diff --git a/Makefile.common b/Makefile.common
index eaee9f0..528d404 100644
--- a/Makefile.common
+++ b/Makefile.common
@@ -66,6 +66,11 @@ test:
 	@echo ">> running all tests"
 	$(GO) test -race $(pkgs)
 
+.PHONY: bench
+bench:
+	@echo ">> running all benchmarks"
+	$(GO) test -bench . -race $(pkgs) 
+
 .PHONY: format
 format:
 	@echo ">> formatting code"
diff --git a/pkg/mapper/mapper_benchmark_test.go b/pkg/mapper/mapper_benchmark_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1511ee2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/mapper/mapper_benchmark_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,797 @@
+// Copyright 2013 The Prometheus Authors
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package mapper
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+var (
+	ruleTemplateSingleMatchGlob = `
+- match: metric%d.*
+  name: "metric_single"
+  labels:
+    name: "$1"
+`
+	ruleTemplateSingleMatchRegex = `
+- match: metric%d\.([^.]*)
+  name: "metric_single"
+  labels:
+    name: "$1"
+`
+
+	ruleTemplateMultipleMatchGlob = `
+- match: metric%d.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*
+  name: "metric_multi"
+  labels:
+    name: "$1-$2-$3.$4-$5-$6.$7-$8-$9.$10-$11-$12"
+`
+
+	ruleTemplateMultipleMatchRegex = `
+- match: metric%d\.([^.]*)\.([^.]*)\.([^.]*)\.([^.]*)\.([^.]*)\.([^.]*)\.([^.]*)\.([^.]*)\.([^.]*)\.([^.]*)\.([^.]*)\.([^.]*)
+  name: "metric_multi"
+  labels:
+    name: "$1-$2-$3.$4-$5-$6.$7-$8-$9.$10-$11-$12"
+`
+)
+
+func duplicateRules(count int, template string) string {
+	rules := ""
+	for i := 0; i < count; i++ {
+		rules += fmt.Sprintf(template, i)
+	}
+	return rules
+}
+
+func BenchmarkGlob(b *testing.B) {
+	config := `---
+mappings:
+- match: test.dispatcher.*.*.succeeded
+  name: "dispatch_events"
+  labels:
+    processor: "$1"
+    action: "$2"
+    result: "succeeded"
+    job: "test_dispatcher"
+- match: test.my-dispatch-host01.name.dispatcher.*.*.*
+  name: "host_dispatch_events"
+  labels:
+    processor: "$1"
+    action: "$2"
+    result: "$3"
+    job: "test_dispatcher"
+- match: request_time.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*
+  name: "tyk_http_request"
+  labels:
+    method_and_path: "${1}"
+    response_code: "${2}"
+    apikey: "${3}"
+    apiversion: "${4}"
+    apiname: "${5}"
+    apiid: "${6}"
+    ipv4_t1: "${7}"
+    ipv4_t2: "${8}"
+    ipv4_t3: "${9}"
+    ipv4_t4: "${10}"
+    orgid: "${11}"
+    oauthid: "${12}"
+- match: "*.*"
+  name: "catchall"
+  labels:
+    first: "$1"
+    second: "$2"
+    third: "$3"
+    job: "-"
+  `
+	mappings := []string{
+		"test.dispatcher.FooProcessor.send.succeeded",
+		"test.my-dispatch-host01.name.dispatcher.FooProcessor.send.succeeded",
+		"request_time.get/threads/1/posts.200.00000000.nonversioned.discussions.a11bbcdf0ac64ec243658dc64b7100fb.172.20.0.1.12ba97b7eaa1a50001000001.",
+		"foo.bar",
+		"foo.bar.baz",
+	}
+
+	mapper := MetricMapper{}
+	err := mapper.InitFromYAMLString(config)
+	if err != nil {
+		b.Fatalf("Config load error: %s %s", config, err)
+	}
+
+	var dummyMetricType MetricType
+	b.ResetTimer()
+	for j := 0; j < b.N; j++ {
+		for _, metric := range mappings {
+			mapper.GetMapping(metric, dummyMetricType)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func BenchmarkGlobNoOrdering(b *testing.B) {
+	config := `---
+defaults:
+  glob_disable_ordering: true
+mappings:
+- match: test.dispatcher.*.*.succeeded
+  name: "dispatch_events"
+  labels:
