diff --git a/database/DBio.c b/database/DBio.c
index 894fc5df..8508c711 100644
--- a/database/DBio.c
+++ b/database/DBio.c
@@ -443,16 +443,6 @@ dbCellReadDef(f, cellDef, name, ignoreTech, dereference)
 	    continue;
 	}
 
-	struct timespec t;
-
-	t.tv_sec = 0;
-	t.tv_nsec = 900000000;
-	TxError("x\n");
-	nanosleep(&t, NULL);
-	TxError("y\n");
-	usleep(900000);
-	TxError("z\n");
-
 	TTMaskZero(&typemask);
 	rmask = &typemask;
 	type = DBTechNameType(layername);