diff --git a/packages/rest/src/lib/handlers/SequentialHandler.ts b/packages/rest/src/lib/handlers/SequentialHandler.ts
index d92edf3141d1..2e7ed8821cc7 100644
--- a/packages/rest/src/lib/handlers/SequentialHandler.ts
+++ b/packages/rest/src/lib/handlers/SequentialHandler.ts
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ export class SequentialHandler {
 				// Set RateLimitData based on the route-specific limit
 				limit = this.limit;
 				timeout = this.timeToReset;
-				delay = sleep(timeout, undefined, { ref: false });
+				delay = sleep(timeout);
 			}
 			const rateLimitData: RateLimitData = {
 				timeToReset: timeout,