diff --git a/client/internal/certproof/collect_darwin.go b/client/internal/certproof/collect_darwin.go
index 28fa1c183..3bc121ef7 100644
--- a/client/internal/certproof/collect_darwin.go
+++ b/client/internal/certproof/collect_darwin.go
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
 	"strconv"
-	"time"
 
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 
@@ -16,8 +15,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/shared/management/proto"
 )
 
-const helperTimeout = 30 * time.Second
-
 // CollectProofs answers the certificate challenges in checks from every store this Mac
 // can reach. The root daemon reads the System keychain itself, which is where MDM
 // installs device identities, and reaches the console user's login keychain only by
@@ -78,9 +75,6 @@ func collectAsConsoleUser(ctx context.Context, owner string, challenges []*proto
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("resolve own binary: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, helperTimeout)
-	defer cancel()
-
 	// Absolute paths, because the daemon's PATH is configurable through the service
 	// environment, and sudo selects the user by uid so the name never has to round-trip.
 	uid := strconv.FormatUint(uint64(user.UID), 10)
diff --git a/client/internal/certproof/collect_windows.go b/client/internal/certproof/collect_windows.go
index dcdd2d320..7b6eddbc3 100644
--- a/client/internal/certproof/collect_windows.go
+++ b/client/internal/certproof/collect_windows.go
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
 	"syscall"
-	"time"
 
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"golang.org/x/sys/windows"
@@ -15,8 +14,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/shared/management/proto"
 )
 
-const helperTimeout = 30 * time.Second
-
 // CollectProofs answers the certificate challenges in checks from every store this
 // machine can reach. The service reads the local machine store itself, where AD and
 // Intune enrol device certificates, and reaches the signed-in user's store by launching
@@ -87,9 +84,6 @@ func collectAsDesktopUser(ctx context.Context, owner string, challenges []*proto
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("build environment of %s: %w", user.Name, err)
 	}
 
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, helperTimeout)
-	defer cancel()
-
 	cmd := exec.CommandContext(ctx, binary, "posture", "cert-proof")
 	cmd.Env = env
 	cmd.SysProcAttr = &syscall.SysProcAttr{