diff --git a/.github/pull_request_template.md b/.github/pull_request_template.md
index 76e043ca..e0847d86 100644
--- a/.github/pull_request_template.md
+++ b/.github/pull_request_template.md
@@ -26,12 +26,11 @@ If it fixes an open issue, please link to the issue here. If this PR closes an i
 
 
 ## Code Quality
-- [ ] I have read the Contribution Guide
-- [ ] My code follows the code style of this project
 - [ ] My code builds (or compiles) cleanly without any errors or warnings
 - [ ] My code contains relevant comments and necessary documentation
 
 ## Project-Specific Pull Request Checklists
+- [ ] I have added a function that requires a sync_tables command, and have added the neccesary sync_tables call
 <!--- Please only use the checklist that apply to your change type(s) -->
 
 ### Bug Fix Checklist
diff --git a/benchmarks/benchmarks.py b/benchmarks/benchmarks.py
index 6aa54c4e..7622da84 100644
--- a/benchmarks/benchmarks.py
+++ b/benchmarks/benchmarks.py
@@ -1,13 +1,11 @@
-"""Two sample benchmarks to compute runtime and memory usage.
+"""A suite of TAPE Benchmarks.
 
 For more information on writing benchmarks:
 https://asv.readthedocs.io/en/stable/writing_benchmarks.html."""
 
 import os
 import numpy as np
-import pandas as pd
 import tape
-from tape.ensemble import Ensemble
 
 
 TESTDATA_PATH = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "..", "tests", "tape_tests", "data")