diff --git a/src/server/KbnServer.js b/src/server/KbnServer.js
index 4124f3320add1..3bbbca675ae01 100644
--- a/src/server/KbnServer.js
+++ b/src/server/KbnServer.js
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ module.exports = class KbnServer {
     let { server, config } = this;
 
     await this.ready();
-    server.listener.timeout = config.get('elasticsearch.requestTimeout');
     await fromNode(cb => server.start(cb));
     await require('./pid')(this, server, config);