diff --git a/afsk/main.c b/afsk/main.c
index 06b3418d..a42c6ce2 100644
--- a/afsk/main.c
+++ b/afsk/main.c
@@ -240,16 +240,12 @@ int main(void) {
 	{
 //	  char cmdbuffer[1000];
 	  strcat(str,footer_str);
-          sleep(2);
 	  fprintf(stderr, "String to execute: %s\n", str);
-          sleep(2);
 	  FILE* file2 = popen(str, "r"); 
 //     	  fgets(cmdbuffer, 999, file2);
-          sleep(2);
       	  pclose(file2);
 //	printf("Response: %s\n", cmdbuffer);
 	  fprintf(stderr, "Response\n");
-          sleep(2);
 	}
 	else
 	{
@@ -264,7 +260,6 @@ int main(void) {
           }
           ax5043_wait_for_transmit();
 	}
-          sleep(2);
 	digitalWrite (0, HIGH);
 		
 /*
@@ -280,10 +275,8 @@ int main(void) {
                     ret);
             exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 	}
-          sleep(2);
 	fprintf(stderr, "Continuing \n");
-          sleep(2);
-    }
+     }
 
     return 0;
 }