diff --git a/addon/src/index.js b/addon/src/index.js
index afe79323..73fb26f9 100644
--- a/addon/src/index.js
+++ b/addon/src/index.js
@@ -44,12 +44,6 @@ export function setupTest(hooks, _options) {
       let originalPauseTest = this.pauseTest;
       this.pauseTest = function QUnit_pauseTest() {
         assert.timeout(-1); // prevent the test from timing out
-
-        // This is a temporary work around for
-        // https://github.com/emberjs/ember-qunit/issues/496 this clears the
-        // timeout that would fail the test when it hits the global testTimeout
-        // value.
-        clearTimeout(QUnit.config.timeout);
         return originalPauseTest.call(this);
       };
     });