diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/core.c b/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
index dc388e24caad..89948d0acf18 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
@@ -729,10 +729,8 @@ void nvme_init_request(struct request *req, struct nvme_command *cmd)
 		struct nvme_ns *ns = req->q->disk->private_data;
 
 		logging_enabled = ns->head->passthru_err_log_enabled;
-		req->timeout = NVME_IO_TIMEOUT;
 	} else { /* no queuedata implies admin queue */
 		logging_enabled = nr->ctrl->passthru_err_log_enabled;
-		req->timeout = NVME_ADMIN_TIMEOUT;
 	}
 
 	if (!logging_enabled)