diff --git a/compose/cli/docker_client.py b/compose/cli/docker_client.py
index 3e0873c49..bed6be794 100644
--- a/compose/cli/docker_client.py
+++ b/compose/cli/docker_client.py
@@ -45,10 +45,6 @@ def docker_client(environment, version=None, tls_config=None, host=None,
     Returns a docker-py client configured using environment variables
     according to the same logic as the official Docker client.
     """
-    if 'DOCKER_CLIENT_TIMEOUT' in environment:
-        log.warn("The DOCKER_CLIENT_TIMEOUT environment variable is deprecated.  "
-                 "Please use COMPOSE_HTTP_TIMEOUT instead.")
-
     try:
         kwargs = kwargs_from_env(environment=environment, ssl_version=tls_version)
     except TLSParameterError:
diff --git a/compose/const.py b/compose/const.py
index 9e00d96e9..b930e0bf0 100644
--- a/compose/const.py
+++ b/compose/const.py
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 from __future__ import absolute_import
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
-import os
 import sys
 
 DEFAULT_TIMEOUT = 10
-HTTP_TIMEOUT = int(os.environ.get('DOCKER_CLIENT_TIMEOUT', 60))
+HTTP_TIMEOUT = 60
 IMAGE_EVENTS = ['delete', 'import', 'pull', 'push', 'tag', 'untag']
 IS_WINDOWS_PLATFORM = (sys.platform == "win32")
 LABEL_CONTAINER_NUMBER = 'com.docker.compose.container-number'