diff --git a/benchmarks/sequel/benchmark.rb b/benchmarks/sequel/benchmark.rb
index 8300c1eb..1251d522 100644
--- a/benchmarks/sequel/benchmark.rb
+++ b/benchmarks/sequel/benchmark.rb
@@ -55,11 +55,11 @@ class Post < Sequel::Model
 }
 
 # heat any caches
-Post.where(id: 1).first.title
+Post[1].title
 
 run_benchmark(10) do
   1.upto(1000) do |i|
-    post = Post.where(id: i).first
+    post = Post[i]
     "#{post.title}\n#{post.body}" \
     "type: #{post.type_name}, votes: #{post.upvotes}, updated on: #{post.updated_at}"
   end