diff --git a/src/test/java/net/openhft/chronicle/map/TCPSocketReplication3wayTest.java b/src/test/java/net/openhft/chronicle/map/TCPSocketReplication3wayTest.java
index 495bc40a8..9892f0404 100644
--- a/src/test/java/net/openhft/chronicle/map/TCPSocketReplication3wayTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/net/openhft/chronicle/map/TCPSocketReplication3wayTest.java
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ public class TCPSocketReplication3wayTest {
 
     @After
     public void tearDown() throws InterruptedException {
-        Thread.sleep(5);
         for (final Closeable closeable : new Closeable[]{map1, map2, map3}) {
             try {
                 closeable.close();