diff --git a/benchmarks/benchmark_base.py b/benchmarks/benchmark_base.py
index bed481d08cf..c4ef1f2a98a 100644
--- a/benchmarks/benchmark_base.py
+++ b/benchmarks/benchmark_base.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import functools
 from copy import deepcopy
 from os.path import dirname, join, realpath
 from pathlib import Path
@@ -68,7 +67,7 @@ def tardis_config_verysimple(self):
             YAMLLoader,
         )
 
-    @functools.cached_property
+    @property
     def config_rpacket_tracking(self):
         config = Configuration.from_yaml(
             f"{self.example_configuration_dir}/tardis_configv1_verysimple.yml"