diff --git a/src/chat.rs b/src/chat.rs
index 837b88164..803b4fc85 100644
--- a/src/chat.rs
+++ b/src/chat.rs
@@ -4090,7 +4090,6 @@ mod tests {
         send_text_msg(&alice, alice_chat_id, "populate".to_string()).await?;
 
         add_contact_to_chat(&alice, alice_chat_id, bob_id).await?;
-        tokio::time::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_millis(1100)).await;
         let add1 = alice.pop_sent_msg().await;
 
         add_contact_to_chat(&alice, alice_chat_id, claire_id).await?;
@@ -4109,29 +4108,18 @@ mod tests {
 
         remove_contact_from_chat(&alice, alice_chat_id, daisy_id).await?;
         let remove2 = alice.pop_sent_msg().await;
-        tokio::time::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_millis(1100)).await;
 
         assert_eq!(get_chat_contacts(&alice, alice_chat_id).await?.len(), 2);
 
         // Bob receives the add and deletion messages out of order
         let bob = TestContext::new_bob().await;
         bob.recv_msg(&add1).await;
-        tokio::time::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_millis(1100)).await;
-
         bob.recv_msg(&add3).await;
-        tokio::time::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_millis(1100)).await;
-
         let bob_chat_id = bob.recv_msg(&add2).await.chat_id;
-        tokio::time::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_millis(1100)).await;
-
         assert_eq!(get_chat_contacts(&bob, bob_chat_id).await?.len(), 4);
 
         bob.recv_msg(&remove2).await;
-        tokio::time::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_millis(1100)).await;
-
         bob.recv_msg(&remove1).await;
-        tokio::time::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_millis(1100)).await;
-
         assert_eq!(get_chat_contacts(&bob, bob_chat_id).await?.len(), 2);
 
         Ok(())