diff --git a/benchmarks/1d/1d_discrete.geo b/benchmarks/1d/1d_discrete.geo
deleted file mode 100644
index 8bd3105862a5ab7178b37ced4fd31172a064dd3d..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/benchmarks/1d/1d_discrete.geo
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-
-Merge "1d_with_points.msh";
-//Merge "1d_without_points.msh";
-
-Delete Physicals;
-Status 0; // to force remeshing of non-discrete curves
-
-cl=0.0999;
-
-// uncomment point 1 and 4 if you merge "1d_without_points.msh"
-//Point(1) = {0, 0, 0, cl};
-//Point(4) = {1, 0, 0, cl};
-
-p = newp;
-Point(p) = {0, 1, 0, cl};
-Point(p+1) = {1, 1, 0, cl};
-
-Line(1)={1, p};
-Line(2)={p, p+1};
-Line(3)={p+1,4};
-
-Line Loop(1) = {1,2,3,-4};
-Plane Surface(1) = {1};
diff --git a/benchmarks/1d/1d_with_points.msh b/benchmarks/1d/1d_with_points.msh
deleted file mode 100644
index 3cd9d5518370d81a23effa60f3792240776e7bd2..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/benchmarks/1d/1d_with_points.msh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-$NOD
-3
-1 0 0 0
-4 1 0 0
-5 0.5 0 0
-$ENDNOD
-$ELM
-4
-1 15 1 1 1 1
-4 15 4 4 1 4
-10 1 4 4 2 1 5
-11 1 4 4 2 5 4
-$ENDELM
diff --git a/benchmarks/1d/1d_without_points.msh b/benchmarks/1d/1d_without_points.msh
deleted file mode 100644
index d2e1ab67d0064326b071e53bb375db6bba6f0a7b..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/benchmarks/1d/1d_without_points.msh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-$NOD
-3
-1 0 0 0
-4 1 0 0
-5 0.5 0 0
-$ENDNOD
-$ELM
-2
-10 1 4 4 2 1 5
-11 1 4 4 2 5 4
-$ENDELM