diff --git a/hostapd/wps-ap-nfc.py b/hostapd/wps-ap-nfc.py
index 342340d21..e515d6677 100755
--- a/hostapd/wps-ap-nfc.py
+++ b/hostapd/wps-ap-nfc.py
@@ -92,7 +92,6 @@ def wps_handover_init(peer):
     print "Parsed handover request: " + message.pretty()
 
     nfc.llcp.activate(peer);
-    time.sleep(0.5)
 
     client = nfc.handover.HandoverClient()
     try:
diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/examples/wps-nfc.py b/wpa_supplicant/examples/wps-nfc.py
index dd0b2fd76..9830a22cb 100755
--- a/wpa_supplicant/examples/wps-nfc.py
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/examples/wps-nfc.py
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ def wps_handover_init(peer):
     print "Parsed handover request: " + message.pretty()
 
     nfc.llcp.activate(peer);
-    time.sleep(0.5)
 
     client = nfc.handover.HandoverClient()
     try: