diff --git a/asv.conf.json b/asv.conf.json
index d0d0a1f3f1..5fc4ccbc7c 100644
--- a/asv.conf.json
+++ b/asv.conf.json
@@ -23,11 +23,6 @@
   //
   // "install_command": ["in-dir={env_dir} python -mpip install {wheel_file}"],
   // "uninstall_command": ["return-code=any python -mpip uninstall -y {project}"],
-  "build_command": [
-    "python -m pip install pybind11[global]",
-    "python setup.py build",
-    "PIP_NO_BUILD_ISOLATION=false python -m pip wheel --no-deps --no-index -w {build_cache_dir} {build_dir}"
-  ],
 
   // List of branches to benchmark. If not provided, defaults to "master"
   // (for git) or "default" (for mercurial).