diff --git a/cli/tests/integration/init_tests.rs b/cli/tests/integration/init_tests.rs
index e3f146c2ac..be7c26efcf 100644
--- a/cli/tests/integration/init_tests.rs
+++ b/cli/tests/integration/init_tests.rs
@@ -19,9 +19,8 @@ fn init_subcommand_without_dir() {
   assert_contains!(stderr, "deno run main.ts");
   assert_contains!(stderr, "deno task dev");
   assert_contains!(stderr, "deno test");
-  assert_contains!(stderr, "deno bench");
 
-  assert!(cwd.join("deno.jsonc").exists());
+  assert!(cwd.join("deno.json").exists());
 
   let output = context
     .new_command()
@@ -43,15 +42,6 @@ fn init_subcommand_without_dir() {
   output.assert_exit_code(0);
   assert_contains!(output.stdout(), "1 passed");
   output.skip_output_check();
-
-  let output = context
-    .new_command()
-    .env("NO_COLOR", "1")
-    .args("bench")
-    .run();
-
-  output.assert_exit_code(0);
-  output.skip_output_check();
 }
 
 #[test]
@@ -73,9 +63,8 @@ fn init_subcommand_with_dir_arg() {
   assert_contains!(stderr, "deno run main.ts");
   assert_contains!(stderr, "deno task dev");
   assert_contains!(stderr, "deno test");
-  assert_contains!(stderr, "deno bench");
 
-  assert!(cwd.join("my_dir/deno.jsonc").exists());
+  assert!(cwd.join("my_dir/deno.json").exists());
 
   let output = context
     .new_command()
@@ -99,16 +88,6 @@ fn init_subcommand_with_dir_arg() {
   output.assert_exit_code(0);
   assert_contains!(output.stdout(), "1 passed");
   output.skip_output_check();
-
-  let output = context
-    .new_command()
-    .env("NO_COLOR", "1")
-    .args("bench my_dir/main_bench.ts")
-    .split_output()
-    .run();
-
-  output.assert_exit_code(0);
-  output.skip_output_check();
 }
 
 #[test]
@@ -125,7 +104,7 @@ fn init_subcommand_with_quiet_arg() {
   output.assert_exit_code(0);
 
   assert_eq!(output.stdout(), "");
-  assert!(cwd.join("deno.jsonc").exists());
+  assert!(cwd.join("deno.json").exists());
 
   let output = context
     .new_command()
@@ -148,14 +127,4 @@ fn init_subcommand_with_quiet_arg() {
   output.assert_exit_code(0);
   assert_contains!(output.stdout(), "1 passed");
   output.skip_output_check();
-
-  let output = context
-    .new_command()
-    .env("NO_COLOR", "1")
-    .args("bench")
-    .split_output()
-    .run();
-
-  output.assert_exit_code(0);
-  output.skip_output_check();
 }
diff --git a/cli/tools/init/mod.rs b/cli/tools/init/mod.rs
index 7d1d123edd..f0da86006c 100644
--- a/cli/tools/init/mod.rs
+++ b/cli/tools/init/mod.rs
@@ -40,10 +40,7 @@ pub async fn init_project(init_flags: InitFlags) -> Result<(), AnyError> {
   let main_test_ts = include_str!("./templates/main_test.ts")
     .replace("{CURRENT_STD_URL}", deno_std::CURRENT_STD_URL_STR);
   create_file(&dir, "main_test.ts", &main_test_ts)?;
-  let main_bench_ts = include_str!("./templates/main_bench.ts");
-  create_file(&dir, "main_bench.ts", main_bench_ts)?;
-
-  create_file(&dir, "deno.jsonc", include_str!("./templates/deno.jsonc"))?;
+  create_file(&dir, "deno.json", include_str!("./templates/deno.json"))?;
 
   info!("✅ {}", colors::green("Project initialized"));
   info!("");
@@ -64,8 +61,5 @@ pub async fn init_project(init_flags: InitFlags) -> Result<(), AnyError> {
   info!("");
   info!("  {}", colors::gray("# Run the tests"));
   info!("  deno test");
-  info!("");
-  info!("  {}", colors::gray("# Run the benchmarks"));
-  info!("  deno bench");
   Ok(())
 }
diff --git a/cli/tools/init/templates/deno.jsonc b/cli/tools/init/templates/deno.json
similarity index 100%
rename from cli/tools/init/templates/deno.jsonc
rename to cli/tools/init/templates/deno.json
diff --git a/cli/tools/init/templates/main_bench.ts b/cli/tools/init/templates/main_bench.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 5867ca0a60..0000000000
--- a/cli/tools/init/templates/main_bench.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-import { add } from "./main.ts";
-
-Deno.bench(function addSmall() {
-  add(1, 2);
-});
-
-Deno.bench(function addBig() {
-  add(2 ** 32, 2 ** 32);
-});