diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index bbe4d80..6bf5544 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -23,12 +23,8 @@ export default class MyPlugin extends Plugin {
     await this.saveData(this.settings);
   }
 
-  _onEditorChange = async (editor: Editor, _markdownView: MarkdownView) => {
-    // Settings can change while the editor is open, so we need to reload them.
-    await this.loadSettings();
-    setTimeout(() => {
-      this._sortTodos(editor);
-    }, this.settings.delayMS);
+  _onEditorChange = (editor: Editor, _markdownView: MarkdownView) => {
+    this._sortTodos(editor);
   };
 
   _lastSort = new Date();
@@ -43,6 +39,8 @@ export default class MyPlugin extends Plugin {
       console.error("WARNING!!! Possible infinite sort detected");
       return;
     }
+    // Settings can change while the editor is open, so we need to reload them.
+    await this.loadSettings();
     const cursor = editor.getCursor();
     const lineNumber = cursor.line;
     const result = sortTodos(value, this.settings.sortOrder);
diff --git a/src/settings.ts b/src/settings.ts
index 9ee621d..d69f213 100644
--- a/src/settings.ts
+++ b/src/settings.ts
@@ -4,12 +4,10 @@ import { SortOrder } from "./sort";
 
 export interface Settings {
   sortOrder: SortOrder;
-  delayMS: number;
 }
 
 export const DEFAULT_SETTINGS: Settings = {
   sortOrder: SortOrder.COMPLETED_TOP,
-  delayMS: 0,
 };
 
 export class SettingsTab extends PluginSettingTab {
@@ -34,19 +32,5 @@ export class SettingsTab extends PluginSettingTab {
           await this.plugin.saveSettings();
         })
     );
-    new Setting(containerEl)
-      .setName("Delay")
-      .setDesc("How long to wait after a change until sorting todos?")
-      .addDropdown((dropdown) =>
-        dropdown
-          .addOption("0", "No delay")
-          .addOption("125", "125ms")
-          .addOption("250", "250ms")
-          .setValue(this.plugin.settings.delayMS.toString())
-          .onChange(async (val) => {
-            this.plugin.settings.delayMS = parseInt(val, 10);
-            await this.plugin.saveSettings();
-          })
-      );
   }
 }