diff --git a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/time/StopWatchTest.java b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/time/StopWatchTest.java
index 5e2be622c..946311f4f 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/time/StopWatchTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/time/StopWatchTest.java
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ public class StopWatchTest extends AbstractLangTest {
     private static final Duration TWO_MILLISECOND = Duration.ofMillis(2);
     private static final Duration MILLIS_550 = Duration.ofMillis(550);
     private static final String MESSAGE = "Baking cookies";
-    private static final Duration MIN_SLEEP = Duration.ofMillis(20);
     private static final String ZERO_HOURS_PREFIX = "00:";
     private static final String ZERO_TIME_ELAPSED = "00:00:00.000";
 
@@ -163,7 +162,7 @@ public class StopWatchTest extends AbstractLangTest {
     @Test
     public void testFormatSplitTime() {
         final StopWatch watch = StopWatch.createStarted();
-        ThreadUtils.sleepQuietly(MIN_SLEEP);
+        ThreadUtils.sleepQuietly(TWO_MILLISECOND);
         watch.split();
         final String formatSplitTime = watch.formatSplitTime();
         assertNotEquals(ZERO_TIME_ELAPSED, formatSplitTime);
@@ -174,7 +173,7 @@ public class StopWatchTest extends AbstractLangTest {
     public void testFormatSplitTimeWithMessage() {
         final StopWatch watch = new StopWatch(MESSAGE);
         watch.start();
-        ThreadUtils.sleepQuietly(MIN_SLEEP);
+        ThreadUtils.sleepQuietly(TWO_MILLISECOND);
         watch.split();
         final String formatSplitTime = watch.formatSplitTime();
         assertThat("formatSplitTime", formatSplitTime, not(startsWith(MESSAGE)));