diff --git a/modules/lsp/src/main/scala/playground/lsp/ServerBuilder.scala b/modules/lsp/src/main/scala/playground/lsp/ServerBuilder.scala
index 77a5f848..54ac01f0 100644
--- a/modules/lsp/src/main/scala/playground/lsp/ServerBuilder.scala
+++ b/modules/lsp/src/main/scala/playground/lsp/ServerBuilder.scala
@@ -63,8 +63,6 @@ object ServerBuilder {
       awsEnv <-
         AwsEnvironment
           .default(client, AwsRegion.US_EAST_1)
-          // workaround for https://github.com/disneystreaming/smithy4s/issues/1075... which doesn't actually work
-          .timeout(1.second)
           .memoize
       tdm <- TextDocumentManager.instance[F].toResource
     } yield new ServerBuilder[F] {