diff --git a/drivers/media/rc/gpio-ir-tx.c b/drivers/media/rc/gpio-ir-tx.c
index 18ca12d78314..66703989ae18 100644
--- a/drivers/media/rc/gpio-ir-tx.c
+++ b/drivers/media/rc/gpio-ir-tx.c
@@ -79,13 +79,8 @@ static int gpio_ir_tx(struct rc_dev *dev, unsigned int *txbuf,
 			// space
 			edge = ktime_add_us(edge, txbuf[i]);
 			delta = ktime_us_delta(edge, ktime_get());
-			if (delta > 10) {
-				spin_unlock_irqrestore(&gpio_ir->lock, flags);
-				usleep_range(delta, delta + 10);
-				spin_lock_irqsave(&gpio_ir->lock, flags);
-			} else if (delta > 0) {
+			if (delta > 0)
 				udelay(delta);
-			}
 		} else {
 			// pulse
 			ktime_t last = ktime_add_us(edge, txbuf[i]);