diff --git a/Changelog.md b/Changelog.md
index 0bd92472..981b0dd9 100644
--- a/Changelog.md
+++ b/Changelog.md
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md) for the list o
 - REMOVED `GITLAB_REPOSITORIES_STORAGES_DEFAULT_FAILURE_RESET_TIME`
 - REMOVED `GITLAB_REPOSITORIES_STORAGES_DEFAULT_STORAGE_TIMEOUT`
 - REMOVED `GITLAB_MAX_OBJECT_SIZE`
+- REMOVED `GITLAB_TIMEOUT`
 
 **10.2.5**
 - gitlab: upgrade CE to v10.2.5
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a93291ea..088ba26c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -837,7 +837,6 @@ Below is the complete list of available options that can be used to customize yo
 | `GITLAB_PROJECTS_BUILDS` | Set if *builds* feature should be enabled by default for new projects. Defaults to `true`. |
 | `GITLAB_PROJECTS_CONTAINER_REGISTRY` | Set if *container_registry* feature should be enabled by default for new projects. Defaults to `true`. |
 | `GITLAB_WEBHOOK_TIMEOUT` | Sets the timeout for webhooks. Defaults to `10` seconds. |
-| `GITLAB_TIMEOUT` | Sets the timeout for git commands. Defaults to `10` seconds. |
 | `GITLAB_NOTIFY_ON_BROKEN_BUILDS` | Enable or disable broken build notification emails. Defaults to `true` |
 | `GITLAB_NOTIFY_PUSHER` | Add pusher to recipients list of broken build notification emails. Defaults to `false` |
 | `GITLAB_REPOS_DIR` | The git repositories folder in the container. Defaults to `/home/git/data/repositories` |
diff --git a/assets/runtime/config/gitlabhq/gitlab.yml b/assets/runtime/config/gitlabhq/gitlab.yml
index 2f632bc5..22f41cbc 100644
--- a/assets/runtime/config/gitlabhq/gitlab.yml
+++ b/assets/runtime/config/gitlabhq/gitlab.yml
@@ -548,8 +548,6 @@ production: &base
   # Use the default values unless you really know what you are doing
   git:
     bin_path: /usr/bin/git
-    # Git timeout to read a commit, in seconds
-    timeout: {{GITLAB_TIMEOUT}}
 
   ## Webpack settings
   # If enabled, this will tell rails to serve frontend assets from the webpack-dev-server running
diff --git a/assets/runtime/env-defaults b/assets/runtime/env-defaults
index 4b05ca2c..a039b1b1 100644
--- a/assets/runtime/env-defaults
+++ b/assets/runtime/env-defaults
@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@ if [[ -z ${GITLAB_RELATIVE_URL_ROOT} || ${GITLAB_RELATIVE_URL_ROOT} == / ]]; the
 fi
 
 GITLAB_WEBHOOK_TIMEOUT=${GITLAB_WEBHOOK_TIMEOUT:-10}
-GITLAB_TIMEOUT=${GITLAB_TIMEOUT:-10}
 
 GITLAB_WORKHORSE_TIMEOUT=${GITLAB_WORKHORSE_TIMEOUT:-5m0s}
 
diff --git a/assets/runtime/functions b/assets/runtime/functions
index 732c68fd..e92f2619 100644
--- a/assets/runtime/functions
+++ b/assets/runtime/functions
@@ -1432,8 +1432,7 @@ configure_gitlab() {
     GITLAB_SIGNUP_ENABLED \
     GITLAB_PROJECTS_LIMIT \
     GITLAB_USERNAME_CHANGE \
-    GITLAB_CREATE_GROUP \
-    GITLAB_TIMEOUT
+    GITLAB_CREATE_GROUP 
 
   gitlab_configure_database
   gitlab_configure_redis