diff --git a/src/Scenery/SceneryPager.cxx b/src/Scenery/SceneryPager.cxx
index e23a71d26..183511361 100644
--- a/src/Scenery/SceneryPager.cxx
+++ b/src/Scenery/SceneryPager.cxx
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ SceneryPager::SceneryPager()
 {
     _pagerRequests.reserve(48);
     _deleteRequests.reserve(16);
-    setExpiryDelay(120.0);
 }
 
 SceneryPager::SceneryPager(const SceneryPager& rhs) :