diff --git a/tools/kwboot.c b/tools/kwboot.c
index 824ae00..de433c1 100644
--- a/tools/kwboot.c
+++ b/tools/kwboot.c
@@ -1142,10 +1142,6 @@
 	 */
 	hdrsz += (KWBOOT_XM_BLKSZ - hdrsz % KWBOOT_XM_BLKSZ) % KWBOOT_XM_BLKSZ;
 
-	kwboot_printv("Waiting %d ms and flushing tty\n", blk_rsp_timeo);
-	usleep(blk_rsp_timeo * 1000);
-	tcflush(tty, TCIOFLUSH);
-
 	pnum = 1;
 
 	rc = kwboot_xmodem_one(tty, &pnum, 1, img, hdrsz, baudrate);