diff --git a/ssl_wrap_socket.py b/ssl_wrap_socket.py
index 3176b1f5b..3e9ec3934 100644
--- a/ssl_wrap_socket.py
+++ b/ssl_wrap_socket.py
@@ -364,9 +364,6 @@ def sendall(self, data):
                 data[total_sent:total_sent + SSL_WRITE_BLOCKSIZE])
             total_sent += sent
 
-    def settimeout(self, timeout):
-        return self.socket.settimeout(timeout)
-
     def shutdown(self):
         self.connection.shutdown()