diff --git a/api/src/main/java/ca/bc/gov/educ/api/trax/service/SchoolMovedService.java b/api/src/main/java/ca/bc/gov/educ/api/trax/service/SchoolMovedService.java
index a338dbca..41094fc3 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/ca/bc/gov/educ/api/trax/service/SchoolMovedService.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/ca/bc/gov/educ/api/trax/service/SchoolMovedService.java
@@ -26,14 +26,10 @@ public SchoolMovedService(SchoolService schoolService) {
     public void processEvent(final MoveSchoolData moveSchoolData, EventEntity eventEntity) {
         log.debug("Processing School Moved");
         try{
-            // school move sometimes not fully processed, sleep 1 second
-            Thread.sleep(1000);
             schoolService.updateSchoolCache(Arrays.asList(moveSchoolData.getFromSchoolId(), moveSchoolData.getToSchool().getSchoolId()));
             this.updateEventWithHistory(eventEntity);
         } catch (ServiceException e) {
             log.error(e.getMessage());
-        } catch (InterruptedException e) {
-            Thread.currentThread().interrupt();
         }
     }