diff --git a/pkg/ingress/kube/configmap/global.go b/pkg/ingress/kube/configmap/global.go
index 45c362445..0804062d3 100644
--- a/pkg/ingress/kube/configmap/global.go
+++ b/pkg/ingress/kube/configmap/global.go
@@ -636,6 +636,9 @@ func (g *GlobalOptionController) constructBufferLimit(downstream *Downstream) st
 
 // constructRouteTimeout constructs the route timeout config.
 func (g *GlobalOptionController) constructRouteTimeout(downstream *Downstream) string {
+	if downstream.RouteTimeout == 0 {
+		return ""
+	}
 	return fmt.Sprintf(`
 	{
 		"route": {
diff --git a/test/e2e/conformance/tests/configmap-global.go b/test/e2e/conformance/tests/configmap-global.go
index a64043bbb..2d9852ae4 100644
--- a/test/e2e/conformance/tests/configmap-global.go
+++ b/test/e2e/conformance/tests/configmap-global.go
@@ -504,14 +504,6 @@ var ConfigMapGlobalEnvoy = suite.ConformanceTest{
 							"idle_timeout":                   "180s",
 						},
 					},
-					{
-						Path:            "configs.#.dynamic_route_configs.#.route_config.virtual_hosts.#.routes.#.route",
-						CheckType:       envoy.CheckTypeMatch,
-						TargetNamespace: "higress-system",
-						ExpectEnvoyConfig: map[string]interface{}{
-							"timeout": "0s",
-						},
-					},
 					{
 						Path:            "configs.#.dynamic_active_clusters.#.cluster",
 						CheckType:       envoy.CheckTypeMatch,
@@ -778,14 +770,6 @@ var ConfigMapGlobalEnvoy = suite.ConformanceTest{
 							"idle_timeout":                   "180s",
 						},
 					},
-					{
-						Path:            "configs.#.dynamic_route_configs.#.route_config.virtual_hosts.#.routes.#.route",
-						CheckType:       envoy.CheckTypeMatch,
-						TargetNamespace: "higress-system",
-						ExpectEnvoyConfig: map[string]interface{}{
-							"timeout": "0s",
-						},
-					},
 					{
 						Path:            "configs.#.dynamic_active_clusters.#.cluster",
 						CheckType:       envoy.CheckTypeMatch,
@@ -968,14 +952,6 @@ var ConfigMapGlobalEnvoy = suite.ConformanceTest{
 							"idle_timeout":                   "180s",
 						},
 					},
-					{
-						Path:            "configs.#.dynamic_route_configs.#.route_config.virtual_hosts.#.routes.#.route",
-						CheckType:       envoy.CheckTypeMatch,
-						TargetNamespace: "higress-system",
-						ExpectEnvoyConfig: map[string]interface{}{
-							"timeout": "0s",
-						},
-					},
 					{
 						Path:            "configs.#.dynamic_active_clusters.#.cluster",
 						CheckType:       envoy.CheckTypeMatch,