diff --git a/components/focus-trap/focus-trap.js b/components/focus-trap/focus-trap.js
index 4e568828e77..aca0ae4df6c 100644
--- a/components/focus-trap/focus-trap.js
+++ b/components/focus-trap/focus-trap.js
@@ -117,8 +117,7 @@ class FocusTrap extends FocusMixin(LitElement) {
 			// user is exiting trap via forward tabbing...
 			const firstFocusable = getNextFocusable(this.shadowRoot.querySelector('.d2l-focus-trap-start'));
 			if (firstFocusable) {
-				// Delay to re-apply the focus effects as a visual clue when there is only one focusable element
-				setTimeout(() => firstFocusable.focus(), 50);
+				firstFocusable.focus();
 				return;
 			}
 		}
@@ -141,8 +140,7 @@ class FocusTrap extends FocusMixin(LitElement) {
 			// user is exiting trap via back tabbing...
 			const lastFocusable = getPreviousFocusable(this.shadowRoot.querySelector('.d2l-focus-trap-end'));
 			if (lastFocusable) {
-				// Delay to re-apply the focus effects as a visual clue when there is only one focusable element
-				setTimeout(() => lastFocusable.focus(), 50);
+				lastFocusable.focus();
 				return;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/components/focus-trap/test/focus-trap.test.js b/components/focus-trap/test/focus-trap.test.js
index 828dd27bdf5..d0df14b4800 100644
--- a/components/focus-trap/test/focus-trap.test.js
+++ b/components/focus-trap/test/focus-trap.test.js
@@ -106,14 +106,12 @@ describe('d2l-focus-trap', () => {
 				it('wraps to first', async() => {
 					focusTrap.querySelector('#last').focus();
 					focusTrap.shadowRoot.querySelector('.d2l-focus-trap-end').focus();
-					clock.tick(50);
 					expect(document.activeElement).to.equal(elem.querySelector('#first'));
 				});
 
 				it('wraps to last', () => {
 					focusTrap.querySelector('#first').focus();
 					focusTrap.shadowRoot.querySelector('.d2l-focus-trap-start').focus();
-					clock.tick(50);
 					expect(document.activeElement).to.equal(elem.querySelector('#last'));
 				});