diff --git a/src/main/java/io/nats/client/api/MessageBatchGetRequest.java b/src/main/java/io/nats/client/api/MessageBatchGetRequest.java
index 3be679f43..860497b2d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/nats/client/api/MessageBatchGetRequest.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/nats/client/api/MessageBatchGetRequest.java
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
  */
 public class MessageBatchGetRequest implements JsonSerializable {
 
-    private final Duration timeout;
     private final int batch;
     private final int maxBytes;
     private final long sequence;
@@ -42,7 +41,6 @@ public class MessageBatchGetRequest implements JsonSerializable {
     private final ZonedDateTime upToTime;
 
     MessageBatchGetRequest(Builder b) {
-        this.timeout = b.timeout;
         this.batch = b.batch;
         this.maxBytes = b.maxBytes;
         this.sequence = b.sequence;
@@ -53,15 +51,6 @@ public class MessageBatchGetRequest implements JsonSerializable {
         this.upToTime = b.upToTime;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Timeout used for the request.
-     *
-     * @return Duration
-     */
-    public Duration getTimeout() {
-        return timeout;
-    }
-
     /**
      * Maximum amount of messages to be returned for this request.
      *
@@ -178,7 +167,6 @@ public static Builder builder(MessageBatchGetRequest req) {
      * <p>{@code MessageBatchGetRequest.builder().build()} will create a default {@link MessageBatchGetRequest}.
      */
     public static class Builder {
-        private Duration timeout = Duration.ofSeconds(5);
         private int batch = -1;
         private int maxBytes = -1;
         private long sequence = -1;
@@ -201,7 +189,6 @@ public Builder() {
          */
         public Builder(MessageBatchGetRequest req) {
             if (req != null) {
-                this.timeout = req.timeout;
                 this.batch = req.batch;
                 this.maxBytes = req.maxBytes;
                 this.sequence = req.sequence;
@@ -213,18 +200,6 @@ public Builder(MessageBatchGetRequest req) {
             }
         }
 
-        /**
-         * Set the timeout used for the request.
-         *
-         * @param timeout the timeout
-         * @return Builder
-         */
-        public Builder timeout(Duration timeout) {
-            validateDurationRequired(timeout);
-            this.timeout = timeout;
-            return this;
-        }
-
         /**
          * Set the maximum amount of messages to be returned for this request.
          *
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/nats/client/impl/NatsJetStreamManagement.java b/src/main/java/io/nats/client/impl/NatsJetStreamManagement.java
index b5f69aee0..21ecf8a98 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/nats/client/impl/NatsJetStreamManagement.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/nats/client/impl/NatsJetStreamManagement.java
@@ -389,9 +389,9 @@ public void _requestMessageBatch(String streamName, MessageBatchGetRequest messa
             String requestSubject = prependPrefix(String.format(JSAPI_DIRECT_GET, streamName));
             conn.publish(requestSubject, replyTo, messageBatchGetRequest.serialize());
 
-            long start = System.currentTimeMillis();
-            long maxTimeMillis = messageBatchGetRequest.getTimeout().toMillis();
+            long maxTimeMillis = getTimeout().toMillis();
             long timeLeft = maxTimeMillis;
+            long start = System.currentTimeMillis();
             while (true) {
                 Message msg = sub.nextMessage(timeLeft);
                 if (msg == null) {
diff --git a/src/test/java/io/nats/client/impl/JetStreamManagementTests.java b/src/test/java/io/nats/client/impl/JetStreamManagementTests.java
index e05f21434..757b79f2d 100644
--- a/src/test/java/io/nats/client/impl/JetStreamManagementTests.java
+++ b/src/test/java/io/nats/client/impl/JetStreamManagementTests.java
@@ -1729,16 +1729,11 @@ public void testBatchDirectGetMultiLast() throws Exception {
 
     @Test
     public void testBatchDirectGetBuilder() {
-        // Default timeout
-        assertEquals(Duration.ofSeconds(5), MessageBatchGetRequest.builder().build().getTimeout());
-
         // Request options.
         MessageBatchGetRequest requestOptions = MessageBatchGetRequest.builder()
-                .timeout(Duration.ofSeconds(1))
                 .maxBytes(1234)
                 .batch(2)
                 .build();
-        assertEquals(Duration.ofSeconds(1), requestOptions.getTimeout());
         assertEquals(1234, requestOptions.getMaxBytes());
         assertEquals(2, requestOptions.getBatch());
         assertEquals("{\"batch\":2,\"max_bytes\":1234}", requestOptions.toJson());