diff --git a/main.cpp b/main.cpp
index cb765cf..2912aad 100644
--- a/main.cpp
+++ b/main.cpp
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 
 #include <cstddef>  // size_t
 #include <cstring>  // memset
-#include <ctime>
 #include <iostream> // cout
 #include <vector>   // vector
 
@@ -53,8 +52,6 @@ void *thread_task_increment(const struct thread_data &thread) {
                 << "! (inside run loop, before mutex)" << std::endl;
     }
 
-    usleep(rand() % 200);
-
     // mutex
     {
 
@@ -63,7 +60,6 @@ void *thread_task_increment(const struct thread_data &thread) {
         ;
       // say we want the mutex
       (*thread.wants_mutex) = true;
-      usleep(rand() % 200);
       // block until we have the mutex
       while (!*thread.has_mutex)
         ;
@@ -73,8 +69,6 @@ void *thread_task_increment(const struct thread_data &thread) {
       std::cout << "Hello from thread " << thread.id
                 << "! (inside run loop, inside mutex)" << std::endl;
 
-      usleep(rand() % 200);
-
       *static_cast<int *>(thread.data) += 1;
 
       // tell the thread manager we don't need the mutex
@@ -129,11 +123,9 @@ void do_threading(struct thread_group threads) {
 
   // spawn threads (none will enter the mutex yet)
   for (size_t tid = 0; tid < threads.total_threads; ++tid) {
-    usleep(rand() % 200);
     pthread_create(&my_pthreads[tid], NULL,
                    reinterpret_cast<PthreadFun>(thread_task_increment),
                    &thread_data[tid]);
-    usleep(rand() % 200);
   }
 
   std::cout << "Threads have been spawned." << std::endl;
@@ -141,17 +133,14 @@ void do_threading(struct thread_group threads) {
   // loop until all threads are done
   for (size_t finished_threads = 0; finished_threads < threads.total_threads;) {
 
-    usleep(rand() % 200);
     // TODO: make sure we cycle the mutex through threads round-robin style
 
     // hand off the mutex to threads that want it
     for (size_t tid_wants = 0; tid_wants < threads.total_threads; ++tid_wants) {
-      usleep(rand() % 200);
 
       if (threads.wants_mutex[tid_wants]) {
         // in case the mutex isn't used at all
         bool mutex_was_found = false;
-        usleep(rand() % 200);
 
         // find which thread has the mutex and hand it off if it's done
         for (size_t tid_has = 0; tid_has < threads.total_threads; ++tid_has) {
@@ -159,22 +148,16 @@ void do_threading(struct thread_group threads) {
           if (threads.has_mutex[tid_has]) {
             // we found who has the mutex!
             mutex_was_found = true;
-            usleep(rand() % 200);
 
             // is the thread still using the mutex?
             if (!threads.wants_mutex[tid_has]) {
 
-              usleep(rand() % 200);
               // take the mutex from the thread that has it
               threads.has_mutex[tid_has] = false;
-              usleep(rand() % 200);
               threads.can_ask_for_mutex[tid_has] = true;
-              usleep(rand() % 200);
               // give the mutex to the thread that wants it
               threads.can_ask_for_mutex[tid_wants] = false;
-              usleep(rand() % 200);
               threads.has_mutex[tid_wants] = true;
-              usleep(rand() % 200);
             }
 
             break; // no need to look at the rest if we found who has the mutex
@@ -183,10 +166,8 @@ void do_threading(struct thread_group threads) {
 
         // give the thread the mutex if it wasn't found to be in use
         if (!mutex_was_found) {
-          usleep(rand() % 200);
           threads.has_mutex[tid_wants] = true;
         }
-        usleep(rand() % 200);
       }
     }
 
@@ -195,7 +176,6 @@ void do_threading(struct thread_group threads) {
     for (size_t tid = 0; tid < threads.total_threads; ++tid) {
       if (threads.threads_finished[tid])
         finished_threads += 1;
-      usleep(rand() % 200);
     }
   }
 
@@ -210,8 +190,6 @@ void do_threading(struct thread_group threads) {
 int main(void) {
   struct thread_group mythreads;
 
-  srand(time(NULL));
-
   // the count
   int count = 0;