diff --git a/src/toxic.c b/src/toxic.c
index 4eb4b93..31765a0 100644
--- a/src/toxic.c
+++ b/src/toxic.c
@@ -1177,25 +1177,6 @@ static void init_default_data_files(void)
     free(user_config_dir);
 }
 
-#define REC_TOX_DO_LOOPS_PER_SEC 25
-
-/* Adjusts usleep value so that tox_do runs close to the recommended number of times per second */
-static useconds_t optimal_msleepval(uint64_t *looptimer, uint64_t *loopcount, uint64_t cur_time, useconds_t msleepval)
-{
-    useconds_t new_sleep = MAX(msleepval, 3);
-    ++(*loopcount);
-
-    if (*looptimer == cur_time)
-        return new_sleep;
-
-    if (*loopcount != REC_TOX_DO_LOOPS_PER_SEC)
-        new_sleep *= (double) *loopcount / REC_TOX_DO_LOOPS_PER_SEC;
-
-    *looptimer = cur_time;
-    *loopcount = 0;
-    return new_sleep;
-}
-
 // this doesn't do anything (yet)
 #ifdef X11
 void DnD_callback(const char* asdv, DropType dt)
@@ -1327,9 +1308,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
     execute(prompt->chatwin->history, prompt, m, avatarstr, GLOBAL_COMMAND_MODE);
 
     uint64_t last_save = (uint64_t) time(NULL);
-    uint64_t looptimer = last_save;
-    useconds_t msleepval = 40000;
-    uint64_t loopcount = 0;
 
     while (true) {
         do_toxic(m, prompt);
@@ -1345,8 +1323,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
             last_save = cur_time;
         }
 
-        msleepval = optimal_msleepval(&looptimer, &loopcount, cur_time, msleepval);
-        usleep(msleepval);
+        usleep(tox_iteration_interval(m) * 1000);
     }
 
     return 0;