diff --git a/benchmarks/src/main/scala/zio/DeepLeftBindBenchmark.scala b/benchmarks/src/main/scala/zio/DeepLeftBindBenchmark.scala
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--- a/benchmarks/src/main/scala/zio/DeepLeftBindBenchmark.scala
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@@ -1,45 +0,0 @@
-package zio
-
-import cats.effect.unsafe.implicits.global
-import org.openjdk.jmh.annotations.{Scope => JScope, _}
-
-import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit
-
-@State(JScope.Thread)
-@BenchmarkMode(Array(Mode.Throughput))
-@OutputTimeUnit(TimeUnit.SECONDS)
-class DeepLeftBindBenchmark {
-  @Param(Array("10000"))
-  var depth: Int = _
-
-  @Benchmark
-  def zioDeepLeftBindBenchmark(): Int = zioDeepLeftBindBenchmark(BenchmarkUtil)
-
-  def zioDeepLeftBindBenchmark(runtime: Runtime[Any]): Int = {
-    var i  = 0
-    var io = ZIO.succeed(i)
-    while (i < depth) {
-      io = io.flatMap(i => ZIO.succeed(i))
-      i += 1
-    }
-
-    Unsafe.unsafe { implicit unsafe =>
-      runtime.unsafe.run(io).getOrThrowFiberFailure()
-    }
-  }
-
-  @Benchmark
-  def catsDeepLeftBindBenchmark(): Int = {
-    import cats.effect.IO
-
-    var i  = 0
-    var io = IO(i)
-    while (i < depth) {
-      io = io.flatMap(i => IO(i))
-      i += 1
-    }
-
-    io.unsafeRunSync()
-  }
-
-}