diff --git a/examples/src/main/java/io/grpc/examples/keepalive/KeepAliveClient.java b/examples/src/main/java/io/grpc/examples/keepalive/KeepAliveClient.java
index a7c59c3952f..414d92dea4c 100644
--- a/examples/src/main/java/io/grpc/examples/keepalive/KeepAliveClient.java
+++ b/examples/src/main/java/io/grpc/examples/keepalive/KeepAliveClient.java
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
     // frames.
     // More details see: https://github.com/grpc/proposal/blob/master/A8-client-side-keepalive.md
     ManagedChannel channel = Grpc.newChannelBuilder(target, InsecureChannelCredentials.create())
-        .keepAliveTime(5, TimeUnit.MINUTES)
         .keepAliveTime(10, TimeUnit.SECONDS) // Change to a larger value, e.g. 5min.
         .keepAliveTimeout(1, TimeUnit.SECONDS) // Change to a larger value, e.g. 10s.
         .keepAliveWithoutCalls(true)// You should normally avoid enabling this.