diff --git a/internal/worker/analysis.go b/internal/worker/analysis.go
index ea480d3..4793398 100644
--- a/internal/worker/analysis.go
+++ b/internal/worker/analysis.go
@@ -159,11 +159,6 @@
 	}
 	wv, err := analysis.ReadWorkVersion(ctx, s.bqClient, module_path, version, binary)
 	if err != nil {
-		if isReadPreviousWorkQuotaError(err) {
-			log.Info(ctx, "hit bigquery list quota when reading work version, sleeping 1 minute...")
-			// Sleep a minute to allow quota limitations to clear up.
-			time.Sleep(60 * time.Second)
-		}
 		return err
 	}
 	if wv != nil {
diff --git a/internal/worker/govulncheck_scan.go b/internal/worker/govulncheck_scan.go
index fa65480..98d8a61 100644
--- a/internal/worker/govulncheck_scan.go
+++ b/internal/worker/govulncheck_scan.go
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 	"path/filepath"
 	"regexp"
 	"strings"
-	"time"
 
 	"cloud.google.com/go/storage"
 	"golang.org/x/exp/event"
@@ -141,11 +140,6 @@
 	}
 	ws, err := govulncheck.ReadWorkState(ctx, h.bqClient, module_path, version)
 	if err != nil {
-		if isReadPreviousWorkQuotaError(err) {
-			log.Info(ctx, "hit bigquery list quota when reading work version, sleeping 1 minute...")
-			// Sleep a minute to allow quota limitations to clear up.
-			time.Sleep(60 * time.Second)
-		}
 		return err
 	}
 	if ws != nil {
diff --git a/internal/worker/scan.go b/internal/worker/scan.go
index 6728ff0..b686bd8 100644
--- a/internal/worker/scan.go
+++ b/internal/worker/scan.go
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
 	"golang.org/x/pkgsite-metrics/internal/log"
 	"golang.org/x/pkgsite-metrics/internal/modules"
 	"golang.org/x/pkgsite-metrics/internal/proxy"
-	"google.golang.org/api/googleapi"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -306,12 +305,3 @@
 func isSyntheticLoad(err error) bool {
 	return strings.Contains(err.Error(), "synthetic")
 }
-
-func isReadPreviousWorkQuotaError(err error) bool {
-	var gerr *googleapi.Error
-	if !errors.As(err, &gerr) {
-		return false
-	}
-	// BigQuery uses 403 for quota exceeded.
-	return gerr.Code == 403
-}