diff --git a/asv_bench/benchmarks/strings.py b/asv_bench/benchmarks/strings.py
index 59b7cd2accf88..f270f1a83af39 100644
--- a/asv_bench/benchmarks/strings.py
+++ b/asv_bench/benchmarks/strings.py
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ def setup(self, dtype):
 
         # GH37371. Testing construction of string series/frames from ExtensionArrays
         self.series_cat_arr = Categorical(self.series_arr)
-        self.frame_cat_arr = Categorical(self.frame_arr)
 
     def time_series_construction(self, dtype):
         Series(self.series_arr, dtype=dtype)
@@ -54,12 +53,6 @@ def time_cat_series_construction(self, dtype):
     def peakmem_cat_series_construction(self, dtype):
         Series(self.series_cat_arr, dtype=dtype)
 
-    def time_cat_frame_construction(self, dtype):
-        DataFrame(self.frame_cat_arr, dtype=dtype)
-
-    def peakmem_cat_frame_construction(self, dtype):
-        DataFrame(self.frame_cat_arr, dtype=dtype)
-
 
 class Methods(Dtypes):
     def time_center(self, dtype):