diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 4aeaba39e5..d6b0866c09 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -88,3 +88,15 @@ criterion = "0.2"
 [[bench]]
 name = "bank"
 harness = false
+
+[[bench]]
+name = "banking_stage"
+
+[[bench]]
+name = "ledger"
+
+[[bench]]
+name = "signature"
+
+[[bench]]
+name = "streamer"
diff --git a/benches/banking_stage.rs b/benches/banking_stage.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dfef971ec3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/benches/banking_stage.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,236 @@
+#![feature(test)]
+
+extern crate bincode;
+extern crate rayon;
+extern crate solana;
+extern crate test;
+#[macro_use]
+extern crate log;
+
+use rayon::prelude::*;
+use solana::bank::Bank;
+use solana::banking_stage::BankingStage;
+use solana::logger;
+use solana::mint::Mint;
+use solana::packet::{to_packets_chunked, PacketRecycler};
+use solana::record_stage::Signal;
+use solana::signature::{KeyPair, KeyPairUtil};
+use solana::transaction::Transaction;
+use std::iter;
+use std::sync::mpsc::{channel, Receiver};
+use std::sync::Arc;
+use test::Bencher;
+
+// extern crate test;
+// use self::test::Bencher;
+// use bank::{Bank, MAX_ENTRY_IDS};
+// use bincode::serialize;
+// use hash::hash;
+// use mint::Mint;
+// use rayon::prelude::*;
+// use signature::{KeyPair, KeyPairUtil};
+// use std::collections::HashSet;
+// use std::time::Instant;
+// use transaction::Transaction;
+//
+// #[bench]
+// fn bench_process_transactions(_bencher: &mut Bencher) {
+//     let mint = Mint::new(100_000_000);
+//     let bank = Bank::new(&mint);
+//     // Create transactions between unrelated parties.
+//     let txs = 100_000;
+//     let last_ids: Mutex<HashSet<Hash>> = Mutex::new(HashSet::new());
+//     let transactions: Vec<_> = (0..txs)
+//         .into_par_iter()
+//         .map(|i| {
+//             // Seed the 'to' account and a cell for its signature.
+//             let dummy_id = i % (MAX_ENTRY_IDS as i32);
+//             let last_id = hash(&serialize(&dummy_id).unwrap()); // Semi-unique hash
+//             {
+//                 let mut last_ids = last_ids.lock().unwrap();
+//                 if !last_ids.contains(&last_id) {
+//                     last_ids.insert(last_id);
+//                     bank.register_entry_id(&last_id);
+//                 }
+//             }
+//
+//             // Seed the 'from' account.
+//             let rando0 = KeyPair::new();
+//             let tx = Transaction::new(&mint.keypair(), rando0.pubkey(), 1_000, last_id);
+//             bank.process_transaction(&tx).unwrap();
+//
+//             let rando1 = KeyPair::new();
+//             let tx = Transaction::new(&rando0, rando1.pubkey(), 2, last_id);
+//             bank.process_transaction(&tx).unwrap();
+//
+//             // Finally, return a transaction that's unique
+//             Transaction::new(&rando0, rando1.pubkey(), 1, last_id)
+//         })
+//         .collect();
+//
+//     let banking_stage = EventProcessor::new(bank, &mint.last_id(), None);
+//
+//     let now = Instant::now();
+//     assert!(banking_stage.process_transactions(transactions).is_ok());
+//     let duration = now.elapsed();
+//     let sec = duration.as_secs() as f64 + duration.subsec_nanos() as f64 / 1_000_000_000.0;
+//     let tps = txs as f64 / sec;
+//
+//     // Ensure that all transactions were successfully logged.
