diff --git a/usr/bin/archboot-pacsetup.sh b/usr/bin/archboot-pacsetup.sh
index 5b3aa2055..a8a04ea9d 100755
--- a/usr/bin/archboot-pacsetup.sh
+++ b/usr/bin/archboot-pacsetup.sh
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ _enable_testing() {
 }
 
 _prepare_pacman() {
-    sleep 2
     # pacman-key process itself
     while pgrep -x pacman-key &>"${_NO_LOG}"; do
         sleep 1