diff --git a/config.toml.example b/config.toml.example
index c265194..3308afb 100644
--- a/config.toml.example
+++ b/config.toml.example
@@ -28,10 +28,6 @@ addresses = ["localhost:1337"]
 # for more info
 #lossMaxTTL = 0
 
-# SRT protocol `listen_timeout`, value set in milliseconds. Sets the socket listen timeout, or the
-# maximum time to wait for a response from the client before dropping the connection
-#listenTimeout = 3000
-
 # Experimental: synchronize MPEG-TS clients to a GOP start
 # This should not increase playback delay, just make sure the client always
 # starts with a clean packet stream.
diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index 90c21ff..cb96e2d 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ type AppConfig struct {
 	Addresses     []string
 	PublicAddress string
 	Latency       uint
-	ListenTimeout uint
 
 	// total buffer size in bytes, determines maximum delay of a client
 	Buffersize uint
@@ -88,7 +87,6 @@ func Parse(paths []string) (*Config, error) {
 		App: AppConfig{
 			Addresses:     []string{"localhost:1337"},
 			Latency:       200,
-			ListenTimeout: 3000,
 			LossMaxTTL:    0,
 			Buffersize:    384000, // 1s @ 3Mbits/s
 			SyncClients:   false,
diff --git a/config/config_test.go b/config/config_test.go
index 85ed96a..bf2ce1e 100644
--- a/config/config_test.go
+++ b/config/config_test.go
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ func TestConfig(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, conf.App.SyncClients, true)
 	assert.Equal(t, conf.App.PacketSize, uint(1456))
 	assert.Equal(t, conf.App.LossMaxTTL, uint(50))
-	assert.Equal(t, conf.App.ListenTimeout, uint(5555))
 	assert.Equal(t, conf.App.PublicAddress, "dontlookmeup:5432")
 	assert.Equal(t, conf.App.ListenBacklog, 30)
 
diff --git a/config/testfiles/config_test.toml b/config/testfiles/config_test.toml
index a62b133..c472f6b 100644
--- a/config/testfiles/config_test.toml
+++ b/config/testfiles/config_test.toml
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ buffersize = 123000
 syncClients = true
 packetSize = 1456
 lossMaxTTL= 50
-listenTimeout= 5555
 publicAddress = "dontlookmeup:5432"
+listenBacklog = 30
 
 [api]
 enabled = false
diff --git a/srt/server.go b/srt/server.go
index db50f30..322a3d9 100644
--- a/srt/server.go
+++ b/srt/server.go
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ type ServerConfig struct {
 	Addresses     []string
 	PublicAddress string
 	Latency       uint
-	ListenTimeout uint
 	LossMaxTTL    uint
 	Auth          auth.Authenticator
 	SyncClients   bool
@@ -136,7 +135,6 @@ func (s *ServerImpl) listenAt(ctx context.Context, host string, port uint16) err
 	options := make(map[string]string)
 	options["blocking"] = "0"
 	options["transtype"] = "live"
-	options["listen_timeout"] = strconv.Itoa(int(s.config.ListenTimeout))
 	options["latency"] = strconv.Itoa(int(s.config.Latency))
 
 	sck := srtgo.NewSrtSocket(host, port, options)