diff --git a/benchmarks/basic_commands.py b/benchmarks/basic_commands.py
index aef333544de9b8b585ce2940ab309b2d2ba8d703_YmVuY2htYXJrcy9iYXNpY19jb21tYW5kcy5weQ==..2ba7a262b6121c167aca848f8bd4d7b6a83bb00e_YmVuY2htYXJrcy9iYXNpY19jb21tYW5kcy5weQ== 100644
--- a/benchmarks/basic_commands.py
+++ b/benchmarks/basic_commands.py
@@ -61,9 +61,6 @@
         time = self._execute("status", "--change", "tip")
         return time
 
-    def bench_command_status(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        return "status --change tip"
-
     def time_emptydiff(self, *args, **kwargs):
         time = self._execute("diff")
         return time