diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-workflow.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-workflow.yml
index a1a11372ace..72f5485bc3a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-workflow.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-workflow.yml
@@ -102,7 +102,6 @@ jobs:
 
   benchmark:
     name: benchmark
-    needs: [gcc-build-test, clang-build-test]
     runs-on: kuzu-self-hosted-benchmarking
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3