diff --git a/vllm/entrypoints/api_server.py b/vllm/entrypoints/api_server.py
index 6910b326..73f7890e 100644
--- a/vllm/entrypoints/api_server.py
+++ b/vllm/entrypoints/api_server.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ from vllm.sampling_params import SamplingParams
 from vllm.utils import random_uuid
 
 TIMEOUT_KEEP_ALIVE = 5  # seconds.
-TIMEOUT_TO_PREVENT_DEADLOCK = 1  # seconds.
 app = FastAPI()
 engine = None