diff --git a/homeassistant/components/homekit_controller/__init__.py b/homeassistant/components/homekit_controller/__init__.py
index b16f82de7f6..0cb9ecbfc07 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/homekit_controller/__init__.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/homekit_controller/__init__.py
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ HOMEKIT_IGNORE = [
 
 _LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
-REQUEST_TIMEOUT = 5  # seconds
 RETRY_INTERVAL = 60  # seconds
 
 PAIRING_FILE = "pairing.json"