diff --git a/xtask/src/pipelines.rs b/xtask/src/pipelines.rs
index ad21bffe55..c690437c85 100644
--- a/xtask/src/pipelines.rs
+++ b/xtask/src/pipelines.rs
@@ -349,10 +349,6 @@ pub fn publish(sh: &Shell, flags: flags::Publish) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
                         println!("Aborting publish for crate '{member}'");
                         return Err::<(), _>(err);
                     }
-                } else {
-                    println!("Waiting for crates.io to catch up...");
-                    std::thread::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_secs(15));
-                    break;
                 }
             }
         }