diff --git a/plutus-benchmark/bitwise/bench/Main.hs b/plutus-benchmark/bitwise/bench/Main.hs
index 110b460cb2e..8841ffac3ce 100644
--- a/plutus-benchmark/bitwise/bench/Main.hs
+++ b/plutus-benchmark/bitwise/bench/Main.hs
@@ -1,17 +1,14 @@
+{-# LANGUAGE DataKinds       #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE TemplateHaskell #-}
+
 module Main (main) where
 
-{-
 import Criterion.Main (bench, defaultMain)
 import PlutusBenchmark.Common (benchProgramCek, mkMostRecentEvalCtx)
 import PlutusBenchmark.NQueens (nqueens)
 import PlutusTx.Code (CompiledCode, getPlcNoAnn)
+import PlutusTx.Plugin ()
 import PlutusTx.TH (compile)
--}
-
-main :: IO ()
-main = print "Pending"
-
-{- Currently not able to run, due to problems with writeBits compiling under PlutusTx
 
 main :: IO ()
 main = defaultMain [
@@ -21,6 +18,5 @@ main = defaultMain [
 -- Helpers
 
 nqueensCompiled :: CompiledCode [(Integer, Integer)]
-nqueensCompiled = $$(compile [||nqueens 8||])
+nqueensCompiled = $$(compile [|| nqueens 8 ||])
 
--}
diff --git a/plutus-benchmark/plutus-benchmark.cabal b/plutus-benchmark/plutus-benchmark.cabal
index 28fd92ad75f..ebf9dfa8c8f 100644
--- a/plutus-benchmark/plutus-benchmark.cabal
+++ b/plutus-benchmark/plutus-benchmark.cabal
@@ -618,10 +618,10 @@ benchmark bitwise-bench
   type:           exitcode-stdio-1.0
   main-is:        Main.hs
   hs-source-dirs: bitwise/bench
-  build-depends:  base >=4.9 && <5
-
---    , bitwise-internal
---    , criterion
---    , plutus-benchmark-common
---    , plutus-tx                ^>=1.30
---    , plutus-tx-plugin         ^>=1.30
+  build-depends:
+    , base                     >=4.9   && <5
+    , bitwise-internal
+    , criterion
+    , plutus-benchmark-common
+    , plutus-tx                ^>=1.31
+    , plutus-tx-plugin         ^>=1.31