diff --git a/third-party/benchmark/bindings/python/BUILD b/third-party/benchmark/bindings/python/BUILD
deleted file mode 100644
--- a/third-party/benchmark/bindings/python/BUILD
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-exports_files(glob(["*.BUILD"]))
-exports_files(["build_defs.bzl"])
-
diff --git a/third-party/benchmark/bindings/python/google_benchmark/BUILD b/third-party/benchmark/bindings/python/google_benchmark/BUILD
deleted file mode 100644
--- a/third-party/benchmark/bindings/python/google_benchmark/BUILD
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-load("//bindings/python:build_defs.bzl", "py_extension")
-
-py_library(
-    name = "google_benchmark",
-    srcs = ["__init__.py"],
-    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
-    deps = [
-        ":_benchmark",
-        # pip; absl:app
-    ],
-)
-
-py_extension(
-    name = "_benchmark",
-    srcs = ["benchmark.cc"],
-    copts = [
-        "-fexceptions",
-        "-fno-strict-aliasing",
-    ],
-    features = ["-use_header_modules"],
-    deps = [
-        "//:benchmark",
-        "@pybind11",
-        "@python_headers",
-    ],
-)
-
-py_test(
-    name = "example",
-    srcs = ["example.py"],
-    python_version = "PY3",
-    srcs_version = "PY3",
-    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
-    deps = [
-        ":google_benchmark",
-    ],
-)
-
diff --git a/third-party/benchmark/test/BUILD b/third-party/benchmark/test/BUILD
deleted file mode 100644
--- a/third-party/benchmark/test/BUILD
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,75 +0,0 @@
-TEST_COPTS = [
-    "-pedantic",
-    "-pedantic-errors",
-    "-std=c++11",
-    "-Wall",
-    "-Wextra",
-    "-Wshadow",
-    #    "-Wshorten-64-to-32",
-    "-Wfloat-equal",
-    "-fstrict-aliasing",
-]
-
-PER_SRC_COPTS = ({
-    "cxx03_test.cc": ["-std=c++03"],
-    # Some of the issues with DoNotOptimize only occur when optimization is enabled
-    "donotoptimize_test.cc": ["-O3"],
-})
-
-TEST_ARGS = ["--benchmark_min_time=0.01"]
-
-PER_SRC_TEST_ARGS = ({
-    "user_counters_tabular_test.cc": ["--benchmark_counters_tabular=true"],
-    "repetitions_test.cc": [" --benchmark_repetitions=3"],
-    "spec_arg_test.cc" : ["--benchmark_filter=BM_NotChosen"],
-})
-
-load("@rules_cc//cc:defs.bzl", "cc_library", "cc_test")
-
-cc_library(
-    name = "output_test_helper",
-    testonly = 1,
-    srcs = ["output_test_helper.cc"],
-    hdrs = ["output_test.h"],
-    copts = TEST_COPTS,
-    deps = [
-        "//:benchmark",
-        "//:benchmark_internal_headers",
-    ],
-)
-
-[
-    cc_test(
-        name = test_src[:-len(".cc")],
-        size = "small",
-        srcs = [test_src],
-        args = TEST_ARGS + PER_SRC_TEST_ARGS.get(test_src, []),
-        copts = TEST_COPTS + PER_SRC_COPTS.get(test_src, []),
-        deps = [
-            ":output_test_helper",
-            "//:benchmark",
-            "//:benchmark_internal_headers",
-            "@com_google_googletest//:gtest",
-        ] + (
-            ["@com_google_googletest//:gtest_main"] if (test_src[-len("gtest.cc"):] == "gtest.cc") else []
-        ),
-        # FIXME: Add support for assembly tests to bazel.
-        # See Issue #556
-        # https://github.com/google/benchmark/issues/556
-    )
-    for test_src in glob(
-        ["*test.cc"],
-        exclude = [
-            "*_assembly_test.cc",
-            "link_main_test.cc",
-        ],
-    )
-]
-
-cc_test(
-    name = "link_main_test",
-    size = "small",
-    srcs = ["link_main_test.cc"],
-    copts = TEST_COPTS,
-    deps = ["//:benchmark_main"],
-)
diff --git a/third-party/update_benchmark.sh b/third-party/update_benchmark.sh
--- a/third-party/update_benchmark.sh
+++ b/third-party/update_benchmark.sh
@@ -11,4 +11,4 @@
 rm -rf benchmark
 git clone https://github.com/google/benchmark.git
 rm -rf benchmark/.git*
-
+find benchmark/ -name BUILD -delete