diff --git a/lib/pg/connection.rb b/lib/pg/connection.rb
index 196a19d51..a326c8778 100644
--- a/lib/pg/connection.rb
+++ b/lib/pg/connection.rb
@@ -653,8 +653,6 @@ def cancel
 		# Track the progress of the connection, waiting for the socket to become readable/writable before polling it
 
 		if (timeo = conninfo_hash[:connect_timeout].to_i) && timeo > 0
-			# Lowest timeout is 2 seconds - like in libpq
-			timeo = [timeo, 2].max
 			host_count = conninfo_hash[:host].to_s.count(",") + 1
 			stop_time = timeo * host_count + Process.clock_gettime(Process::CLOCK_MONOTONIC)
 		end
diff --git a/spec/pg/connection_spec.rb b/spec/pg/connection_spec.rb
index df5438ab3..a4bfd79ad 100644
--- a/spec/pg/connection_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/pg/connection_spec.rb
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@
 				end
 			end
 
-			expect( Time.now - start_time ).to be_between(1.9, 10).inclusive
+			expect( Time.now - start_time ).to be_between(0.9, 10).inclusive
 		end
 	end