diff --git a/benchmarks/basic_commands.py b/benchmarks/basic_commands.py
index 2ba7a262b6121c167aca848f8bd4d7b6a83bb00e_YmVuY2htYXJrcy9iYXNpY19jb21tYW5kcy5weQ==..ca7eda68629542cef4a0e83331761ee3ada552aa_YmVuY2htYXJrcy9iYXNpY19jb21tYW5kcy5weQ== 100644
--- a/benchmarks/basic_commands.py
+++ b/benchmarks/basic_commands.py
@@ -55,6 +55,6 @@
     sample_time = 10
 
     def time_emptystatus(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        return self._execute("status")
+        self.hg('status')
 
     def time_status_tip(self, *args, **kwargs):
@@ -59,6 +59,5 @@
 
     def time_status_tip(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        time = self._execute("status", "--change", "tip")
-        return time
+        self.hg('status', '--change', 'tip')
 
     def time_emptydiff(self, *args, **kwargs):
@@ -63,6 +62,5 @@
 
     def time_emptydiff(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        time = self._execute("diff")
-        return time
+        self.hg('diff')
 
     def time_diff_tip(self, *args, **kwargs):
@@ -67,6 +65,5 @@
 
     def time_diff_tip(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        time = self._execute("diff", "-c", "tip")
-        return time
+        self.hg('diff', '-c', 'tip')
 
     def time_log_tip(self, *args, **kwargs):
@@ -71,5 +68,5 @@
 
     def time_log_tip(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        self._execute("log", "-r", "tip")
+        self.hg("log", "-r", "tip")
 
     def time_summary(self, *args, **kwargs):
@@ -74,6 +71,5 @@
 
     def time_summary(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        time = self._execute("summary")
-        return time
+        self.hg("summary")
 
     def time_version(self, *args, **kwargs):
@@ -78,6 +74,5 @@
 
     def time_version(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        time = self._execute("--version")
-        return time
+        self.hg("--version")
 
     def time_bookmarks(self, *args, **kwargs):
@@ -82,6 +77,5 @@
 
     def time_bookmarks(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        time = self._execute("bookmarks")
-        return time
+        self.hg("bookmarks")
 
     def time_id(self, *args, **kwargs):
@@ -86,6 +80,5 @@
 
     def time_id(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        time = self._execute("id")
-        return time
+        self.hg("id")
 
     def time_id_current(self, *args, **kwargs):
@@ -90,6 +83,5 @@
 
     def time_id_current(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        time = self._execute("id", "-r", ". ")
-        return time
+        self.hg("id", "-r", ". ")
 
     def time_manifest_all(self, *args, **kwargs):
@@ -94,6 +86,5 @@
 
     def time_manifest_all(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        time = self._execute("manifest", "--all")
-        return time
+        self.hg("manifest", "--all")
 
     def time_files(self, *args, **kwargs):
@@ -98,6 +89,6 @@
 
     def time_files(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        return self._execute('files', '-r', 'default')
+        self.hg('files', '-r', 'default')
 
 
 class ArchiveTimeTestSuite(BaseTimeTestSuite):