diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 83adbbdae..6b2c7fd60 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ ifeq ($(DETECTED_OS),Windows)
 endif
 
 TEST_COVERAGE_FLAGS = -race -coverprofile=coverage.out -covermode=atomic
-TEST_FLAGS?= -timeout 15m
+TEST_FLAGS?=
 E2E_TEST?=
 ifeq ($(E2E_TEST),)
 else