diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/Main.kt b/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/Main.kt
index 65ca6490..c8e974b3 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/Main.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/Main.kt
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ private class Main @Inject constructor(
 
         var result = 0
         val latestVersionFuture = github.latestKobaltVersion
-        val seconds = benchmark("build", {
+        val seconds = benchmark {
             try {
                 result = runWithArgs(jc, args, argv)
             } catch(ex: KobaltException) {
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ private class Main @Inject constructor(
             } finally {
                 executors.shutdown()
             }
-        })
+        }
 
         log(1, if (result != 0) "BUILD FAILED: $result" else "BUILD SUCCESSFUL ($seconds seconds)")
 
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/misc/Benchmarks.kt b/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/misc/Benchmarks.kt
index 41661136..70378e2f 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/misc/Benchmarks.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/misc/Benchmarks.kt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 package com.beust.kobalt.misc
 
-public fun benchmark(message: String, run: () -> Unit) : Long {
+public fun benchmark(run: () -> Unit) : Long {
     val start = System.currentTimeMillis()
     run()
     return (System.currentTimeMillis() - start) / 1000