diff --git a/benchmarks/all.py b/benchmarks/all.py
deleted file mode 100644
index d0a34263b..000000000
--- a/benchmarks/all.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-from artiq import *
-
-import pulse_rate, rtio_skew, rpc_timing
-
-
-_exps = [pulse_rate.PulseRate, rtio_skew.RTIOSkew, rpc_timing.RPCTiming]
-
-class AllBenchmarks(Experiment, AutoDB):
-    """All benchmarks"""
-
-    def build(self):
-        self.se = []
-        for exp in _exps:
-            self.se.append(exp(self.dbh))
-
-    def run(self):
-        for se in self.se:
-            se.run()
diff --git a/benchmarks/ddb.pyon b/benchmarks/ddb.pyon
deleted file mode 100644
index 8dd20362c..000000000
--- a/benchmarks/ddb.pyon
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-{
-    "comm": {
-        "type": "local",
-        "module": "artiq.coredevice.comm_tcp",
-        "class": "Comm",
-        "arguments": {"host": "192.168.0.42"}
-    },
-    "core": {
-        "type": "local",
-        "module": "artiq.coredevice.core",
-        "class": "Core",
-        "arguments": {}
-    },
-
-    "pmt0": {
-        "type": "local",
-        "module": "artiq.coredevice.ttl",
-        "class": "TTLInOut",
-        "arguments": {"channel": 0}
-    },
-
-    "ttl0": {
-        "type": "local",
-        "module": "artiq.coredevice.ttl",
-        "class": "TTLOut",
-        "arguments": {"channel": 2}
-    },
-}
diff --git a/benchmarks/pdb.pyon b/benchmarks/pdb.pyon
deleted file mode 100644
index 0967ef424..000000000
--- a/benchmarks/pdb.pyon
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-{}
diff --git a/benchmarks/pulse_rate.py b/benchmarks/pulse_rate.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 4de78fa06..000000000
--- a/benchmarks/pulse_rate.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-from artiq import *
-from artiq.coredevice.runtime_exceptions import RTIOUnderflow
-
-
-class PulseRate(Experiment, AutoDB):
-    """Sustained pulse rate"""
-
-    class DBKeys:
-        core = Device()
-        ttl0 = Device()
-        pulse_rate = Result()
-
-    @kernel
-    def run(self):
-        T = time_to_cycles(100*ns)
-        while True:
-            try:
-                for i in range(1000):
-                    self.ttl0.pulse(cycles_to_time(T))
-                    delay(cycles_to_time(T))
-            except RTIOUnderflow:
-                T += 1
-                self.core.break_realtime()
-            else:
-                self.pulse_rate = cycles_to_time(2*T)
-                break
diff --git a/benchmarks/rpc_timing.py b/benchmarks/rpc_timing.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 33e8152d9..000000000
--- a/benchmarks/rpc_timing.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-from math import sqrt
-
-from artiq import *
-
-
-class RPCTiming(Experiment, AutoDB):
-    """RPC timing"""
-
-    class DBKeys:
-        core = Device()
-        repeats = Argument(100)
-        rpc_time_mean = Result()
-        rpc_time_stddev = Result()
-
-    def nop(self, x):
-        pass
-
-    @kernel
-    def bench(self):
-        self.ts = [0.0 for _ in range(self.repeats)]
-        for i in range(self.repeats):
-            t1 = self.core.get_rtio_time()
-            self.nop(10)
-            t2 = self.core.get_rtio_time()
-            self.ts[i] = t2 - t1
-
-    def run(self):
-        self.bench()
-        mean = sum(self.ts)/self.repeats
-        self.rpc_time_stddev = sqrt(
-            sum([(t - mean)**2 for t in self.ts])/self.repeats)*s
-        self.rpc_time_mean = mean*s
diff --git a/benchmarks/rtio_skew.py b/benchmarks/rtio_skew.py
deleted file mode 100644
index a5770864b..000000000
--- a/benchmarks/rtio_skew.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-from artiq import *
-
-
-class PulseNotReceived(Exception):
-    pass
-
-
-class RTIOSkew(Experiment, AutoDB):
-    """RTIO skew"""
-
-    class DBKeys:
-        core = Device()
-        pmt0 = Device()
-        rtio_skew = Result()
-
-    @kernel
-    def run(self):
-        self.pmt0.output()
-        delay(1*us)
-        with parallel:
-            self.pmt0.gate_rising(10*us)
-            with sequential:
-                delay(5*us)
-                out_t = now()
-                self.pmt0.pulse(5*us)
-        in_t = self.pmt0.timestamp()
-        if in_t < 0*s:
-            raise PulseNotReceived
-        self.rtio_skew = out_t - in_t