+//     drop(banking_stage.historian_input);
+//     let entries: Vec<Entry> = banking_stage.output.lock().unwrap().iter().collect();
+//     assert_eq!(entries.len(), 1);
+//     assert_eq!(entries[0].transactions.len(), txs as usize);
+//
+//     println!("{} tps", tps);
+// }
+
+fn check_txs(batches: usize, receiver: &Receiver<Signal>, ref_tx_count: usize) {
+    let mut total = 0;
+    for _ in 0..batches {
+        let signal = receiver.recv().unwrap();
+        if let Signal::Transactions(transactions) = signal {
+            total += transactions.len();
+        } else {
+            assert!(false);
+        }
+    }
+    assert_eq!(total, ref_tx_count);
+}
+
+#[bench]
+fn bench_banking_stage_multi_accounts(bencher: &mut Bencher) {
+    logger::setup();
+    let tx = 10_000_usize;
+    let mint_total = 1_000_000_000_000;
+    let mint = Mint::new(mint_total);
+    let num_dst_accounts = 8 * 1024;
+    let num_src_accounts = 8 * 1024;
+
+    let srckeys: Vec<_> = (0..num_src_accounts).map(|_| KeyPair::new()).collect();
+    let dstkeys: Vec<_> = (0..num_dst_accounts)
+        .map(|_| KeyPair::new().pubkey())
+        .collect();
+
+    info!("created keys src: {} dst: {}", srckeys.len(), dstkeys.len());
+
+    let transactions: Vec<_> = (0..tx)
+        .map(|i| {
+            Transaction::new(
+                &srckeys[i % num_src_accounts],
+                dstkeys[i % num_dst_accounts],
+                i as i64,
+                mint.last_id(),
+            )
+        })
+        .collect();
+
+    info!("created transactions");
+
+    let (verified_sender, verified_receiver) = channel();
+    let (signal_sender, signal_receiver) = channel();
+    let packet_recycler = PacketRecycler::default();
+
+    let setup_transactions: Vec<_> = (0..num_src_accounts)
+        .map(|i| {
+            Transaction::new(
+                &mint.keypair(),
+                srckeys[i].pubkey(),
+                mint_total / num_src_accounts as i64,
+                mint.last_id(),
+            )
+        })
+        .collect();
+
+    bencher.iter(move || {
+        let bank = Arc::new(Bank::new(&mint));
+
+        let verified_setup: Vec<_> =
+            to_packets_chunked(&packet_recycler, setup_transactions.clone(), tx)
+                .into_iter()
+                .map(|x| {
+                    let len = (*x).read().unwrap().packets.len();
+                    (x, iter::repeat(1).take(len).collect())
+                })
+                .collect();
+
+        let verified_setup_len = verified_setup.len();
+        verified_sender.send(verified_setup).unwrap();
+        BankingStage::process_packets(
+            bank.clone(),
+            &verified_receiver,
+            &signal_sender,
+            &packet_recycler,
+        ).unwrap();
+
+        check_txs(verified_setup_len, &signal_receiver, num_src_accounts);
+
+        let verified: Vec<_> = to_packets_chunked(&packet_recycler, transactions.clone(), 192)
+            .into_iter()
+            .map(|x| {
+                let len = (*x).read().unwrap().packets.len();
+                (x, iter::repeat(1).take(len).collect())
+            })
+            .collect();
+
+        let verified_len = verified.len();
+        verified_sender.send(verified).unwrap();
+        BankingStage::process_packets(
+            bank.clone(),
+            &verified_receiver,
+            &signal_sender,
+            &packet_recycler,
+        ).unwrap();
+
+        check_txs(verified_len, &signal_receiver, tx);
+    });
+}
+
+#[bench]
+fn bench_banking_stage_single_from(bencher: &mut Bencher) {
+    logger::setup();
+    let tx = 10_000_usize;
+    let mint = Mint::new(1_000_000_000_000);
+    let mut pubkeys = Vec::new();
+    let num_keys = 8;
+    for _ in 0..num_keys {
+        pubkeys.push(KeyPair::new().pubkey());
+    }
+
+    let transactions: Vec<_> = (0..tx)
+        .into_par_iter()
+        .map(|i| {
+            Transaction::new(
+                &mint.keypair(),
+                pubkeys[i % num_keys],
+                i as i64,
+                mint.last_id(),
+            )
+        })
+        .collect();
+
+    let (verified_sender, verified_receiver) = channel();
