diff --git a/awx/main/tasks.py b/awx/main/tasks.py
index d3ce8f155f..ccaa7c63ea 100644
--- a/awx/main/tasks.py
+++ b/awx/main/tasks.py
@@ -3189,7 +3189,6 @@ class AWXReceptorJob:
                     except Exception:
                         raise RuntimeError(detail)
 
-        time.sleep(3)
         return res
 
     # Spawned in a thread so Receptor can start reading before we finish writing, we