diff --git a/default.nix b/default.nix
index 75fef1a4011..bde98367ca6 100644
--- a/default.nix
+++ b/default.nix
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ in
 , forceDontCheck ? false
 , enableProfiling ? false
 , enableDebugging ? false
+, enableBenchmarks ? true
 , allowCustomConfig ? true
 }:
 
@@ -46,6 +47,12 @@ let
       kill $TAILPID
     '';
   });
+  # Enables building but not running of benchmarks when
+  # enableBenchmarks argument is true.
+  buildWithBenchmarks = drv: if enableBenchmarks
+    then doBenchmark (appendConfigureFlag drv "--enable-benchmarks")
+    else drv;
+
   cardanoPkgs = ((import ./pkgs { inherit pkgs; }).override {
     ghc = overrideDerivation pkgs.haskell.compiler.ghc822 (drv: {
       patches = drv.patches ++ [ ./ghc-8.0.2-darwin-rec-link.patch ];
@@ -76,7 +83,7 @@ let
       # cardano-sl-auxx = addGitRev (justStaticExecutables super.cardano-sl-auxx);
       cardano-sl-auxx = addGitRev (justStaticExecutables super.cardano-sl-auxx);
       cardano-sl-node = addGitRev super.cardano-sl-node;
-      cardano-sl-wallet-new = addGitRev (justStaticExecutables super.cardano-sl-wallet-new);
+      cardano-sl-wallet-new = addGitRev (justStaticExecutables (buildWithBenchmarks super.cardano-sl-wallet-new));
       cardano-sl-tools = addGitRev (justStaticExecutables (overrideCabal super.cardano-sl-tools (drv: {
         # waiting on load-command size fix in dyld
         doCheck = ! pkgs.stdenv.isDarwin;
diff --git a/scripts/ci/ci.sh b/scripts/ci/ci.sh
index b8fe72b2091..566d4d42646 100755
--- a/scripts/ci/ci.sh
+++ b/scripts/ci/ci.sh
@@ -22,20 +22,14 @@ fi
 
 # TODO: CSL-1133: Add test coverage to CI. To be reenabled when build times
 # become smaller and allow coverage report to be built.
-#projects="core db lrc infra update ssc godtossing txp"
-#to_build=''
-
-#for prj in $projects; do
-#  to_build="$to_build cardano-sl-$prj"
-#done
 
 for trgt in $targets; do
-  # echo "Prebuilding dependencies for $trgt, quietly.."
-  # nix-shell -A $trgt --run true --no-build-output --cores 0 --max-jobs 4 default.nix ||
-  #         echo "Prebuild failed!"
-
   echo "Building $trgt verbosely.."
-  nix-build -A "$trgt" -o "$trgt.root" --argstr gitrev "$BUILDKITE_COMMIT" --argstr buildId "$BUILDKITE_BUILD_NUMBER"
+  nix-build -A "$trgt" -o "$trgt.root" \
+      --argstr gitrev "$BUILDKITE_COMMIT" \
+      --argstr buildId "$BUILDKITE_BUILD_NUMBER" \
+      --arg enableBenchmarks true
+
 #    TODO: CSL-1133
 #    if [[ "$trgt" == "cardano-sl" ]]; then
 #      stack test --nix --fast --jobs=2 --coverage \
@@ -44,12 +38,3 @@ for trgt in $targets; do
 #    fi
 
 done
-
-#if [[ "$OS_NAME" == "linux" && "$BUILDKITE_BRANCH" == "master" && "$BUILDKITE_PULL_REQUEST" == "false" ]]; then
-  # XXX: DEVOPS-728 this won't work, unless `GITHUB_CARDANO_DOCS_ACCESS_2` and `GITHUB_CARDANO_DOCS_ACCESS` vars are supplied
-  #
-  #./update-wallet-web-api-docs.sh
-  #./update-explorer-web-api-docs.sh
-  #./update-cli-docs.sh
-  #./update-haddock.sh
-#fi