diff --git a/benchmark/http/bench-parser.js b/benchmark/http/bench-parser.js
index a54f0efa75e3..2777a938922c 100644
--- a/benchmark/http/bench-parser.js
+++ b/benchmark/http/bench-parser.js
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ function main({ len, n }) {
     bench.start();
     for (var i = 0; i < n; i++) {
       parser.execute(header, 0, header.length);
-      parser.reinitialize(REQUEST, i > 0);
     }
     bench.end(n);
   }