diff --git a/csaxs_bec/devices/omny/galil/fgalil_ophyd.py b/csaxs_bec/devices/omny/galil/fgalil_ophyd.py
index 0444295..b03cd63 100644
--- a/csaxs_bec/devices/omny/galil/fgalil_ophyd.py
+++ b/csaxs_bec/devices/omny/galil/fgalil_ophyd.py
@@ -123,8 +123,6 @@ class FlomniGalilSetpointSignal(GalilSetpointSignal):
             self.controller.socket_put_confirmed(f"ntarget={target_val:.3f}")
             self.controller.socket_put_confirmed("movereq=1")
             self.controller.socket_put_confirmed("XQ#NEWPAR")
-            while self.controller.is_thread_active(0):
-                time.sleep(0.005)
         else:
             raise GalilError("Not all axes are referenced.")
 
diff --git a/csaxs_bec/devices/omny/galil/galil_ophyd.py b/csaxs_bec/devices/omny/galil/galil_ophyd.py
index 217bd6f..063e2b0 100644
--- a/csaxs_bec/devices/omny/galil/galil_ophyd.py
+++ b/csaxs_bec/devices/omny/galil/galil_ophyd.py
@@ -427,8 +427,6 @@ class GalilSetpointSignal(GalilSignalBase):
             self.controller.socket_put_confirmed(f"ntarget={target_val:.3f}")
             self.controller.socket_put_confirmed("movereq=1")
             self.controller.socket_put_confirmed("XQ#NEWPAR")
-            while self.controller.is_thread_active(0):
-                time.sleep(0.005)
         else:
             raise GalilError("Not all axes are referenced.")