diff --git a/miner/worker.go b/miner/worker.go
index 5f07affdc4..2c5032c656 100644
--- a/miner/worker.go
+++ b/miner/worker.go
@@ -861,13 +861,6 @@ func (w *worker) commitNewWork(interrupt *int32, noempty bool, timestamp int64)
 	if parent.Time() >= uint64(timestamp) {
 		timestamp = int64(parent.Time() + 1)
 	}
-	// this will ensure we're not going off too far in the future
-	if now := time.Now().Unix(); timestamp > now+1 {
-		wait := time.Duration(timestamp-now) * time.Second
-		log.Info("Mining too far in the future", "wait", common.PrettyDuration(wait))
-		time.Sleep(wait)
-	}
-
 	num := parent.Number()
 	header := &types.Header{
 		ParentHash: parent.Hash(),