diff --git a/src/vmm/benches/block_request.rs b/src/vmm/benches/block_request.rs
index 92989f7693b..a616a48b5bf 100644
--- a/src/vmm/benches/block_request.rs
+++ b/src/vmm/benches/block_request.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ use vmm::devices::virtio::test_utils::VirtQueue;
 use vmm::test_utils::single_region_mem;
 
 pub fn block_request_benchmark(c: &mut Criterion) {
-    let mem = single_region_mem(2 * 65562);
+    let mem = single_region_mem(65562);
     let virt_queue = VirtQueue::new(GuestAddress(0), &mem, 16);
 
     // We don't really care about what request is. We just
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ pub fn block_request_benchmark(c: &mut Criterion) {
 
 criterion_group! {
     name = block_request_benches;
-    config = Criterion::default().sample_size(200).noise_threshold(0.05);
+    config = Criterion::default().sample_size(1000).noise_threshold(0.05);
     targets = block_request_benchmark
 }
 
diff --git a/src/vmm/benches/queue.rs b/src/vmm/benches/queue.rs
index 168ecec33bb..faff57b2ebf 100644
--- a/src/vmm/benches/queue.rs
+++ b/src/vmm/benches/queue.rs
@@ -59,42 +59,6 @@ pub fn queue_benchmark(c: &mut Criterion) {
     let rxq = VirtQueue::new(GuestAddress(0), &mem, 256);
     let mut queue = rxq.create_queue();
 
-    set_dtable_one_chain(&rxq, 1);
-    queue.next_avail = Wrapping(0);
-    let desc = queue.pop().unwrap();
-    c.bench_function("next_descriptor_1", |b| {
-        b.iter(|| {
-            let mut head = Some(desc);
-            while let Some(d) = head {
-                head = std::hint::black_box(d.next_descriptor());
-            }
-        })
-    });
-
-    set_dtable_one_chain(&rxq, 2);
-    queue.next_avail = Wrapping(0);
-    let desc = queue.pop().unwrap();
-    c.bench_function("next_descriptor_2", |b| {
-        b.iter(|| {
-            let mut head = Some(desc);
-            while let Some(d) = head {
-                head = std::hint::black_box(d.next_descriptor());
-            }
-        })
-    });
-
-    set_dtable_one_chain(&rxq, 4);
-    queue.next_avail = Wrapping(0);
-    let desc = queue.pop().unwrap();
-    c.bench_function("next_descriptor_4", |b| {
-        b.iter(|| {
-            let mut head = Some(desc);
-            while let Some(d) = head {
-                head = std::hint::black_box(d.next_descriptor());
-            }
-        })
-    });
-
     set_dtable_one_chain(&rxq, 16);
     queue.next_avail = Wrapping(0);
     let desc = queue.pop().unwrap();
@@ -107,28 +71,6 @@ pub fn queue_benchmark(c: &mut Criterion) {
         })
     });
 
-    // Queue pop
-
-    set_dtable_many_chains(&rxq, 1);
-    c.bench_function("queue_pop_1", |b| {
-        b.iter(|| {
-            queue.next_avail = Wrapping(0);
-            while let Some(desc) = queue.pop() {
-                std::hint::black_box(desc);
-            }
-        })
-    });
-
-    set_dtable_many_chains(&rxq, 4);
-    c.bench_function("queue_pop_4", |b| {
-        b.iter(|| {
-            queue.next_avail = Wrapping(0);
-            while let Some(desc) = queue.pop() {
-                std::hint::black_box(desc);
-            }
-        })
-    });
-
     set_dtable_many_chains(&rxq, 16);
     c.bench_function("queue_pop_16", |b| {
         b.iter(|| {
@@ -139,18 +81,6 @@ pub fn queue_benchmark(c: &mut Criterion) {
         })
     });
 
-    c.bench_function("queue_add_used_1", |b| {
-        b.iter(|| {
-            queue.num_added = Wrapping(0);
-            queue.next_used = Wrapping(0);
-            for i in 0_u16..1_u16 {
-                let index = std::hint::black_box(i);
-                let len = std::hint::black_box(i + 1);
-                _ = queue.add_used(index as u16, len as u32);
-            }
-        })
-    });
-
     c.bench_function("queue_add_used_16", |b| {
         b.iter(|| {
             queue.num_added = Wrapping(0);
@@ -178,7 +108,7 @@ pub fn queue_benchmark(c: &mut Criterion) {
 
 criterion_group! {
     name = queue_benches;
-    config = Criterion::default().sample_size(200).noise_threshold(0.05);
+    config = Criterion::default().sample_size(1000).noise_threshold(0.15);
     targets = queue_benchmark
 }