diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 62977f5fb5..b93bdf2c2e 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -1070,19 +1070,12 @@ if ! test -f noreg ; then
 echo ""
 echo ""
 echo $ECHO_N "Registering you for ClueCon http://www.cluecon.com $ECHO_C" 1>&6
-sleep 1
 echo $ECHO_N ".$ECHO_C" 1>&6
-sleep 1
 echo $ECHO_N ".$ECHO_C" 1>&6
-sleep 1
 echo $ECHO_N ".$ECHO_C" 1>&6
-sleep 1
 echo $ECHO_N ".$ECHO_C" 1>&6
-sleep 1
 echo $ECHO_N ".$ECHO_C" 1>&6
-sleep 1
 AC_MSG_RESULT([ See you in August. ;-)])
-sleep 2
 echo ""
 fi