+    processor: "$1"
+    action: "$2"
+    result: "succeeded"
+    job: "test_dispatcher"
+- match: test.my-dispatch-host01.name.dispatcher.*.*.*
+  name: "host_dispatch_events"
+  labels:
+    processor: "$1"
+    action: "$2"
+    result: "$3"
+    job: "test_dispatcher"
+- match: request_time.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*
+  name: "tyk_http_request"
+  labels:
+    method_and_path: "${1}"
+    response_code: "${2}"
+    apikey: "${3}"
+    apiversion: "${4}"
+    apiname: "${5}"
+    apiid: "${6}"
+    ipv4_t1: "${7}"
+    ipv4_t2: "${8}"
+    ipv4_t3: "${9}"
+    ipv4_t4: "${10}"
+    orgid: "${11}"
+    oauthid: "${12}"
+- match: "*.*"
+  name: "catchall"
+  labels:
+    first: "$1"
+    second: "$2"
+    third: "$3"
+    job: "-"
+  `
+	mappings := []string{
+		"test.dispatcher.FooProcessor.send.succeeded",
+		"test.my-dispatch-host01.name.dispatcher.FooProcessor.send.succeeded",
+		"request_time.get/threads/1/posts.200.00000000.nonversioned.discussions.a11bbcdf0ac64ec243658dc64b7100fb.172.20.0.1.12ba97b7eaa1a50001000001.",
+		"foo.bar",
+		"foo.bar.baz",
+	}
+
+	mapper := MetricMapper{}
+	err := mapper.InitFromYAMLString(config)
+	if err != nil {
+		b.Fatalf("Config load error: %s %s", config, err)
+	}
+
+	var dummyMetricType MetricType
+	b.ResetTimer()
+	for j := 0; j < b.N; j++ {
+		for _, metric := range mappings {
+			mapper.GetMapping(metric, dummyMetricType)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func BenchmarkGlobNoOrderingWithBacktracking(b *testing.B) {
+	config := `---
+defaults:
+  glob_disable_ordering: true
+mappings:
+- match: test.dispatcher.*.*.succeeded
+  name: "dispatch_events"
+  labels:
+    processor: "$1"
+    action: "$2"
+    result: "succeeded"
+    job: "test_dispatcher"
+- match: test.dispatcher.*.received.*
+  name: "dispatch_events_wont_match"
+  labels:
+    processor: "$1"
+    action: "received"
+    result: "$2"
+    job: "test_dispatcher"
+- match: test.my-dispatch-host01.name.dispatcher.*.*.*
+  name: "host_dispatch_events"
+  labels:
+    processor: "$1"
+    action: "$2"
+    result: "$3"
+    job: "test_dispatcher"
+- match: request_time.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*
+  name: "tyk_http_request"
+  labels:
+    method_and_path: "${1}"
+    response_code: "${2}"
+    apikey: "${3}"
+    apiversion: "${4}"
+    apiname: "${5}"
+    apiid: "${6}"
+    ipv4_t1: "${7}"
+    ipv4_t2: "${8}"
+    ipv4_t3: "${9}"
+    ipv4_t4: "${10}"
+    orgid: "${11}"
+    oauthid: "${12}"
+- match: "*.*"
+  name: "catchall"
+  labels:
+    first: "$1"
+    second: "$2"
+    third: "$3"
+    job: "-"
+  `
+	mappings := []string{
+		"test.dispatcher.FooProcessor.send.succeeded",
+		"test.my-dispatch-host01.name.dispatcher.FooProcessor.send.succeeded",
+		"request_time.get/threads/1/posts.200.00000000.nonversioned.discussions.a11bbcdf0ac64ec243658dc64b7100fb.172.20.0.1.12ba97b7eaa1a50001000001.",
+		"foo.bar",
+		"foo.bar.baz",
+	}
+
+	mapper := MetricMapper{}
+	err := mapper.InitFromYAMLString(config)
+	if err != nil {
+		b.Fatalf("Config load error: %s %s", config, err)
+	}
+
+	var dummyMetricType MetricType
+	b.ResetTimer()
+	for j := 0; j < b.N; j++ {
+		for _, metric := range mappings {
+			mapper.GetMapping(metric, dummyMetricType)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func BenchmarkRegex(b *testing.B) {
+	config := `---
+defaults:
+  match_type: regex
+mappings:
+- match: test\.dispatcher\.([^.]*)\.([^.]*)\.([^.]*)
