diff --git a/limiter.go b/limiter.go
index 391b828f014a0ca9a6d4360aac25e04a259c583f..02aed50a2eb5d43cb60d6e2490f8c4b4de55e584 100644
--- a/limiter.go
+++ b/limiter.go
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ func (dj *dialJob) cancelled() bool {
 }
 
 func (dj *dialJob) dialTimeout() time.Duration {
-	timeout := DialTimeout
+	timeout := transport.DialTimeout
 	if lowTimeoutFilters.AddrBlocked(dj.addr) {
 		timeout = DialTimeoutLocal
 	}
diff --git a/swarm.go b/swarm.go
index 0a50bed9e6054772d51621905da084a9bb06b841..7d795abd861762d327791396c7ca40c8bb862cca 100644
--- a/swarm.go
+++ b/swarm.go
@@ -37,11 +37,6 @@ var ErrSwarmClosed = errors.New("swarm closed")
 // transport is misbehaving.
 var ErrAddrFiltered = errors.New("address filtered")
 
-// DialTimeout is the maximum duration a Dial is allowed to take.
-// This includes the time between dialing the raw network connection,
-// protocol selection as well the handshake, if applicable.
-var DialTimeout = 60 * time.Second
-
 // Swarm is a connection muxer, allowing connections to other peers to
 // be opened and closed, while still using the same Chan for all
 // communication. The Chan sends/receives Messages, which note the
diff --git a/swarm_dial.go b/swarm_dial.go
index fe7a4cbfd54266cf6f2857d4d1b513e5ebb748de..3e0cfafac2de5f403976ca4746df78b0a16988c5 100644
--- a/swarm_dial.go
+++ b/swarm_dial.go
@@ -202,10 +202,15 @@ func (s *Swarm) dialPeer(ctx context.Context, p peer.ID) (*Conn, error) {
 		return nil, ErrDialBackoff
 	}
 
+	// apply the DialPeer timeout
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, inet.GetDialPeerTimeout(ctx))
+	defer cancel()
+
 	conn, err := s.dsync.DialLock(ctx, p)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+
 	log.Debugf("network for %s finished dialing %s", s.local, p)
 	return conn, err
 }
@@ -256,9 +261,6 @@ func (s *Swarm) canDial(addr ma.Multiaddr) bool {
 
 // dial is the actual swarm's dial logic, gated by Dial.
 func (s *Swarm) dial(ctx context.Context, p peer.ID) (*Conn, error) {
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, DialTimeout)
-	defer cancel()
-
 	var logdial = lgbl.Dial("swarm", s.LocalPeer(), p, nil, nil)
 	if p == s.local {
 		log.Event(ctx, "swarmDialDoDialSelf", logdial)