diff --git a/AFNetworking/UIImageView+AFNetworking.m b/AFNetworking/UIImageView+AFNetworking.m
index 617fc28..6de959f 100644
--- a/AFNetworking/UIImageView+AFNetworking.m
+++ b/AFNetworking/UIImageView+AFNetworking.m
@@ -86,10 +86,11 @@ static char kAFImageRequestOperationObjectKey;
 - (void)setImageWithURL:(NSURL *)url 
        placeholderImage:(UIImage *)placeholderImage
 {
-    NSMutableURLRequest *request = [NSMutableURLRequest requestWithURL:url cachePolicy:NSURLRequestUseProtocolCachePolicy timeoutInterval:30.0];
+    NSMutableURLRequest *request = [NSMutableURLRequest requestWithURL:url];
     [request setHTTPShouldHandleCookies:NO];
     [request setHTTPShouldUsePipelining:YES];
     [request addValue:@"image/*" forHTTPHeaderField:@"Accept"];
+    
     [self setImageWithURLRequest:request placeholderImage:placeholderImage success:nil failure:nil];
 }