diff --git a/pkg/libuv/Embed.zig b/pkg/libuv/Embed.zig
index 39a75b87c..371517a19 100644
--- a/pkg/libuv/Embed.zig
+++ b/pkg/libuv/Embed.zig
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ mutex: Mutex,
 cond: Cond,
 ready: bool = false,
 terminate: BoolAtomic,
-sleeping: BoolAtomic,
 callback: std.meta.FnPtr(fn () void),
 thread: ?Thread,
 
@@ -39,7 +38,6 @@ pub fn init(
         .mutex = try Mutex.init(alloc),
         .cond = try Cond.init(alloc),
         .terminate = BoolAtomic.init(false),
-        .sleeping = BoolAtomic.init(false),
         .callback = callback,
         .thread = null,
     };
@@ -97,18 +95,6 @@ fn threadMain(self: *Embed) void {
         const fd = self.loop.backendFd() catch unreachable;
         const timeout = self.loop.backendTimeout();
 
-        // If the timeout is negative then we are sleeping (i.e. no
-        // timers active or anything). In that case, we set the boolean
-        // to true so that we can wake up the event loop if we have to.
-        if (timeout < 0) {
-            log.debug("going to sleep", .{});
-            self.sleeping.store(true, .SeqCst);
-        }
-        defer if (timeout < 0) {
-            log.debug("waking from sleep", .{});
-            self.sleeping.store(false, .SeqCst);
-        };
-
         switch (builtin.os.tag) {
             // epoll
             .linux => {