diff --git a/build/gulpfile.vscode.js b/build/gulpfile.vscode.js
index c55f62348880ef34fccb0e97f6218be886a606df..0e592c2fd486f64457ce3ae578ea94febcc5eb74 100644
--- a/build/gulpfile.vscode.js
+++ b/build/gulpfile.vscode.js
@@ -494,15 +494,13 @@ gulp.task(task.define(
 	'upload-vscode-configuration',
 	task.series(
 		generateVSCodeConfigurationTask,
-		async () => {
+		() => {
 			if (!shouldSetupSettingsSearch()) {
 				const branch = process.env.BUILD_SOURCEBRANCH;
 				console.log(`Only runs on master and release branches, not ${branch}`);
 				return;
 			}
 
-			// Sometimes the file is claimed to not exist for a few milliseconds after the vscode process exits
-			await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 500));
 			if (!fs.existsSync(allConfigDetailsPath)) {
 				throw new Error(`configuration file at ${allConfigDetailsPath} does not exist`);
 			}