diff --git a/contrib/netbsd-tests/lib/libc/sys/t_msgctl.c b/contrib/netbsd-tests/lib/libc/sys/t_msgctl.c
index 4c145cc89047..098ee91373bf 100644
--- a/contrib/netbsd-tests/lib/libc/sys/t_msgctl.c
+++ b/contrib/netbsd-tests/lib/libc/sys/t_msgctl.c
@@ -212,7 +212,6 @@ ATF_TC_BODY(msgctl_pid, tc)
 		_exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
 	}
 
-	(void)sleep(1);
 	(void)wait(&sta);
 	(void)memset(&msgds, 0, sizeof(struct msqid_ds));
 
@@ -232,7 +231,6 @@ ATF_TC_BODY(msgctl_pid, tc)
 		_exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
 	}
 
-	(void)sleep(1);
 	(void)wait(&sta);
 	(void)memset(&msgds, 0, sizeof(struct msqid_ds));
 
diff --git a/contrib/netbsd-tests/lib/libc/sys/t_msgrcv.c b/contrib/netbsd-tests/lib/libc/sys/t_msgrcv.c
index 522ceb82cd38..1bbf6e855acc 100644
--- a/contrib/netbsd-tests/lib/libc/sys/t_msgrcv.c
+++ b/contrib/netbsd-tests/lib/libc/sys/t_msgrcv.c
@@ -275,8 +275,6 @@ ATF_TC_BODY(msgrcv_nonblock, tc)
 		_exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
 	}
 
-	(void)sleep(2);
-	(void)kill(pid, SIGKILL);
 	(void)wait(&sta);
 
 	if (WIFSIGNALED(sta) != 0 || WTERMSIG(sta) == SIGKILL)
diff --git a/contrib/netbsd-tests/lib/libc/sys/t_msgsnd.c b/contrib/netbsd-tests/lib/libc/sys/t_msgsnd.c
index 562602a28a79..0251b42ff3d4 100644
--- a/contrib/netbsd-tests/lib/libc/sys/t_msgsnd.c
+++ b/contrib/netbsd-tests/lib/libc/sys/t_msgsnd.c
@@ -265,8 +265,6 @@ ATF_TC_BODY(msgsnd_nonblock, tc)
 		}
 	}
 
-	(void)sleep(2);
-	(void)kill(pid, SIGKILL);
 	(void)wait(&sta);
 
 	if (WIFEXITED(sta) == 0 || WIFSIGNALED(sta) != 0)