diff --git a/e2e/lib/k8up.bash b/e2e/lib/k8up.bash
index ac7615b42..0f4f574c9 100755
--- a/e2e/lib/k8up.bash
+++ b/e2e/lib/k8up.bash
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ clear_pv_data() {
 # It's very unreliable unfortunately. So running the pod, waiting and getting the
 # log output is a lot less prone for race conditions.
 restic() {
-	sleep 3
 	podname="restic-$(timestamp)"
 	kubectl run "$podname" \
 		--restart Never \
@@ -78,7 +77,6 @@ restic() {
 }
 
 mc() {
-	sleep 3
 	podname="minio-mc-$(timestamp)"
 	kubectl run "$podname" \
 		--restart Never \
@@ -295,7 +293,6 @@ given_an_existing_backup() {
 		if [ ! -z "${output}" ]; then
 			break
 		fi
-		sleep 3
 	done
 
 	# shellcheck disable=SC2154