diff --git a/benchmark/mixin.php b/benchmark/mixin.php
deleted file mode 100644
index a5a0b3664..000000000
--- a/benchmark/mixin.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,69 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-function mixin($tpl, $method = null)
-{
-    static $_map;
-    
-    if ( ! isset($_map[$tpl . $method])) {
-        if ($method === null) {
-            $refl = new ReflectionFunction($tpl);
-        } else {
-            $refl = new ReflectionMethod($tpl, $method);
-        }
-    
-        $lines = file($refl->getFileName());
-    
-        $start = $refl->getStartLine();
-        $end   = $refl->getEndLine();
-    
-        $ret = array_slice($lines, $start, ($end - $start));
-    
-        $code = trim(trim(implode(' ', $ret)), '{}');
-
-        $_map[$tpl . $method] = $code;
-    } else {
-        $code = $_map[$tpl . $method];      	
-    }
-    eval($code);
-}
-function someCode() {
-    $a = 10;
-}
-class Template 
-{
-    public function exec()
-    {
-        $a = 10;
-    }
-}
-print "<pre>MIXIN BENCHMARK \n";
-
-$timepoint = microtime(true);
-
-$i = 500;
-
-while ($i--) {
-    mixin('someCode');
-}
-
-print 'EXECUTED 500 CODE BLOCKS : ' . (microtime(true) - $timepoint) . "\n";
-
-
-$timepoint = microtime(true);
-
-$i = 500;
-
-while ($i--) {
-    someCode();
-}
-
-print 'EXECUTED 500 DIRECT FUNCTION CALLS : ' . (microtime(true) - $timepoint) . "\n";
-
-$timepoint = microtime(true);
-
-$i = 500;
-
-while ($i--) {
-    eval('$a = 10;');
-}
-
-print 'EXECUTED 500 DIRECT EVAL CALLS : ' . (microtime(true) - $timepoint) . "\n";
diff --git a/benchmark/query_cache.php b/benchmark/query_cache.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 9a7a49821..000000000
--- a/benchmark/query_cache.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,73 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-require_once '../lib/Doctrine.php';
-spl_autoload_register(array('Doctrine', 'autoload'));
-
-
-class Entity extends Doctrine_Record 
-{
-    public function setTableDefinition() 
-    {
-        $this->hasColumn('id', 'integer', 20, 'autoincrement|primary');
-        $this->hasColumn('name', 'string', 50);
-    }
-}
-
-$dbh   = new Doctrine_Db('sqlite:test.db');
-$conn  = Doctrine_Manager::getInstance()->openConnection($dbh);
-// initialize some entities
-
-$coll = new Doctrine_Collection('Entity');
-$i = 10;
-while ($i--) {
-    $coll[$i]->name = 'e ' . $i;
-}
-$coll->save();
-$conn->clear();
-
-print "<pre>DQL BENCHMARK \n";
-
-$timepoint = microtime(true);
-
-$i = 100;
-$query = new Doctrine_Query();
-$query->setOption('resultSetCache', new Doctrine_Cache_Array());
-
-while ($i--) {
-    $query->from('Entity e')->where('e.id > 0');
-    $coll = $query->execute(array(), Doctrine::FETCH_ARRAY);
-}
-print 'EXECUTED 100 QUERIES WITH CACHING ENABLED + FETCH_ARRAY : ' . (microtime(true) - $timepoint) . "\n";
-
-$timepoint = microtime(true);
-
-$i = 100;
-
-while ($i--) {
-    $query = new Doctrine_Query();
-    $query->from('Entity e')->where('e.id > 0');
-    $coll = $query->execute(array(), Doctrine::FETCH_ARRAY);
-}
-print 'EXECUTED 100 QUERIES WITHOUT CACHING + FETCH_ARRAY : ' . (microtime(true) - $timepoint) . "\n";
-
-$timepoint = microtime(true);
-
-$i = 100;
-$query = new Doctrine_Query();
-$query->setOption('resultSetCache', new Doctrine_Cache_Array());
-
-while ($i--) {
-    $query->from('Entity e')->where('e.id > 0');
-    $coll = $query->execute();
-}
-print 'EXECUTED 100 QUERIES WITH CACHING ENABLED + FETCH_RECORD : ' . (microtime(true) - $timepoint) . "\n";
-
-$timepoint = microtime(true);
-
-$i = 100;
-
-while ($i--) {
-    $query = new Doctrine_Query();
-    $query->from('Entity e')->where('e.id > 0');
-    $coll = $query->execute();
-}
-print 'EXECUTED 100 QUERIES WITHOUT CACHING + FETCH_RECORD : ' . (microtime(true) - $timepoint) . "\n";