diff --git a/test/sequential/test-benchmark-buffer.js b/test/sequential/test-benchmark-buffer.js
index 171f755647d21f..4670f268204a6f 100644
--- a/test/sequential/test-benchmark-buffer.js
+++ b/test/sequential/test-benchmark-buffer.js
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 'use strict';
 
-require('../common');
-
 const runBenchmark = require('../common/benchmark');
 
+
 runBenchmark('buffers',
              [
                'aligned=true',