diff --git a/doc/Changelog b/doc/Changelog
index a8be14e..a6b73c6 100644
--- a/doc/Changelog
+++ b/doc/Changelog
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 sysvinit (2.89) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
 
   [ Jesse Smith ]
+    * Removed two sleep calls when we are doing sync anyway to make sure
+      data is being written. Speeds up reboot time by about two seconds.
     * Fixed Clang compiler warning regarding variable data parameters to sprintf().
     * Updated top-level Makefile to work with git repo instead of old svn repo.
     * Removed unused variables and findtty() function in bootlogd
diff --git a/src/halt.c b/src/halt.c
index 5b9430c..7dbafa2 100644
--- a/src/halt.c
+++ b/src/halt.c
@@ -266,7 +266,11 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 
 	if (do_sync) {
 		sync();
-		sleep(2);
+		/* Sync should be fine on its own for making sure data is written.
+                   We probably call shutdown after this anyway to clean up.
+                   -- Jesse
+                sleep(2);
+                */
 	}
 
 	if (do_ifdown)
diff --git a/src/shutdown.c b/src/shutdown.c
index f85bc38..1208c57 100644
--- a/src/shutdown.c
+++ b/src/shutdown.c
@@ -359,7 +359,8 @@ void fastdown()
 #endif
 
 	/* script failed or not present: do it ourself. */
-	sleep(1); /* Give init the chance to collect zombies. */
+	/* Give init the chance to collect zombies. */
+        /* sleep(1); */
 
 	/* Record the fact that we're going down */
 	write_wtmp("shutdown", "~~", 0, RUN_LVL, "~~");