diff --git a/knotserver/git/tree.go b/knotserver/git/tree.go
index cd5f75f7..be60764d 100644
--- a/knotserver/git/tree.go
+++ b/knotserver/git/tree.go
@@ -58,8 +58,6 @@ func (g *GitRepo) makeNiceTree(ctx context.Context, subtree *object.Tree, parent
 		entries: entries,
 	}
 
-	time.Sleep(5 * time.Second)
-
 	times, err := g.lastCommitDirIn(ctx, lastCommitDir, 300*time.Millisecond)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nts