diff --git a/monkey/monkey_island/cc/services/config.py b/monkey/monkey_island/cc/services/config.py
index afc4742ba..87f949ce8 100644
--- a/monkey/monkey_island/cc/services/config.py
+++ b/monkey/monkey_island/cc/services/config.py
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ SENSITIVE_SSH_KEY_FIELDS = [
     SensitiveField(path="public_key", field_encryptor=StringEncryptor),
 ]
 
+SMB_DOWNLOAD_TIMEOUT = 30
+
 
 class ConfigService:
     default_config = None
@@ -584,19 +586,19 @@ class ConfigService:
         config.pop(flat_config_exploiter_classes_field, None)
 
         formatted_exploiters_config = ConfigService._add_smb_download_timeout_to_exploiters(
-            config, formatted_exploiters_config
+            formatted_exploiters_config
         )
         return ConfigService._add_supported_os_to_exploiters(formatted_exploiters_config)
 
     @staticmethod
     def _add_smb_download_timeout_to_exploiters(
-        flat_config: Dict, formatted_config: Dict
+        formatted_config: Dict,
     ) -> Dict[str, List[Dict[str, Any]]]:
         new_config = copy.deepcopy(formatted_config)
         uses_smb_timeout = {"SmbExploiter", "WmiExploiter"}
 
         for exploiter in filter(lambda e: e["name"] in uses_smb_timeout, new_config["brute_force"]):
-            exploiter["options"]["smb_download_timeout"] = flat_config["smb_download_timeout"]
+            exploiter["options"]["smb_download_timeout"] = SMB_DOWNLOAD_TIMEOUT
 
         return new_config
 
diff --git a/monkey/monkey_island/cc/services/config_schema/internal.py b/monkey/monkey_island/cc/services/config_schema/internal.py
index 906f7520f..9c28425f3 100644
--- a/monkey/monkey_island/cc/services/config_schema/internal.py
+++ b/monkey/monkey_island/cc/services/config_schema/internal.py
@@ -165,19 +165,6 @@ INTERNAL = {
                     "items": {"type": "string"},
                     "description": "List of SSH key pairs to use, when trying to ssh into servers",
                 },
-                "smb_service": {
-                    "title": "SMB service",
-                    "type": "object",
-                    "properties": {
-                        "smb_download_timeout": {
-                            "title": "SMB download timeout",
-                            "type": "integer",
-                            "default": 30,
-                            "description": "Timeout (in seconds) for SMB download operation (used "
-                            "in various exploits using SMB)",
-                        },
-                    },
-                },
             },
         },
         "testing": {
diff --git a/monkey/tests/data_for_tests/monkey_configs/flat_config.json b/monkey/tests/data_for_tests/monkey_configs/flat_config.json
index c1b924439..18d849e16 100644
--- a/monkey/tests/data_for_tests/monkey_configs/flat_config.json
+++ b/monkey/tests/data_for_tests/monkey_configs/flat_config.json
@@ -82,7 +82,6 @@
             "readme": true
         }
     },
-    "smb_download_timeout": 300,
     "subnet_scan_list": ["192.168.1.50", "192.168.56.0/24", "10.0.33.0/30"],
     "system_info_collector_classes": [
         "MimikatzCollector"
diff --git a/monkey/tests/unit_tests/monkey_island/cc/services/test_config.py b/monkey/tests/unit_tests/monkey_island/cc/services/test_config.py
index 41c78cb8c..bc804c68a 100644
--- a/monkey/tests/unit_tests/monkey_island/cc/services/test_config.py
+++ b/monkey/tests/unit_tests/monkey_island/cc/services/test_config.py
@@ -195,12 +195,12 @@ def test_format_config_for_agent__exploiters():
             {
                 "name": "SmbExploiter",
                 "supported_os": ["windows"],
-                "options": {"smb_download_timeout": 300},
+                "options": {"smb_download_timeout": 30},
             },
             {
                 "name": "WmiExploiter",
                 "supported_os": ["windows"],
-                "options": {"smb_download_timeout": 300},
+                "options": {"smb_download_timeout": 30},
             },
         ],
         "vulnerability": [