diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 84cbd6f48e..92f191c816 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -4167,22 +4167,14 @@ dependencies = [
 name = "namada_benchmarks"
 version = "0.23.0"
 dependencies = [
- "async-trait",
  "borsh 0.9.4",
  "criterion",
  "ferveo-common",
- "masp_primitives",
- "masp_proofs",
  "namada",
  "namada_apps",
- "namada_test_utils",
- "prost",
  "rand 0.8.5",
  "rand_core 0.6.4",
  "sha2 0.9.9",
- "tempfile",
- "tokio",
- "tracing-subscriber 0.3.17",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
diff --git a/benches/Cargo.toml b/benches/Cargo.toml
index d81dec84c2..fc4c3485a6 100644
--- a/benches/Cargo.toml
+++ b/benches/Cargo.toml
@@ -42,17 +42,9 @@ path = "host_env.rs"
 [dev-dependencies]
 namada = { path = "../shared", features = ["testing"] }
 namada_apps = { path = "../apps", features = ["testing"] }
-namada_test_utils = { path = "../test_utils" }
-async-trait.workspace = true
 borsh.workspace = true
 criterion = { version = "0.5", features = ["html_reports"] }
 ferveo-common.workspace = true
-masp_primitives.workspace = true
-masp_proofs.workspace = true
-prost.workspace = true
 rand_core.workspace = true
 rand.workspace = true
 sha2.workspace = true
-tempfile.workspace = true
-tokio.workspace = true
-tracing-subscriber = { workspace = true, features = ["std"]}