diff --git a/linux/ipcore/PapbVcInterface.cpp b/linux/ipcore/PapbVcInterface.cpp
index bf1f48bb..97eb9954 100644
--- a/linux/ipcore/PapbVcInterface.cpp
+++ b/linux/ipcore/PapbVcInterface.cpp
@@ -65,12 +65,6 @@ ReturnValue_t PapbVcInterface::write(const uint8_t* data, size_t size) {
   //    idx += 4;
   //  }
   for (size_t idx = 0; idx < size; idx++) {
-    // This delay is super-important, DO NOT REMOVE!
-    // Polling the GPIO or the config register too often messes up the scheduler.
-    // TODO: Maybe this should not be done like this. It would be better if there was a custom
-    // FPGA module which can accept packets and then takes care of dumping that packet into
-    // the PTME. DMA would be an ideal solution for this.
-    nanosleep(&BETWEEN_POLL_DELAY, &remDelay);
     if (pollInterfaceReadiness(2, false) == returnvalue::OK) {
       *(vcBaseReg + DATA_REG_OFFSET) = static_cast<uint32_t>(data[idx]);
     } else {
@@ -78,7 +72,6 @@ ReturnValue_t PapbVcInterface::write(const uint8_t* data, size_t size) {
       return returnvalue::FAILED;
     }
   }
-  nanosleep(&BETWEEN_POLL_DELAY, &remDelay);
   if (pollInterfaceReadiness(2, false) == returnvalue::OK) {
     completePacketTransfer();
   } else {