+    let (signal_sender, signal_receiver) = channel();
+    let packet_recycler = PacketRecycler::default();
+
+    bencher.iter(move || {
+        let bank = Arc::new(Bank::new(&mint));
+        let verified: Vec<_> = to_packets_chunked(&packet_recycler, transactions.clone(), tx)
+            .into_iter()
+            .map(|x| {
+                let len = (*x).read().unwrap().packets.len();
+                (x, iter::repeat(1).take(len).collect())
+            })
+            .collect();
+        let verified_len = verified.len();
+        verified_sender.send(verified).unwrap();
+        BankingStage::process_packets(
+            bank.clone(),
+            &verified_receiver,
+            &signal_sender,
+            &packet_recycler,
+        ).unwrap();
+
+        check_txs(verified_len, &signal_receiver, tx);
+    });
+}
diff --git a/benches/ledger.rs b/benches/ledger.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0126764b11
--- /dev/null
+++ b/benches/ledger.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+#![feature(test)]
+
+extern crate solana;
+extern crate test;
+
+use solana::hash::{hash, Hash};
+use solana::ledger::{next_entries, reconstruct_entries_from_blobs, Block};
+use solana::packet::BlobRecycler;
+use solana::signature::{KeyPair, KeyPairUtil};
+use solana::transaction::Transaction;
+use std::collections::VecDeque;
+use test::Bencher;
+
+#[bench]
+fn bench_block_to_blobs_to_block(bencher: &mut Bencher) {
+    let zero = Hash::default();
+    let one = hash(&zero);
+    let keypair = KeyPair::new();
+    let tx0 = Transaction::new(&keypair, keypair.pubkey(), 1, one);
+    let transactions = vec![tx0; 10];
+    let entries = next_entries(&zero, 1, transactions);
+
+    let blob_recycler = BlobRecycler::default();
+    bencher.iter(|| {
+        let mut blob_q = VecDeque::new();
+        entries.to_blobs(&blob_recycler, &mut blob_q);
+        assert_eq!(reconstruct_entries_from_blobs(blob_q).unwrap(), entries);
+    });
+}
diff --git a/benches/signature.rs b/benches/signature.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2e989be3d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/benches/signature.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#![feature(test)]
+extern crate solana;
+extern crate test;
+
+use solana::signature::GenKeys;
+use test::Bencher;
+
+#[bench]
+fn bench_gen_keys(b: &mut Bencher) {
+    let rnd = GenKeys::new([0u8; 32]);
+    b.iter(|| rnd.gen_n_keypairs(1000));
+}
diff --git a/benches/streamer.rs b/benches/streamer.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4e003b19e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/benches/streamer.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+#![feature(test)]
+
+#[macro_use]
+extern crate log;
+extern crate solana;
+extern crate test;
+
+use solana::packet::{Packet, PacketRecycler, BLOB_SIZE, PACKET_DATA_SIZE};
+use solana::result::Result;
+use solana::streamer::{receiver, PacketReceiver};
+use std::net::{SocketAddr, UdpSocket};
+use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, Ordering};
+use std::sync::mpsc::channel;
+use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
+use std::thread::sleep;
+use std::thread::{spawn, JoinHandle};
+use std::time::Duration;
+use std::time::SystemTime;
+use test::Bencher;
+
+fn producer(addr: &SocketAddr, recycler: PacketRecycler, exit: Arc<AtomicBool>) -> JoinHandle<()> {
+    let send = UdpSocket::bind("0.0.0.0:0").unwrap();
+    let msgs = recycler.allocate();
+    let msgs_ = msgs.clone();
+    msgs.write().unwrap().packets.resize(10, Packet::default());
+    for w in msgs.write().unwrap().packets.iter_mut() {
+        w.meta.size = PACKET_DATA_SIZE;
+        w.meta.set_addr(&addr);
+    }
+    spawn(move || loop {
+        if exit.load(Ordering::Relaxed) {
+            return;
+        }
+        let mut num = 0;
+        for p in msgs_.read().unwrap().packets.iter() {
+            let a = p.meta.addr();
+            assert!(p.meta.size < BLOB_SIZE);
+            send.send_to(&p.data[..p.meta.size], &a).unwrap();
+            num += 1;
+        }
+        assert_eq!(num, 10);
+    })
+}
+
+fn sink(
