diff --git a/core/bench_test.go b/core/bench_test.go
index 9879f1d30f..932188f8e2 100644
--- a/core/bench_test.go
+++ b/core/bench_test.go
@@ -326,7 +326,6 @@ func benchReadChain(b *testing.B, full bool, count uint64) {
 	db.Close()
 	options := DefaultConfig().WithArchive(true)
 	b.ReportAllocs()
-	b.ResetTimer()
 	for b.Loop() {
 		pdb, err = pebble.New(dir, 1024, 128, "", false)
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/core/rlp_test.go b/core/rlp_test.go
index 9304fafcc6..69efa82551 100644
--- a/core/rlp_test.go
+++ b/core/rlp_test.go
@@ -149,7 +149,6 @@ func BenchmarkHashing(b *testing.B) {
 	var got common.Hash
 	var hasher = sha3.NewLegacyKeccak256()
 	b.Run("iteratorhashing", func(b *testing.B) {
-		b.ResetTimer()
 		for b.Loop() {
 			var hash common.Hash
 			it, err := rlp.NewListIterator(bodyRlp)
@@ -172,7 +171,6 @@ func BenchmarkHashing(b *testing.B) {
 	})
 	var exp common.Hash
 	b.Run("fullbodyhashing", func(b *testing.B) {
-		b.ResetTimer()
 		for b.Loop() {
 			var body types.Body
 			rlp.DecodeBytes(bodyRlp, &body)
@@ -182,7 +180,6 @@ func BenchmarkHashing(b *testing.B) {
 		}
 	})
 	b.Run("fullblockhashing", func(b *testing.B) {
-		b.ResetTimer()
 		for b.Loop() {
 			var block types.Block
 			rlp.DecodeBytes(blockRlp, &block)