diff --git a/client/lib/aethex-social-service.ts b/client/lib/aethex-social-service.ts
index fca959fc..1e6f7d7e 100644
--- a/client/lib/aethex-social-service.ts
+++ b/client/lib/aethex-social-service.ts
@@ -33,21 +33,10 @@ export const aethexSocialService = {
 
   async getFollowing(userId: string): Promise<string[]> {
     try {
-      // Add timeout to prevent hanging
-      const controller = new AbortController();
-      const timeoutId = setTimeout(() => controller.abort(), 8000);
-
-      const { data, error } = await Promise.race([
-        supabase
-          .from("user_follows")
-          .select("following_id")
-          .eq("follower_id", userId),
-        new Promise<any>((_, reject) =>
-          setTimeout(() => reject(new Error("getFollowing timeout")), 7900),
-        ),
-      ]);
-
-      clearTimeout(timeoutId);
+      const { data, error } = await supabase
+        .from("user_follows")
+        .select("following_id")
+        .eq("follower_id", userId);
 
       if (error) {
         console.error(