diff --git a/salt/proxy/junos.py b/salt/proxy/junos.py
index a1ba67711330..2b57949ef646 100644
--- a/salt/proxy/junos.py
+++ b/salt/proxy/junos.py
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ def ping():
 
 def _rpc_file_list(dev):
     try:
-        dev.rpc.file_list(path="/dev/null", dev_timeout=5)
+        dev.rpc.file_list(path="/dev/null")
         return True
     except (RpcTimeoutError, ConnectClosedError):
         try: