diff --git a/crates/iota-benchmark/tests/simtest.rs b/crates/iota-benchmark/tests/simtest.rs
index 9d28daa4af5..e9e9d3b68c6 100644
--- a/crates/iota-benchmark/tests/simtest.rs
+++ b/crates/iota-benchmark/tests/simtest.rs
@@ -174,8 +174,6 @@ mod test {
 
     #[sim_test(config = "test_config()")]
     async fn test_simulated_load_reconfig_restarts() {
-        // TODO added to invalidate a failing test seed in CI. Remove me
-        tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_secs(1)).await;
         iota_protocol_config::ProtocolConfig::poison_get_for_min_version();
         let test_cluster = build_test_cluster(4, 1000).await;
         let node_restarter = test_cluster