diff --git a/bench-tps/src/cli.rs b/bench-tps/src/cli.rs
index 06ad95c44ef8eb..44cbb2a3ea91ca 100644
--- a/bench-tps/src/cli.rs
+++ b/bench-tps/src/cli.rs
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ pub fn build_args<'a>(version: &'_ str) -> App<'a, '_> {
                 .takes_value(true)
                 .requires("json_rpc_url")
                 .validator(is_keypair)
-                .help("File containing the node id (keypair) of a validator with active stake. This allows communicating with network using staked connection"),
+                .help("File containing the node identity (keypair) of a validator with active stake. This allows communicating with network using staked connection"),
         )
 }
 
diff --git a/bench-tps/src/main.rs b/bench-tps/src/main.rs
index 562d3c90857b40..2a3391a62f6125 100644
--- a/bench-tps/src/main.rs
+++ b/bench-tps/src/main.rs
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ fn find_node_activated_stake(
     let total_active_stake: u64 = vote_accounts
         .current
         .iter()
-        .chain(vote_accounts.delinquent.iter())
         .map(|vote_account| vote_account.activated_stake)
         .sum();