diff --git a/src/aleph/commands.py b/src/aleph/commands.py
index 8e3b1b8a9..f64e8170e 100644
--- a/src/aleph/commands.py
+++ b/src/aleph/commands.py
@@ -127,11 +127,6 @@ async def main(args):
         run_db_migrations(config)
     LOGGER.info("Database initialized.")
 
-    with sentry_sdk.start_transaction(name="init-sleep"):
-        from time import sleep
-
-        sleep(3)
-
     engine = make_engine(
         config,
         echo=args.loglevel == logging.DEBUG,