diff --git a/benchmarks/insert_tau/config.yml b/benchmarks/insert_tau/config.yml
index 14ffa34..719c070 100644
--- a/benchmarks/insert_tau/config.yml
+++ b/benchmarks/insert_tau/config.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 sim:insert_tau:
   stage: simulate
   extends: .det_benchmark
-  needs: ["common:detector"]
   parallel:
     matrix:
       - P: 20