diff --git a/hledger/bench/bench.hs b/hledger/bench/bench.hs
index a7eed7afc..123c22954 100644
--- a/hledger/bench/bench.hs
+++ b/hledger/bench/bench.hs
@@ -36,8 +36,7 @@ benchWithTimeit = do
   (t1,_) <- timeit ("print") $ print' opts j
   (t2,_) <- timeit ("register") $ register opts j
   (t3,_) <- timeit ("balance") $ balance  opts j
-  (t4,_) <- timeit ("stats") $ stats opts j
-  printf "Total: %0.2fs\n" (sum [t0,t1,t2,t3,t4])
+  printf "Total: %0.2fs\n" (sum [t0,t1,t2,t3])
 
 timeit :: String -> IO a -> IO (Double, a)
 timeit name action = do
diff --git a/hledger/bench/default.bench b/hledger/bench/default.bench
index 456527fcf..68488b472 100644
--- a/hledger/bench/default.bench
+++ b/hledger/bench/default.bench
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # commands to be run by simplebench (executable is specified separately)
 
+#-f bench/10000x1000x10.journal stats
 -f bench/10000x1000x10.journal print
 -f bench/10000x1000x10.journal register
 -f bench/10000x1000x10.journal balance
--f bench/10000x1000x10.journal stats