+    recycler: PacketRecycler,
+    exit: Arc<AtomicBool>,
+    rvs: Arc<Mutex<usize>>,
+    r: PacketReceiver,
+) -> JoinHandle<()> {
+    spawn(move || loop {
+        if exit.load(Ordering::Relaxed) {
+            return;
+        }
+        let timer = Duration::new(1, 0);
+        match r.recv_timeout(timer) {
+            Ok(msgs) => {
+                *rvs.lock().unwrap() += msgs.read().unwrap().packets.len();
+                recycler.recycle(msgs);
+            }
+            _ => (),
+        }
+    })
+}
+
+fn bench_streamer_with_result() -> Result<()> {
+    let read = UdpSocket::bind("127.0.0.1:0")?;
+    read.set_read_timeout(Some(Duration::new(1, 0)))?;
+
+    let addr = read.local_addr()?;
+    let exit = Arc::new(AtomicBool::new(false));
+    let pack_recycler = PacketRecycler::default();
+
+    let (s_reader, r_reader) = channel();
+    let t_reader = receiver(read, exit.clone(), pack_recycler.clone(), s_reader);
+    let t_producer1 = producer(&addr, pack_recycler.clone(), exit.clone());
+    let t_producer2 = producer(&addr, pack_recycler.clone(), exit.clone());
+    let t_producer3 = producer(&addr, pack_recycler.clone(), exit.clone());
+
+    let rvs = Arc::new(Mutex::new(0));
+    let t_sink = sink(pack_recycler.clone(), exit.clone(), rvs.clone(), r_reader);
+
+    let start = SystemTime::now();
+    let start_val = *rvs.lock().unwrap();
+    sleep(Duration::new(5, 0));
+    let elapsed = start.elapsed().unwrap();
+    let end_val = *rvs.lock().unwrap();
+    let time = elapsed.as_secs() * 10000000000 + elapsed.subsec_nanos() as u64;
+    let ftime = (time as f64) / 10000000000f64;
+    let fcount = (end_val - start_val) as f64;
+    trace!("performance: {:?}", fcount / ftime);
+    exit.store(true, Ordering::Relaxed);
+    t_reader.join()?;
+    t_producer1.join()?;
+    t_producer2.join()?;
+    t_producer3.join()?;
+    t_sink.join()?;
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[bench]
+fn bench_streamer(_bench: &mut Bencher) {
+    bench_streamer_with_result().unwrap();
+}
diff --git a/src/banking_stage.rs b/src/banking_stage.rs
index 9229312bfe..4616d45809 100644
--- a/src/banking_stage.rs
+++ b/src/banking_stage.rs
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ impl BankingStage {
 
     /// Process the incoming packets and send output `Signal` messages to `signal_sender`.
     /// Discard packets via `packet_recycler`.
-    fn process_packets(
+    pub fn process_packets(
         bank: Arc<Bank>,
         verified_receiver: &Receiver<Vec<(SharedPackets, Vec<u8>)>>,
         signal_sender: &Sender<Signal>,
@@ -200,239 +200,3 @@ impl Service for BankingStage {
 //        assert_eq!(bank.get_balance(&alice.pubkey()), Some(1));
 //    }
 //}
-//
-//#[cfg(all(feature = "unstable", test))]
-//mod bench {
-//    extern crate test;
-//    use self::test::Bencher;
-//    use bank::{Bank, MAX_ENTRY_IDS};
-//    use bincode::serialize;
-//    use hash::hash;
-//    use mint::Mint;
-//    use rayon::prelude::*;
-//    use signature::{KeyPair, KeyPairUtil};
-//    use std::collections::HashSet;
-//    use std::time::Instant;
-//    use transaction::Transaction;
-//
-//    #[bench]
-//    fn bench_process_transactions(_bencher: &mut Bencher) {
-//        let mint = Mint::new(100_000_000);
-//        let bank = Bank::new(&mint);
-//        // Create transactions between unrelated parties.
-//        let txs = 100_000;
-//        let last_ids: Mutex<HashSet<Hash>> = Mutex::new(HashSet::new());
-//        let transactions: Vec<_> = (0..txs)
-//            .into_par_iter()
-//            .map(|i| {
-//                // Seed the 'to' account and a cell for its signature.
-//                let dummy_id = i % (MAX_ENTRY_IDS as i32);
-//                let last_id = hash(&serialize(&dummy_id).unwrap()); // Semi-unique hash
-//                {
-//                    let mut last_ids = last_ids.lock().unwrap();
-//                    if !last_ids.contains(&last_id) {
-//                        last_ids.insert(last_id);
-//                        bank.register_entry_id(&last_id);
-//                    }
-//                }
-//
-//                // Seed the 'from' account.
