diff --git a/selfdrive/athena/athenad.py b/selfdrive/athena/athenad.py
index bce8ad4871..780d2ab900 100755
--- a/selfdrive/athena/athenad.py
+++ b/selfdrive/athena/athenad.py
@@ -821,10 +821,6 @@ def main(exit_event: Optional[threading.Event] = None):
     except (ConnectionError, TimeoutError, WebSocketException):
       conn_retries += 1
       params.remove("LastAthenaPingTime")
-    # TODO: socket.timeout and TimeoutError are now the same exception since python3.10
-    # Remove the socket.timeout case once we have fully moved to python3.11
-    except socket.timeout: # pylint: disable=duplicate-except
-      params.remove("LastAthenaPingTime")
     except Exception:
       cloudlog.exception("athenad.main.exception")