diff --git a/cmd/beekeeper/cmd/cmd.go b/cmd/beekeeper/cmd/cmd.go
index 118b6739..c0a97f18 100644
--- a/cmd/beekeeper/cmd/cmd.go
+++ b/cmd/beekeeper/cmd/cmd.go
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
-	"time"
 
 	"github.com/ethersphere/beekeeper/pkg/bee"
 	"github.com/ethersphere/beekeeper/pkg/config"
@@ -89,7 +88,6 @@ func newCommand(opts ...option) (c *command, err error) {
 			Transport: &httpx.HeaderRoundTripper{
 				Next: http.DefaultTransport,
 			},
-			Timeout: 3 * time.Minute,
 		},
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/orchestration/k8s/cluster.go b/pkg/orchestration/k8s/cluster.go
index c6d945f1..1fbffc9c 100644
--- a/pkg/orchestration/k8s/cluster.go
+++ b/pkg/orchestration/k8s/cluster.go
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import (
 	"math/rand"
 	"net/http"
 	"slices"
-	"time"
 
 	"github.com/ethersphere/bee/v2/pkg/swarm"
 	"github.com/ethersphere/beekeeper/pkg/bee"
@@ -56,7 +55,6 @@ func NewCluster(name string, o orchestration.ClusterOptions, k8s *k8s.Client, sw
 		nodeGroups:       make(map[string]orchestration.NodeGroup),
 		log:              log,
 		httpClient: &http.Client{
-			Timeout: 5 * time.Minute,
 			Transport: &httpx.HeaderRoundTripper{
 				Next: &http.Transport{
 					TLSClientConfig: &tls.Config{