diff --git a/tests/benchmarks/components/number/bench_number.cpp b/tests/benchmarks/components/number/bench_number.cpp
index cae0285124..57a73930b2 100644
--- a/tests/benchmarks/components/number/bench_number.cpp
+++ b/tests/benchmarks/components/number/bench_number.cpp
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ namespace esphome::benchmarks {
 // Inner iteration count to amortize CodSpeed instrumentation overhead.
 static constexpr int kInnerIterations = 2000;
 
-// Minimal Number for benchmarking — control() is a no-op.
+// Minimal Number for benchmarking — control() publishes the value back.
 class BenchNumber : public number::Number {
  public:
   void configure(const char *name) { this->configure_entity_(name, 0x12345678, 0); }
diff --git a/tests/benchmarks/components/select/bench_select.cpp b/tests/benchmarks/components/select/bench_select.cpp
index 9a49a8555d..8e047d9151 100644
--- a/tests/benchmarks/components/select/bench_select.cpp
+++ b/tests/benchmarks/components/select/bench_select.cpp
@@ -16,11 +16,6 @@ class BenchSelect : public select::Select {
   void control(size_t index) override { this->publish_state(index); }
 };
 
-// Option lists matching real Apollo R-PRO-1 usage patterns.
-static constexpr const char *kSmallOptions[] = {"off", "on", "auto"};
-static constexpr const char *kLargeOptions[] = {"off",     "still",   "move",    "still+move", "custom1",
-                                                "custom2", "custom3", "custom4", "custom5",    "custom6"};
-
 // Helper to create a select with the given options.
 static void setup_select(BenchSelect &select, const char *name, std::initializer_list<const char *> options) {
   select.configure(name);