diff --git a/benchmarks/shipit/Gemfile b/benchmarks/shipit/Gemfile
index 91da1254..7a56f333 100644
--- a/benchmarks/shipit/Gemfile
+++ b/benchmarks/shipit/Gemfile
@@ -11,5 +11,4 @@ gem "puma", ">= 5.0"
 gem "tzinfo-data", platforms: %i[ windows jruby ]
 
 # Reduces boot times through caching; required in config/boot.rb
-gem "bootsnap", require: false
 gem "shipit-engine", ">= 0.40.0"
diff --git a/benchmarks/shipit/Gemfile.lock b/benchmarks/shipit/Gemfile.lock
index 68787bdf..7544626e 100644
--- a/benchmarks/shipit/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/benchmarks/shipit/Gemfile.lock
@@ -87,8 +87,6 @@ GEM
     base64 (0.3.0)
     benchmark (0.4.1)
     bigdecimal (3.2.2)
-    bootsnap (1.18.6)
-      msgpack (~> 1.2)
     builder (3.3.0)
     coercible (1.0.0)
       descendants_tracker (~> 0.0.1)
@@ -379,7 +377,6 @@ PLATFORMS
   x86_64-linux
 
 DEPENDENCIES
-  bootsnap
   puma (>= 5.0)
   rails (~> 8.0.2)
   shipit-engine (>= 0.40.0)
diff --git a/benchmarks/shipit/config/boot.rb b/benchmarks/shipit/config/boot.rb
index 988a5ddc..28201161 100644
--- a/benchmarks/shipit/config/boot.rb
+++ b/benchmarks/shipit/config/boot.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
 ENV["BUNDLE_GEMFILE"] ||= File.expand_path("../Gemfile", __dir__)
 
 require "bundler/setup" # Set up gems listed in the Gemfile.
-require "bootsnap/setup" # Speed up boot time by caching expensive operations.