diff --git a/packages/compass-web/src/preferences.tsx b/packages/compass-web/src/preferences.tsx
index 4bfe0cd6232..a329c02dec6 100644
--- a/packages/compass-web/src/preferences.tsx
+++ b/packages/compass-web/src/preferences.tsx
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ export function useCompassWebPreferences(
 ): React.MutableRefObject<CompassWebPreferencesAccess> {
   const preferencesAccess = useRef(
     new CompassWebPreferencesAccess({
-      maxTimeMS: 10_000,
       enableExplainPlan: true,
       enableAggregationBuilderRunPipeline: true,
       enableAggregationBuilderExtraOptions: true,