diff --git a/lib/nvme/nvme_fabric.c b/lib/nvme/nvme_fabric.c
index 45a36a3ad..eae5087c2 100644
--- a/lib/nvme/nvme_fabric.c
+++ b/lib/nvme/nvme_fabric.c
@@ -417,8 +417,6 @@ nvme_fabric_ctrlr_scan(struct spdk_nvme_probe_ctx *probe_ctx,
 	}
 
 	spdk_nvme_ctrlr_get_default_ctrlr_opts(&discovery_opts, sizeof(discovery_opts));
-	/* For discovery_ctrlr set the timeout to 0 */
-	discovery_opts.keep_alive_timeout_ms = 0;
 
 	discovery_ctrlr = nvme_transport_ctrlr_construct(&probe_ctx->trid, &discovery_opts, NULL);
 	if (discovery_ctrlr == NULL) {