diff --git a/internal/consensus/state_test.go b/internal/consensus/state_test.go
index 43f4ef319..0e25a7b3d 100644
--- a/internal/consensus/state_test.go
+++ b/internal/consensus/state_test.go
@@ -128,7 +128,6 @@ func TestStateProposerSelection2(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 
 		signAddVotes(config, cs1, tmproto.PrecommitType, nil, types.PartSetHeader{}, vss[1:]...)
-		time.Sleep(time.Second)
 		ensureNewRound(t, newRoundCh, height, i+round+1) // wait for the new round event each round
 		incrementRound(vss[1:]...)
 	}