diff --git a/swh/indexer/storage/api/client.py b/swh/indexer/storage/api/client.py
--- a/swh/indexer/storage/api/client.py
+++ b/swh/indexer/storage/api/client.py
@@ -14,7 +14,4 @@
     """Proxy to a remote storage API"""
 
     backend_class = IndexerStorage
-
-    def __init__(self, url, timeout=None):
-        super().__init__(
-            api_exception=StorageAPIError, url=url, timeout=timeout)
+    api_exception = StorageAPIError