diff --git a/conventional.yaml b/conventional.yaml
index 35d4b115..a0e688b5 100644
--- a/conventional.yaml
+++ b/conventional.yaml
@@ -359,8 +359,6 @@ accounts:
         additional-nick-limit: 2
 
         # method describes how nickname reservation is handled
-        #   timeout:  let the user change to the registered nickname, give them X seconds
-        #             to login and then rename them if they haven't done so
         #   strict:   don't let the user change to the registered nickname unless they're
         #             already logged-in using SASL or NickServ
         #   optional: no enforcement by default, but allow users to opt in to
@@ -374,9 +372,6 @@ accounts:
         # to opt out of strict enforcement
         allow-custom-enforcement: true
 
-        # rename-timeout - this is how long users have 'til they're renamed
-        rename-timeout: 30s
-
         # format for guest nicknames:
         # 1. these nicknames cannot be registered or reserved
         # 2. if a client is automatically renamed by the server,
diff --git a/default.yaml b/default.yaml
index b80bd423..e4b2bb83 100644
--- a/default.yaml
+++ b/default.yaml
@@ -387,8 +387,6 @@ accounts:
         additional-nick-limit: 2
 
         # method describes how nickname reservation is handled
-        #   timeout:  let the user change to the registered nickname, give them X seconds
-        #             to login and then rename them if they haven't done so
         #   strict:   don't let the user change to the registered nickname unless they're
         #             already logged-in using SASL or NickServ
         #   optional: no enforcement by default, but allow users to opt in to
@@ -402,9 +400,6 @@ accounts:
         # to opt out of strict enforcement
         allow-custom-enforcement: false
 
-        # rename-timeout - this is how long users have 'til they're renamed
-        rename-timeout: 30s
-
         # format for guest nicknames:
         # 1. these nicknames cannot be registered or reserved
         # 2. if a client is automatically renamed by the server,
diff --git a/irc/config.go b/irc/config.go
index f5b6c83a..d2fb4a44 100644
--- a/irc/config.go
+++ b/irc/config.go
@@ -267,8 +267,7 @@ type AccountConfig struct {
 		Enabled                bool
 		AdditionalNickLimit    int `yaml:"additional-nick-limit"`
 		Method                 NickEnforcementMethod
-		AllowCustomEnforcement bool          `yaml:"allow-custom-enforcement"`
-		RenameTimeout          time.Duration `yaml:"rename-timeout"`
+		AllowCustomEnforcement bool `yaml:"allow-custom-enforcement"`
 		// RenamePrefix is the legacy field, GuestFormat is the new version
 		RenamePrefix           string `yaml:"rename-prefix"`
 		GuestFormat            string `yaml:"guest-nickname-format"`