diff --git a/datastore_server/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/dss/generic/shared/QueueingDataSetStatusUpdaterService.java b/datastore_server/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/dss/generic/shared/QueueingDataSetStatusUpdaterService.java
index b6daff9bcfaa8ec1a444f99bb601a8180287cf51..677e2526db413d6e941170e436c31ee371265a0d 100644
--- a/datastore_server/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/dss/generic/shared/QueueingDataSetStatusUpdaterService.java
+++ b/datastore_server/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/dss/generic/shared/QueueingDataSetStatusUpdaterService.java
@@ -103,7 +103,6 @@ public class QueueingDataSetStatusUpdaterService
                             final DataSetCodeWithStatus dataSet = queue.peekWait();
                             updater.updateDataSetStatus(dataSet.getDataSetCode(), dataSet
                                     .getStatus());
-                            Thread.sleep(10000);
                             // Note: this is the only consumer of this queue.
                             queue.take();
                         }