diff --git a/.coffeelintignore b/.coffeelintignore
index 5c4e3027885..1db51fed757 100644
--- a/.coffeelintignore
+++ b/.coffeelintignore
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
 spec/fixtures
-benchmark/fixtures
diff --git a/build/tasks/build-task.coffee b/build/tasks/build-task.coffee
index 415f2f660a9..74585850251 100644
--- a/build/tasks/build-task.coffee
+++ b/build/tasks/build-task.coffee
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ module.exports = (grunt) ->
     packageNames = []
     packageDirectories = []
     nonPackageDirectories = [
-      'benchmark'
       'dot-atom'
       'vendor'
     ]
@@ -146,19 +145,14 @@ module.exports = (grunt) ->
 
     testFolderPattern = new RegExp("#{_.escapeRegExp(path.sep)}_*te?sts?_*#{_.escapeRegExp(path.sep)}")
     exampleFolderPattern = new RegExp("#{_.escapeRegExp(path.sep)}examples?#{_.escapeRegExp(path.sep)}")
-    benchmarkFolderPattern = new RegExp("#{_.escapeRegExp(path.sep)}benchmarks?#{_.escapeRegExp(path.sep)}")
 
     nodeModulesFilter = new RegExp(ignoredPaths.join('|'))
     filterNodeModule = (pathToCopy) ->
-      return true if benchmarkFolderPattern.test(pathToCopy)
-
       pathToCopy = path.resolve(pathToCopy)
       nodeModulesFilter.test(pathToCopy) or testFolderPattern.test(pathToCopy) or exampleFolderPattern.test(pathToCopy)
 
     packageFilter = new RegExp("(#{ignoredPaths.join('|')})|(.+\\.(cson|coffee)$)")
     filterPackage = (pathToCopy) ->
-      return true if benchmarkFolderPattern.test(pathToCopy)
-
       pathToCopy = path.resolve(pathToCopy)
       packageFilter.test(pathToCopy) or testFolderPattern.test(pathToCopy) or exampleFolderPattern.test(pathToCopy)
 
diff --git a/src/browser/atom-application.coffee b/src/browser/atom-application.coffee
index 20f4ae7bcc5..226d87d07f3 100644
--- a/src/browser/atom-application.coffee
+++ b/src/browser/atom-application.coffee
@@ -162,7 +162,6 @@ class AtomApplication
       safeMode: @focusedWindow()?.safeMode
 
     @on 'application:run-all-specs', -> @runSpecs(exitWhenDone: false, resourcePath: @devResourcePath, safeMode: @focusedWindow()?.safeMode)
-    @on 'application:run-benchmarks', -> @runBenchmarks()
     @on 'application:quit', -> app.quit()
     @on 'application:new-window', -> @openPath(_.extend(windowDimensions: @focusedWindow()?.getDimensions(), getLoadSettings()))
     @on 'application:new-file', -> (@focusedWindow() ? this).openPath()
@@ -505,18 +504,6 @@ class AtomApplication
     safeMode ?= false
     new AtomWindow({bootstrapScript, resourcePath, exitWhenDone, isSpec, devMode, specDirectory, logFile, safeMode})
 
-  runBenchmarks: ({exitWhenDone, specDirectory}={}) ->
-    try
-      bootstrapScript = require.resolve(path.resolve(@devResourcePath, 'benchmark', 'benchmark-bootstrap'))
-    catch error
-      bootstrapScript = require.resolve(path.resolve(__dirname, '..', '..', 'benchmark', 'benchmark-bootstrap'))
-
-    specDirectory ?= path.dirname(bootstrapScript)
-
-    isSpec = true
-    devMode = true
-    new AtomWindow({bootstrapScript, @resourcePath, exitWhenDone, isSpec, specDirectory, devMode})
-
   locationForPathToOpen: (pathToOpen, executedFrom='') ->
     return {pathToOpen} unless pathToOpen
 
diff --git a/src/workspace-element.coffee b/src/workspace-element.coffee
index 3bde4014164..378969481ca 100644
--- a/src/workspace-element.coffee
+++ b/src/workspace-element.coffee
@@ -108,7 +108,6 @@ atom.commands.add 'atom-workspace',
   'window:reset-font-size': -> @getModel().resetFontSize()
   'application:about': -> ipc.send('command', 'application:about')
   'application:run-all-specs': -> ipc.send('command', 'application:run-all-specs')
-  'application:run-benchmarks': -> ipc.send('command', 'application:run-benchmarks')
   'application:show-preferences': -> ipc.send('command', 'application:show-settings')
   'application:show-settings': -> ipc.send('command', 'application:show-settings')
   'application:quit': -> ipc.send('command', 'application:quit')