diff --git a/lib/toaster/tests/browser/selenium_helpers_base.py b/lib/toaster/tests/browser/selenium_helpers_base.py
index b060133b1d..5a4a4ef8b4 100644
--- a/lib/toaster/tests/browser/selenium_helpers_base.py
+++ b/lib/toaster/tests/browser/selenium_helpers_base.py
@@ -225,7 +225,6 @@ class SeleniumTestCaseBase(unittest.TestCase):
         is_visible = lambda driver: self.find(selector).is_displayed()
         msg = 'An element matching "%s" should be visible' % selector
         Wait(self.driver, poll=poll).until(is_visible, msg)
-        time.sleep(poll)  # wait for visibility to settle
         return self.find(selector)
 
     def wait_until_clickable(self, selector, poll=1):
diff --git a/lib/toaster/tests/functional/functional_helpers.py b/lib/toaster/tests/functional/functional_helpers.py
index cc508e98d9..a7a3459630 100644
--- a/lib/toaster/tests/functional/functional_helpers.py
+++ b/lib/toaster/tests/functional/functional_helpers.py
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ class SeleniumFunctionalTestCase(SeleniumTestCaseBase):
             self.assertEqual(del_response.status_code, 200)
 
         self.get(reverse('newproject'))
-        self.wait_until_visible('#new-project-name', poll=3)
+        self.wait_until_visible('#new-project-name')
         self.driver.find_element(By.ID,
                                  "new-project-name").send_keys(project_name)
 
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ class SeleniumFunctionalTestCase(SeleniumTestCaseBase):
 
         self.driver.find_element(By.ID, "create-project-button").click()
 
-        element = self.wait_until_visible('#project-created-notification', poll=3)
+        element = self.wait_until_visible('#project-created-notification')
         self.assertTrue(
             self.element_exists('#project-created-notification'),
             f"Project:{project_name} creation notification not shown"