diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c
index b7d8e99e2a30..4a28aef2f01f 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c
@@ -6670,15 +6670,10 @@ static int hci_acl_create_conn_sync(struct hci_dev *hdev, void *data)
 	else
 		cp.role_switch = 0x00;
 
-	err = __hci_cmd_sync_status_sk(hdev, HCI_OP_CREATE_CONN,
-				       sizeof(cp), &cp,
-				       HCI_EV_CONN_COMPLETE,
-				       conn->conn_timeout, NULL);
-
-	if (err == -ETIMEDOUT)
-		hci_abort_conn_sync(hdev, conn, HCI_ERROR_LOCAL_HOST_TERM);
-
-	return err;
+	return __hci_cmd_sync_status_sk(hdev, HCI_OP_CREATE_CONN,
+					sizeof(cp), &cp,
+					HCI_EV_CONN_COMPLETE,
+					conn->conn_timeout, NULL);
 }
 
 int hci_connect_acl_sync(struct hci_dev *hdev, struct hci_conn *conn)