diff --git a/cmd/dendrite-monolith-server/main.go b/cmd/dendrite-monolith-server/main.go
index 4ef75fb72..9e6782762 100644
--- a/cmd/dendrite-monolith-server/main.go
+++ b/cmd/dendrite-monolith-server/main.go
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ package main
 import (
 	"flag"
 	"net/http"
-	"time"
 
 	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/appservice"
 	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/clientapi"
@@ -92,14 +91,7 @@ func main() {
 	// Expose the matrix APIs directly rather than putting them under a /api path.
 	go func() {
 		logrus.Info("Listening on ", *httpBindAddr)
-		serv := http.Server{
-			Addr:              *httpBindAddr,
-			ReadTimeout:       time.Second * 300,
-			ReadHeaderTimeout: time.Second * 300,
-			WriteTimeout:      time.Second * 300,
-			IdleTimeout:       time.Second * 300,
-		}
-		logrus.Fatal(serv.ListenAndServe())
+		logrus.Fatal(http.ListenAndServe(*httpBindAddr, nil))
 	}()
 	// Handle HTTPS if certificate and key are provided
 	go func() {