diff --git a/backend/areas/users/user_service.py b/backend/areas/users/user_service.py
index 8ef92c12c7adc8de36e8d2391a501f48e8d45b81..2de4f41b1ee9282a7fc730fe8d3806550f7a9162 100644
--- a/backend/areas/users/user_service.py
+++ b/backend/areas/users/user_service.py
@@ -262,8 +262,6 @@ class UserService:
     def recovery_complete(userID):
         # Current unix time.
         now = int(datetime.today().timestamp())
-        current_app.logger.info("Waiting a little while before setting last_recovery...")
-        time.sleep(0.5)
         current_app.logger.info(f"Set last_recovery for {userID} to {now}")
         patch = JsonPatch(op="replace", path="/metadata_admin/last_recovery", value=now)
         patch_doc = JsonPatchDocument(value=[patch])