diff --git a/rtengine/demosaic_algos.cc b/rtengine/demosaic_algos.cc
index 16c0204dd..68b2ad8bb 100644
--- a/rtengine/demosaic_algos.cc
+++ b/rtengine/demosaic_algos.cc
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@
 #include "sleef.c"
 #include "opthelper.h"
 #include "median.h"
-//#define BENCHMARK
 #include "StopWatch.h"
 #ifdef _OPENMP
 #include <omp.h>
diff --git a/rtengine/histmatching.cc b/rtengine/histmatching.cc
index 3032b36e0..699448bbb 100644
--- a/rtengine/histmatching.cc
+++ b/rtengine/histmatching.cc
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
 #include "iccstore.h"
 #include "../rtgui/mydiagonalcurve.h"
 #include "improcfun.h"
-#define BENCHMARK
 #include "StopWatch.h"
 #include <iostream>
 #include <iomanip>
diff --git a/rtengine/improcfun.cc b/rtengine/improcfun.cc
index 312494fd2..d0c78f906 100644
--- a/rtengine/improcfun.cc
+++ b/rtengine/improcfun.cc
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@
 #include "improccoordinator.h"
 #include "clutstore.h"
 #include "ciecam02.h"
-//#define BENCHMARK
 #include "StopWatch.h"
 #include "../rtgui/ppversion.h"
 #include "../rtgui/guiutils.h"
diff --git a/rtengine/rawimagesource.cc b/rtengine/rawimagesource.cc
index 4c777a30e..ea7b0e559 100644
--- a/rtengine/rawimagesource.cc
+++ b/rtengine/rawimagesource.cc
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@
 #include <omp.h>
 #endif
 #include "opthelper.h"
-#define BENCHMARK
 #include "StopWatch.h"
 #define clipretinex( val, minv, maxv )    (( val = (val < minv ? minv : val ) ) > maxv ? maxv : val )
 #undef CLIPD
diff --git a/rtengine/tmo_fattal02.cc b/rtengine/tmo_fattal02.cc
index c5e7c407f..4fb11ff19 100644
--- a/rtengine/tmo_fattal02.cc
+++ b/rtengine/tmo_fattal02.cc
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@
 #include "improcfun.h"
 #include "settings.h"
 #include "iccstore.h"
-//#define BENCHMARK
 #include "StopWatch.h"
 #include "sleef.c"
 #include "opthelper.h"