diff --git a/meta/recipes-core/meta/cve-update-nvd2-native.bb b/meta/recipes-core/meta/cve-update-nvd2-native.bb
index d0321f1bb5..08895013cf 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-core/meta/cve-update-nvd2-native.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-core/meta/cve-update-nvd2-native.bb
@@ -26,9 +26,6 @@ NVDCVE_API_KEY ?= ""
 # Use a negative value to skip the update
 CVE_DB_UPDATE_INTERVAL ?= "86400"
 
-# Timeout for blocking socket operations, such as the connection attempt.
-CVE_SOCKET_TIMEOUT ?= "60"
-
 CVE_DB_TEMP_FILE ?= "${CVE_CHECK_DB_DIR}/temp_nvdcve_2.db"
 
 CVE_CHECK_DB_FILE ?= "${CVE_CHECK_DB_DIR}/nvdcve_2.db"