diff --git a/.github/workflows/benchmark.yml b/.github/workflows/benchmark.yml
index 33023859c7..b8a0db12d8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/benchmark.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/benchmark.yml
@@ -524,15 +524,6 @@ jobs:
         shell: bash -e -o pipefail {0}
     if: github.repository_owner == 'tinygrad'
     steps:
-    - name: Checkout Code
-      uses: actions/checkout@v6
-    - name: setup staging db
-      if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/update_benchmark_staging'
-      run: |
-        echo "CACHEDB=/tmp/staging.db" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-        rm -f /tmp/staging.db /tmp/staging.db-shm /tmp/staging.db-wal
-    - name: reset process replay
-      run: test/external/process_replay/reset.py
     - name: Checkout Code
       uses: actions/checkout@v6
     - name: setup staging db