diff --git a/src/xfpm-notify.c b/src/xfpm-notify.c
index c1845a6..95c2625 100644
--- a/src/xfpm-notify.c
+++ b/src/xfpm-notify.c
@@ -213,9 +213,6 @@ xfpm_notify_new_notification_internal (const gchar *title, const gchar *message,
 
     notify_notification_set_urgency (n, (NotifyUrgency)urgency);
 
-    if (timeout != 0)
-				notify_notification_set_timeout (n, timeout);
-
     return n;
 }