diff --git a/fft_bench.py b/fft_bench.py
index 9211c26..ec64544 100644
--- a/fft_bench.py
+++ b/fft_bench.py
@@ -12,12 +12,6 @@
 import re
 import sys
 
-try: # Workaround for disabled mkl_fft in latest Intel SciPy
-    import mkl_fft
-    import mkl_fft._scipy_fft_backend as sfbn
-    scipy.fft.set_global_backend(sfbn)
-except (ImportError, ModuleNotFoundError, ValueError):
-    print("Unable to use mkl_fft as scipy.fft backend")
 
 # Mark which FFT submodules are available...
 fft_modules = {'numpy.fft': np.fft, 'scipy.fft': scipy.fft}