diff --git a/bridge/slack/helpers.go b/bridge/slack/helpers.go
index 6553a4e6..b0af50f5 100644
--- a/bridge/slack/helpers.go
+++ b/bridge/slack/helpers.go
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ func (b *Bslack) getChannelBy(lookupKey string, lookupMap map[string]*slack.Chan
 const minimumRefreshInterval = 10 * time.Second
 
 func (b *Bslack) populateUsers() {
-	time.Sleep(time.Second)
 	b.refreshMutex.Lock()
 	if time.Now().Before(b.earliestUserRefresh) || b.refreshInProgress {
 		b.Log.Debugf("Not refreshing user list as it was done less than %v ago.",
@@ -109,7 +108,6 @@ func (b *Bslack) populateUsers() {
 }
 
 func (b *Bslack) populateChannels() {
-	time.Sleep(time.Second)
 	b.refreshMutex.Lock()
 	if time.Now().Before(b.earliestChannelRefresh) || b.refreshInProgress {
 		b.Log.Debugf("Not refreshing channel list as it was done less than %v seconds ago.",