diff --git a/core/benches/mvcc_benchmark.rs b/core/benches/mvcc_benchmark.rs
index 14fc2d61e..899c8b82d 100644
--- a/core/benches/mvcc_benchmark.rs
+++ b/core/benches/mvcc_benchmark.rs
@@ -14,13 +14,6 @@ fn bench(c: &mut Criterion) {
     let mut group = c.benchmark_group("mvcc-ops-throughput");
     group.throughput(Throughput::Elements(1));
 
-    let db = bench_db();
-    group.bench_function("begin_tx", |b| {
-        b.to_async(FuturesExecutor).iter(|| async {
-            db.begin_tx();
-        })
-    });
-
     let db = bench_db();
     group.bench_function("begin_tx + rollback_tx", |b| {
         b.to_async(FuturesExecutor).iter(|| async {