diff --git a/tests/shared/test_sse.py b/tests/shared/test_sse.py
index 207364cdc..7b2bc0a13 100644
--- a/tests/shared/test_sse.py
+++ b/tests/shared/test_sse.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import json
 import multiprocessing
 import socket
-import time
 from collections.abc import AsyncGenerator, Generator
 from typing import Any
 from unittest.mock import AsyncMock, MagicMock, Mock, patch
@@ -134,11 +133,6 @@ def run_server(server_port: int) -> None:  # pragma: no cover
     print(f"starting server on {server_port}")
     server.run()
 
-    # Give server time to start
-    while not server.started:
-        print("waiting for server to start")
-        time.sleep(0.5)
-
 
 @pytest.fixture()
 def server(server_port: int) -> Generator[None, None, None]:
@@ -313,11 +307,6 @@ def run_mounted_server(server_port: int) -> None:  # pragma: no cover
     print(f"starting server on {server_port}")
     server.run()
 
-    # Give server time to start
-    while not server.started:
-        print("waiting for server to start")
-        time.sleep(0.5)
-
 
 @pytest.fixture()
 def mounted_server(server_port: int) -> Generator[None, None, None]:
diff --git a/tests/shared/test_ws.py b/tests/shared/test_ws.py
index d82850529..9addb661d 100644
--- a/tests/shared/test_ws.py
+++ b/tests/shared/test_ws.py
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import multiprocessing
 import socket
-import time
 from collections.abc import AsyncGenerator, Generator
 from urllib.parse import urlparse
 
@@ -114,11 +113,6 @@ def run_server(server_port: int) -> None:  # pragma: no cover
     print(f"starting server on {server_port}")
     server.run()
 
-    # Give server time to start
-    while not server.started:
-        print("waiting for server to start")
-        time.sleep(0.5)
-
 
 @pytest.fixture()
 def server(server_port: int) -> Generator[None, None, None]: