diff --git a/dracclient/resources/lifecycle_controller.py b/dracclient/resources/lifecycle_controller.py
index d0a1c54..9d903ef 100644
--- a/dracclient/resources/lifecycle_controller.py
+++ b/dracclient/resources/lifecycle_controller.py
@@ -35,10 +35,7 @@ class LifecycleControllerManagement(object):
                  interface
         """
 
-        filter_query = ('select LifecycleControllerVersion '
-                        'from DCIM_SystemView')
-        doc = self.client.enumerate(uris.DCIM_SystemView,
-                                    filter_query=filter_query)
+        doc = self.client.enumerate(uris.DCIM_SystemView, wait_for_idrac=False)
         lc_version_str = utils.find_xml(doc, 'LifecycleControllerVersion',
                                         uris.DCIM_SystemView).text
 
diff --git a/dracclient/tests/test_lifecycle_controller.py b/dracclient/tests/test_lifecycle_controller.py
index 3284cff..3427cc5 100644
--- a/dracclient/tests/test_lifecycle_controller.py
+++ b/dracclient/tests/test_lifecycle_controller.py
@@ -29,11 +29,7 @@ class ClientLifecycleControllerManagementTestCase(base.BaseTest):
             **test_utils.FAKE_ENDPOINT)
 
     @requests_mock.Mocker()
-    @mock.patch.object(dracclient.client.WSManClient,
-                       'wait_until_idrac_is_ready', spec_set=True,
-                       autospec=True)
-    def test_get_lifecycle_controller_version(self, mock_requests,
-                                              mock_wait_until_idrac_is_ready):
+    def test_get_lifecycle_controller_version(self, mock_requests):
         mock_requests.post(
             'https://1.2.3.4:443/wsman',
             text=test_utils.LifecycleControllerEnumerations[