diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Beatmaps/IO/ImportBeatmapTest.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Beatmaps/IO/ImportBeatmapTest.cs
index 77a1688730..77d78b8bd6 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Beatmaps/IO/ImportBeatmapTest.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Beatmaps/IO/ImportBeatmapTest.cs
@@ -102,10 +102,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Beatmaps.IO
 
             waitForOrAssert(() => osu.IsLoaded, @"osu! failed to start in a reasonable amount of time");
 
-            // this is a temporary workaround for database transaction clashes.
-            // see https://github.com/aspnet/EntityFrameworkCore/issues/9994 for more information.
-            Thread.Sleep(1000);
-
             return osu;
         }