+  name: "dispatch_events"
+  labels:
+    processor: "$1"
+    action: "$2"
+    result: "$3"
+    job: "test_dispatcher"
+- match: test.my-dispatch-host01.name.dispatcher\.([^.]*)\.([^.]*)\.([^.]*)
+  name: "host_dispatch_events"
+  labels:
+    processor: "$1"
+    action: "$2"
+    result: "$3"
+    job: "test_dispatcher"
+- match: request_time\.([^.]*)\.([^.]*)\.([^.]*)\.([^.]*)\.([^.]*)\.([^.]*)\.([^.]*)\.([^.]*)\.([^.]*)\.([^.]*)\.([^.]*)\.([^.]*)
+  name: "tyk_http_request"
+  labels:
+    method_and_path: "${1}"
+    response_code: "${2}"
+    apikey: "${3}"
+    apiversion: "${4}"
+    apiname: "${5}"
+    apiid: "${6}"
+    ipv4_t1: "${7}"
+    ipv4_t2: "${8}"
+    ipv4_t3: "${9}"
+    ipv4_t4: "${10}"
+    orgid: "${11}"
+    oauthid: "${12}"
+- match: \.([^.]*)\.([^.]*)
+  name: "catchall"
+  labels:
+    first: "$1"
+    second: "$2"
+    third: "$3"
+    job: "-"
+  `
+	mappings := []string{
+		"test.dispatcher.FooProcessor.send.succeeded",
+		"test.my-dispatch-host01.name.dispatcher.FooProcessor.send.succeeded",
+		"request_time.get/threads/1/posts.200.00000000.nonversioned.discussions.a11bbcdf0ac64ec243658dc64b7100fb.172.20.0.1.12ba97b7eaa1a50001000001.",
+		"foo.bar",
+		"foo.bar.baz",
+	}
+
+	mapper := MetricMapper{}
+	err := mapper.InitFromYAMLString(config)
+	if err != nil {
+		b.Fatalf("Config load error: %s %s", config, err)
+	}
+
+	var dummyMetricType MetricType
+	b.ResetTimer()
+	for j := 0; j < b.N; j++ {
+		for _, metric := range mappings {
+			mapper.GetMapping(metric, dummyMetricType)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func BenchmarkGlobSingleMatch(b *testing.B) {
+	config := `---
+mappings:
+- match: metric.*
+  name: "metric_one"
+  labels:
+    name: "$1"
+  `
+	mappings := []string{
+		"metric.aaa",
+		"metric.bbb",
+	}
+
+	mapper := MetricMapper{}
+	err := mapper.InitFromYAMLString(config)
+	if err != nil {
+		b.Fatalf("Config load error: %s %s", config, err)
+	}
+
+	var dummyMetricType MetricType
+	b.ResetTimer()
+	for j := 0; j < b.N; j++ {
+		for _, metric := range mappings {
+			mapper.GetMapping(metric, dummyMetricType)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func BenchmarkRegexSingleMatch(b *testing.B) {
+	config := `---
+mappings:
+- match: metric\.([^.]*)
+  name: "metric_one"
+  match_type: regex
+  labels:
+    name: "$1"
+  `
+	mappings := []string{
+		"metric.aaa",
+		"metric.bbb",
+	}
+
+	mapper := MetricMapper{}
+	err := mapper.InitFromYAMLString(config)
+	if err != nil {
+		b.Fatalf("Config load error: %s %s", config, err)
+	}
+
+	var dummyMetricType MetricType
+	b.ResetTimer()
+	for j := 0; j < b.N; j++ {
+		for _, metric := range mappings {
+			mapper.GetMapping(metric, dummyMetricType)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func BenchmarkGlobMultipleCaptures(b *testing.B) {
+	config := `---
+mappings:
+- match: metric.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*
+  name: "metric_multi"
+  labels:
+    name: "$1-$2-$3.$4-$5-$6.$7-$8-$9.$10-$11-$12"
+  `
+	mappings := []string{
+		"metric.a.b.c.d.e.f.g.h.i.j.k.l",
+	}
+
+	mapper := MetricMapper{}
+	err := mapper.InitFromYAMLString(config)
+	if err != nil {
+		b.Fatalf("Config load error: %s %s", config, err)
+	}
+
+	var dummyMetricType MetricType
+	b.ResetTimer()
+	for j := 0; j < b.N; j++ {
+		for _, metric := range mappings {
+			mapper.GetMapping(metric, dummyMetricType)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func BenchmarkRegexMultipleCaptures(b *testing.B) {
