diff --git a/api/http/handler/endpoints/endpoint_snapshot.go b/api/http/handler/endpoints/endpoint_snapshot.go
index 53e4c3339..0a457a383 100644
--- a/api/http/handler/endpoints/endpoint_snapshot.go
+++ b/api/http/handler/endpoints/endpoint_snapshot.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package endpoints
 import (
 	"log"
 	"net/http"
-	"time"
 
 	httperror "github.com/portainer/libhttp/error"
 	"github.com/portainer/libhttp/response"
@@ -22,8 +21,6 @@ func (handler *Handler) endpointSnapshot(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request)
 			continue
 		}
 
-		time.Sleep(10 * time.Second)
-
 		snapshot, snapshotError := handler.Snapshotter.CreateSnapshot(&endpoint)
 
 		latestEndpointReference, err := handler.EndpointService.Endpoint(endpoint.ID)