diff --git a/test/test_benchmark.py b/test/test_benchmark.py
index 6a0b79c8786e6..b1ce974922927 100644
--- a/test/test_benchmark.py
+++ b/test/test_benchmark.py
@@ -313,8 +313,7 @@ def __init__(self, name):
     super().__init__(name, engine=None)
 
   # we will not actually run the benchmarks
-  def run(self, args):
-    pass
+  run = None  # type: ignore
 
 
 CHEERP_BIN = '/opt/cheerp/bin/'