diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index e1fca62..d45e331 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -97,7 +97,6 @@ func init() {
 	rootCmd.Flags().Uint16VarP(&clientConfig.TargetPort, "target-port", "p", 0, "target port")
 	rootCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&clientConfig.Message, "message", "m", "defaultmessage", "message to send")
 	rootCmd.Flags().UintVarP(&clientConfig.Timeout, "timeout", "t", 2000, "timeout in ms")
-	rootCmd.Flags().UintVarP(&clientConfig.ReadTimeout, "read-timeout", "", 1500, "response read timeout in ms (tcp only)")
 	rootCmd.Flags().UintVarP(&clientConfig.Attempts, "attempts", "r", 1, "number of attempts, successful or not")
 	rootCmd.Flags().UintVar(&clientConfig.Period, "period", 5000, "send a new message every <period> ms")
 	rootCmd.Flags().UintVar(&clientConfig.SuccThrPec, "success-threshold", 80, "percentage of successful attempts needed")
diff --git a/pkg/config/config.go b/pkg/config/config.go
index ca19a84..092f976 100644
--- a/pkg/config/config.go
+++ b/pkg/config/config.go
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ type Config struct {
 	TargetPort  uint16
 	Message     string
 	Timeout     uint
-	ReadTimeout uint
 	Attempts    uint
 	Period      uint
 	SuccThrPec  uint
diff --git a/pkg/conntester/conntester.go b/pkg/conntester/conntester.go
index a1f4ab0..cb8f2f8 100644
--- a/pkg/conntester/conntester.go
+++ b/pkg/conntester/conntester.go
@@ -20,15 +20,14 @@ var ErrTestFailed = errors.New("test failed")
 
 // ConnTester performs connections against a certain destination
 type ConnTester struct {
-	protocol    string
-	targetHost  string
-	targetPort  uint16
-	message     string
-	timeout     uint
-	readTimeout uint
-	attempts    uint
-	period      uint
-	succThrPec  uint
+	protocol   string
+	targetHost string
+	targetPort uint16
+	message    string
+	timeout    uint
+	attempts   uint
+	period     uint
+	succThrPec uint
 
 	logger *log.Logger
 
@@ -46,15 +45,14 @@ func New(config *config.Config, logger *log.Logger) (*ConnTester, error) {
 	}
 
 	ct := &ConnTester{
-		protocol:    config.Protocol,
-		targetHost:  config.TargetHost,
-		targetPort:  config.TargetPort,
-		message:     config.Message,
-		timeout:     config.Timeout,
-		readTimeout: config.ReadTimeout,
-		attempts:    config.Attempts,
-		period:      config.Period,
-		succThrPec:  config.SuccThrPec,
+		protocol:   config.Protocol,
+		targetHost: config.TargetHost,
+		targetPort: config.TargetPort,
+		message:    config.Message,
+		timeout:    config.Timeout,
+		attempts:   config.Attempts,
+		period:     config.Period,
+		succThrPec: config.SuccThrPec,
 	}
 	ct.logger = logger
 	return ct, nil
@@ -143,7 +141,6 @@ func (c *ConnTester) send(ctx context.Context, wg *sync.WaitGroup) {
 			c.logger.Info("TCP FIN packet sent, writing side closed")
 		}
 
-		conn.SetReadDeadline(time.Now().Add(time.Duration(c.readTimeout) * time.Millisecond))
 		_, err = io.Copy(io.Discard, conn)
 		if err != nil && err != io.EOF {
 			c.logger.Info(fmt.Sprintf("stopped discarding data from %s: %s", dstEndpoint, err))