+	config := `---
+mappings:
+- match: metric\.([^.]*)\.([^.]*)\.([^.]*)\.([^.]*)\.([^.]*)\.([^.]*)\.([^.]*)\.([^.]*)\.([^.]*)\.([^.]*)\.([^.]*)\.([^.]*)
+  name: "metric_multi"
+  match_type: regex
+  labels:
+    name: "$1-$2-$3.$4-$5-$6.$7-$8-$9.$10-$11-$12"
+  `
+	mappings := []string{
+		"metric.a.b.c.d.e.f.g.h.i.j.k.l",
+	}
+
+	mapper := MetricMapper{}
+	err := mapper.InitFromYAMLString(config)
+	if err != nil {
+		b.Fatalf("Config load error: %s %s", config, err)
+	}
+
+	var dummyMetricType MetricType
+	b.ResetTimer()
+	for j := 0; j < b.N; j++ {
+		for _, metric := range mappings {
+			mapper.GetMapping(metric, dummyMetricType)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func BenchmarkGlobMultipleCapturesNoFormat(b *testing.B) {
+	config := `---
+mappings:
+- match: metric.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*
+  name: "metric_multi"
+  labels:
+    name: "not_relevant"
+  `
+	mappings := []string{
+		"metric.a.b.c.d.e.f.g.h.i.j.k.l",
+	}
+
+	mapper := MetricMapper{}
+	err := mapper.InitFromYAMLString(config)
+	if err != nil {
+		b.Fatalf("Config load error: %s %s", config, err)
+	}
+
+	var dummyMetricType MetricType
+	b.ResetTimer()
+	for j := 0; j < b.N; j++ {
+		for _, metric := range mappings {
+			mapper.GetMapping(metric, dummyMetricType)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func BenchmarkRegexMultipleCapturesNoFormat(b *testing.B) {
+	config := `---
+mappings:
+- match: metric\.([^.]*)\.([^.]*)\.([^.]*)\.([^.]*)\.([^.]*)\.([^.]*)\.([^.]*)\.([^.]*)\.([^.]*)\.([^.]*)\.([^.]*)\.([^.]*)
+  name: "metric_multi"
+  match_type: regex
+  labels:
+    name: "not_relevant"
+  `
+	mappings := []string{
+		"metric.a.b.c.d.e.f.g.h.i.j.k.l",
+	}
+
+	mapper := MetricMapper{}
+	err := mapper.InitFromYAMLString(config)
+	if err != nil {
+		b.Fatalf("Config load error: %s %s", config, err)
+	}
+
+	var dummyMetricType MetricType
+	b.ResetTimer()
+	for j := 0; j < b.N; j++ {
+		for _, metric := range mappings {
+			mapper.GetMapping(metric, dummyMetricType)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func BenchmarkGlobMultipleCapturesDifferentLabels(b *testing.B) {
+	config := `---
+mappings:
+- match: metric.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*
+  name: "metric_multi"
+  labels:
+    label1: "$1"
+    label2: "$2"
+    label3: "$3"
+    label4: "$4"
+    label5: "$5"
+    label6: "$6"
+    label7: "$7"
+    label8: "$8"
+    label9: "$9"
+    label10: "$10"
+    label11: "$11"
+    label12: "$12"
+  `
+	mappings := []string{
+		"metric.a.b.c.d.e.f.g.h.i.j.k.l",
+	}
+
+	mapper := MetricMapper{}
+	err := mapper.InitFromYAMLString(config)
+	if err != nil {
+		b.Fatalf("Config load error: %s %s", config, err)
+	}
+
+	var dummyMetricType MetricType
+	b.ResetTimer()
+	for j := 0; j < b.N; j++ {
+		for _, metric := range mappings {
+			mapper.GetMapping(metric, dummyMetricType)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func BenchmarkRegexMultipleCapturesDifferentLabels(b *testing.B) {
+	config := `---
+mappings:
+- match: metric\.([^.]*)\.([^.]*)\.([^.]*)\.([^.]*)\.([^.]*)\.([^.]*)\.([^.]*)\.([^.]*)\.([^.]*)\.([^.]*)\.([^.]*)\.([^.]*)
+  name: "metric_multi"
+  match_type: regex
+  labels:
+    label1: "$1"
+    label2: "$2"
+    label3: "$3"
+    label4: "$4"
+    label5: "$5"
+    label6: "$6"
+    label7: "$7"
+    label8: "$8"
+    label9: "$9"
+    label10: "$10"
+    label11: "$11"
+    label12: "$12"
+  `
