diff --git a/app/controllers/epp_controller.rb b/app/controllers/epp_controller.rb
index 496526d71..2ed932945 100644
--- a/app/controllers/epp_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/epp_controller.rb
@@ -129,10 +129,6 @@ class EppController < ApplicationController
     logger.error @errors.inspect
     logger.error "\n"
 
-    # Requested by client, ticket #2688
-    # Known issues: error request is exactly 1 second slower and server can handle less load
-    sleep 1 if !Rails.env.test? || !Rails.env.development?
-
     render_epp_response '/epp/error'
   end