diff --git a/tools/functional_test.sh b/tools/functional_test.sh
index 1babbfd..e9f9441 100755
--- a/tools/functional_test.sh
+++ b/tools/functional_test.sh
@@ -34,8 +34,6 @@ helm upgrade coral-credits ./charts \
 
 # Wait for rollout
 kubectl rollout status deployment/coral-credits -n coral-credits --timeout=300s -w
-# temporary, for some reason rollout doesn't wait long enough.
-sleep 20
 # Port forward in the background
 kubectl port-forward -n coral-credits svc/coral-credits 8080:8080 &