diff --git a/src/test/java/com/zaxxer/hikari/pool/TestConnections.java b/src/test/java/com/zaxxer/hikari/pool/TestConnections.java
index d1768378..44953de2 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/zaxxer/hikari/pool/TestConnections.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/zaxxer/hikari/pool/TestConnections.java
@@ -240,8 +240,6 @@ public class TestConnections
       try {
          Connection connection = ds.getConnection();
 
-         quietlySleep(1000);
-
          Assert.assertEquals(1, TestElf.getPool(ds).getTotalConnections());
          ds.evictConnection(connection);
          Assert.assertEquals(0, TestElf.getPool(ds).getTotalConnections());
@@ -264,7 +262,7 @@ public class TestConnections
 
       HikariDataSource ds = new HikariDataSource(config);
       try {
-         UtilityElf.quietlySleep(1200L);
+         UtilityElf.quietlySleep(500);
 
          Assert.assertSame("Totals connections not as expected", 1, TestElf.getPool(ds).getTotalConnections());
          Assert.assertSame("Idle connections not as expected", 1, TestElf.getPool(ds).getIdleConnections());
@@ -273,8 +271,6 @@ public class TestConnections
          Connection connection = ds.getConnection();
          Assert.assertNotNull(connection);
 
-         quietlySleep(500);
-
          Assert.assertSame("Totals connections not as expected", 1, TestElf.getPool(ds).getTotalConnections());
          Assert.assertSame("Idle connections not as expected", 0, TestElf.getPool(ds).getIdleConnections());
 
@@ -295,8 +291,6 @@ public class TestConnections
          // The connection will be ejected from the pool here
          connection.close();
 
-         quietlySleep(500);
-
          Assert.assertSame("Totals connections not as expected", 0, TestElf.getPool(ds).getTotalConnections());
          Assert.assertSame("Idle connections not as expected", 0, TestElf.getPool(ds).getIdleConnections());
 
@@ -372,12 +366,12 @@ public class TestConnections
       StubStatement.oldDriver = true;
       HikariDataSource ds = new HikariDataSource(config);
       try {
-         quietlySleep(1001);
+         quietlySleep(500);
 
          Connection connection = ds.getConnection();
          connection.close();
 
-         quietlySleep(1001);
+         quietlySleep(500);
          connection = ds.getConnection();
       }
       finally {