--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -175,10 +175,6 @@
 name = "value"
 path = "tests/value.rs"
 
-[[bench]]
-name = "gstring"
-path = "benches/gstring.rs"
-harness = false
 
 [dependencies.bitflags]
 version = "2.9"
@@ -232,8 +228,6 @@
     "const_new",
 ]
 
-[dev-dependencies.criterion]
-version = "0.6.0"
 
 [dev-dependencies.gir-format-check]
 version = "^0.1"