diff --git a/src/core/lib/event_engine/promise.h b/src/core/lib/event_engine/promise.h
index 6ca9fb04dae..c92c95d0f1d 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/event_engine/promise.h
+++ b/src/core/lib/event_engine/promise.h
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@
 #define GRPC_CORE_LIB_EVENT_ENGINE_PROMISE_H
 #include <grpc/support/port_platform.h>
 
-#include "absl/time/time.h"
-
 #include <grpc/support/log.h>
 
 #include "src/core/lib/gprpp/sync.h"
@@ -27,8 +25,8 @@ namespace experimental {
 /// A minimal promise implementation.
 ///
 /// This is light-duty, syntactical sugar around cv wait & signal, which is
-/// useful in some cases. A more robust implementation is being worked on
-/// separately.
+/// useful in some cases.
+/// TODO(ctiller): Find a new name for this type.
 template <typename T>
 class Promise {
  public:
@@ -38,13 +36,10 @@ class Promise {
   explicit Promise(T&& val) : val_(val) {}
   // The getter will wait until the setter has been called, and will return the
   // value passed during Set.
-  T& Get() { return WaitWithTimeout(absl::Hours(1)); }
-  // The getter will wait with timeout until the setter has been called, and
-  // will return the value passed during Set.
-  T& WaitWithTimeout(absl::Duration d) {
+  T& Get() {
     grpc_core::MutexLock lock(&mu_);
-    if (!set_) {
-      cv_.WaitWithTimeout(&mu_, d);
+    while (!set_) {
+      cv_.Wait(&mu_);
     }
     return val_;
   }
diff --git a/test/core/event_engine/common_closures_test.cc b/test/core/event_engine/common_closures_test.cc
index 34f10b9befd..e9a9ada29c1 100644
--- a/test/core/event_engine/common_closures_test.cc
+++ b/test/core/event_engine/common_closures_test.cc
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ TEST_F(AnyInvocableClosureTest, CallsItsFunction) {
   Promise<bool> promise;
   AnyInvocableClosure closure([&promise] { promise.Set(true); });
   closure.Run();
-  ASSERT_TRUE(promise.WaitWithTimeout(absl::Seconds(3)));
+  ASSERT_TRUE(promise.Get());
 }
 
 class SelfDeletingClosureTest : public testing::Test {};
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ TEST_F(SelfDeletingClosureTest, CallsItsFunction) {
   auto* closure =
       SelfDeletingClosure::Create([&promise] { promise.Set(true); });
   closure->Run();
-  ASSERT_TRUE(promise.WaitWithTimeout(absl::Seconds(3)));
+  ASSERT_TRUE(promise.Get());
   // ASAN should catch if this closure is not deleted
 }
 
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ TEST_F(SelfDeletingClosureTest, CallsItsFunctionAndIsDestroyed) {
       SelfDeletingClosure::Create([&fn_called] { fn_called.Set(true); },
                                   [&destroyed] { destroyed.Set(true); });
   closure->Run();
-  ASSERT_TRUE(fn_called.WaitWithTimeout(absl::Seconds(3)));
-  ASSERT_TRUE(destroyed.WaitWithTimeout(absl::Seconds(3)));
+  ASSERT_TRUE(fn_called.Get());
+  ASSERT_TRUE(destroyed.Get());
 }
 
 int main(int argc, char** argv) {
diff --git a/test/core/event_engine/posix/event_poller_posix_test.cc b/test/core/event_engine/posix/event_poller_posix_test.cc
index 300a5b84c1b..77a6338bbd0 100644
--- a/test/core/event_engine/posix/event_poller_posix_test.cc
+++ b/test/core/event_engine/posix/event_poller_posix_test.cc
@@ -680,7 +680,7 @@ class Worker : public grpc_core::DualRefCounted<Worker> {
   }
 
   void Wait() {
-    EXPECT_TRUE(promise.WaitWithTimeout(absl::Seconds(60)));
+    EXPECT_TRUE(promise.Get());
     WeakUnref();
   }
 
diff --git a/test/core/event_engine/windows/iocp_test.cc b/test/core/event_engine/windows/iocp_test.cc
index 8718fca2d1a..13f2c308ff8 100644
--- a/test/core/event_engine/windows/iocp_test.cc
+++ b/test/core/event_engine/windows/iocp_test.cc
@@ -126,8 +126,8 @@ TEST_F(IOCPTest, ClientReceivesNotificationOfServerSend) {
   ASSERT_EQ(closures.size(), 1);
   executor.Run(closures[0]);
   // wait for the callbacks to run
-  ASSERT_TRUE(read_called.WaitWithTimeout(absl::Seconds(10)));
-  ASSERT_TRUE(write_called.WaitWithTimeout(absl::Seconds(10)));
+  ASSERT_TRUE(read_called.Get());
+  ASSERT_TRUE(write_called.Get());
 
   delete on_read;
   delete on_write;
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ TEST_F(IOCPTest, IocpWorkTimeoutDueToNoNotificationRegistered) {
   // register the closure, which should trigger it immediately.
   wrapped_client_socket->NotifyOnRead(on_read);
   // wait for the callbacks to run
-  ASSERT_TRUE(read_called.WaitWithTimeout(absl::Seconds(10)));
+  ASSERT_TRUE(read_called.Get());
 
   delete on_read;
   wrapped_client_socket->MaybeShutdown(absl::OkStatus());
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ TEST_F(IOCPTest, KickWorks) {
     iocp.Kick();
   });
   // wait for the callbacks to run
-  ASSERT_TRUE(kicked.WaitWithTimeout(absl::Seconds(10)));
+  ASSERT_TRUE(kicked.Get());
 }
 
 TEST_F(IOCPTest, KickThenShutdownCasusesNextWorkerToBeKicked) {