diff --git a/api/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/api/proxy/config/ProxyConfig.java b/api/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/api/proxy/config/ProxyConfig.java
index da3a44208..3efa22c78 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/api/proxy/config/ProxyConfig.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/api/proxy/config/ProxyConfig.java
@@ -150,11 +150,4 @@ public interface ProxyConfig {
    * @return read timeout (in milliseconds)
    */
   int getReadTimeout();
-
-  /**
-   * Get how long this proxy will wait until performing an initial read timeout.
-   *
-   * @return read timeout (in milliseconds)
-   */
-  int getInitialReadTimeout();
 }
diff --git a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/config/VelocityConfiguration.java b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/config/VelocityConfiguration.java
index 4d678f406..5c2da244d 100644
--- a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/config/VelocityConfiguration.java
+++ b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/config/VelocityConfiguration.java
@@ -329,11 +329,6 @@ public class VelocityConfiguration implements ProxyConfig {
     return advanced.getReadTimeout();
   }
 
-  @Override
-  public int getInitialReadTimeout() {
-    return advanced.getInitialReadTimeout();
-  }
-
   public boolean isProxyProtocol() {
     return advanced.isProxyProtocol();
   }
@@ -627,7 +622,6 @@ public class VelocityConfiguration implements ProxyConfig {
     private boolean failoverOnUnexpectedServerDisconnect = true;
     private boolean announceProxyCommands = true;
     private boolean logCommandExecutions = false;
-    private int initialReadTimeout = 3000;
 
     private Advanced() {
     }
@@ -647,7 +641,6 @@ public class VelocityConfiguration implements ProxyConfig {
             .getOrElse("failover-on-unexpected-server-disconnect", true);
         this.announceProxyCommands = config.getOrElse("announce-proxy-commands", true);
         this.logCommandExecutions = config.getOrElse("log-command-executions", false);
-        this.initialReadTimeout = config.getIntOrElse("initial-read-timeout", 3000);
       }
     }
 
@@ -699,10 +692,6 @@ public class VelocityConfiguration implements ProxyConfig {
       return logCommandExecutions;
     }
 
-    public int getInitialReadTimeout() {
-      return initialReadTimeout;
-    }
-
     @Override
     public String toString() {
       return "Advanced{"
diff --git a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/connection/client/LoginSessionHandler.java b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/connection/client/LoginSessionHandler.java
index c0f7c2f9e..ac3e9eec7 100644
--- a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/connection/client/LoginSessionHandler.java
+++ b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/connection/client/LoginSessionHandler.java
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ import com.velocitypowered.proxy.config.PlayerInfoForwarding;
 import com.velocitypowered.proxy.config.VelocityConfiguration;
 import com.velocitypowered.proxy.connection.MinecraftConnection;
 import com.velocitypowered.proxy.connection.MinecraftSessionHandler;
-import com.velocitypowered.proxy.network.Connections;
 import com.velocitypowered.proxy.protocol.StateRegistry;
 import com.velocitypowered.proxy.protocol.packet.Disconnect;
 import com.velocitypowered.proxy.protocol.packet.EncryptionRequest;
@@ -34,7 +33,6 @@ import com.velocitypowered.proxy.protocol.packet.ServerLogin;
 import com.velocitypowered.proxy.protocol.packet.ServerLoginSuccess;
 import com.velocitypowered.proxy.protocol.packet.SetCompression;
 import io.netty.buffer.ByteBuf;
-import io.netty.handler.timeout.ReadTimeoutHandler;
 import java.net.InetSocketAddress;
 import java.security.GeneralSecurityException;
 import java.security.KeyPair;
@@ -200,12 +198,6 @@ public class LoginSessionHandler implements MinecraftSessionHandler {
   }
 
   private void initializePlayer(GameProfile profile, boolean onlineMode) {
-    // Restore normal timeout for connection.
-    mcConnection.getChannel().pipeline()
-            .replace(Connections.READ_TIMEOUT, Connections.READ_TIMEOUT,
-                    new ReadTimeoutHandler(server.getConfiguration().getReadTimeout(),
-                            TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS));
-
     // Some connection types may need to alter the game profile.
     profile = mcConnection.getType().addGameProfileTokensIfRequired(profile,
         server.getConfiguration().getPlayerInfoForwardingMode());
diff --git a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/network/ServerChannelInitializer.java b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/network/ServerChannelInitializer.java
index 1f97fd1ec..64d2ec835 100644
--- a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/network/ServerChannelInitializer.java
+++ b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/network/ServerChannelInitializer.java
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ public class ServerChannelInitializer extends ChannelInitializer<Channel> {
   protected void initChannel(final Channel ch) {
     ch.pipeline()
         .addLast(READ_TIMEOUT,
-            new ReadTimeoutHandler(this.server.getConfiguration().getInitialReadTimeout(),
+            new ReadTimeoutHandler(this.server.getConfiguration().getReadTimeout(),
                 TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS))
         .addLast(LEGACY_PING_DECODER, new LegacyPingDecoder())
         .addLast(FRAME_DECODER, new MinecraftVarintFrameDecoder())
diff --git a/proxy/src/main/resources/default-velocity.toml b/proxy/src/main/resources/default-velocity.toml
index 0b2dbdfb8..c29cb1d01 100644
--- a/proxy/src/main/resources/default-velocity.toml
+++ b/proxy/src/main/resources/default-velocity.toml
@@ -105,9 +105,6 @@ connection-timeout = 5000
 # Specify a read timeout for connections here. The default is 30 seconds.
 read-timeout = 30000
 
-# Specify an initial read timeout for connections here. The default is 3 seconds.
-initial-read-timeout = 3000
-
 # Enables compatibility with HAProxy.
 proxy-protocol = false