diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/org/http4s/blaze/util/Execution.scala b/core/src/main/scala/org/http4s/blaze/util/Execution.scala
index a7e89728c..02b1f4cf1 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/org/http4s/blaze/util/Execution.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/org/http4s/blaze/util/Execution.scala
@@ -16,38 +16,19 @@
 
 package org.http4s.blaze.util
 
-import scala.concurrent.{ExecutionContext, Future, Promise}
 import java.util
 
 import org.log4s.getLogger
 
 import scala.annotation.tailrec
-import scala.concurrent.duration.Duration
-import scala.util.Try
 import scala.util.control.NonFatal
+import scala.concurrent.ExecutionContext
 
 /** Special `ExecutionContext` instances.
   */
 object Execution {
   private[this] val logger = getLogger
 
-  // Race a future vs a default value. The timer used is the default blaze scheduler
-  private[blaze] def withTimeout[T](d: Duration, fallback: Try[T])(f: Future[T]): Future[T] =
-    if (!d.isFinite) f
-    else if (f.isCompleted) f
-    else {
-      val p = Promise[T]()
-      val r = new Runnable {
-        def run(): Unit =
-          if (p.tryComplete(fallback))
-            logger.debug(s"Future $f timed out after $d, yielding reesult $fallback")
-      }
-      // Race the future vs a timeout
-      Execution.scheduler.schedule(r, d)
-      f.onComplete(p.tryComplete(_))(Execution.directec)
-      p.future
-    }
-
   /** A trampolining `ExecutionContext`
     *
     * This `ExecutionContext` is run thread locally to avoid context switches. Because this is a