diff --git a/zerver/lib/outgoing_webhook.py b/zerver/lib/outgoing_webhook.py
index 175dd151c3..8191c42bfd 100644
--- a/zerver/lib/outgoing_webhook.py
+++ b/zerver/lib/outgoing_webhook.py
@@ -260,10 +260,9 @@ def process_success_response(event: Dict[str, Any],
 def do_rest_call(base_url: str,
                  request_data: Any,
                  event: Dict[str, Any],
-                 service_handler: Any,
-                 timeout: Any=None) -> None:
+                 service_handler: Any) -> None:
     try:
-        response = requests.request('POST', base_url, data=request_data, timeout=timeout)
+        response = requests.request('POST', base_url, data=request_data)
         if str(response.status_code).startswith('2'):
             process_success_response(event, service_handler, response)
         else:
diff --git a/zerver/tests/test_outgoing_webhook_system.py b/zerver/tests/test_outgoing_webhook_system.py
index a57cf834a0..fe5b8e5f9f 100644
--- a/zerver/tests/test_outgoing_webhook_system.py
+++ b/zerver/tests/test_outgoing_webhook_system.py
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ class DoRestCallTests(ZulipTestCase):
     def test_successful_request(self, mock_send: mock.Mock) -> None:
         response = ResponseMock(200)
         with mock.patch('requests.request', return_value=response):
-            do_rest_call('', None, self.mock_event, service_handler, None)
+            do_rest_call('', None, self.mock_event, service_handler)
             self.assertTrue(mock_send.called)
 
     def test_retry_request(self: mock.Mock) -> None:
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ class DoRestCallTests(ZulipTestCase):
 
         self.mock_event['failed_tries'] = 3
         with mock.patch('requests.request', return_value=response):
-            do_rest_call('',  None, self.mock_event, service_handler, None)
+            do_rest_call('',  None, self.mock_event, service_handler)
             bot_owner_notification = self.get_last_message()
             self.assertEqual(bot_owner_notification.content,
                              '''[A message](http://zulip.testserver/#narrow/stream/999-Verona/subject/Foo/near/) triggered an outgoing webhook.
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ The webhook got a response with status code *500*.''')
     def test_fail_request(self, mock_fail_with_message: mock.Mock) -> None:
         response = ResponseMock(400)
         with mock.patch('requests.request', return_value=response):
-            do_rest_call('', None, self.mock_event, service_handler, None)
+            do_rest_call('', None, self.mock_event, service_handler)
             bot_owner_notification = self.get_last_message()
             self.assertTrue(mock_fail_with_message.called)
             self.assertEqual(bot_owner_notification.content,
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ The webhook got a response with status code *400*.''')
         def helper(side_effect: Any, error_text: str) -> None:
             with mock.patch('logging.info'):
                 with mock.patch('requests.request', side_effect=side_effect):
-                    do_rest_call('', None, self.mock_event, service_handler, None)
+                    do_rest_call('', None, self.mock_event, service_handler)
                     bot_owner_notification = self.get_last_message()
                     self.assertIn(error_text, bot_owner_notification.content)
                     self.assertIn('triggered', bot_owner_notification.content)
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ The webhook got a response with status code *400*.''')
     @mock.patch('zerver.lib.outgoing_webhook.fail_with_message')
     def test_request_exception(self, mock_fail_with_message: mock.Mock,
                                mock_requests_request: mock.Mock, mock_logger: mock.Mock) -> None:
-        do_rest_call('', None, self.mock_event, service_handler, None)
+        do_rest_call('', None, self.mock_event, service_handler)
         bot_owner_notification = self.get_last_message()
         self.assertTrue(mock_fail_with_message.called)
         self.assertEqual(bot_owner_notification.content,