diff --git a/src/gossip/commands.py b/src/gossip/commands.py
index 431941d3..9cfde118 100644
--- a/src/gossip/commands.py
+++ b/src/gossip/commands.py
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ class GossipCommands(IntEnum):
     PEER_EXCHANGE = auto()
     STREAM_BLOCKS = auto()
     PUT_BLOCKS = auto()
-    CLOSE = auto()
 
 
 def command_to_byte(cmd: GossipCommands):
diff --git a/src/gossip/server/__init__.py b/src/gossip/server/__init__.py
index c46cf87f..1f283e56 100644
--- a/src/gossip/server/__init__.py
+++ b/src/gossip/server/__init__.py
@@ -60,8 +60,6 @@ def gossip_server():
             match GossipCommands(cmd):
                 case GossipCommands.PING:
                     writer.write(b'PONG')
-                case GossipCommands.CLOSE:
-                    pass
                 case GossipCommands.ANNOUNCE:
                     async def _read_announce():
                         address = await reader.readuntil(b'\n')
diff --git a/tests/gossip-unittests/test_client_announce.py b/tests/gossip-unittests/test_client_announce.py
index 9d81e85e..7cb15034 100644
--- a/tests/gossip-unittests/test_client_announce.py
+++ b/tests/gossip-unittests/test_client_announce.py
@@ -81,7 +81,6 @@ Thread(target=_announce_server, daemon=True).start()
 class OnionrClientAnnounce(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def test_client_announce_too_long(self):
-        sleep(1)
         import onionrplugins
 
         our_address = "testtransport" * 100
@@ -100,7 +99,6 @@ class OnionrClientAnnounce(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertNotEqual(our_address, reced_address[0])
 
     def test_client_announce(self):
-        sleep(1)
         import onionrplugins
 
         our_address = "testtransport"