diff --git a/kafka/errors.py b/kafka/errors.py
index 47d228e48..fb9576c3f 100644
--- a/kafka/errors.py
+++ b/kafka/errors.py
@@ -476,10 +476,6 @@ class ConsumerNoMoreData(KafkaError):
     pass
 
 
-class ConsumerTimeout(KafkaError):
-    pass
-
-
 class ProtocolError(KafkaError):
     pass