diff --git a/scripts/client.test b/scripts/client.test
index 307ac9dff..fc241e1e2 100755
--- a/scripts/client.test
+++ b/scripts/client.test
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ then
     # Run mosquitto broker
     mosquitto -c scripts/broker_test/mosquitto.conf &
     broker_pid=$!
-    sleep 1
     def_args="${def_args} -h localhost"
     mutual_auth_args="${mutual_auth_args} -c certs/client-cert.pem -K certs/client-key.pem"
     ecc_mutual_auth_args="${mutual_auth_args} -c certs/client-ecc-cert.pem -K certs/ecc-client-key.pem"