diff --git a/packages/gatsby/src/query/queue.js b/packages/gatsby/src/query/queue.js
index e0bdd64d93aae..c690f5645bfc2 100644
--- a/packages/gatsby/src/query/queue.js
+++ b/packages/gatsby/src/query/queue.js
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ const createBaseOptions = () => {
     concurrent: Number(process.env.GATSBY_EXPERIMENTAL_QUERY_CONCURRENCY) || 4,
     // eslint-disable-next-line new-cap
     store: FastMemoryStore(),
-    maxTimeout: 15000,
   }
 }