, socket_family: socket.AddressFamily) -> Future:
+        ...
+
     def query(self, query: str, querytype: str) -> Future:
         ...
 
@@ -147,11 +156,6 @@ async def resolve(host: str, port: int, *, loop: AbstractEventLoop,
 
     results = []
     for host, port in hosts:
-        if host == 'localhost':
-            if use_ipv6:
-                results.append((host, '::1', port))
-            results.append((host, '127.0.0.1', port))
-
         if use_ipv6:
             aaaa = await get_AAAA(host, resolver=resolver,
                                        use_aiodns=use_aiodns, loop=loop)
@@ -201,13 +205,13 @@ async def get_A(host: str, *, loop: AbstractEventLoop,
             return []
 
     # Using aiodns:
-    future = resolver.query(host, 'A')
+    future = resolver.gethostbyname(host, socket.AF_INET)
     try:
-        recs = cast(Iterable[AnswerProtocol], await future)
+        recs = cast(GetHostByNameAnswerProtocol, await future)
     except Exception as e:
         log.debug('DNS: Exception while querying for %s A records: %s', host, e)
-        recs = []
-    return [rec.host for rec in recs]
+        return []
+    return [addr for addr in recs.addresses]
 
 
 async def get_AAAA(host: str, *, loop: AbstractEventLoop,
@@ -249,13 +253,13 @@ async def get_AAAA(host: str, *, loop: AbstractEventLoop,
             return []
 
     # Using aiodns:
-    future = resolver.query(host, 'AAAA')
+    future = resolver.gethostbyname(host, socket.AF_INET6)
     try:
-        recs = cast(Iterable[AnswerProtocol], await future)
+        recs = cast(GetHostByNameAnswerProtocol, await future)
     except Exception as e:
         log.debug('DNS: Exception while querying for %s AAAA records: %s', host, e)
-        recs = []
-    return [rec.host for rec in recs]
+        return []
+    return [addr for addr in recs.addresses]
 
 
 async def get_SRV(host: str, port: int, service: str,
@@ -295,12 +299,12 @@ async def get_SRV(host: str, port: int, service: str,
     try:
         future = resolver.query('_%s._%s.%s' % (service, proto, host),
                                 'SRV')
-        recs = cast(Iterable[AnswerProtocol], await future)
+        recs = cast(Iterable[QueryAnswerProtocol], await future)
     except Exception as e:
         log.debug('DNS: Exception while querying for %s SRV records: %s', host, e)
         return []
 
-    answers: Dict[int, List[AnswerProtocol]] = {}
+    answers: Dict[int, List[QueryAnswerProtocol]] = {}
     for rec in recs:
         if rec.priority not in answers:
             answers[rec.priority] = []