diff --git a/lib/src/api/engine/remote/ws/native.rs b/lib/src/api/engine/remote/ws/native.rs
index de04bc0e..f8f8a696 100644
--- a/lib/src/api/engine/remote/ws/native.rs
+++ b/lib/src/api/engine/remote/ws/native.rs
@@ -198,8 +198,6 @@ pub(crate) fn router(
 				let mut interval = time::interval(PING_INTERVAL);
 				// don't bombard the server with pings if we miss some ticks
 				interval.set_missed_tick_behavior(MissedTickBehavior::Delay);
-				// Delay sending the first ping
-				interval.tick().await;
 
 				let pinger = IntervalStream::new(interval);
 
diff --git a/lib/src/api/engine/remote/ws/wasm.rs b/lib/src/api/engine/remote/ws/wasm.rs
index 46d28dc2..1d2d4213 100644
--- a/lib/src/api/engine/remote/ws/wasm.rs
+++ b/lib/src/api/engine/remote/ws/wasm.rs
@@ -171,8 +171,6 @@ pub(crate) fn router(
 			let mut interval = time::interval(PING_INTERVAL);
 			// don't bombard the server with pings if we miss some ticks
 			interval.set_missed_tick_behavior(MissedTickBehavior::Delay);
-			// Delay sending the first ping
-			interval.tick().await;
 
 			let pinger = IntervalStream::new(interval);