diff --git a/pkg/api/dataproxy.go b/pkg/api/dataproxy.go
index 813a47f8fdf..871212adc6f 100644
--- a/pkg/api/dataproxy.go
+++ b/pkg/api/dataproxy.go
@@ -63,8 +63,6 @@ func NewReverseProxy(ds *m.DataSource, proxyPath string, targetUrl *url.URL) *ht
 			req.Header.Add("Authorization", dsAuth)
 		}
 
-		time.Sleep(time.Second * 5)
-
 		// clear cookie headers
 		req.Header.Del("Cookie")
 		req.Header.Del("Set-Cookie")