diff --git a/src/event_graph/mod.rs b/src/event_graph/mod.rs
index a37b0c2a2..397b6746b 100644
--- a/src/event_graph/mod.rs
+++ b/src/event_graph/mod.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ use std::{
     collections::{BTreeMap, HashMap, HashSet, VecDeque},
     path::PathBuf,
     sync::Arc,
-    time::Duration,
 };
 
 use darkfi_serial::{deserialize_async, serialize_async};
@@ -40,10 +39,7 @@ use crate::{
         jsonrpc::{JsonResponse, JsonResult},
         util::json_map,
     },
-    system::{
-        msleep, timeout::timeout, Publisher, PublisherPtr, StoppableTask, StoppableTaskPtr,
-        Subscription,
-    },
+    system::{msleep, Publisher, PublisherPtr, StoppableTask, StoppableTaskPtr, Subscription},
     Error, Result,
 };
 
@@ -358,34 +354,20 @@ impl EventGraph {
                     continue
                 }
 
-                let parent = match timeout(
-                    Duration::from_secs(self.p2p.settings().read().await.outbound_connect_timeout),
-                    ev_rep_sub.receive(),
-                )
-                .await
-                {
-                    Ok(parent) => parent,
-                    Err(_) => {
-                        error!(
-                            target: "event_graph::dag_sync()",
-                            "[EVENTGRAPH] Sync: Timeout waiting for parents {:?} from {}",
-                            missing_parents, url,
-                        );
-                        continue
-                    }
+                // Node waits for response
+                let Ok(parent) = ev_rep_sub
+                    .receive_with_timeout(self.p2p.settings().read().await.outbound_connect_timeout)
+                    .await
+                else {
+                    error!(
+                        target: "event_graph::dag_sync()",
+                        "[EVENTGRAPH] Sync: Timeout waiting for parents {:?} from {}",
+                        missing_parents, url,
+                    );
+                    continue
                 };
 
-                let parents = match parent {
-                    Ok(v) => v.0.clone(),
-                    Err(e) => {
-                        error!(
-                            target: "event_graph::dag_sync()",
-                            "[EVENTGRAPH] Sync: Failed receiving parents {:?}: {}",
-                            missing_parents, e,
-                        );
-                        continue
-                    }
-                };
+                let parents = parent.0.clone();
 
                 for parent in parents {
                     let parent_id = parent.id();
diff --git a/src/event_graph/proto.rs b/src/event_graph/proto.rs
index d544e2db4..12aa23717 100644
--- a/src/event_graph/proto.rs
+++ b/src/event_graph/proto.rs
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ use std::{
         atomic::{AtomicUsize, Ordering::SeqCst},
         Arc,
     },
-    time::Duration,
 };
 
 use darkfi_serial::{async_trait, SerialDecodable, SerialEncodable};
@@ -30,7 +29,7 @@ use log::{debug, error, trace, warn};
 use smol::Executor;
 
 use super::{Event, EventGraphPtr, NULL_ID};
-use crate::{impl_p2p_message, net::*, system::timeout::timeout, Error, Result};
+use crate::{impl_p2p_message, net::*, Error, Result};
 
 /// Malicious behaviour threshold. If the threshold is reached, we will
 /// drop the peer from our P2P connection.
@@ -256,25 +255,23 @@ impl ProtocolEventGraph {
                         .send(&EventReq(missing_parents.clone().into_iter().collect()))
                         .await?;
 
-                    let parents = match timeout(
-                        Duration::from_secs(
+                    // Node waits for response
+                    let Ok(parents) = self
+                        .ev_rep_sub
+                        .receive_with_timeout(
                             self.event_graph.p2p.settings().read().await.outbound_connect_timeout,
-                        ),
-                        self.ev_rep_sub.receive(),
-                    )
-                    .await
-                    {
-                        Ok(parent) => parent?,
-                        Err(_) => {
-                            error!(
-                                target: "event_graph::protocol::handle_event_put()",
-                                "[EVENTGRAPH] Timeout while waiting for parents {:?} from {}",
-                                missing_parents, self.channel.address(),
-                            );
-                            self.channel.stop().await;
-                            return Err(Error::ChannelStopped)
-                        }
+                        )
+                        .await
+                    else {
+                        error!(
+                            target: "event_graph::protocol::handle_event_put()",
+                            "[EVENTGRAPH] Timeout while waiting for parents {:?} from {}",
+                            missing_parents, self.channel.address(),
+                        );
+                        self.channel.stop().await;
+                        return Err(Error::ChannelStopped)
                     };
+
                     let parents = parents.0.clone();
 
                     for parent in parents {