diff --git a/Subtrees/leveldb/db/db_impl.cc b/Subtrees/leveldb/db/db_impl.cc
index af02467b33..0de9ca746d 100644
--- a/Subtrees/leveldb/db/db_impl.cc
+++ b/Subtrees/leveldb/db/db_impl.cc
@@ -822,9 +822,6 @@ Status DBImpl::FinishCompactionOutputFile(CompactionState* compact,
           (unsigned long long) output_number,
           (unsigned long long) current_entries,
           (unsigned long long) current_bytes);
-
-      // rate-limit compaction file creation with a 100ms pause
-      env_->SleepForMicroseconds(100000);
     }
   }
   return s;