diff --git a/tests/pexpects/job_summary.py b/tests/pexpects/job_summary.py
index af62863b0..0443a7f3d 100644
--- a/tests/pexpects/job_summary.py
+++ b/tests/pexpects/job_summary.py
@@ -22,9 +22,7 @@ expect_prompt()
 
 # fish_job_summary is called when background job ends.
 sendline("sleep 0.5 &")
-sleep(0.050)
 expect_prompt()
-sleep(0.550)
 expect_re("[0-9]+:0:sleep 0.5 &:ENDED")
 sendline("")
 expect_prompt()
@@ -32,10 +30,8 @@ expect_prompt()
 # fish_job_summary is called when background job is signalled.
 # cmd_line correctly prints only the actually backgrounded job.
 sendline("false; sleep 10 &; true")
-sleep(0.100)
 expect_prompt()
 sendline("kill -TERM $last_pid")
-sleep(0.100)
 expect_re("[0-9]+:0:sleep 10 &:SIGTERM:Polite quit request")
 sendline("")
 expect_prompt()
@@ -45,5 +41,4 @@ expect_prompt()
 sendline("true | sleep 6")
 sleep(0.100)
 call(["pkill", "-KILL", "sleep", "-P", str(sp.spawn.pid)])
-sleep(0.100)
 expect_re("[0-9]+:1:true|sleep 6:SIGKILL:Forced quit:[0-9]+:sleep")