diff --git a/pkg/kv/kvserver/spanlatch/signal_test.go b/pkg/kv/kvserver/spanlatch/signal_test.go
index 03eb63603f25..459bf19171f7 100644
--- a/pkg/kv/kvserver/spanlatch/signal_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kv/kvserver/spanlatch/signal_test.go
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ package spanlatch
 
 import (
 	"sync"
-	"sync/atomic"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
@@ -177,10 +176,3 @@ func BenchmarkMultiSelectClosedChan(b *testing.B) {
 		}
 	}
 }
-
-func BenchmarkAtomicLoad(b *testing.B) {
-	a := int32(1)
-	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
-		_ = atomic.LoadInt32(&a)
-	}
-}