diff --git a/gcp-observability/interop/src/main/java/io/grpc/gcp/observability/interop/TestServiceInterop.java b/gcp-observability/interop/src/main/java/io/grpc/gcp/observability/interop/TestServiceInterop.java
index 402e4981121c..f854d20eaaf8 100644
--- a/gcp-observability/interop/src/main/java/io/grpc/gcp/observability/interop/TestServiceInterop.java
+++ b/gcp-observability/interop/src/main/java/io/grpc/gcp/observability/interop/TestServiceInterop.java
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 import io.grpc.testing.integration.TestServiceClient;
 import io.grpc.testing.integration.TestServiceServer;
 import java.util.Arrays;
-import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 
 /**
  * Combined interop client and server for observability testing.
@@ -47,11 +46,6 @@ public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
       } else {
         TestServiceServer.main(args);
       }
-      // TODO(stanleycheung): remove this once the observability exporter plugin is able to
-      //                      gracefully flush observability data to cloud at shutdown
-      final int o11yCloseSleepSeconds = 65;
-      System.out.println("Sleeping " + o11yCloseSleepSeconds + " seconds before exiting");
-      Thread.sleep(TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS.convert(o11yCloseSleepSeconds, TimeUnit.SECONDS));
     }
   }