diff --git a/linkerd.io/content/2.14/tasks/configuring-timeouts.md b/linkerd.io/content/2.14/tasks/configuring-timeouts.md
index 5fdfb6637f..5e8322121b 100644
--- a/linkerd.io/content/2.14/tasks/configuring-timeouts.md
+++ b/linkerd.io/content/2.14/tasks/configuring-timeouts.md
@@ -77,8 +77,7 @@ spec:
 Each [route](../../reference/service-profiles/#route) in a [ServiceProfile] may
 define a request timeout for requests matching that route. This timeout secifies
 the maximum amount of time to wait for a response (including retries) to
-complete after the request is sent. If unspecified, the default timeout is 10
-seconds.
+complete after the request is sent.
 
 ```yaml
 spec: