diff --git a/.github/workflows/benchmark.yml b/.github/workflows/benchmark.yml
index b2a63727..d2bb47bb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/benchmark.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/benchmark.yml
@@ -35,8 +35,6 @@ jobs:
           tool: 'go'
           # Where the output from the benchmark tool is stored
           output-file-path: output.txt
-          # Where the previous data file is stored
-          external-data-json-path: ./cache/benchmark-data.json
           github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           auto-push: true
           # Show alert with commit comment on detecting possible performance regression