diff --git a/src/net/error_plan9_test.go b/src/net/error_plan9_test.go
index 1270af19e54..f86c96c0d2f 100644
--- a/src/net/error_plan9_test.go
+++ b/src/net/error_plan9_test.go
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ package net
 import "syscall"
 
 var (
-	errTimedout       = syscall.ETIMEDOUT
 	errOpNotSupported = syscall.EPLAN9
 
 	abortedConnRequestErrors []error
diff --git a/src/net/error_unix_test.go b/src/net/error_unix_test.go
index 291a7234f21..963ba21f1a0 100644
--- a/src/net/error_unix_test.go
+++ b/src/net/error_unix_test.go
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import (
 )
 
 var (
-	errTimedout       = syscall.ETIMEDOUT
 	errOpNotSupported = syscall.EOPNOTSUPP
 
 	abortedConnRequestErrors = []error{syscall.ECONNABORTED} // see accept in fd_unix.go
diff --git a/src/net/error_windows_test.go b/src/net/error_windows_test.go
index 25825f96f80..7847af05516 100644
--- a/src/net/error_windows_test.go
+++ b/src/net/error_windows_test.go
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import (
 )
 
 var (
-	errTimedout       = syscall.ETIMEDOUT
 	errOpNotSupported = syscall.EOPNOTSUPP
 
 	abortedConnRequestErrors = []error{syscall.ERROR_NETNAME_DELETED, syscall.WSAECONNRESET} // see accept in fd_windows.go