diff --git a/ci/test-bench.sh b/ci/test-bench.sh
index 3cd8bc8c7..c9c617ba5 100755
--- a/ci/test-bench.sh
+++ b/ci/test-bench.sh
@@ -62,6 +62,9 @@ _ cargo +$rust_nightly bench --manifest-path core/Cargo.toml ${V:+--verbose} \
 _ cargo +$rust_nightly bench --manifest-path programs/bpf/Cargo.toml ${V:+--verbose} --features=bpf_c \
   -- -Z unstable-options --format=json --nocapture | tee -a "$BENCH_FILE"
 
+# TODO: debug why solana-upload-perf takes over 30 minutes to complete.
+exit 0
+
 _ cargo +$rust_nightly run --release --package solana-upload-perf \
   -- "$BENCH_FILE" "$TARGET_BRANCH" "$UPLOAD_METRICS" | tee "$BENCH_ARTIFACT"