diff --git a/Lib/test/test_asyncio/test_unix_events.py b/Lib/test/test_asyncio/test_unix_events.py
index 092edb215854b7..309a1cfdb4aa96 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_asyncio/test_unix_events.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_asyncio/test_unix_events.py
@@ -1907,7 +1907,6 @@ def test_fork_signal_handling(self):
         def child_main():
             signal.signal(signal.SIGTERM, lambda *args: child_handled.set())
             child_started.set()
-            time.sleep(1)
 
         async def main():
             loop = asyncio.get_running_loop()