diff --git a/libs/telemetry/src/capturing/ng/layer.rs b/libs/telemetry/src/capturing/ng/layer.rs
index 3d051e4ac0b..0597b4f5c88 100644
--- a/libs/telemetry/src/capturing/ng/layer.rs
+++ b/libs/telemetry/src/capturing/ng/layer.rs
@@ -269,7 +269,6 @@ mod tests {
             {
                 let child = info_span!("child_span", otel.kind = "internal");
                 let _child_guard = child.enter();
-                std::thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(10));
             }
         });