diff --git a/wyoming_satellite/satellite.py b/wyoming_satellite/satellite.py
index 7742c20..f1a8979 100644
--- a/wyoming_satellite/satellite.py
+++ b/wyoming_satellite/satellite.py
@@ -1199,10 +1199,6 @@ def __init__(self, settings: SatelliteSettings) -> None:
         # wake word id -> seconds
         self.refractory_timestamp: Dict[Optional[str], float] = {}
 
-        # Timestamp in the future when we will have timed out (set with
-        # time.monotonic())
-        self.timeout_seconds: Optional[float] = None
-
         if settings.vad.enabled:
             _LOGGER.warning("VAD is enabled but will not be used")
 
@@ -1300,25 +1296,6 @@ async def event_from_mic(
             if self.stt_audio_writer is not None:
                 self.stt_audio_writer.write(audio_bytes)
 
-        if ( self.is_streaming
-            and (self.timeout_seconds is not None)
-            and (time.monotonic() >= self.timeout_seconds)
-        ):
-            _LOGGER.debug("Streaming timed out, stopping")
-            # Time out during wake word recognition
-            self.is_streaming = False
-            self.timeout_seconds = None
-
-            # Stop debug recording
-            if self.stt_audio_writer is not None:
-                self.stt_audio_writer.stop()
-
-            # Stop pipeline
-            await self.event_to_server(AudioStop().event())
-
-            _LOGGER.info("Waiting for speech")
-            await self.trigger_streaming_stop()
-
         if self.is_streaming:
             # Forward to server
             await self.event_to_server(event)
@@ -1370,17 +1347,6 @@ async def event_from_wake(self, event: Event) -> None:
                 # No refractory period
                 self.refractory_timestamp.pop(detection.name, None)
 
-            # set our timeout window
-            if self.settings.vad.wake_word_timeout is not None:
-                # Set future time when we'll stop streaming if the wake word
-                # hasn't been detected.
-                self.timeout_seconds = (
-                    time.monotonic() + self.settings.vad.wake_word_timeout
-                )
-            else:
-                # No timeout
-                self.timeout_seconds = None
-
             # Forward to the server
             await self.event_to_server(event)