diff --git a/benchmarks/utils.py b/benchmarks/utils.py
index 2e74034c61404b25bb3591db6377b6c3a65861e0_YmVuY2htYXJrcy91dGlscy5weQ==..68f65450ebed7abc25fa863bf1422084ff1cfa3b_YmVuY2htYXJrcy91dGlscy5weQ== 100644
--- a/benchmarks/utils.py
+++ b/benchmarks/utils.py
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@
         self.repo_path = os.path.join(REPOS_DIR, self.repo_name)
 
         # Use a clean environ to run command
-        self.environ = {}
+        self.environ = {'HGRCPATH': ''}
 
 
 class BaseTrackTestSuite(BaseTestSuite):
@@ -173,8 +173,6 @@
         cmd = [
                 self.hgpath,
                 "--cwd", self.repo_path,
-                # Add an alias to bypass potential one
-                "--config", "alias.%s=%s" % (command, command),
                 command,
         ] + list(args)