diff --git a/internal/selfupdate/github.go b/internal/selfupdate/github.go
index 541112abc..637f6765e 100644
--- a/internal/selfupdate/github.go
+++ b/internal/selfupdate/github.go
@@ -112,9 +112,6 @@ func GitHubLatestRelease(ctx context.Context, owner, repo string) (Release, erro
 }
 
 func getGithubData(ctx context.Context, url string) ([]byte, error) {
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, githubAPITimeout)
-	defer cancel()
-
 	req, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, url, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err