diff --git a/radicle-node/src/runtime.rs b/radicle-node/src/runtime.rs
index 97cdab94..bd6be433 100644
--- a/radicle-node/src/runtime.rs
+++ b/radicle-node/src/runtime.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ pub mod thread;
 use std::os::unix::net::UnixListener;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
-use std::{fs, io, net, time};
+use std::{fs, io, net};
 
 use crossbeam_channel as chan;
 use cyphernet::Ecdh;
@@ -262,7 +262,6 @@ impl Runtime {
             cobs_cache,
             worker::Config {
                 capacity: 8,
-                timeout: time::Duration::from_secs(9),
                 storage: storage.clone(),
                 fetch,
                 policy,
diff --git a/radicle-node/src/worker.rs b/radicle-node/src/worker.rs
index 41dbc7a4..2db99c89 100644
--- a/radicle-node/src/worker.rs
+++ b/radicle-node/src/worker.rs
@@ -29,8 +29,6 @@ pub use channels::{ChannelEvent, Channels};
 pub struct Config {
     /// Number of worker threads.
     pub capacity: usize,
-    /// Timeout for all operations.
-    pub timeout: time::Duration,
     /// Git storage.
     pub storage: Storage,
     /// Configuration for performing fetched.