diff --git a/consensus/bor/bor.go b/consensus/bor/bor.go
index bcbd2f3925..e51314aff1 100644
--- a/consensus/bor/bor.go
+++ b/consensus/bor/bor.go
@@ -1031,16 +1031,6 @@ func (c *Bor) Prepare(chain consensus.ChainHeaderReader, header *types.Header) e
 
 	if header.Time < uint64(time.Now().Unix()) {
 		header.Time = uint64(time.Now().Unix())
-	} else {
-		// For primary validators, wait until the current block production window
-		// starts. This prevents bor from starting to build next block before time
-		// as we'd like to wait for new transactions. Although this change doesn't
-		// need a check for hard fork as it doesn't change any consensus rules, we
-		// still keep it for safety and testing.
-		if c.config.IsBhilai(big.NewInt(int64(number))) && succession == 0 {
-			startTime := header.GetActualTime().Add(-time.Duration(c.config.CalculatePeriod(number)) * time.Second)
-			time.Sleep(time.Until(startTime))
-		}
 	}
 
 	return nil
diff --git a/params/version.go b/params/version.go
index d69ed35323..1548dc223c 100644
--- a/params/version.go
+++ b/params/version.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import (
 const (
 	VersionMajor = 2  // Major version component of the current release
 	VersionMinor = 5  // Minor version component of the current release
-	VersionPatch = 4  // Patch version component of the current release
+	VersionPatch = 5  // Patch version component of the current release
 	VersionMeta  = "" // Version metadata to append to the version string
 )