diff --git a/test/passt/shutdown b/test/passt/shutdown
index 34ddb64..e309ac6 100644
--- a/test/passt/shutdown
+++ b/test/passt/shutdown
@@ -16,5 +16,4 @@ test	shutdown: exit code
 
 hout	PASST_PID cat __STATESETUP__/passt.pid
 host	kill __PASST_PID__
-sleep	1
 passtw
diff --git a/test/passt_in_ns/shutdown b/test/passt_in_ns/shutdown
index b602ec2..45901df 100644
--- a/test/passt_in_ns/shutdown
+++ b/test/passt_in_ns/shutdown
@@ -16,5 +16,4 @@ test	shutdown: exit code
 
 nsout	PASST_PID cat __STATESETUP__/passt.pid
 ns	kill __PASST_PID__
-sleep	1
 passtw