diff --git a/src/lib/connection.js b/src/lib/connection.js
index 6512c0a0f..1a9e8ed2f 100644
--- a/src/lib/connection.js
+++ b/src/lib/connection.js
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ function ConnectionAbstract(host, config) {
   config = config || {};
   EventEmitter.call(this);
 
-  this.requestTimeout = config.hasOwnProperty('requestTimeout') ? config.requestTimeout : 30000;
   this.log = config.log || new Log();
 
   if (!host) {