diff --git a/gio/tests/gapplication-example-cmdline.c b/gio/tests/gapplication-example-cmdline.c
index cbec9a8bb..9316214ea 100644
--- a/gio/tests/gapplication-example-cmdline.c
+++ b/gio/tests/gapplication-example-cmdline.c
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
   app = g_application_new ("org.gtk.TestApplication",
                            G_APPLICATION_HANDLES_COMMAND_LINE);
   g_signal_connect (app, "command-line", G_CALLBACK (command_line), NULL);
-  g_application_set_inactivity_timeout (app, 10000);
   g_application_set_version (app, "2.3");
 
   status = g_application_run (app, argc, argv);
diff --git a/gio/tests/gapplication-example-cmdline2.c b/gio/tests/gapplication-example-cmdline2.c
index dc25e9540..e607a47f4 100644
--- a/gio/tests/gapplication-example-cmdline2.c
+++ b/gio/tests/gapplication-example-cmdline2.c
@@ -95,7 +95,6 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
   int status;
 
   app = test_application_new ("org.gtk.TestApplication", 0);
-  g_application_set_inactivity_timeout (app, 10000);
   g_signal_connect (app, "command-line", G_CALLBACK (command_line), NULL);
 
   status = g_application_run (app, argc, argv);
diff --git a/gio/tests/gapplication-example-cmdline3.c b/gio/tests/gapplication-example-cmdline3.c
index eecdc6578..508ee2890 100644
--- a/gio/tests/gapplication-example-cmdline3.c
+++ b/gio/tests/gapplication-example-cmdline3.c
@@ -96,7 +96,6 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
   app = g_application_new ("org.gtk.TestApplication",
                            G_APPLICATION_HANDLES_COMMAND_LINE);
   g_signal_connect (app, "command-line", G_CALLBACK (command_line), NULL);
-  g_application_set_inactivity_timeout (app, 10000);
 
   status = g_application_run (app, argc, argv);