diff --git a/wait-for-it.sh b/wait-for-it.sh
index 071c2be..8ed3927 100755
--- a/wait-for-it.sh
+++ b/wait-for-it.sh
@@ -141,18 +141,6 @@ WAITFORIT_STRICT=${WAITFORIT_STRICT:-0}
 WAITFORIT_CHILD=${WAITFORIT_CHILD:-0}
 WAITFORIT_QUIET=${WAITFORIT_QUIET:-0}
 
-# check to see if timeout is from busybox?
-WAITFORIT_TIMEOUT_PATH=$(type -p timeout)
-WAITFORIT_TIMEOUT_PATH=$(realpath $WAITFORIT_TIMEOUT_PATH 2>/dev/null || readlink -f $WAITFORIT_TIMEOUT_PATH)
-if [[ $WAITFORIT_TIMEOUT_PATH =~ "busybox" ]]; then
-        WAITFORIT_ISBUSY=1
-        WAITFORIT_BUSYTIMEFLAG="-t"
-
-else
-        WAITFORIT_ISBUSY=0
-        WAITFORIT_BUSYTIMEFLAG=""
-fi
-
 if [[ $WAITFORIT_CHILD -gt 0 ]]; then
     wait_for
     WAITFORIT_RESULT=$?