diff --git a/checkout.py b/checkout.py
index da2d86f73a..a303b338ac 100644
--- a/checkout.py
+++ b/checkout.py
@@ -22,13 +22,6 @@ import scm
 import subprocess2
 
 
-# Default timeout of 15 minutes.
-GLOBAL_TIMEOUT = 15*60
-# Use a larger timeout for checkout since it can be a genuinely slower
-# operation.
-FETCH_TIMEOUT = 30*60
-
-
 def get_code_review_setting(path, key,
     codereview_settings_file='codereview.settings'):
   """Parses codereview.settings and return the value for the key if present.
@@ -204,8 +197,7 @@ class RawCheckout(CheckoutBase):
                       cmd,
                       stdin=p.get(False),
                       stderr=subprocess2.STDOUT,
-                      cwd=self.project_path,
-                      timeout=GLOBAL_TIMEOUT))
+                      cwd=self.project_path))
             elif p.is_new and not os.path.exists(filepath):
               # There is only a header. Just create the file.
               open(filepath, 'w').close()
@@ -284,10 +276,8 @@ class SvnMixIn(object):
     """Runs svn and throws an exception if the command failed."""
     kwargs.setdefault('cwd', self.project_path)
     kwargs.setdefault('stdout', self.VOID)
-    kwargs.setdefault('timeout', GLOBAL_TIMEOUT)
     return subprocess2.check_call_out(
-        self._add_svn_flags(args, False),
-        **kwargs)
+        self._add_svn_flags(args, False), **kwargs)
 
   def _check_output_svn(self, args, credentials=True, **kwargs):
     """Runs svn and throws an exception if the command failed.
@@ -298,7 +288,6 @@ class SvnMixIn(object):
     return subprocess2.check_output(
         self._add_svn_flags(args, True, credentials),
         stderr=subprocess2.STDOUT,
-        timeout=GLOBAL_TIMEOUT,
         **kwargs)
 
   @staticmethod
@@ -398,10 +387,7 @@ class SvnCheckout(CheckoutBase, SvnMixIn):
               ]
               stdout.append(
                   subprocess2.check_output(
-                      cmd,
-                      stdin=p.get(False),
-                      cwd=self.project_path,
-                      timeout=GLOBAL_TIMEOUT))
+                    cmd, stdin=p.get(False), cwd=self.project_path))
             elif p.is_new and not os.path.exists(filepath):
               # There is only a header. Just create the file if it doesn't
               # exist.
@@ -497,14 +483,11 @@ class SvnCheckout(CheckoutBase, SvnMixIn):
       logging.info(
           'Directory %s is not present, checking it out.' % self.project_path)
       self._check_call_svn(
-          ['checkout', self.svn_url, self.project_path] + flags,
-          cwd=None,
-          timeout=FETCH_TIMEOUT)
+          ['checkout', self.svn_url, self.project_path] + flags, cwd=None)
     else:
-      # TODO(maruel): This command will shell out without a timeout.
       scm.SVN.Revert(self.project_path, no_ignore=True)
       # Revive files that were deleted in scm.SVN.Revert().
-      self._check_call_svn(['update', '--force'] + flags, timeout=FETCH_TIMEOUT)
+      self._check_call_svn(['update', '--force'] + flags)
     return self._get_revision()
 
   def _get_revision(self):
@@ -554,7 +537,8 @@ class GitCheckoutBase(CheckoutBase):
       try:
         revision = self._check_output_git(['rev-parse', revision])
       except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
-        self._fetch_remote()
+        self._check_call_git(
+            ['fetch', self.remote, self.remote_branch, '--quiet'])
         revision = self._check_output_git(['rev-parse', revision])
       self._check_call_git(['checkout', '--force', '--quiet', revision])
     else:
@@ -665,23 +649,18 @@ class GitCheckoutBase(CheckoutBase):
   def _check_call_git(self, args, **kwargs):
     kwargs.setdefault('cwd', self.project_path)
     kwargs.setdefault('stdout', self.VOID)
-    kwargs.setdefault('timeout', GLOBAL_TIMEOUT)
-    return subprocess2.check_call_out(
-        ['git'] + args, **kwargs)
+    return subprocess2.check_call_out(['git'] + args, **kwargs)
 
   def _call_git(self, args, **kwargs):
     """Like check_call but doesn't throw on failure."""
     kwargs.setdefault('cwd', self.project_path)
     kwargs.setdefault('stdout', self.VOID)
-    return subprocess2.call(['git'] + args, timeout=GLOBAL_TIMEOUT, **kwargs)
+    return subprocess2.call(['git'] + args, **kwargs)
 
   def _check_output_git(self, args, **kwargs):
     kwargs.setdefault('cwd', self.project_path)
     return subprocess2.check_output(
-        ['git'] + args,
-        stderr=subprocess2.STDOUT,
-        timeout=GLOBAL_TIMEOUT,
-        **kwargs)
+        ['git'] + args, stderr=subprocess2.STDOUT, **kwargs)
 
   def _branches(self):
     """Returns the list of branches and the active one."""
@@ -716,9 +695,7 @@ class GitCheckout(GitCheckoutBase):
   """Git checkout implementation."""
   def _fetch_remote(self):
     # git fetch is always verbose even with -q -q so redirect its output.
-    self._check_call_git(
-        ['fetch', self.remote, self.remote_branch, '--quiet'],
-        timeout=FETCH_TIMEOUT)
+    self._check_output_git(['fetch', self.remote, self.remote_branch])
 
 
 class ReadOnlyCheckout(object):