diff --git a/src/PostgREST/Config.hs b/src/PostgREST/Config.hs
index 2bfcb9e93..2cbca6985 100644
--- a/src/PostgREST/Config.hs
+++ b/src/PostgREST/Config.hs
@@ -119,8 +119,6 @@ data AppConfig = AppConfig
   , configRoleSettings             :: RoleSettings
   , configRoleIsoLvl               :: RoleIsolationLvl
   , configInternalSCQuerySleep     :: Maybe Int32
-  , configInternalSCLoadSleep      :: Maybe Int32
-  , configInternalSCRelLoadSleep   :: Maybe Int32
   }
 
 data LogLevel = LogCrit | LogError | LogWarn | LogInfo | LogDebug
@@ -304,8 +302,6 @@ parser optPath env dbSettings roleSettings roleIsolationLvl =
     <*> pure roleSettings
     <*> pure roleIsolationLvl
     <*> optInt "internal-schema-cache-query-sleep"
-    <*> optInt "internal-schema-cache-load-sleep"
-    <*> optInt "internal-schema-cache-relationship-load-sleep"
   where
     parseAppSettings :: C.Key -> C.Parser C.Config [(Text, Text)]
     parseAppSettings key = addFromEnv . fmap (fmap coerceText) <$> C.subassocs key C.value
diff --git a/src/PostgREST/SchemaCache.hs b/src/PostgREST/SchemaCache.hs
index e7763de96..7e0c73238 100644
--- a/src/PostgREST/SchemaCache.hs
+++ b/src/PostgREST/SchemaCache.hs
@@ -67,10 +67,9 @@ import PostgREST.SchemaCache.Table           (Column (..), ColumnMap,
 
 import qualified PostgREST.MediaType as MediaType
 
-import           Control.Arrow    ((&&&))
-import qualified Data.FuzzySet    as Fuzzy
+import           Control.Arrow ((&&&))
+import qualified Data.FuzzySet as Fuzzy
 import           Protolude
-import           System.IO.Unsafe (unsafePerformIO)
 
 type TablesFuzzyIndex = HM.HashMap Schema Fuzzy.FuzzySet
 
@@ -167,11 +166,9 @@ querySchemaCache conf@AppConfig{..} = do
   let tabsWViewsPks = addViewPrimaryKeys tabs keyDeps
       rels          = addInverseRels $ addM2MRels tabsWViewsPks $ addViewM2OAndO2ORels keyDeps m2oRels
 
-  -- Add delay in loading schema cache when internal-schema-cache-load-sleep config is set
-  return $ delayEval configInternalSCLoadSleep $ removeInternal schemas $ SchemaCache {
+  return $ removeInternal schemas $ SchemaCache {
       dbTables = tabsWViewsPks
-    -- Add delay in loading relationships when internal-schema-cache-relationship-load-sleep config is set
-    , dbRelationships = delayEval configInternalSCRelLoadSleep $ getOverrideRelationshipsMap rels cRels
+    , dbRelationships = getOverrideRelationshipsMap rels cRels
     , dbRoutines = funcs
     , dbRepresentations = reps
     , dbMediaHandlers = HM.union mHdlers initialMediaHandlers -- the custom handlers will override the initial ones
@@ -185,7 +182,6 @@ querySchemaCache conf@AppConfig{..} = do
   where
     schemas = toList configDbSchemas
     prepared = configDbPreparedStatements
-    delayEval confDelay result = maybe result (unsafePerformIO . (($> result) . (threadDelay . (1000 *) . fromIntegral))) confDelay
 
 -- | overrides detected relationships with the computed relationships and gets the RelationshipsMap
 getOverrideRelationshipsMap :: [Relationship] -> [Relationship] -> RelationshipsMap
diff --git a/test/io/test_io.py b/test/io/test_io.py
index 19bb72573..65eeaa0dd 100644
--- a/test/io/test_io.py
+++ b/test/io/test_io.py
@@ -1201,31 +1201,6 @@ def test_schema_cache_query_sleep_logs(defaultenv):
         assert 1000 < observed_ms < 2000
 
