diff --git a/benchmarks/bare.js b/benchmarks/bare.js
deleted file mode 100644
index ff385ea5c0..0000000000
--- a/benchmarks/bare.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-'use strict'
-
-var server = require('http').createServer(handle)
-
-server.listen(3000)
-
-function handle (req, res) {
-  res.end(JSON.stringify({ hello: 'world' }))
-}
diff --git a/benchmarks/express-route-prefix.js b/benchmarks/express-route-prefix.js
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index e65c392882..0000000000
--- a/benchmarks/express-route-prefix.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-'use strict'
-
-const express = require('express')
-const app = express()
-
-const router = express.Router()
-
-router.get('/hello', (req, res) => {
-  res.send({ hello: 'world' })
-})
-
-app.use('/greet', router)
-
-app.listen(3000, function () {
-  console.log('Example app listening on port 3000!')
-})
diff --git a/benchmarks/express-with-middlewares.js b/benchmarks/express-with-middlewares.js
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index a04e072e53..0000000000
--- a/benchmarks/express-with-middlewares.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-'use strict'
-
-var express = require('express')
-var app = express()
-
-app.use(require('cors')())
-app.use(require('dns-prefetch-control')())
-app.use(require('frameguard')())
-app.use(require('hide-powered-by')())
-app.use(require('hsts')())
-app.use(require('ienoopen')())
-app.use(require('x-xss-protection')())
-
-app.get('/', function (req, res) {
-  res.send({ hello: 'world' })
-})
-
-app.listen(3000, function () {
-  console.log('Example app listening on port 3000!')
-})
diff --git a/benchmarks/express.js b/benchmarks/express.js
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index 001fe30d69..0000000000
--- a/benchmarks/express.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-'use strict'
-
-var express = require('express')
-var app = express()
-
-app.get('/', function (req, res) {
-  res.send({ hello: 'world' })
-})
-
-app.listen(3000, function () {
-  console.log('Example app listening on port 3000!')
-})
diff --git a/benchmarks/hapi.js b/benchmarks/hapi.js
deleted file mode 100644
index c7883d6b31..0000000000
--- a/benchmarks/hapi.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-'use strict'
-
-const Hapi = require('hapi')
-
-// Create a server with a host and port
-const server = new Hapi.Server()
-server.connection({
-  host: 'localhost',
-  port: 3000
-})
-
-// Add the route
-server.route({
-  method: 'GET',
-  path: '/',
-  handler: function (request, reply) {
-    return reply({ hello: 'world' })
-  }
-})
-
-// Start the server
-server.start((err) => {
-  if (err) {
-    console.error(err)
-    process.exit(1)
-  }
-})
diff --git a/benchmarks/koa-router.js b/benchmarks/koa-router.js
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index a1ff70dc95..0000000000
--- a/benchmarks/koa-router.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-'use strict'
-
-var Koa = require('koa')
-var router = require('koa-router')()
-var app = new Koa()
-
-router.get('/', async (ctx) => {
-  ctx.body = JSON.stringify({ hello: 'world' })
-})
-
-app
-  .use(router.routes())
-
-app.listen(3000)
diff --git a/benchmarks/koa.js b/benchmarks/koa.js
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index cf77046af6..0000000000
--- a/benchmarks/koa.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-'use strict'
-
-var Koa = require('koa')
-var app = new Koa()
-
-app.use(async (ctx) => {
-  ctx.body = JSON.stringify({ hello: 'world' })
-})
-
-app.listen(3000)
diff --git a/benchmarks/restify.js b/benchmarks/restify.js
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index a7ecfaf1ed..0000000000
--- a/benchmarks/restify.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-const restify = require('restify')
-const server = restify.createServer()
-server.get('/', (req, res) => {
-  res.send({hello: 'world'})
-})
-server.listen(3000)
diff --git a/benchmarks/take-five.js b/benchmarks/take-five.js
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index 1c05b56721..0000000000
--- a/benchmarks/take-five.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-const five = require('take-five')
-const server = five()
-server.get('/', (req, res) => res.send({ hello: 'world' }))
-server.listen(3000)
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8cb924fc14..d407823942 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -46,27 +46,21 @@
     "cors": "^2.8.4",
     "coveralls": "^2.13.1",
     "dns-prefetch-control": "^0.1.0",
-    "express": "^4.15.3",
     "fast-json-body": "^1.1.0",
     "fast-safe-stringify": "^1.2.0",
     "fastify-plugin": "^0.1.0",
     "frameguard": "^3.0.0",
-    "hapi": "^16.4.3",
     "helmet": "^3.6.1",
     "hide-powered-by": "^1.0.0",
     "hsts": "^2.0.0",
     "ienoopen": "^1.0.0",
-    "koa": "^2.3.0",
-    "koa-router": "^7.2.1",
     "pino": "^4.7.0",
     "pre-commit": "^1.2.2",
     "request": "^2.81.0",
-    "restify": "^5.0.1",
     "shot": "^3.4.2",
     "snazzy": "^7.0.0",
     "split2": "^2.1.1",
     "standard": "^10.0.2",
-    "take-five": "^1.3.4",
     "tap": "^10.7.0",
     "then-sleep": "^1.0.1",
     "x-xss-protection": "^1.0.0"