+	mappings := []string{
+		"metric.a.b.c.d.e.f.g.h.i.j.k.l",
+	}
+
+	mapper := MetricMapper{}
+	err := mapper.InitFromYAMLString(config)
+	if err != nil {
+		b.Fatalf("Config load error: %s %s", config, err)
+	}
+
+	var dummyMetricType MetricType
+	b.ResetTimer()
+	for j := 0; j < b.N; j++ {
+		for _, metric := range mappings {
+			mapper.GetMapping(metric, dummyMetricType)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func BenchmarkGlob10Rules(b *testing.B) {
+	config := `---
+mappings:` + duplicateRules(100, ruleTemplateSingleMatchGlob)
+	mappings := []string{
+		"metric100.a",
+	}
+
+	mapper := MetricMapper{}
+	err := mapper.InitFromYAMLString(config)
+	if err != nil {
+		b.Fatalf("Config load error: %s %s", config, err)
+	}
+
+	var dummyMetricType MetricType
+	b.ResetTimer()
+	for j := 0; j < b.N; j++ {
+		for _, metric := range mappings {
+			mapper.GetMapping(metric, dummyMetricType)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func BenchmarkRegex10RulesAverage(b *testing.B) {
+	config := `---
+defaults:
+  match_type: regex
+mappings:` + duplicateRules(10, ruleTemplateSingleMatchRegex)
+	mappings := []string{
+		"metric5.a",
+	}
+
+	mapper := MetricMapper{}
+	err := mapper.InitFromYAMLString(config)
+	if err != nil {
+		b.Fatalf("Config load error: %s %s", config, err)
+	}
+
+	var dummyMetricType MetricType
+	b.ResetTimer()
+	for j := 0; j < b.N; j++ {
+		for _, metric := range mappings {
+			mapper.GetMapping(metric, dummyMetricType)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func BenchmarkGlob100Rules(b *testing.B) {
+	config := `---
+mappings:` + duplicateRules(100, ruleTemplateSingleMatchGlob)
+	mappings := []string{
+		"metric100.a",
+	}
+
+	mapper := MetricMapper{}
+	err := mapper.InitFromYAMLString(config)
+	if err != nil {
+		b.Fatalf("Config load error: %s %s", config, err)
+	}
+
+	var dummyMetricType MetricType
+	b.ResetTimer()
+	for j := 0; j < b.N; j++ {
+		for _, metric := range mappings {
+			mapper.GetMapping(metric, dummyMetricType)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func BenchmarkGlob100RulesNoMatch(b *testing.B) {
+	config := `---
+mappings:` + duplicateRules(100, ruleTemplateSingleMatchGlob)
+	mappings := []string{
+		"metricnomatchy.a",
+	}
+
+	mapper := MetricMapper{}
+	err := mapper.InitFromYAMLString(config)
+	if err != nil {
+		b.Fatalf("Config load error: %s %s", config, err)
+	}
+
+	var dummyMetricType MetricType
+	b.ResetTimer()
+	for j := 0; j < b.N; j++ {
+		for _, metric := range mappings {
+			mapper.GetMapping(metric, dummyMetricType)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func BenchmarkGlob100RulesNoOrderingNoMatch(b *testing.B) {
+	config := `---
+defaults:
+  glob_disable_ordering: true
+mappings:` + duplicateRules(100, ruleTemplateSingleMatchGlob)
+	mappings := []string{
+		"metricnomatchy.a",
+	}
+
+	mapper := MetricMapper{}
+	err := mapper.InitFromYAMLString(config)
+	if err != nil {
+		b.Fatalf("Config load error: %s %s", config, err)
+	}
+
+	var dummyMetricType MetricType
+	b.ResetTimer()
+	for j := 0; j < b.N; j++ {
+		for _, metric := range mappings {
+			mapper.GetMapping(metric, dummyMetricType)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func BenchmarkRegex100RulesAverage(b *testing.B) {
+	config := `---
+defaults:
+  match_type: regex
+mappings:` + duplicateRules(100, ruleTemplateSingleMatchRegex)
+	mappings := []string{
+		"metric50.a",
+	}
+
+	mapper := MetricMapper{}
+	err := mapper.InitFromYAMLString(config)
