diff --git a/test/integration/smoke/test_volumes.py b/test/integration/smoke/test_volumes.py
index 8f418036385..816ae03f267 100644
--- a/test/integration/smoke/test_volumes.py
+++ b/test/integration/smoke/test_volumes.py
@@ -621,8 +621,6 @@ class TestVolumes(cloudstackTestCase):
                          )
         if hosts[0].hypervisor == "XenServer":
             self.virtual_machine.start(self.apiClient)
-            time.sleep(30)
-        return 
 
 
     @attr(tags = ["advanced", "advancedns", "smoke", "basic"])
@@ -682,8 +680,6 @@ class TestVolumes(cloudstackTestCase):
 
         if hosts[0].hypervisor == "XenServer":
             self.virtual_machine.start(self.apiClient)
-            time.sleep(30)
-        return
 
     @attr(tags = ["advanced", "advancedns", "smoke","basic"])
     def test_09_delete_detached_volume(self):