diff --git a/lib/controller/checks.py b/lib/controller/checks.py
index dc716da3d..9170e4cea 100644
--- a/lib/controller/checks.py
+++ b/lib/controller/checks.py
@@ -330,13 +330,6 @@ def checkSqlInjection(place, parameter, value):
                         # In case of time-based blind or stacked queries
                         # SQL injections
                         elif method == PAYLOAD.METHOD.TIME:
-                            # Store old value of socket timeout
-                            pushValue(socket.getdefaulttimeout())
-
-                            # Set socket timeout to 2 minutes as some
-                            # time based checks can take awhile
-                            socket.setdefaulttimeout(120)
-
                             # Perform the test's request
                             trueResult = Request.queryPage(reqPayload, place, timeBasedCompare=True)
 
@@ -350,9 +343,6 @@ def checkSqlInjection(place, parameter, value):
 
                                     injectable = True
 
-                            # Restore value of socket timeout
-                            socket.setdefaulttimeout(popValue())
-
                     # If the injection test was successful feed the injection
                     # object with the test's details
                     if injectable is True: