diff --git a/lbry/testcase.py b/lbry/testcase.py
index 6ad0dcb13..9a8e8d72d 100644
--- a/lbry/testcase.py
+++ b/lbry/testcase.py
@@ -201,8 +201,7 @@ class AsyncioTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
                 task.cancel()
 
     def add_timeout(self):
-        if self.TIMEOUT:
-            self.loop.call_later(self.TIMEOUT, self.cancel)
+        self.loop.call_later(self.TIMEOUT, self.cancel)
 
 
 class AdvanceTimeTestCase(AsyncioTestCase):