diff --git a/opencl/test/unit_test/device/device_timers_tests.cpp b/opencl/test/unit_test/device/device_timers_tests.cpp
index 04d874c9fb..b1db88eea0 100644
--- a/opencl/test/unit_test/device/device_timers_tests.cpp
+++ b/opencl/test/unit_test/device/device_timers_tests.cpp
@@ -33,8 +33,6 @@ TEST(MockOSTime, WhenSleepingThenDeviceAndHostTimerAreIncreased) {
         &deviceTimestamp[0],
         &hostTimestamp[0]);
 
-    std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::nanoseconds(1000));
-
     mDev->getDeviceAndHostTimer(
         &deviceTimestamp[1],
         &hostTimestamp[1]);
@@ -99,8 +97,6 @@ TEST(MockOSTime, WhenSleepingThenHostTimerIsIncreased) {
     mDev->getHostTimer(
         &hostTimestamp[0]);
 
-    std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::nanoseconds(1000));
-
     mDev->getHostTimer(
         &hostTimestamp[1]);
 
diff --git a/shared/source/direct_submission/direct_submission_controller.cpp b/shared/source/direct_submission/direct_submission_controller.cpp
index f2a3913705..c2c026c231 100644
--- a/shared/source/direct_submission/direct_submission_controller.cpp
+++ b/shared/source/direct_submission/direct_submission_controller.cpp
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 #include "shared/source/command_stream/command_stream_receiver.h"
 #include "shared/source/debug_settings/debug_settings_manager.h"
+#include "shared/source/helpers/sleep.h"
 #include "shared/source/os_interface/os_context.h"
 #include "shared/source/os_interface/os_thread.h"
 #include "shared/source/os_interface/product_helper.h"
@@ -151,7 +152,7 @@ void DirectSubmissionController::checkNewSubmissions() {
 }
 
 void DirectSubmissionController::sleep() {
-    std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::microseconds(this->timeout));
+    NEO::sleep(std::chrono::microseconds(this->timeout));
 }
 
 SteadyClock::time_point DirectSubmissionController::getCpuTimestamp() {
@@ -185,4 +186,4 @@ void DirectSubmissionController::recalculateTimeout() {
     this->lastTerminateCpuTimestamp = now;
 }
 
-} // namespace NEO
\ No newline at end of file
+} // namespace NEO