diff --git a/src/utils/api-request.ts b/src/utils/api-request.ts
index 64fc49d87c..485ce3c8eb 100644
--- a/src/utils/api-request.ts
+++ b/src/utils/api-request.ts
@@ -504,14 +504,6 @@ class AsyncHttpCall {
     if (timeout) {
       // Listen to timeouts and throw an error.
       req.setTimeout(timeout, timeoutCallback);
-      req.on('socket', (socket) => {
-        socket.setMaxListeners(socket.getMaxListeners() + 1);
-        socket.setTimeout(timeout, timeoutCallback);
-        socket.on('end', () => {
-          socket.setTimeout(0);
-          socket.setMaxListeners(Math.max(socket.getMaxListeners() - 1, 0));
-        });
-      });
     }
 
     // Send the request