diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index 548d388a4..da025c763 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -236,11 +236,7 @@ lazy val `kyo-bench` =
     .crossType(CrossType.Pure)
     .in(file("kyo-bench"))
     .enablePlugins(JmhPlugin)
-    .dependsOn(`kyo-core`)
-    // .dependsOn(`kyo-core` % "runtime")
-    // .dependsOn(`kyo-core-opt` % "provided")
-    .dependsOn(`kyo-sttp`)
-    .dependsOn(`kyo-tapir`)
+    .dependsOn(`kyo-core-opt`)
     .settings(
         `kyo-settings`,
         `without-cross-scala`,
diff --git a/kyo-bench/src/main/scala/kyo/bench/TapirHttpBench.scala b/kyo-bench/src/main/scala/kyo/bench/TapirHttpBench.scala
deleted file mode 100644
index e2f1bf116..000000000
--- a/kyo-bench/src/main/scala/kyo/bench/TapirHttpBench.scala
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,52 +0,0 @@
-package kyo.bench
-
-import sttp.tapir._
-import sttp.client3._
-import org.openjdk.jmh.annotations._
-
-@State(Scope.Benchmark)
-class KyoState {
-  import kyo._
-  import kyo.routes._
-  import kyo.server.NettyKyoServer
-  val server =
-    App.run {
-      Routes.run(NettyKyoServer().port(9999)) {
-        Routes.add[Unit, String, Any](
-            _.get.in("ping").out(stringBody)
-        ) { _ =>
-          "pong"
-        }
-      }
-    }
-  @TearDown
-  def stop(): Unit =
-    App.run(server.stop())
-}
-
-@State(Scope.Benchmark)
-@Fork(value = 1, jvmArgs = Array("-Dcats.effect.tracing.mode=DISABLED"))
-@BenchmarkMode(Array(Mode.Throughput))
-class TapirHttpBench {
-
-  val depth = 10000
-
-  def kyoBench() = {
-    import kyo._
-    import kyo.requests._
-    import kyo.tries._
-    Tries.run {
-      Requests.run {
-        Requests(_.get(uri"http://localhost:9999/ping"))
-      }
-    }
-  }
-
-  @Benchmark
-  def forkKyo(s: KyoState) = {
-    import kyo._
-    import kyo.ios._
-    import kyo.concurrent.fibers._
-    IOs.run(Fibers.forkFiber(kyoBench()).flatMap(_.block))
-  }
-}