diff --git a/Source/CTest/cmCTestScriptHandler.cxx b/Source/CTest/cmCTestScriptHandler.cxx
index a3f736596d..2a29949e0b 100644
--- a/Source/CTest/cmCTestScriptHandler.cxx
+++ b/Source/CTest/cmCTestScriptHandler.cxx
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
    file LICENSE.rst or https://cmake.org/licensing for details.  */
 #include "cmCTestScriptHandler.h"
 
-#include <chrono>
 #include <cstdlib>
 #include <functional>
 #include <map>
@@ -118,9 +117,8 @@ int cmCTestScriptHandler::ExecuteScript(std::string const& total_script_arg)
   std::vector<char> out;
   std::vector<char> err;
   std::string line;
-  auto pipe =
-    cmSystemTools::WaitForLine(&process.GetLoop(), outPipe, errPipe, line,
-                               std::chrono::seconds(100), out, err);
+  auto pipe = cmSystemTools::WaitForLine(&process.GetLoop(), outPipe, errPipe,
+                                         line, out, err);
   while (pipe != cmSystemTools::WaitForLineResult::None) {
     cmCTestLog(this->CTest, HANDLER_VERBOSE_OUTPUT,
                "Output: " << line << "\n");
@@ -129,9 +127,8 @@ int cmCTestScriptHandler::ExecuteScript(std::string const& total_script_arg)
     } else if (pipe == cmSystemTools::WaitForLineResult::STDOUT) {
       cmCTestLog(this->CTest, HANDLER_VERBOSE_OUTPUT, line << "\n");
     }
-    pipe =
-      cmSystemTools::WaitForLine(&process.GetLoop(), outPipe, errPipe, line,
-                                 std::chrono::seconds(100), out, err);
+    pipe = cmSystemTools::WaitForLine(&process.GetLoop(), outPipe, errPipe,
+                                      line, out, err);
   }
 
   // Properly handle output of the build command
diff --git a/Source/cmSystemTools.cxx b/Source/cmSystemTools.cxx
index 5fd6964201..f00c440c41 100644
--- a/Source/cmSystemTools.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmSystemTools.cxx
@@ -2788,8 +2788,7 @@ bool cmSystemTools::ListTar(std::string const& outFileName,
 
 cmSystemTools::WaitForLineResult cmSystemTools::WaitForLine(
   uv_loop_t* loop, uv_stream_t* outPipe, uv_stream_t* errPipe,
-  std::string& line, cmDuration timeout, std::vector<char>& out,
-  std::vector<char>& err)
+  std::string& line, std::vector<char>& out, std::vector<char>& err)
 {
   line.clear();
   auto outiter = out.begin();
@@ -2859,22 +2858,7 @@ cmSystemTools::WaitForLineResult cmSystemTools::WaitForLine(
     ReadData errData;
     auto errHandle = startRead(errPipe, errData);
 
-    cm::uv_timer_ptr timer;
-    bool timedOut = false;
-    timer.init(*loop, &timedOut);
-    timer.start(
-      [](uv_timer_t* handle) {
-        auto* timedOutPtr = static_cast<bool*>(handle->data);
-        *timedOutPtr = true;
-      },
-      static_cast<uint64_t>(timeout.count() * 1000.0), 0,
-      cm::uv_update_time::no);
-
     uv_run(loop, UV_RUN_ONCE);
-    if (timedOut) {
-      // Timeout has been exceeded.
-      return WaitForLineResult::Timeout;
-    }
     if (outData.Read) {
       processOutput.DecodeText(outData.Buffer.data(), outData.Buffer.size(),
                                strdata, 1);
diff --git a/Source/cmSystemTools.h b/Source/cmSystemTools.h
index 2411c6c35f..5e03ba610b 100644
--- a/Source/cmSystemTools.h
+++ b/Source/cmSystemTools.h
@@ -374,13 +374,11 @@ public:
     None,
     STDOUT,
     STDERR,
-    Timeout,
   };
 
   /** a general output handler for libuv  */
   static WaitForLineResult WaitForLine(uv_loop_t* loop, uv_stream_t* outPipe,
                                        uv_stream_t* errPipe, std::string& line,
-                                       cmDuration timeout,
                                        std::vector<char>& out,
                                        std::vector<char>& err);