diff --git a/benchmarks/pingpong.c b/benchmarks/pingpong.c
deleted file mode 100644
index efce6ad10..000000000
--- a/benchmarks/pingpong.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,73 +0,0 @@
-#include <pthread.h>
-#include <stdio.h>
-
-void ping(void);
-void pong(void);
-  
-int loops=0;
-int number=1;
-int pingpong=0;
-pthread_mutex_t mutex;
-  
-main()
-  {
-     pthread_t pinger, ponger;
-  
-     pthread_mutex_init(&mutex, NULL);
-
-     pthread_create( &pinger, NULL,
-                    (void*)&ping, NULL );
-
-     pthread_create( &ponger, NULL,
-                    (void*)&pong, NULL );
-
-     pthread_join( pinger, NULL );
-
-     pthread_join( ponger, NULL );
-
-     printf("%d\n",loops);
-  }
-  
-  void ping(void)
-  {
-    int i;
-    for (i=0; i<100; i++)
-     {
-          pthread_mutex_lock( &mutex );
-          if( pingpong )
-          {
-               printf("%d - %d - ping\n", number, i);
-               number ++;
-               pingpong = 0;
-          }
-          else
-          {
-               i--;
-          }
-          pthread_mutex_unlock( &mutex );
-          loops++;
-     }
-    pthread_exit(0);
-  }
-  
-  void pong(void)
-  {
-    int i;
-    for (i=0; i<100; i++)
-     {
-          pthread_mutex_lock( &mutex );
-          if( !pingpong )
-          {
-               printf("%d - %d - pong\n", number, i);
-               number ++;
-               pingpong = 1;
-          }
-          else
-          {
-               i--;
-          }
-          pthread_mutex_unlock( &mutex );
-          loops++;
-     }
-    pthread_exit(0);
-  }