diff --git a/shared/utils.js b/shared/utils.js
index 5e3b22d..a4f3c6b 100644
--- a/shared/utils.js
+++ b/shared/utils.js
@@ -27,24 +27,6 @@ export function waitForResourceCount(
   }
 }
 
-export function waitForLagStabilization(
-  namespace,
-  threshold,
-  maxTries,
-  interval
-) {
-  let lag = 0;
-  let tries = 0;
-  do {
-    tries++;
-    sleep(interval);
-    lag = prometheus.getLag(namespace);
-  } while (lag > threshold && tries < maxTries);
-  if (lag > threshold) {
-    throw Error(`lag not stabilized after ${tries * interval} seconds.`);
-  }
-}
-
 export function generatePrefix(testCase) {
   return crypto.md5(testCase, "hex");
 }
diff --git a/tests/test-scaledobject.js b/tests/test-scaledobject.js
index 544f41c..2d7c017 100644
--- a/tests/test-scaledobject.js
+++ b/tests/test-scaledobject.js
@@ -59,8 +59,9 @@ export function setup() {
     20,
     15
   );
-  // Wait for metrics stabilization before starting the tests
-  utils.waitForLagStabilization(workload.getNamespaceName(), 100, 6, 10);
+
+  // Wait a minute to stabilizate prometheus metrics before the test
+  sleep(60);
 }
 
 export default function () {