diff --git a/opentelemetry-prometheus/Cargo.toml b/opentelemetry-prometheus/Cargo.toml
index c542c332e2..ba813e9b41 100644
--- a/opentelemetry-prometheus/Cargo.toml
+++ b/opentelemetry-prometheus/Cargo.toml
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ license = "Apache-2.0"
 edition = "2021"
 rust-version = "1.81.0"
 
+[lib]
+bench = false
+
 [package.metadata.docs.rs]
 all-features = true
 rustdoc-args = ["--cfg", "docsrs"]