diff --git a/src/main/java/redis/clients/jedis/JedisPool.java b/src/main/java/redis/clients/jedis/JedisPool.java
index d63de39b89..0f4fe4b33e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/redis/clients/jedis/JedisPool.java
+++ b/src/main/java/redis/clients/jedis/JedisPool.java
@@ -48,17 +48,12 @@ public JedisFactory(final String host, final int port,
             super();
             this.host = host;
             this.port = port;
-            this.timeout = (timeout > 0) ? timeout : -1;
+            this.timeout = timeout;
             this.password = password;
         }
 
         public Object makeObject() throws Exception {
-            final Jedis jedis;
-            if (timeout > 0) {
-                jedis = new Jedis(this.host, this.port, this.timeout);
-            } else {
-                jedis = new Jedis(this.host, this.port);
-            }
+            final Jedis jedis = new Jedis(this.host, this.port, this.timeout);
 
             jedis.connect();
             if (null != this.password) {