diff --git a/benchmarks/calorimeters/config.yml b/benchmarks/calorimeters/config.yml
index 5a4701ab95d3eebf3dd71a01e0633996e415e604..de89e7e8101cb17093ffb5eec5389739477892f0 100644
--- a/benchmarks/calorimeters/config.yml
+++ b/benchmarks/calorimeters/config.yml
@@ -116,10 +116,7 @@ cal_bench:zdc_benchmark:
     - silicon
   needs: 
     - ["cal_sim:zdc"]
-  dependencies:
-    - zdc_simulation
   script:
-    - ls -lrth sim_output
     - root -b -q calorimeters/simple_checking.cxx+
   allow_failure: true
 
@@ -129,8 +126,6 @@ cal_bench:zdc_benchmark_info_histogram:
     - ["cal_sim:zdc"]
   tags:
     - silicon
-  dependencies:
-    - zdc_simulation
   script:
     - root -b -q calorimeters/simple_info_plot_histograms.cxx+
   allow_failure: true