-//                let rando0 = KeyPair::new();
-//                let tx = Transaction::new(&mint.keypair(), rando0.pubkey(), 1_000, last_id);
-//                bank.process_transaction(&tx).unwrap();
-//
-//                let rando1 = KeyPair::new();
-//                let tx = Transaction::new(&rando0, rando1.pubkey(), 2, last_id);
-//                bank.process_transaction(&tx).unwrap();
-//
-//                // Finally, return a transaction that's unique
-//                Transaction::new(&rando0, rando1.pubkey(), 1, last_id)
-//            })
-//            .collect();
-//
-//        let banking_stage = EventProcessor::new(bank, &mint.last_id(), None);
-//
-//        let now = Instant::now();
-//        assert!(banking_stage.process_transactions(transactions).is_ok());
-//        let duration = now.elapsed();
-//        let sec = duration.as_secs() as f64 + duration.subsec_nanos() as f64 / 1_000_000_000.0;
-//        let tps = txs as f64 / sec;
-//
-//        // Ensure that all transactions were successfully logged.
-//        drop(banking_stage.historian_input);
-//        let entries: Vec<Entry> = banking_stage.output.lock().unwrap().iter().collect();
-//        assert_eq!(entries.len(), 1);
-//        assert_eq!(entries[0].transactions.len(), txs as usize);
-//
-//        println!("{} tps", tps);
-//    }
-//}
-
-#[cfg(all(feature = "unstable", test))]
-mod bench {
-    extern crate test;
-    use self::test::Bencher;
-    use bank::*;
-    use banking_stage::BankingStage;
-    use logger;
-    use mint::Mint;
-    use packet::{to_packets_chunked, PacketRecycler};
-    use rayon::prelude::*;
-    use record_stage::Signal;
-    use signature::{KeyPair, KeyPairUtil};
-    use std::iter;
-    use std::sync::mpsc::{channel, Receiver};
-    use std::sync::Arc;
-    use transaction::Transaction;
-
-    fn check_txs(batches: usize, receiver: &Receiver<Signal>, ref_tx_count: usize) {
-        let mut total = 0;
-        for _ in 0..batches {
-            let signal = receiver.recv().unwrap();
-            if let Signal::Transactions(transactions) = signal {
-                total += transactions.len();
-            } else {
-                assert!(false);
-            }
-        }
-        assert_eq!(total, ref_tx_count);
-    }
-
-    #[bench]
-    fn bench_banking_stage_multi_accounts(bencher: &mut Bencher) {
-        logger::setup();
-        let tx = 10_000_usize;
-        let mint_total = 1_000_000_000_000;
-        let mint = Mint::new(mint_total);
-        let num_dst_accounts = 8 * 1024;
-        let num_src_accounts = 8 * 1024;
-
-        let srckeys: Vec<_> = (0..num_src_accounts).map(|_| KeyPair::new()).collect();
-        let dstkeys: Vec<_> = (0..num_dst_accounts)
-            .map(|_| KeyPair::new().pubkey())
-            .collect();
-
-        info!("created keys src: {} dst: {}", srckeys.len(), dstkeys.len());
-
-        let transactions: Vec<_> = (0..tx)
-            .map(|i| {
-                Transaction::new(
-                    &srckeys[i % num_src_accounts],
-                    dstkeys[i % num_dst_accounts],
-                    i as i64,
-                    mint.last_id(),
-                )
-            })
-            .collect();
-
-        info!("created transactions");
-
-        let (verified_sender, verified_receiver) = channel();
-        let (signal_sender, signal_receiver) = channel();
-        let packet_recycler = PacketRecycler::default();
-
-        let setup_transactions: Vec<_> = (0..num_src_accounts)
-            .map(|i| {
-                Transaction::new(
-                    &mint.keypair(),
-                    srckeys[i].pubkey(),
-                    mint_total / num_src_accounts as i64,
-                    mint.last_id(),
-                )
-            })
-            .collect();
-
-        bencher.iter(move || {
-            let bank = Arc::new(Bank::new(&mint));
-
-            let verified_setup: Vec<_> =
-                to_packets_chunked(&packet_recycler, setup_transactions.clone(), tx)
-                    .into_iter()
-                    .map(|x| {
-                        let len = (*x).read().unwrap().packets.len();
-                        (x, iter::repeat(1).take(len).collect())
-                    })
-                    .collect();
-
