diff --git a/pgxn/neon/libpagestore.c b/pgxn/neon/libpagestore.c
index 3b038f906f..5db9e5e08e 100644
--- a/pgxn/neon/libpagestore.c
+++ b/pgxn/neon/libpagestore.c
@@ -133,6 +133,9 @@ pageserver_connect(int elevel)
 	const char *values[3];
 	int			n;
 
+	static TimestampTz last_connect_time = 0;
+	TimestampTz now;
+
 	Assert(!connected);
 
 	if (CheckConnstringUpdated())
@@ -140,6 +143,17 @@ pageserver_connect(int elevel)
 		ReloadConnstring();
 	}
 
+	now = GetCurrentTimestamp();
+	if ((now - last_connect_time) < RECONNECT_INTERVAL_USEC)
+	{
+		pg_usleep(RECONNECT_INTERVAL_USEC);
+		last_connect_time = GetCurrentTimestamp();
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		last_connect_time = now;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * Connect using the connection string we got from the
 	 * neon.pageserver_connstring GUC. If the NEON_AUTH_TOKEN environment
@@ -333,7 +347,6 @@ pageserver_send(NeonRequest *request)
 		{
 			HandleMainLoopInterrupts();
 			n_reconnect_attempts += 1;
-			pg_usleep(RECONNECT_INTERVAL_USEC);
 		}
 		n_reconnect_attempts = 0;
 	}
diff --git a/pgxn/neon/pagestore_smgr.c b/pgxn/neon/pagestore_smgr.c
index 6cf2762179..8888cd89c6 100644
--- a/pgxn/neon/pagestore_smgr.c
+++ b/pgxn/neon/pagestore_smgr.c
@@ -275,26 +275,6 @@ static inline void prefetch_set_unused(uint64 ring_index);
 static XLogRecPtr neon_get_request_lsn(bool *latest, NRelFileInfo rinfo,
 									   ForkNumber forknum, BlockNumber blkno);
 
-
-#define INITIAL_EXPONENTIAL_BACKOFF_DELAY 1000
-#define EXPONENTIAL_BACKOFF_EXPONENT 2
-#define MAX_EXPONENTIAL_BACKOFF_DELAY (1000*1000)
-
-static void
-InitExponentialBackoff(long *delay)
-{
-	*delay = INITIAL_EXPONENTIAL_BACKOFF_DELAY;
-}
-
-static void
-PerformExponentialBackoff(long *delay)
-{
-	pg_usleep(*delay);
-	*delay *= EXPONENTIAL_BACKOFF_EXPONENT;
-	if(*delay >= MAX_EXPONENTIAL_BACKOFF_DELAY)
-		*delay = MAX_EXPONENTIAL_BACKOFF_DELAY;
-}
-
 static bool
 compact_prefetch_buffers(void)
 {
@@ -682,7 +662,6 @@ prefetch_do_request(PrefetchRequest *slot, bool *force_latest, XLogRecPtr *force
 		.forknum = slot->buftag.forkNum,
 		.blkno = slot->buftag.blockNum,
 	};
-        long backoff_delay_us;
 
 	if (force_lsn && force_latest)
 	{
@@ -725,11 +704,7 @@ prefetch_do_request(PrefetchRequest *slot, bool *force_latest, XLogRecPtr *force
 	Assert(slot->response == NULL);
 	Assert(slot->my_ring_index == MyPState->ring_unused);
 
-	InitExponentialBackoff(&backoff_delay_us);
-	while (!page_server->send((NeonRequest *) &request))
-	{
-		PerformExponentialBackoff(&backoff_delay_us);
-	}
+	while (!page_server->send((NeonRequest *) &request));
 
 	/* update prefetch state */
 	MyPState->n_requests_inflight += 1;