diff --git a/dev-cpp/eigen/eigen-9999.ebuild b/dev-cpp/eigen/eigen-9999.ebuild
index 4fe62bd5626d4..1b5f905abf014 100644
--- a/dev-cpp/eigen/eigen-9999.ebuild
+++ b/dev-cpp/eigen/eigen-9999.ebuild
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ IUSE_TEST_BACKENDS=(
 	"umfpack"
 )
 
-IUSE="benchmark ${CPU_FEATURES_MAP[*]%:*} cuda cuda-clang hip debug doc lapack mathjax openmp test ${IUSE_TEST_BACKENDS[*]}" #zvector
+IUSE="${CPU_FEATURES_MAP[*]%:*} cuda cuda-clang hip debug doc lapack mathjax openmp test ${IUSE_TEST_BACKENDS[*]}" #zvector
 
 REQUIRED_USE="
 	|| ( ${IUSE_TEST_BACKENDS[*]} )
@@ -250,7 +250,6 @@ src_configure() {
 		-DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS="yes"
 		-DBUILD_TESTING="$(usex test)"
 
-		-DEIGEN_BUILD_BTL="$(usex benchmark)" # Build benchmark suite
 		-DEIGEN_BUILD_DOC="$(usex doc)" # Enable creation of Eigen documentation
 		-DEIGEN_BUILD_PKGCONFIG="yes" # Build pkg-config .pc file for Eigen
 	)
diff --git a/dev-cpp/eigen/metadata.xml b/dev-cpp/eigen/metadata.xml
index cd1bde42500f7..a47d2f665380d 100644
--- a/dev-cpp/eigen/metadata.xml
+++ b/dev-cpp/eigen/metadata.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 		providing optimal speed with GCC.
 	</longdescription>
 	<use>
-		<flag name="benchmark">Build benchmark suite</flag>
 		<flag name="clang">Use clang for cuda units compilation</flag>
 		<flag name="clang-cuda">Use clang for cuda units compilation</flag>
 		<flag name="hip">Enable HIP GPU computing support</flag>