diff --git a/server/netty-server/src/main/scala/sttp/tapir/server/netty/NettyConfig.scala b/server/netty-server/src/main/scala/sttp/tapir/server/netty/NettyConfig.scala
index 8ae9ac0523..4d40822caa 100644
--- a/server/netty-server/src/main/scala/sttp/tapir/server/netty/NettyConfig.scala
+++ b/server/netty-server/src/main/scala/sttp/tapir/server/netty/NettyConfig.scala
@@ -36,10 +36,6 @@ import scala.concurrent.duration._
   * @param connectionTimeout
   *   Specifies the maximum duration within which a connection between a client and a server must be established.
   *
-  * @param socketTimeout
-  *   Refers to the duration for which a socket operation will wait before throwing an exception if no data is received or sent. Socket
-  *   timeout also effectively establishes a read timeout.
-  *
   * @param lingerTimeout
   *   Sets the delay for which the Netty waits, while data is being transmitted, before closing a socket after receiving a call to close the
   *   socket
@@ -56,7 +52,6 @@ case class NettyConfig(
     socketBacklog: Int,
     requestTimeout: Option[FiniteDuration],
     connectionTimeout: Option[FiniteDuration],
-    socketTimeout: Option[FiniteDuration],
     lingerTimeout: Option[FiniteDuration],
     socketKeepAlive: Boolean,
     addLoggingHandler: Boolean,
@@ -80,7 +75,6 @@ case class NettyConfig(
 
   def requestTimeout(r: FiniteDuration): NettyConfig = copy(requestTimeout = Some(r))
   def connectionTimeout(c: FiniteDuration): NettyConfig = copy(connectionTimeout = Some(c))
-  def socketTimeout(s: FiniteDuration): NettyConfig = copy(socketTimeout = Some(s))
   def lingerTimeout(l: FiniteDuration): NettyConfig = copy(requestTimeout = Some(l))
 
   def withSocketKeepAlive: NettyConfig = copy(socketKeepAlive = true)
@@ -113,7 +107,6 @@ object NettyConfig {
     socketKeepAlive = true,
     requestTimeout = Some(20.seconds),
     connectionTimeout = Some(10.seconds),
-    socketTimeout = Some(60.seconds),
     lingerTimeout = Some(60.seconds),
     gracefulShutdownTimeout = Some(10.seconds),
     maxConnections = None,
diff --git a/server/netty-server/src/main/scala/sttp/tapir/server/netty/internal/NettyBootstrap.scala b/server/netty-server/src/main/scala/sttp/tapir/server/netty/internal/NettyBootstrap.scala
index 5cfb836ad1..71d57519a8 100644
--- a/server/netty-server/src/main/scala/sttp/tapir/server/netty/internal/NettyBootstrap.scala
+++ b/server/netty-server/src/main/scala/sttp/tapir/server/netty/internal/NettyBootstrap.scala
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ object NettyBootstrap {
     nettyConfig.socketConfig.receiveBuffer.foreach(i => httpBootstrap.childOption[java.lang.Integer](ChannelOption.SO_RCVBUF, i))
     nettyConfig.socketConfig.sendBuffer.foreach(i => httpBootstrap.childOption[java.lang.Integer](ChannelOption.SO_SNDBUF, i))
     nettyConfig.socketConfig.typeOfService.foreach(i => httpBootstrap.childOption[java.lang.Integer](ChannelOption.IP_TOS, i))
-    nettyConfig.socketTimeout.foreach(i => httpBootstrap.childOption[java.lang.Integer](ChannelOption.SO_TIMEOUT, i.toSeconds.toInt))
     nettyConfig.lingerTimeout.foreach(i => httpBootstrap.childOption[java.lang.Integer](ChannelOption.SO_LINGER, i.toSeconds.toInt))
     nettyConfig.connectionTimeout.foreach(i =>
       httpBootstrap.childOption[java.lang.Integer](ChannelOption.CONNECT_TIMEOUT_MILLIS, i.toMillis.toInt)