diff --git a/benchmark/webpack.config.js b/benchmark/webpack.config.js
index 8b9036f80b4898..fc8ca0b6e73d2a 100644
--- a/benchmark/webpack.config.js
+++ b/benchmark/webpack.config.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ const webpackBaseConfig = require('../webpackBaseConfig');
 module.exports = {
   ...webpackBaseConfig,
   entry: path.resolve(__dirname, 'index.js'),
-  mode: 'development',
+  mode: 'production',
   output: {
     path: path.resolve(__dirname, '../tmp'),
     filename: 'benchmark.js',
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 026e61e18e3833..eb1bb3dd7e1448 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     "proptypes": "cross-env BABEL_ENV=test babel-node --extensions \".tsx,.ts,.js\" ./scripts/generateProptypes.ts",
     "deduplicate": "node scripts/deduplicate.js",
     "argos": "argos upload test/regressions/screenshots/chrome --token $ARGOS_TOKEN",
-    "benchmark": "yarn webpack --config benchmark/webpack.config.js --mode \"production\" && node scripts/benchmark.js",
+    "benchmark": "yarn webpack --config benchmark/webpack.config.js && node scripts/benchmark.js",
     "build:codesandbox": "lerna run --parallel --scope \"@material-ui/*\" build",
     "docs:api": "rimraf ./docs/pages/api-docs && yarn docs:api:build",
     "docs:api:build": "cross-env BABEL_ENV=test __NEXT_EXPORT_TRAILING_SLASH=true babel-node --extensions \".tsx,.ts,.js\" ./docs/scripts/buildApi.ts  ./docs/pages/api-docs ./packages/material-ui/src ./packages/material-ui-lab/src",