-            let verified_setup_len = verified_setup.len();
-            verified_sender.send(verified_setup).unwrap();
-            BankingStage::process_packets(
-                bank.clone(),
-                &verified_receiver,
-                &signal_sender,
-                &packet_recycler,
-            ).unwrap();
-
-            check_txs(verified_setup_len, &signal_receiver, num_src_accounts);
-
-            let verified: Vec<_> = to_packets_chunked(&packet_recycler, transactions.clone(), 192)
-                .into_iter()
-                .map(|x| {
-                    let len = (*x).read().unwrap().packets.len();
-                    (x, iter::repeat(1).take(len).collect())
-                })
-                .collect();
-
-            let verified_len = verified.len();
-            verified_sender.send(verified).unwrap();
-            BankingStage::process_packets(
-                bank.clone(),
-                &verified_receiver,
-                &signal_sender,
-                &packet_recycler,
-            ).unwrap();
-
-            check_txs(verified_len, &signal_receiver, tx);
-        });
-    }
-
-    #[bench]
-    fn bench_banking_stage_single_from(bencher: &mut Bencher) {
-        logger::setup();
-        let tx = 10_000_usize;
-        let mint = Mint::new(1_000_000_000_000);
-        let mut pubkeys = Vec::new();
-        let num_keys = 8;
-        for _ in 0..num_keys {
-            pubkeys.push(KeyPair::new().pubkey());
-        }
-
-        let transactions: Vec<_> = (0..tx)
-            .into_par_iter()
-            .map(|i| {
-                Transaction::new(
-                    &mint.keypair(),
-                    pubkeys[i % num_keys],
-                    i as i64,
-                    mint.last_id(),
-                )
-            })
-            .collect();
-
-        let (verified_sender, verified_receiver) = channel();
-        let (signal_sender, signal_receiver) = channel();
-        let packet_recycler = PacketRecycler::default();
-
-        bencher.iter(move || {
-            let bank = Arc::new(Bank::new(&mint));
-            let verified: Vec<_> = to_packets_chunked(&packet_recycler, transactions.clone(), tx)
-                .into_iter()
-                .map(|x| {
-                    let len = (*x).read().unwrap().packets.len();
-                    (x, iter::repeat(1).take(len).collect())
-                })
-                .collect();
-            let verified_len = verified.len();
-            verified_sender.send(verified).unwrap();
-            BankingStage::process_packets(
-                bank.clone(),
-                &verified_receiver,
-                &signal_sender,
-                &packet_recycler,
-            ).unwrap();
-
-            check_txs(verified_len, &signal_receiver, tx);
-        });
-    }
-
-}
diff --git a/src/ledger.rs b/src/ledger.rs
index 8f97588200..7963df3c67 100644
--- a/src/ledger.rs
+++ b/src/ledger.rs
@@ -196,32 +196,3 @@ mod tests {
         //        assert_eq!(entries0, entries1);
     }
 }
-
-#[cfg(all(feature = "unstable", test))]
-mod bench {
-    extern crate test;
-    use self::test::Bencher;
-    use hash::hash;
-    use ledger::*;
-    use packet::BlobRecycler;
-    use signature::{KeyPair, KeyPairUtil};
-    use transaction::Transaction;
-
-    #[bench]
-    fn bench_block_to_blobs_to_block(bencher: &mut Bencher) {
-        let zero = Hash::default();
-        let one = hash(&zero);
-        let keypair = KeyPair::new();
-        let tx0 = Transaction::new(&keypair, keypair.pubkey(), 1, one);
-        let transactions = vec![tx0; 10];
-        let entries = next_entries(&zero, 1, transactions);
-
-        let blob_recycler = BlobRecycler::default();
-        bencher.iter(|| {
-            let mut blob_q = VecDeque::new();
-            entries.to_blobs(&blob_recycler, &mut blob_q);
-            assert_eq!(reconstruct_entries_from_blobs(blob_q).unwrap(), entries);
-        });
-    }
-
-}
diff --git a/src/signature.rs b/src/signature.rs
index 36983c6e77..b4b558276e 100644
--- a/src/signature.rs
+++ b/src/signature.rs
@@ -121,17 +121,3 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(gen_n_pubkeys(seed, 50), gen_n_pubkeys(seed, 50));
     }
 }
-
-#[cfg(all(feature = "unstable", test))]
-mod bench {
-    extern crate test;
-
