diff --git a/recipes-extended/um-service-cfg/files/um-service-config.sh b/recipes-extended/um-service-cfg/files/um-service-config.sh
index 2fa61ed..9889c29 100644
--- a/recipes-extended/um-service-cfg/files/um-service-config.sh
+++ b/recipes-extended/um-service-cfg/files/um-service-config.sh
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ counter=0
 
 until [[ counter -ge $max_retry ]]
 do
-  sleep 1
   echo "Probing um. #$counter"
   ping -qc 1 -W 1 $USER_MODULE_ipv4_addr && break
   ((counter++))