diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6d327d5..d7b1c94 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ func main() {
 	config := nflog.Config{
 		Group:       100,
 		Copymode:    nflog.CopyPacket,
-		ReadTimeout: 10 * time.Millisecond,
 	}
 
 	nf, err := nflog.Open(&config)
diff --git a/example_test.go b/example_test.go
index 4d425c0..a7a3d44 100644
--- a/example_test.go
+++ b/example_test.go
@@ -16,9 +16,8 @@ func ExampleNflog_Register() {
 
 	//Set configuration parameters
 	config := nflog.Config{
-		Group:       100,
-		Copymode:    nflog.CopyPacket,
-		ReadTimeout: 10 * time.Millisecond,
+		Group:    100,
+		Copymode: nflog.CopyPacket,
 	}
 
 	nf, err := nflog.Open(&config)
diff --git a/nflog_linux_integration_test.go b/nflog_linux_integration_test.go
index 6e4a4bf..d6c6747 100644
--- a/nflog_linux_integration_test.go
+++ b/nflog_linux_integration_test.go
@@ -11,9 +11,8 @@ import (
 func TestLinuxNflog(t *testing.T) {
 	//Set configuration parameters
 	config := Config{
-		Group:       100,
-		Copymode:    CopyPacket,
-		ReadTimeout: 10 * time.Millisecond,
+		Group:    100,
+		Copymode: CopyPacket,
 	}
 	// Open a socket to the netfilter log subsystem
 	nf, err := Open(&config)
@@ -45,9 +44,8 @@ func startNflog(ctx context.Context, t *testing.T, group uint16) (func(), error)
 	t.Helper()
 
 	config := Config{
-		Group:       group,
-		Copymode:    CopyPacket,
-		ReadTimeout: 10 * time.Millisecond,
+		Group:    group,
+		Copymode: CopyPacket,
 	}
 
 	nf, err := Open(&config)