diff --git a/app/decorators/user_decorator.rb b/app/decorators/user_decorator.rb
index 265d018068c..51e70b19e0c 100644
--- a/app/decorators/user_decorator.rb
+++ b/app/decorators/user_decorator.rb
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ class UserDecorator
 
   MAX_RECENT_EVENTS = 5
   MAX_RECENT_DEVICES = 5
-  DEFAULT_LOCKOUT_PERIOD = 10.minutes
 
   def initialize(user)
     @user = user
@@ -137,12 +136,7 @@ def delete_account_bullet_key
   private
 
   def lockout_period
-    return DEFAULT_LOCKOUT_PERIOD if lockout_period_config.blank?
-    lockout_period_config.minutes
-  end
-
-  def lockout_period_config
-    @lockout_period_config ||= IdentityConfig.store.lockout_period_in_minutes
+    IdentityConfig.store.lockout_period_in_minutes.minutes
   end
 
   def lockout_period_expired?
diff --git a/spec/decorators/user_decorator_spec.rb b/spec/decorators/user_decorator_spec.rb
index d4c745c341b..914eb0ca7b9 100644
--- a/spec/decorators/user_decorator_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/decorators/user_decorator_spec.rb
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@
     end
 
     context 'second factor locked out a while ago' do
-      let(:locked_at) { Time.zone.now - UserDecorator::DEFAULT_LOCKOUT_PERIOD - 1.second }
+      let(:locked_at) { IdentityConfig.store.lockout_period_in_minutes.minutes.ago - 1.second }
 
       it { expect(locked_out?).to eq(false) }
     end
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@
     end
 
     context 'second factor locked out a while ago' do
-      let(:locked_at) { Time.zone.now - UserDecorator::DEFAULT_LOCKOUT_PERIOD - 1.second }
+      let(:locked_at) { IdentityConfig.store.lockout_period_in_minutes.minutes.ago - 1.second }
 
       it { expect(no_longer_locked_out?).to eq(true) }
     end