diff --git a/src/libCom/osi/os/Darwin/osdTime.cpp b/src/libCom/osi/os/Darwin/osdTime.cpp
index f3e6db5dd..bf16aea3a 100644
--- a/src/libCom/osi/os/Darwin/osdTime.cpp
+++ b/src/libCom/osi/os/Darwin/osdTime.cpp
@@ -69,10 +69,8 @@ convertDoubleToWakeTime(double timeout, struct timespec *wakeTime)
 
     clock_get_time(host_clock, &now);
 
-    if (timeout<0.0)
+    if (timeout < 0.0)
         timeout = 0.0;
-    else if(timeout>3600.0)
-        timeout = 3600.0;
 
     wait.tv_sec  = static_cast< long >(timeout);
     wait.tv_nsec = static_cast< long >((timeout - (double)wait.tv_sec) * 1e9);
diff --git a/src/libCom/osi/os/posix/osdTime.cpp b/src/libCom/osi/os/posix/osdTime.cpp
index 7668dd3c1..a06a7ebc1 100644
--- a/src/libCom/osi/os/posix/osdTime.cpp
+++ b/src/libCom/osi/os/posix/osdTime.cpp
@@ -90,8 +90,8 @@ extern "C" epicsShareFunc void
     struct timespec wait;
     int status;
 
-    if(timeout<0.0) timeout = 0.0;
-    else if(timeout>3600.0) timeout = 3600.0;
+    if (timeout < 0.0)
+        timeout = 0.0;
 #ifdef CLOCK_REALTIME
     status = clock_gettime(CLOCK_REALTIME, wakeTime);
 #else