diff --git a/pallets/communities/src/benchmarking.rs b/pallets/communities/src/benchmarking.rs
index 1f66a931..e06520aa 100644
--- a/pallets/communities/src/benchmarking.rs
+++ b/pallets/communities/src/benchmarking.rs
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ mod benchmarks {
 
 	impl_benchmark_test_suite!(
 		Communities,
-		crate::tests::mock::new_bench_ext(),
+		sp_io::TestExternalities::new(Default::default()),
 		crate::tests::mock::Test
 	);
 }
diff --git a/pallets/communities/src/tests/mock.rs b/pallets/communities/src/tests/mock.rs
index fa2ced5b..8d15e276 100644
--- a/pallets/communities/src/tests/mock.rs
+++ b/pallets/communities/src/tests/mock.rs
@@ -425,12 +425,6 @@ pub const COMMUNITY: CommunityId = CommunityId::new(1);
 pub const COMMUNITY_ORIGIN: OriginCaller =
 	OriginCaller::Communities(pallet_communities::Origin::<Test>::new(COMMUNITY));
 
-// Build genesis storage according to the mock runtime.
-#[cfg(feature = "runtime-benchmarks")]
-pub fn new_bench_ext() -> sp_io::TestExternalities {
-	TestEnvBuilder::new().build()
-}
-
 // Build genesis storage according to the mock runtime.
 pub fn new_test_ext(members: &[AccountId], memberships: &[MembershipId]) -> sp_io::TestExternalities {
 	TestEnvBuilder::new()