diff --git a/config/initializers/regexp.rb b/config/initializers/regexp.rb
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index 4e79dc478e..0000000000
--- a/config/initializers/regexp.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-# frozen_string_literal: true
-
-# 2s is a fairly high default, but that should account for slow servers under load
-Regexp.timeout = ENV.fetch('REGEXP_TIMEOUT', 2).to_f if Regexp.respond_to?(:timeout=)