diff --git a/src/Admin/HostedServices/DatabaseMigrationHostedService.cs b/src/Admin/HostedServices/DatabaseMigrationHostedService.cs
index 51739ce65583..4c17786b7bfa 100644
--- a/src/Admin/HostedServices/DatabaseMigrationHostedService.cs
+++ b/src/Admin/HostedServices/DatabaseMigrationHostedService.cs
@@ -18,9 +18,6 @@ public DatabaseMigrationHostedService(
 
     public virtual async Task StartAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
     {
-        // Wait 20 seconds to allow database to come online
-        await Task.Delay(20000, cancellationToken);
-
         var maxMigrationAttempts = 10;
         for (var i = 1; i <= maxMigrationAttempts; i++)
         {