diff --git a/internal/evidence/reactor_test.go b/internal/evidence/reactor_test.go
index 595362b8f..d1ae55803 100644
--- a/internal/evidence/reactor_test.go
+++ b/internal/evidence/reactor_test.go
@@ -435,11 +435,6 @@ func TestReactorBroadcastEvidence_Committed(t *testing.T) {
 	// start the network and ensure it's configured
 	rts.start(t)
 
-	// without the following sleep the test consistently fails;
-	// likely because the sleep forces a context switch that lets
-	// the router process other operations.
-	time.Sleep(2 * time.Millisecond)
-
 	// The secondary reactor should have received all the evidence ignoring the
 	// already committed evidence.
 	rts.waitForEvidence(t, evList[numEvidence/2:], secondary.NodeID)