diff --git a/gitnexus/src/core/ingestion/pipeline-phases/cross-file-impl.ts b/gitnexus/src/core/ingestion/pipeline-phases/cross-file-impl.ts
index 717d2dcd7..ca0c1b1fb 100644
--- a/gitnexus/src/core/ingestion/pipeline-phases/cross-file-impl.ts
+++ b/gitnexus/src/core/ingestion/pipeline-phases/cross-file-impl.ts
@@ -37,19 +37,6 @@ const CROSS_FILE_SKIP_THRESHOLD = 0.03;
 /** Hard cap on files re-processed during cross-file propagation. */
 const MAX_CROSS_FILE_REPROCESS = 2000;
 
-/**
- * Default wall-clock time limit (ms) for cross-file propagation.
- * Override via `GITNEXUS_CROSS_FILE_TIMEOUT_MS` env var.
- * Prevents the phase from stalling for hours on very large repositories
- * where per-file re-resolution is expensive.
- */
-const DEFAULT_CROSS_FILE_ELAPSED_MS = 120_000; // 2 minutes
-
-function getCrossFileTimeoutMs(): number {
-  const raw = Number(process.env.GITNEXUS_CROSS_FILE_TIMEOUT_MS);
-  return raw > 0 && Number.isFinite(raw) ? raw : DEFAULT_CROSS_FILE_ELAPSED_MS;
-}
-
 /**
  * Cross-file binding propagation.
  * Returns the number of files re-processed.
@@ -131,13 +118,11 @@ export async function runCrossFileBindingPropagation(
 
   let crossFileResolved = 0;
   const crossFileStart = Date.now();
-  const crossFileDeadlineMs = getCrossFileTimeoutMs();
   const astCache = createASTCache(AST_CACHE_CAP);
   // Compiled query objects keyed by language name. Shared across all processCalls
   // invocations in this phase so the same tree-sitter query string is only
   // compiled once per language instead of once per file (O(1) vs O(N)).
   const compiledQueryCache = new Map<SupportedLanguages, Parser.Query>();
-  let timedOut = false;
 
   // Snapshot total topological candidates for progress math.  We walk the
   // levels once more here (fast — no I/O) so we can report meaningful
@@ -161,8 +146,6 @@ export async function runCrossFileBindingPropagation(
   const PROGRESS_INTERVAL = 25;
 
   for (const level of levels) {
-    if (timedOut) break;
-
     const levelCandidates: {
       filePath: string;
       seeded: Map<string, string>;
@@ -208,15 +191,6 @@ export async function runCrossFileBindingPropagation(
     const contentMap = await readFileContents(repoPath, levelPaths);
 
     for (const { filePath, seeded, importedReturns, importedRawReturns } of levelCandidates) {
-      if (Date.now() - crossFileStart >= crossFileDeadlineMs) {
-        timedOut = true;
-        logger.warn(
-          `⏱️ Cross-file type propagation timed out after ${crossFileDeadlineMs}ms` +
-            ` (${crossFileResolved} files processed). Override with GITNEXUS_CROSS_FILE_TIMEOUT_MS env var.`,
-        );
-        break;
-      }
-
       const content = contentMap.get(filePath);
       if (!content) continue;
 
diff --git a/gitnexus/test/unit/cross-file-impl.test.ts b/gitnexus/test/unit/cross-file-impl.test.ts
index b32cb9006..55a47a5b5 100644
--- a/gitnexus/test/unit/cross-file-impl.test.ts
+++ b/gitnexus/test/unit/cross-file-impl.test.ts
@@ -162,72 +162,6 @@ describe('runCrossFileBindingPropagation', () => {
     }
   });
 
-  it('stops processing when time deadline is exceeded', async () => {
-    const graph = createKnowledgeGraph();
-    const ctx = createResolutionContext();
-
-    const exportedTypeMap: ExportedTypeMap = new Map([
-      ['upstream.ts', new Map([['User', 'User']])],
-    ]);
-
-    const allPaths: string[] = ['upstream.ts'];
-    // Create 50 downstream importers
-    ctx.importMap.set('upstream.ts', new Set());
-    for (let i = 0; i < 50; i++) {
-      const file = `downstream${i}.ts`;
-      allPaths.push(file);
-      const bindings = new Map();
-      bindings.set('User', { sourcePath: 'upstream.ts', exportedName: 'User' });
-      ctx.namedImportMap.set(file, bindings);
-      ctx.importMap.set(file, new Set(['upstream.ts']));
-    }
-
-    // Set a very short timeout via env var. The processCalls mock below
-    // advances Date.now past this deadline after the first invocation.
-    const origEnv = process.env.GITNEXUS_CROSS_FILE_TIMEOUT_MS;
-    process.env.GITNEXUS_CROSS_FILE_TIMEOUT_MS = '50';
-
-    let callCount = 0;
-    processCallsMock.mockImplementation(async () => {
-      callCount++;
-      // After the first call, busy-wait past the 50ms deadline so the
-      // time check before the next candidate triggers.
-      if (callCount === 1) {
-        const start = Date.now();
-        while (Date.now() - start < 60) {
-          /* spin */
-        }
-      }
-      return [];
-    });
-
-    try {
-      const result = await runCrossFileBindingPropagation(
-        graph,
-        ctx,
-        exportedTypeMap,
-        new Set(allPaths),
-        allPaths.length,
-        '/repo',
-        Date.now(),
-        () => {},
-      );
-
-      // Should have processed at least 1 file (the first one goes through
-      // before the deadline check), but NOT all 50.
-      expect(result).toBeGreaterThan(0);
-      expect(result).toBeLessThan(50);
-      expect(processCallsMock.mock.calls.length).toBeLessThan(50);
-    } finally {
-      if (origEnv === undefined) {
-        delete process.env.GITNEXUS_CROSS_FILE_TIMEOUT_MS;
-      } else {
-        process.env.GITNEXUS_CROSS_FILE_TIMEOUT_MS = origEnv;
-      }
-      processCallsMock.mockImplementation(async () => []);
-    }
-  });
-
   it('caps processing at MAX_CROSS_FILE_REPROCESS (2000)', async () => {
     const graph = createKnowledgeGraph();
     const ctx = createResolutionContext();