diff --git a/validators/weight_setter.py b/validators/weight_setter.py
index cf6f6f12..95c62bc8 100644
--- a/validators/weight_setter.py
+++ b/validators/weight_setter.py
@@ -203,7 +203,6 @@ async def perform_synthetic_scoring_and_update_weights(self):
                 uid_to_scores = await self.process_modality(selected_validator, available_uids)
                 if uid_to_scores is None:
                     bt.logging.info("We don't score this time.")
-                    await asyncio.sleep(1)
                     continue
 
                 for uid, score in uid_to_scores.items():