diff --git a/nix/configurations/vanadium/nixos/display.nix b/nix/configurations/vanadium/nixos/display.nix
index 66a45f8c..a9b2267b 100644
--- a/nix/configurations/vanadium/nixos/display.nix
+++ b/nix/configurations/vanadium/nixos/display.nix
@@ -61,11 +61,7 @@
           device, # obtain with `xrandr`
           brightness, # [0..1]
         }:
-        # Hack:
-        # xrandr would consider the display being connected before we can change its brightness
-        # For that reason, we can't base our delay on its output, sadly.
           singleton "10_xrandr_brightness" ''
-            sleep 10
             ${lib.getExe pkgs.xorg.xrandr} --output ${device} --brightness ${toString brightness}
           '';