diff --git a/extcap/falcodump.cpp b/extcap/falcodump.cpp
index 1cbad7137a..e628badccb 100644
--- a/extcap/falcodump.cpp
+++ b/extcap/falcodump.cpp
@@ -961,22 +961,12 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
             goto end;
         }
         sinsp_evt *evt;
-#define FALCODUMP_SCAP_EVENT_TIMEOUT 5 // seconds; arbitrary
-        GTimer *event_timer = g_timer_new();
         ws_noisy("Starting capture loop.");
         while (!extcap_end_application) {
             try {
                 int32_t res = inspector.next(&evt);
                 switch (res) {
                 case SCAP_TIMEOUT:
-                {
-                    double elapsed = g_timer_elapsed(event_timer, NULL);
-                    if (elapsed > FALCODUMP_SCAP_EVENT_TIMEOUT) {
-                        ws_warning("Inspector timed out after %0.1f seconds", elapsed);
-                        extcap_end_application = true;
-                    }
-                    break;
-                }
                 case SCAP_FILTERED_EVENT:
                     break;
                 case SCAP_SUCCESS: