diff --git a/pkg/server/api/shim.go b/pkg/server/api/shim.go
index 01018ddd4..d1463d6d8 100644
--- a/pkg/server/api/shim.go
+++ b/pkg/server/api/shim.go
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@ import (
 	cnitypes "github.com/containernetworking/cni/pkg/types"
 
 	"gopkg.in/k8snetworkplumbingwg/multus-cni.v4/pkg/logging"
-
-	utilwait "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait"
 )
 
 // ShimNetConf for the SHIM cni config file written in json
@@ -90,10 +88,7 @@ func postRequest(args *skel.CmdArgs) (*Response, string, error) {
 	}
 
 	var body []byte
-	err = utilwait.PollImmediate(APIReadyPollDuration, APIReadyPollTimeout, func() (bool, error) {
-		body, err = DoCNI("http://dummy/cni", cniRequest, SocketPath(multusShimConfig.MultusSocketDir))
-		return err == nil, nil
-	})
+	body, err = DoCNI("http://dummy/cni", cniRequest, SocketPath(multusShimConfig.MultusSocketDir))
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, multusShimConfig.CNIVersion, err
 	}