diff --git a/docs/operations/hotpath-warp-ab-runbook.md b/docs/operations/hotpath-warp-ab-runbook.md
index 7ba8ea2ec..3f31da00f 100644
--- a/docs/operations/hotpath-warp-ab-runbook.md
+++ b/docs/operations/hotpath-warp-ab-runbook.md
@@ -155,3 +155,10 @@ The gate logic is unit-validated across pass/warn/fail/exempt outcomes; the
 orchestrator and workflow are shellcheck- and `--dry-run`-validated. The first
 real warp measurement belongs on a Linux runner or the ansible cluster — there
 is no warp/multi-disk rig in the repo's local checkout.
+
+This warp A/B gate is the **only** entry point for S3-face (PutObject /
+GetObject / ListObjects) performance coverage. There is deliberately no
+in-process criterion benchmark for those operations: a criterion harness that
+stands up an embedded server measures the harness, not the S3 path, so it would
+report a number without guarding anything. Micro-benchmarks stay at the
+function level (EC encode, `xl.meta` parse, `rename_data`; perf-8).
diff --git a/rustfs/Cargo.toml b/rustfs/Cargo.toml
index 81c2d7c16..dcab98fae 100644
--- a/rustfs/Cargo.toml
+++ b/rustfs/Cargo.toml
@@ -35,11 +35,6 @@ path = "src/lib.rs"
 name = "rustfs"
 path = "src/main.rs"
 
-[[bench]]
-name = "s3_operations"
-harness = false
-required-features = ["manual-test-runners"]
-
 [features]
 default = ["ftps", "webdav"]
 metrics-gpu = ["rustfs-obs/gpu"]
diff --git a/rustfs/benches/s3_operations.rs b/rustfs/benches/s3_operations.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 3268cbf27..000000000
--- a/rustfs/benches/s3_operations.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,81 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright 2024 RustFS Team
-//
-// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-// You may obtain a copy of the License at
-//
-//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-//
-// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-// limitations under the License.
-
-//! S3 Operations Benchmarks
-//!
-//! These benchmarks measure the performance of core S3 operations:
-//! - PutObject: Upload object to storage
-//! - GetObject: Download object from storage
-//! - ListObjects: List objects in a bucket
-//!
-//! Run with: cargo bench --bench s3_operations
-
-use criterion::{BenchmarkId, Criterion, criterion_group, criterion_main};
-use std::hint::black_box;
-
-/// Benchmark PutObject operation (simulated)
-fn bench_put_object(c: &mut Criterion) {
-    let mut group = c.benchmark_group("put_object");
-
-    for size in [1024, 1024 * 1024, 10 * 1024 * 1024] {
-        let data = vec![0u8; size];
-        group.bench_with_input(BenchmarkId::from_parameter(size), &data, |b, data| {
-            b.iter(|| {
-                // Simulate PutObject operation
-                // In a real benchmark, this would call the actual S3 client
-                black_box(data.len());
-            });
-        });
-    }
-
-    group.finish();
-}
-
-/// Benchmark GetObject operation (simulated)
-fn bench_get_object(c: &mut Criterion) {
-    let mut group = c.benchmark_group("get_object");
-
-    for size in [1024, 1024 * 1024, 10 * 1024 * 1024] {
-        let data = vec![0u8; size];
-        group.bench_with_input(BenchmarkId::from_parameter(size), &data, |b, data| {
-            b.iter(|| {
-                // Simulate GetObject operation
-                // In a real benchmark, this would call the actual S3 client
-                black_box(data.len());
-            });
-        });
-    }
-
-    group.finish();
-}
-
-/// Benchmark ListObjects operation (simulated)
-fn bench_list_objects(c: &mut Criterion) {
-    let mut group = c.benchmark_group("list_objects");
-
-    for count in [10, 100, 1000] {
-        group.bench_with_input(BenchmarkId::from_parameter(count), &count, |b, count| {
-            b.iter(|| {
-                // Simulate ListObjects operation
-                // In a real benchmark, this would call the actual S3 client
-                black_box(count);
-            });
-        });
-    }
-
-    group.finish();
-}
-
-criterion_group!(benches, bench_put_object, bench_get_object, bench_list_objects);
-criterion_main!(benches);