diff --git a/reactor-test/src/main/java/reactor/test/scheduler/VirtualTimeScheduler.java b/reactor-test/src/main/java/reactor/test/scheduler/VirtualTimeScheduler.java
index 9d019ca11b..2daad544b6 100644
--- a/reactor-test/src/main/java/reactor/test/scheduler/VirtualTimeScheduler.java
+++ b/reactor-test/src/main/java/reactor/test/scheduler/VirtualTimeScheduler.java
@@ -381,7 +381,6 @@ public Disposable schedule(Runnable run, long delayTime, TimeUnit unit) {
 					run,
 					COUNTER.getAndIncrement(VirtualTimeScheduler.this));
 			queue.add(timedTask);
-			advanceTime();
 			return () -> queue.remove(timedTask);
 		}
 
@@ -399,7 +398,6 @@ public Disposable schedulePeriodically(Runnable task,
 					periodInNanoseconds);
 
 			replace(periodicTask, schedule(periodicTask, initialDelay, unit));
-			advanceTime();
 			return periodicTask;
 		}