1 files changed, 2 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/lib/rinda/tuplespace.rb b/lib/rinda/tuplespace.rb
index 074ba6cdb0..d30a5047a8 100644
--- a/lib/rinda/tuplespace.rb
+++ b/lib/rinda/tuplespace.rb
@@ -277,14 +277,13 @@ module Rinda
   class TupleSpace
     include DRbUndumped
     include MonitorMixin
-    def initialize(timeout=60)
+    def initialize(period=60)
       super()
       @bag = TupleBag.new
       @read_waiter = TupleBag.new
       @take_waiter = TupleBag.new
       @notify_waiter = TupleBag.new
-      @timeout = timeout
-      @period = timeout * 2
+      @period = period
       @keeper = keeper
     end