diff --git a/dlt/extract/items.py b/dlt/extract/items.py
index cc4e366744..db53794f75 100644
--- a/dlt/extract/items.py
+++ b/dlt/extract/items.py
@@ -245,19 +245,15 @@ def bind(self, pipe: SupportsPipe) -> ItemTransform[TDataItem]:
 class LimitItem(ItemTransform[TDataItem]):
     placement_affinity: ClassVar[float] = 1.1  # stick to end right behind incremental
 
-    def __init__(
-        self, max_items: Optional[int], max_time: Optional[float], min_wait: Optional[float]
-    ) -> None:
+    def __init__(self, max_items: Optional[int], max_time: Optional[float]) -> None:
         self.max_items = max_items if max_items is not None else -1
         self.max_time = max_time
-        self.min_wait = min_wait
 
     def bind(self, pipe: SupportsPipe) -> "LimitItem":
         self.gen = pipe.gen
         self.count = 0
         self.exhausted = False
         self.start_time = time.time()
-        self.last_call_time = 0.0
         return self
 
     def __call__(self, item: TDataItems, meta: Any = None) -> Optional[TDataItems]:
@@ -274,15 +270,4 @@ def __call__(self, item: TDataItems, meta: Any = None) -> Optional[TDataItems]:
             return None
         self.count += 1
 
-        # if we have a min wait and the last iteration was less than min wait ago,
-        # we sleep on this thread a bit
-        if self.min_wait and (time.time() - self.last_call_time) < self.min_wait:
-            # NOTE: this should be interruptable?
-            # NOTE: this is sleeping on the main thread, we should carefully document this!
-            time.sleep(self.min_wait - (time.time() - self.last_call_time))
-
-        # remember last iteration time
-        if self.min_wait:
-            self.last_call_time = time.time()
-
         return item
diff --git a/dlt/extract/resource.py b/dlt/extract/resource.py
index cd40ccb87b..39206f6d50 100644
--- a/dlt/extract/resource.py
+++ b/dlt/extract/resource.py
@@ -345,7 +345,6 @@ def add_limit(
         self: TDltResourceImpl,
         max_items: Optional[int] = None,
         max_time: Optional[float] = None,
-        min_wait: Optional[float] = None,
     ) -> TDltResourceImpl:  # noqa: A003
         """Adds a limit `max_items` to the resource pipe.
 
@@ -359,7 +358,6 @@ def add_limit(
         Args:
              max_items (int): The maximum number of items to yield, set to None for no limit
              max_time (float): The maximum number of seconds for this generator to run after it was opened, set to None for no limit
-             min_wait (float): The minimum number of seconds to wait between iterations (useful for rate limiting)
          Returns:
              "DltResource": returns self
         """
@@ -372,7 +370,7 @@ def add_limit(
         else:
             # remove existing limit if any
             self._pipe.remove_by_type(LimitItem)
-            self.add_step(LimitItem(max_items=max_items, max_time=max_time, min_wait=min_wait))
+            self.add_step(LimitItem(max_items=max_items, max_time=max_time))
 
         return self
 
diff --git a/tests/extract/test_sources.py b/tests/extract/test_sources.py
index 946b0ee2b8..80fb8017ad 100644
--- a/tests/extract/test_sources.py
+++ b/tests/extract/test_sources.py
@@ -941,32 +941,6 @@ async def r_async():
     assert async_list in allowed_results
 
 
-def test_limit_min_wait() -> None:
-    @dlt.resource()
-    def r():
-        for i in range(100):
-            yield i
-
-    @dlt.resource()
-    async def r_async():
-        for i in range(100):
-            yield i
-
-    sync_list = list(r().add_limit(max_time=1, min_wait=0.2))
-    async_list = list(r_async().add_limit(max_time=1, min_wait=0.2))
-
-    # we should have extracted about 5 items within 1 second, sleep is done via min_wait
-    allowed_results = [
-        list(range(3)),
-        list(range(4)),
-        list(range(5)),
-        list(range(6)),
-        list(range(7)),
-    ]
-    assert sync_list in allowed_results
-    assert async_list in allowed_results
-
-
 def test_source_state() -> None:
     @dlt.source
     def test_source(expected_state):