diff --git a/examples/with-sentry/pages/_error.js b/examples/with-sentry/pages/_error.js
index 0b38c8d7b7776..5410de207dd19 100644
--- a/examples/with-sentry/pages/_error.js
+++ b/examples/with-sentry/pages/_error.js
@@ -1,14 +1,12 @@
 import NextErrorComponent from 'next/error'
 import * as Sentry from '@sentry/node'
 
-const MyError = async ({ statusCode, hasGetInitialPropsRun, err }) => {
+const MyError = ({ statusCode, hasGetInitialPropsRun, err }) => {
   if (!hasGetInitialPropsRun && err) {
     // getInitialProps is not called in case of
     // https://github.com/vercel/next.js/issues/8592. As a workaround, we pass
     // err via _app.js so it can be captured
     Sentry.captureException(err)
-    // flush is needed after calling captureException to send server side errors to Sentry, otherwise the serverless function will exit before it's sent
-    await Sentry.flush(2000)
   }
 
   return <NextErrorComponent statusCode={statusCode} />