diff --git a/cpu-miner.c b/cpu-miner.c
index 55b5a8a..84ab050 100644
--- a/cpu-miner.c
+++ b/cpu-miner.c
@@ -949,8 +949,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 			applog(LOG_ERR, "thread %d create failed", i);
 			return 1;
 		}
-
-		sleep(1);	/* don't pound RPC server all at once */
 	}
 
 	applog(LOG_INFO, "%d miner threads started, "