diff --git a/pytest_jubilant/_main.py b/pytest_jubilant/_main.py
index d96c160..df3c4c1 100644
--- a/pytest_jubilant/_main.py
+++ b/pytest_jubilant/_main.py
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@
 import pytest
 
 if typing.TYPE_CHECKING:
-    from collections.abc import Callable
-
     from _pytest.terminal import TerminalReporter
 
 logger = logging.getLogger("pytest-jubilant")
@@ -296,28 +294,9 @@ def _model_prefix(request: pytest.FixtureRequest) -> str:  # pyright: ignore[rep
     return prefix
 
 
-@pytest.fixture(scope="module")
-def _sleep_once():  # pyright: ignore[reportUnusedFunction]
-    """Return a function that sleeps when called for the first time.
-
-    The returned function does nothing on repeated calls.
-    This allows fixtures of the same scope to ensure a single sleep happens before teardown.
-    """
-    slept = False
-
-    def sleep():
-        nonlocal slept
-        if not slept:
-            time.sleep(_LOG_WAIT)
-            slept = True
-
-    return sleep
-
-
 @pytest.fixture(scope="module")
 def juju_factory(
     request: pytest.FixtureRequest,
-    _sleep_once: Callable[[], None],
     _model_prefix: str,
 ):
     """Module-scoped factory for creating one or more temporary Juju models.
@@ -344,7 +323,7 @@ def juju_factory(
 
     # BEFORE tearing down the models, dump any and all juju debug-logs
     if dump_logs:
-        _sleep_once()  # Wait for Juju to process logs or the latest lines might be missing
+        time.sleep(_LOG_WAIT)  # Wait for Juju to process logs or the latest lines might be missing
     factory._dump_all_logs()  # pyright: ignore[reportPrivateUsage]
 
     if not request.config.getoption("--no-juju-teardown"):