diff --git a/app/routers/contacts.py b/app/routers/contacts.py
index 3594d24..5724f7d 100644
--- a/app/routers/contacts.py
+++ b/app/routers/contacts.py
@@ -295,7 +295,6 @@ async def request_telemetry(public_key: str, request: TelemetryRequest) -> Telem
         if status:
             break
         logger.debug("Status request timeout, retrying...")
-        await asyncio.sleep(REPEATER_OP_DELAY_SECONDS)
 
     if not status:
         raise HTTPException(
@@ -305,9 +304,6 @@ async def request_telemetry(public_key: str, request: TelemetryRequest) -> Telem
 
     logger.info("Received telemetry from %s: %s", contact.public_key[:12], status)
 
-    # Wait before next request
-    await asyncio.sleep(REPEATER_OP_DELAY_SECONDS)
-
     # Fetch neighbors (fetch_all_neighbours handles pagination)
     logger.info("Fetching neighbors from repeater %s", contact.public_key[:12])
     neighbors_data = None
@@ -321,7 +317,6 @@ async def request_telemetry(public_key: str, request: TelemetryRequest) -> Telem
         if neighbors_data:
             break
         logger.debug("Neighbors request timeout, retrying...")
-        await asyncio.sleep(REPEATER_OP_DELAY_SECONDS)
 
     # Process neighbors - resolve pubkey prefixes to contact names
     neighbors: list[NeighborInfo] = []
@@ -338,9 +333,6 @@ async def request_telemetry(public_key: str, request: TelemetryRequest) -> Telem
                 last_heard_seconds=n.get("secs_ago", 0),
             ))
 
-    # Wait before next request
-    await asyncio.sleep(REPEATER_OP_DELAY_SECONDS)
-
     # Fetch ACL
     logger.info("Fetching ACL from repeater %s", contact.public_key[:12])
     acl_data = None
@@ -354,7 +346,6 @@ async def request_telemetry(public_key: str, request: TelemetryRequest) -> Telem
         if acl_data:
             break
         logger.debug("ACL request timeout, retrying...")
-        await asyncio.sleep(REPEATER_OP_DELAY_SECONDS)
 
     # Process ACL - resolve pubkey prefixes to contact names
     acl_entries: list[AclEntry] = []