diff --git a/src/raft/fms_snapshot.go b/src/raft/fms_snapshot.go
index f92d157..4d411fe 100644
--- a/src/raft/fms_snapshot.go
+++ b/src/raft/fms_snapshot.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"github.com/echovault/echovault/src/utils"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/raft"
-	"time"
 )
 
 type SnapshotOpts struct {
@@ -40,8 +39,6 @@ func (s *Snapshot) Persist(sink raft.SnapshotSink) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	<-time.After(5 * time.Second)
-
 	return nil
 }