diff --git a/rpc/grpcclientidentity/grpchelper/authlistener_grpc_adaptor_wrapper.go b/rpc/grpcclientidentity/grpchelper/authlistener_grpc_adaptor_wrapper.go
index 1b9f3a2..777bb81 100644
--- a/rpc/grpcclientidentity/grpchelper/authlistener_grpc_adaptor_wrapper.go
+++ b/rpc/grpcclientidentity/grpchelper/authlistener_grpc_adaptor_wrapper.go
@@ -36,9 +36,7 @@ func ClientConn(cn transport.Connecter, log Logger) *grpc.ClientConn {
 	})
 	dialerOption := grpc.WithDialer(grpcclientidentity.NewDialer(log, cn))
 	cred := grpc.WithTransportCredentials(grpcclientidentity.NewTransportCredentials(log))
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.TODO(), 5*time.Second) // FIXME constant
-	defer cancel()
-	cc, err := grpc.DialContext(ctx, "doesn't matter done by dialer", dialerOption, cred, ka)
+	cc, err := grpc.DialContext(context.Background(), "doesn't matter done by dialer", dialerOption, cred, ka)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.WithError(err).Error("cannot create gRPC client conn (non-blocking)")
 		// It's ok to panic here: the we call grpc.DialContext without the