diff --git a/internals/overlord/logstate/gatherer.go b/internals/overlord/logstate/gatherer.go
index 56f842dbc..e727bcebf 100644
--- a/internals/overlord/logstate/gatherer.go
+++ b/internals/overlord/logstate/gatherer.go
@@ -75,14 +75,8 @@ type logGatherer struct {
 // logGathererArgs allows overriding the newLogClient method and time values
 // in testing.
 type logGathererArgs struct {
-	tickPeriod time.Duration
-
-	// timeout values for teardown
-	timeoutCurrentFlush time.Duration
-	timeoutPullers      time.Duration
-	timeoutMainLoop     time.Duration
-	timeoutFinalFlush   time.Duration
-
+	tickPeriod        time.Duration
+	timeoutFinalFlush time.Duration
 	// method to get a new client
 	newClient func(*plan.LogTarget) (logClient, error)
 }
@@ -118,15 +112,6 @@ func fillDefaultArgs(args logGathererArgs) logGathererArgs {
 	if args.tickPeriod == 0 {
 		args.tickPeriod = tickPeriod
 	}
-	if args.timeoutCurrentFlush == 0 {
-		args.timeoutCurrentFlush = timeoutCurrentFlush
-	}
-	if args.timeoutPullers == 0 {
-		args.timeoutPullers = timeoutPullers
-	}
-	if args.timeoutMainLoop == 0 {
-		args.timeoutMainLoop = timeoutMainLoop
-	}
 	if args.timeoutFinalFlush == 0 {
 		args.timeoutFinalFlush = timeoutFinalFlush
 	}
@@ -215,18 +200,18 @@ mainLoop:
 //   - Flush out any final logs buffered in the client.
 func (g *logGatherer) stop() {
 	// Wait up to timeoutCurrentFlush for the current flush to complete (if any)
-	time.AfterFunc(g.timeoutCurrentFlush, g.clientCancel)
+	time.AfterFunc(timeoutCurrentFlush, g.clientCancel)
 
 	// Wait up to timeoutPullers for the pullers to pull the final logs from the
 	// iterator and send to the main loop.
-	time.AfterFunc(g.timeoutPullers, g.pullers.KillAll)
+	time.AfterFunc(timeoutPullers, g.pullers.KillAll)
 
 	// Kill the main loop once either:
 	// - all the pullers are done
 	// - timeoutMainLoop has passed
 	select {
 	case <-g.pullers.Done():
-	case <-time.After(g.timeoutMainLoop):
+	case <-time.After(timeoutMainLoop):
 	}
 
 	_ = g.tomb.Killf("gatherer stopped")