diff --git a/tests/integration/export_v2/test_legacy_export.py b/tests/integration/export_v2/test_legacy_export.py
index 071e8254d..e4e1e595c 100644
--- a/tests/integration/export_v2/test_legacy_export.py
+++ b/tests/integration/export_v2/test_legacy_export.py
@@ -171,7 +171,6 @@ def test_export_data_rows(project: Project, dataset: Dataset):
 
     data_rows = [dr.uid for dr in list(dataset.export_data_rows())]
     batch = project.create_batch("batch test", data_rows)
-
     result = list(batch.export_data_rows())
     exported_data_rows = [dr.uid for dr in result]
 
diff --git a/tests/integration/test_batch.py b/tests/integration/test_batch.py
index 485bf308c..ad1c9eb89 100644
--- a/tests/integration/test_batch.py
+++ b/tests/integration/test_batch.py
@@ -240,8 +240,6 @@ def test_export_data_rows(project: Project, dataset: Dataset):
 
     data_rows = [dr.uid for dr in list(dataset.export_data_rows())]
     batch = project.create_batch("batch test", data_rows)
-    # allow time for catapult to sync changes to ES
-    time.sleep(5)
     result = list(batch.export_data_rows())
     exported_data_rows = [dr.uid for dr in result]
 
diff --git a/tests/integration/test_project.py b/tests/integration/test_project.py
index 20b36533a..b9467e0dd 100644
--- a/tests/integration/test_project.py
+++ b/tests/integration/test_project.py
@@ -228,8 +228,6 @@ def test_create_batch_with_global_keys_sync(project: Project, data_rows):
     global_keys = [dr.global_key for dr in data_rows]
     batch_name = f'batch {uuid.uuid4()}'
     batch = project.create_batch(batch_name, global_keys=global_keys)
-    # allow time for catapult to sync changes to ES
-    time.sleep(5)
     # TODO: Move to export_v2
     batch_data_rows = set(batch.export_data_rows())
     assert batch_data_rows == set(data_rows)