diff --git a/package/epc/colte-mme.service b/package/epc/colte-mme.service
index fc93dd8f..cf0c70f5 100644
--- a/package/epc/colte-mme.service
+++ b/package/epc/colte-mme.service
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ Requires=network.target colte-hss.service
 PartOf=colte-epc.service
 
 [Service]
-ExecStartPre=/bin/bash -c "sleep 5"
 ExecStart=/usr/bin/mme -c /usr/local/etc/oai/mme.conf
 Restart=always
 RestartSec=5