diff --git a/internal/provider/custom/openvpnconf.go b/internal/provider/custom/openvpnconf.go
index 5e97b9f4..934996ac 100644
--- a/internal/provider/custom/openvpnconf.go
+++ b/internal/provider/custom/openvpnconf.go
@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@ func modifyConfig(lines []string, connection models.Connection,
 	modified = append(modified, "pull-filter ignore \"auth-token\"") // prevent auth failed loop
 	modified = append(modified, "auth-retry nointeract")
 	modified = append(modified, "suppress-timestamps")
-	modified = append(modified, "handshake-window 10") // default is 60 seconds which is too long
 	if *settings.User != "" {
 		modified = append(modified, "auth-user-pass "+openvpn.AuthConf)
 	}
diff --git a/internal/provider/custom/openvpnconf_test.go b/internal/provider/custom/openvpnconf_test.go
index e8368624..ab8ef6bb 100644
--- a/internal/provider/custom/openvpnconf_test.go
+++ b/internal/provider/custom/openvpnconf_test.go
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ func Test_modifyConfig(t *testing.T) {
 				"pull-filter ignore \"auth-token\"",
 				"auth-retry nointeract",
 				"suppress-timestamps",
-				"handshake-window 10",
 				"auth-user-pass /etc/openvpn/auth.conf",
 				"verb 0",
 				"data-ciphers-fallback cipher",
diff --git a/internal/provider/utils/openvpn.go b/internal/provider/utils/openvpn.go
index f1db11ee..9433d24f 100644
--- a/internal/provider/utils/openvpn.go
+++ b/internal/provider/utils/openvpn.go
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ func OpenVPNConfig(provider OpenVPNProviderSettings,
 	lines.add("mute-replay-warnings")     // these are often ignored by some VPN providers
 	lines.add("auth-retry", "nointeract") // retry authenticating without interaction
 	lines.add("suppress-timestamps")      // do not log timestamps, the Gluetun logger takes care of it
-	lines.add("handshake-window", "10")   // default is 60 seconds which is too long
 	lines.add("dev", settings.Interface)
 	lines.add("verb", fmt.Sprint(*settings.Verbosity))
 	protocol := connection.Protocol