diff --git a/src/Benchmarks/Data/RawDb.cs b/src/Benchmarks/Data/RawDb.cs
index 29e2f0022..f913fee31 100644
--- a/src/Benchmarks/Data/RawDb.cs
+++ b/src/Benchmarks/Data/RawDb.cs
@@ -63,10 +63,6 @@ DbCommand CreateReadCommand(DbConnection connection)
             id.Value = _random.Next(1, 10001);
             cmd.Parameters.Add(id);
 
-            // Prepared statements improve PostgreSQL performance by 10-15%
-            // Especially if you only call them once, instead of on every execution :)
-            cmd.Prepare();
-
             return cmd;
         }