diff --git a/ansible_runner/config/_base.py b/ansible_runner/config/_base.py
index 68fe6200e..03abc870e 100644
--- a/ansible_runner/config/_base.py
+++ b/ansible_runner/config/_base.py
@@ -180,8 +180,6 @@ def _prepare_env(self, runner_mode='pexpect'):
             self.expect_passwords[pexpect.TIMEOUT] = None
             self.expect_passwords[pexpect.EOF] = None
 
-            self.pexpect_timeout = self.settings.get('pexpect_timeout', 5)
-            self.pexpect_use_poll = self.settings.get('pexpect_use_poll', True)
             self.pexpect_timeout = self.settings.get('pexpect_timeout', 5)
             self.pexpect_use_poll = self.settings.get('pexpect_use_poll', True)
             self.idle_timeout = self.settings.get('idle_timeout', None)