diff --git a/core/vm/interpreter_test.go b/core/vm/interpreter_test.go
index 386795bd6f..0b93dd59e7 100644
--- a/core/vm/interpreter_test.go
+++ b/core/vm/interpreter_test.go
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/params"
 	"github.com/holiman/uint256"
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
 var loopInterruptTests = []string{
@@ -75,20 +74,3 @@ func TestLoopInterrupt(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 }
-
-func BenchmarkLoop(b *testing.B) {
-	address := common.BytesToAddress([]byte("contract"))
-	vmctx := BlockContext{
-		Transfer: func(StateDB, common.Address, common.Address, *uint256.Int) {},
-	}
-
-	statedb, _ := state.New(types.EmptyRootHash, state.NewDatabaseForTesting())
-	statedb.CreateAccount(address)
-	statedb.SetCode(address, common.Hex2Bytes(loopInterruptTests[0]))
-	statedb.Finalise(true)
-
-	evm := NewEVM(vmctx, statedb, params.AllEthashProtocolChanges, Config{})
-	b.ResetTimer()
-	_, _, err := evm.Call(common.Address{}, address, nil, uint64(b.N*100), new(uint256.Int))
-	require.EqualError(b, err, ErrOutOfGas.Error())
-}