diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9890cfbbaf..078fb74141 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -209,7 +209,6 @@
     "transformIgnorePatterns": [
       "/node_modules/(?!matrix-js-sdk).+$",
       "/node_modules/(?!matrix-react-sdk).+$"
-    ],
-    "testTimeout": 30000
+    ]
   }
 }
diff --git a/test/app-tests/loading-test.js b/test/app-tests/loading-test.js
index fd4d397038..9a97c4d8b7 100644
--- a/test/app-tests/loading-test.js
+++ b/test/app-tests/loading-test.js
@@ -80,9 +80,6 @@ describe('loading:', function() {
         // unmounting should have cleared the MatrixClientPeg
         expect(MatrixClientPeg.get()).toBe(null);
 
-        // chrome seems to take *ages* to delete the indexeddbs.
-        await sleep(10000);
-
         // clear the indexeddbs so we can start from a clean slate next time.
         await Promise.all([
             test_utils.deleteIndexedDB('matrix-js-sdk:crypto'),