diff --git a/rtengine/amaze_demosaic_RT.cc b/rtengine/amaze_demosaic_RT.cc
index b7789090f..4fe0bee69 100644
--- a/rtengine/amaze_demosaic_RT.cc
+++ b/rtengine/amaze_demosaic_RT.cc
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
 #include "sleef.c"
 #include "opthelper.h"
 #include "median.h"
-#define BENCHMARK
 #include "StopWatch.h"
 
 namespace rtengine
diff --git a/rtengine/rcd_demosaic.cc b/rtengine/rcd_demosaic.cc
index c6a80dab7..f131bc87e 100644
--- a/rtengine/rcd_demosaic.cc
+++ b/rtengine/rcd_demosaic.cc
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 #include "rt_math.h"
 #include "../rtgui/multilangmgr.h"
 #include "opthelper.h"
-#define BENCHMARK
 #include "StopWatch.h"
 
 using namespace std;