 
-def test_schema_cache_load_sleep_logs(defaultenv):
-    """Schema cache load sleep should be reflected in the logged load duration."""
-
-    env = {
-        **defaultenv,
-        "PGRST_INTERNAL_SCHEMA_CACHE_LOAD_SLEEP": "1000",
-    }
-    log_pattern = re.compile(r"Schema cache loaded in ([\d.]+) milliseconds")
-
-    with run(env=env, wait_max_seconds=3, no_startup_stdout=False) as postgrest:
-        observed_ms = None
-        collected = []
-
-        lines = postgrest.read_stdout(nlines=10)
-        collected.extend(lines)
-        for line in lines:
-            match = log_pattern.search(line)
-            if match:
-                observed_ms = float(match.group(1))
-                break
-
-        assert observed_ms is not None
-        assert 1000 < observed_ms < 2000
-
-
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("dburi_type", ["no_params", "no_params_qmark", "with_params"])
 def test_get_pgrst_version_with_uri_connection_string(dburi_type, dburi, defaultenv):
     "The fallback_application_name should be added to the db-uri if it has a URI format"
@@ -1807,54 +1782,6 @@ def test_db_pre_config_with_pg_reserved_words(defaultenv):
         )
 
 
-def test_requests_with_resource_embedding_wait_for_schema_cache_reload(defaultenv):
-    "requests that use the schema cache with resource embedding wait long for the schema cache to reload"
-
-    env = {
-        **defaultenv,
-        "PGRST_DB_POOL": "2",
-        "PGRST_INTERNAL_SCHEMA_CACHE_RELATIONSHIP_LOAD_SLEEP": "5100",
-    }
-
-    with run(env=env, wait_max_seconds=30) as postgrest:
-        # reload the schema cache
-        response = postgrest.session.get("/rpc/notify_pgrst")
-        assert response.status_code == 204
-
-        postgrest.wait_until_scache_starts_loading()
-
-        response = postgrest.session.get("/directors?select=id,name,films(title)")
-        assert response.status_code == 200
-
-        assert response.elapsed.total_seconds() > 5
-
-
-def test_requests_without_resource_embedding_wait_for_schema_cache_reload(defaultenv):
-    "requests that use the schema cache without resource embedding wait less for the schema cache to reload"
-
-    env = {
-        **defaultenv,
-        "PGRST_DB_POOL": "2",
-        "PGRST_INTERNAL_SCHEMA_CACHE_LOAD_SLEEP": "1100",
-        "PGRST_INTERNAL_SCHEMA_CACHE_RELATIONSHIP_LOAD_SLEEP": "5000",
-    }
-
-    with run(env=env, wait_max_seconds=30) as postgrest:
-        # reload the schema cache
-        response = postgrest.session.get("/rpc/notify_pgrst")
-        assert response.status_code == 204
-
-        postgrest.wait_until_scache_starts_loading()
-
-        response = postgrest.session.get("/films")
-        assert response.status_code == 200
-
-        assert (
-            response.elapsed.total_seconds() > 1
-            and response.elapsed.total_seconds() < 5
-        )
-
-
 def test_server_timing_transaction_duration(defaultenv, metapostgrest):
     "server-timing transaction duration should be accurate"
 
diff --git a/test/observability/ObsHelper.hs b/test/observability/ObsHelper.hs
index df8488760..988ef2b10 100644
--- a/test/observability/ObsHelper.hs
+++ b/test/observability/ObsHelper.hs
@@ -114,8 +114,6 @@ baseCfg = let secret = encodeUtf8 "reallyreallyreallyreallyverysafe" in
   , configRoleSettings              = mempty
   , configRoleIsoLvl                = mempty
   , configInternalSCQuerySleep      = Nothing
-  , configInternalSCLoadSleep       = Nothing
-  , configInternalSCRelLoadSleep    = Nothing
   , configServerTimingEnabled       = True
   }
 
diff --git a/test/spec/SpecHelper.hs b/test/spec/SpecHelper.hs
index 1b4f0bf89..2a20cc582 100644
--- a/test/spec/SpecHelper.hs
+++ b/test/spec/SpecHelper.hs
@@ -157,8 +157,6 @@ baseCfg = let secret = encodeUtf8 "reallyreallyreallyreallyverysafe" in
   , configRoleSettings              = mempty
   , configRoleIsoLvl                = mempty
   , configInternalSCQuerySleep      = Nothing
-  , configInternalSCLoadSleep       = Nothing
-  , configInternalSCRelLoadSleep    = Nothing
   , configServerTimingEnabled       = True
   }