diff --git a/package/dhcp/S80dhcp-relay b/package/dhcp/S80dhcp-relay
index 6493eda631..211431bfff 100755
--- a/package/dhcp/S80dhcp-relay
+++ b/package/dhcp/S80dhcp-relay
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ case "$1" in
 		;;
 	restart | force-reload)
 		$0 stop
-		sleep 2
 		$0 start
 		;;
 	*)
diff --git a/package/dhcp/S80dhcp-server b/package/dhcp/S80dhcp-server
index f4e220986f..21092bab9f 100755
--- a/package/dhcp/S80dhcp-server
+++ b/package/dhcp/S80dhcp-server
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ case "$1" in
 		;;
 	restart | force-reload)
 		$0 stop
-		sleep 2
 		$0 start
 		if [ "$?" != "0" ]; then
 			exit 1