diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/fo/folks/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/fo/folks/package.nix
index 777bef924662..ee07c5fcbf0a 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/fo/folks/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/fo/folks/package.nix
@@ -90,11 +90,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   # occur inconsistently
   doCheck = false;
 
-  mesonCheckFlags = [
-    # Prevents e-d-s add-contacts-stress-test from timing out
-    "--timeout-multiplier" "4"
-  ];
-
   postPatch = lib.optionalString telepathySupport ''
     patchShebangs tests/tools/manager-file.py
   '';