diff --git a/playbooks/zuul-operator-functional/tasks/wait_services.yaml b/playbooks/zuul-operator-functional/tasks/wait_services.yaml
index 234e63b..10d3043 100644
--- a/playbooks/zuul-operator-functional/tasks/wait_services.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/zuul-operator-functional/tasks/wait_services.yaml
@@ -25,7 +25,3 @@
   until: "'Starting PoolWorker' in _launcher_log.stdout"
   delay: 10
   retries: 48
-
-- name: Wait an extra 2 minutes for the services to settle
-  pause:
-    minutes: 2