diff --git a/ipam/http_test.go b/ipam/http_test.go
index 911f3ef0..b8c972f0 100644
--- a/ipam/http_test.go
+++ b/ipam/http_test.go
@@ -68,8 +68,6 @@ func TestHttp(t *testing.T) {
 	alloc := makeAllocatorWithMockGossip(t, "08:00:27:01:c3:9a", testCIDR1, 1)
 	port := listenHTTP(alloc)
 
-	time.Sleep(100 * time.Millisecond) // Allow for http server to get going
-
 	alloc.claimRingForTesting()
 	// Ask the http server for a new address
 	cidr1 := HTTPPost(t, allocURL(port, containerID))
@@ -139,8 +137,6 @@ func impTestHTTPCancel(t *testing.T) {
 	alloc.claimRingForTesting()
 	port := listenHTTP(alloc)
 
-	time.Sleep(100 * time.Millisecond) // Allow for http server to get going
-
 	// Stop the alloc so nothing actually works
 	unpause := alloc.pause()
 
diff --git a/nameserver/http_test.go b/nameserver/http_test.go
index 805624c5..44e5bfc0 100644
--- a/nameserver/http_test.go
+++ b/nameserver/http_test.go
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import (
 	"net/url"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
-	"time"
 
 	wt "github.com/weaveworks/weave/testing"
 )
@@ -42,8 +41,6 @@ func TestHttp(t *testing.T) {
 	port := httpListener.Addr().(*net.TCPAddr).Port
 	go ServeHTTP(httpListener, "", nil, testDomain, zone)
 
-	time.Sleep(100 * time.Millisecond) // Allow for http server to get going
-
 	// Ask the http server to add our test address into the database
 	addrParts := strings.Split(testAddr1, "/")
 	addrURL := fmt.Sprintf("http://localhost:%d/name/%s/%s", port, containerID, addrParts[0])