diff --git a/templates/parachain/runtime/src/benchmarks.rs b/templates/parachain/runtime/src/benchmarks.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..9fbf1ad82bdb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/parachain/runtime/src/benchmarks.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+// This is free and unencumbered software released into the public domain.
+//
+// Anyone is free to copy, modify, publish, use, compile, sell, or
+// distribute this software, either in source code form or as a compiled
+// binary, for any purpose, commercial or non-commercial, and by any
+// means.
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+//
+// For more information, please refer to <http://unlicense.org>
+
+frame_benchmarking::define_benchmarks!(
+	[frame_system, SystemBench::<Runtime>]
+	[pallet_balances, Balances]
+	[pallet_session, SessionBench::<Runtime>]
+	[pallet_timestamp, Timestamp]
+	[pallet_message_queue, MessageQueue]
+	[pallet_sudo, Sudo]
+	[pallet_collator_selection, CollatorSelection]
+	[cumulus_pallet_parachain_system, ParachainSystem]
+	[cumulus_pallet_xcmp_queue, XcmpQueue]
+);
diff --git a/templates/parachain/runtime/src/lib.rs b/templates/parachain/runtime/src/lib.rs
index e2da9309ecc7..5bfd6f290c1b 100644
--- a/templates/parachain/runtime/src/lib.rs
+++ b/templates/parachain/runtime/src/lib.rs
@@ -255,22 +255,10 @@ construct_runtime!(
 	}
 );
 
-#[cfg(feature = "runtime-benchmarks")]
-mod benches {
-	frame_benchmarking::define_benchmarks!(
-		[frame_system, SystemBench::<Runtime>]
-		[pallet_balances, Balances]
-		[pallet_session, SessionBench::<Runtime>]
-		[pallet_timestamp, Timestamp]
-		[pallet_message_queue, MessageQueue]
-		[pallet_sudo, Sudo]
-		[pallet_collator_selection, CollatorSelection]
-		[cumulus_pallet_parachain_system, ParachainSystem]
-		[cumulus_pallet_xcmp_queue, XcmpQueue]
-	);
-}
-
 cumulus_pallet_parachain_system::register_validate_block! {
 	Runtime = Runtime,
 	BlockExecutor = cumulus_pallet_aura_ext::BlockExecutor::<Runtime, Executive>,
 }
+
+#[cfg(feature = "runtime-benchmarks")]
+mod benchmarks;