-    use self::test::Bencher;
-    use super::*;
-
-    #[bench]
-    fn bench_gen_keys(b: &mut Bencher) {
-        let rnd = GenKeys::new([0u8; 32]);
-        b.iter(|| rnd.gen_n_keypairs(1000));
-    }
-}
diff --git a/src/streamer.rs b/src/streamer.rs
index cea54aa40d..c7634fa1bb 100644
--- a/src/streamer.rs
+++ b/src/streamer.rs
@@ -764,111 +764,6 @@ pub fn retransmitter(
         .unwrap()
 }
 
-#[cfg(all(feature = "unstable", test))]
-mod bench {
-    extern crate test;
-    use self::test::Bencher;
-    use packet::{Packet, PacketRecycler, BLOB_SIZE, PACKET_DATA_SIZE};
-    use result::Result;
-    use std::net::{SocketAddr, UdpSocket};
-    use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, Ordering};
-    use std::sync::mpsc::channel;
-    use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
-    use std::thread::sleep;
-    use std::thread::{spawn, JoinHandle};
-    use std::time::Duration;
-    use std::time::SystemTime;
-    use streamer::{receiver, PacketReceiver};
-
-    fn producer(
-        addr: &SocketAddr,
-        recycler: PacketRecycler,
-        exit: Arc<AtomicBool>,
-    ) -> JoinHandle<()> {
-        let send = UdpSocket::bind("0.0.0.0:0").unwrap();
-        let msgs = recycler.allocate();
-        let msgs_ = msgs.clone();
-        msgs.write().unwrap().packets.resize(10, Packet::default());
-        for w in msgs.write().unwrap().packets.iter_mut() {
-            w.meta.size = PACKET_DATA_SIZE;
-            w.meta.set_addr(&addr);
-        }
-        spawn(move || loop {
-            if exit.load(Ordering::Relaxed) {
-                return;
-            }
-            let mut num = 0;
-            for p in msgs_.read().unwrap().packets.iter() {
-                let a = p.meta.addr();
-                assert!(p.meta.size < BLOB_SIZE);
-                send.send_to(&p.data[..p.meta.size], &a).unwrap();
-                num += 1;
-            }
-            assert_eq!(num, 10);
-        })
-    }
-
-    fn sink(
-        recycler: PacketRecycler,
-        exit: Arc<AtomicBool>,
-        rvs: Arc<Mutex<usize>>,
-        r: PacketReceiver,
-    ) -> JoinHandle<()> {
-        spawn(move || loop {
-            if exit.load(Ordering::Relaxed) {
-                return;
-            }
-            let timer = Duration::new(1, 0);
-            match r.recv_timeout(timer) {
-                Ok(msgs) => {
-                    *rvs.lock().unwrap() += msgs.read().unwrap().packets.len();
-                    recycler.recycle(msgs);
-                }
-                _ => (),
-            }
-        })
-    }
-
-    fn bench_streamer_with_result() -> Result<()> {
-        let read = UdpSocket::bind("127.0.0.1:0")?;
-        read.set_read_timeout(Some(Duration::new(1, 0)))?;
-
-        let addr = read.local_addr()?;
-        let exit = Arc::new(AtomicBool::new(false));
-        let pack_recycler = PacketRecycler::default();
-
-        let (s_reader, r_reader) = channel();
-        let t_reader = receiver(read, exit.clone(), pack_recycler.clone(), s_reader);
-        let t_producer1 = producer(&addr, pack_recycler.clone(), exit.clone());
-        let t_producer2 = producer(&addr, pack_recycler.clone(), exit.clone());
-        let t_producer3 = producer(&addr, pack_recycler.clone(), exit.clone());
-
-        let rvs = Arc::new(Mutex::new(0));
-        let t_sink = sink(pack_recycler.clone(), exit.clone(), rvs.clone(), r_reader);
-
-        let start = SystemTime::now();
-        let start_val = *rvs.lock().unwrap();
-        sleep(Duration::new(5, 0));
-        let elapsed = start.elapsed().unwrap();
-        let end_val = *rvs.lock().unwrap();
-        let time = elapsed.as_secs() * 10000000000 + elapsed.subsec_nanos() as u64;
-        let ftime = (time as f64) / 10000000000f64;
-        let fcount = (end_val - start_val) as f64;
-        trace!("performance: {:?}", fcount / ftime);
-        exit.store(true, Ordering::Relaxed);
-        t_reader.join()?;
-        t_producer1.join()?;
-        t_producer2.join()?;
-        t_producer3.join()?;
-        t_sink.join()?;
-        Ok(())
-    }
-    #[bench]
-    pub fn bench_streamer(_bench: &mut Bencher) {
-        bench_streamer_with_result().unwrap();
-    }
-}
-
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod test {
     use crdt::{Crdt, TestNode};