diff --git a/tset/set.c b/tset/set.c
index 141c747..3f46dea 100644
--- a/tset/set.c
+++ b/tset/set.c
@@ -236,7 +236,6 @@ set_init(void)
 	if (settle) {
 		(void)putc('\r', stderr);
 		(void)fflush(stderr);
-		(void)sleep(1);			/* Settle the terminal. */
 	}
 }