diff --git a/drools-benchmarks-parent/drools-benchmarks/src/main/java/org/drools/benchmarks/turtle/runtime/AbstractSimpleRuntimeBenchmark.java b/drools-benchmarks-parent/drools-benchmarks/src/main/java/org/drools/benchmarks/turtle/runtime/AbstractSimpleRuntimeBenchmark.java
index 13fc6c4e..633de662 100644
--- a/drools-benchmarks-parent/drools-benchmarks/src/main/java/org/drools/benchmarks/turtle/runtime/AbstractSimpleRuntimeBenchmark.java
+++ b/drools-benchmarks-parent/drools-benchmarks/src/main/java/org/drools/benchmarks/turtle/runtime/AbstractSimpleRuntimeBenchmark.java
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
 import org.drools.model.codegen.ExecutableModelProject;
 import org.kie.api.KieBase;
 import org.kie.api.KieServices;
-import org.kie.api.conf.KieBaseOption;
 import org.kie.api.io.KieResources;
 import org.kie.api.io.Resource;
 import org.kie.api.io.ResourceType;
@@ -86,10 +85,6 @@ public void createKBase() {
                 .build(ExecutableModelProject.class);
     }
 
-    protected KieBaseOption[] getKieBaseOptions() {
-        return new KieBaseOption[]{};
-    }
-
     @Setup
     public void initFactsGenerators() throws IOException {
         addFactsGenerators();