diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/webclient/loading_indicator/loading_indicator.js b/addons/web/static/src/webclient/loading_indicator/loading_indicator.js
index 61a84fc9c10..2dff7170bbf 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/webclient/loading_indicator/loading_indicator.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/webclient/loading_indicator/loading_indicator.js
@@ -41,10 +41,6 @@ export class LoadingIndicator extends Component {
             this.startShowTimer = browser.setTimeout(() => {
                 if (this.state.count) {
                     this.state.show = true;
-                    this.blockUITimer = browser.setTimeout(() => {
-                        this.shouldUnblock = true;
-                        this.uiService.block();
-                    }, 3000);
                 }
             }, 250);
         }
diff --git a/addons/web/static/tests/webclient/loading_indicator_tests.js b/addons/web/static/tests/webclient/loading_indicator_tests.js
index 3649eb77ad1..31385a17526 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/tests/webclient/loading_indicator_tests.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/tests/webclient/loading_indicator_tests.js
@@ -128,51 +128,6 @@ QUnit.test("displays the loading indicator for multi rpc in debug mode", async (
     assert.strictEqual(loadingIndicator, null, "the loading indicator should not be displayed");
 });
 
-QUnit.test("loading indicator blocks UI", async (assert) => {
-    const env = await makeTestEnv();
-    patchWithCleanup(originalBrowser, {
-        setTimeout: async (callback, delay) => {
-            assert.step(`set timeout ${delay}`);
-            await Promise.resolve();
-            callback();
-        },
-    });
-    const ui = env.services.ui;
-    ui.bus.addEventListener("BLOCK", () => {
-        assert.step("block");
-    });
-    ui.bus.addEventListener("UNBLOCK", () => {
-        assert.step("unblock");
-    });
-    await mount(LoadingIndicator, target, { env });
-    env.bus.trigger("RPC:REQUEST", payload(1));
-    await nextTick();
-    env.bus.trigger("RPC:RESPONSE", payload(1));
-    await nextTick();
-    assert.verifySteps(["set timeout 250", "set timeout 3000", "block", "unblock"]);
-});
-
-QUnit.test("loading indicator doesn't unblock ui if it didn't block it", async (assert) => {
-    const env = await makeTestEnv();
-    const { execRegisteredTimeouts } = mockTimeout();
-    const ui = env.services.ui;
-    ui.bus.addEventListener("BLOCK", () => {
-        assert.step("block");
-    });
-    ui.bus.addEventListener("UNBLOCK", () => {
-        assert.step("unblock");
-    });
-    await mount(LoadingIndicator, target, { env });
-    env.bus.trigger("RPC:REQUEST", payload(1));
-    execRegisteredTimeouts();
-    env.bus.trigger("RPC:RESPONSE", payload(1));
-    assert.verifySteps(["block", "unblock"]);
-    env.bus.trigger("RPC:REQUEST", payload(2));
-    env.bus.trigger("RPC:RESPONSE", payload(2));
-    execRegisteredTimeouts();
-    assert.verifySteps([]);
-});
-
 QUnit.test("loading indicator is not displayed immediately", async (assert) => {
     const env = await makeTestEnv();
     const { advanceTime } = mockTimeout();