+	if err != nil {
+		b.Fatalf("Config load error: %s %s", config, err)
+	}
+
+	var dummyMetricType MetricType
+	b.ResetTimer()
+	for j := 0; j < b.N; j++ {
+		for _, metric := range mappings {
+			mapper.GetMapping(metric, dummyMetricType)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func BenchmarkRegex100RulesWorst(b *testing.B) {
+	config := `---
+defaults:
+  match_type: regex
+mappings:` + duplicateRules(100, ruleTemplateSingleMatchRegex)
+	mappings := []string{
+		"metric100.a",
+	}
+
+	mapper := MetricMapper{}
+	err := mapper.InitFromYAMLString(config)
+	if err != nil {
+		b.Fatalf("Config load error: %s %s", config, err)
+	}
+
+	var dummyMetricType MetricType
+	b.ResetTimer()
+	for j := 0; j < b.N; j++ {
+		for _, metric := range mappings {
+			mapper.GetMapping(metric, dummyMetricType)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func BenchmarkGlob100RulesMultipleCaptures(b *testing.B) {
+	config := `---
+mappings:` + duplicateRules(100, ruleTemplateMultipleMatchGlob)
+	mappings := []string{
+		"metric50.a.b.c.d.e.f.g.h.i.j.k.l",
+	}
+
+	mapper := MetricMapper{}
+	err := mapper.InitFromYAMLString(config)
+	if err != nil {
+		b.Fatalf("Config load error: %s %s", config, err)
+	}
+
+	var dummyMetricType MetricType
+	b.ResetTimer()
+	for j := 0; j < b.N; j++ {
+		for _, metric := range mappings {
+			mapper.GetMapping(metric, dummyMetricType)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func BenchmarkRegex100RulesMultipleCapturesAverage(b *testing.B) {
+	config := `---
+defaults:
+  match_type: regex
+mappings:` + duplicateRules(100, ruleTemplateMultipleMatchRegex)
+	mappings := []string{
+		"metric50.a.b.c.d.e.f.g.h.i.j.k.l",
+	}
+
+	mapper := MetricMapper{}
+	err := mapper.InitFromYAMLString(config)
+	if err != nil {
+		b.Fatalf("Config load error: %s %s", config, err)
+	}
+
+	var dummyMetricType MetricType
+	b.ResetTimer()
+	for j := 0; j < b.N; j++ {
+		for _, metric := range mappings {
+			mapper.GetMapping(metric, dummyMetricType)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func BenchmarkRegex100RulesMultipleCapturesWorst(b *testing.B) {
+	config := `---
+defaults:
+  match_type: regex
+mappings:` + duplicateRules(100, ruleTemplateMultipleMatchRegex)
+	mappings := []string{
+		"metric100.a.b.c.d.e.f.g.h.i.j.k.l",
+	}
+
+	mapper := MetricMapper{}
+	err := mapper.InitFromYAMLString(config)
+	if err != nil {
+		b.Fatalf("Config load error: %s %s", config, err)
+	}
+
+	var dummyMetricType MetricType
+	b.ResetTimer()
+	for j := 0; j < b.N; j++ {
+		for _, metric := range mappings {
+			mapper.GetMapping(metric, dummyMetricType)
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/mapper/mapper_test.go b/pkg/mapper/mapper_test.go
index ace47e4..2a66259 100644
--- a/pkg/mapper/mapper_test.go
+++ b/pkg/mapper/mapper_test.go
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 package mapper
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
 	"testing"
 )
 
@@ -25,35 +24,6 @@ type mappings map[string]struct {
 	notPresent bool
 }
 
-var (
-	ruleTemplateSingleMatchGlob = `
-- match: metric%d.*
-  name: "metric_single"
-  labels:
-    name: "$1"
-`
-	ruleTemplateSingleMatchRegex = `
-- match: metric%d\.([^.]*)
-  name: "metric_single"
-  labels:
-    name: "$1"
-`
-
-	ruleTemplateMultipleMatchGlob = `
-- match: metric%d.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*
-  name: "metric_multi"
-  labels:
-    name: "$1-$2-$3.$4-$5-$6.$7-$8-$9.$10-$11-$12"
-`
-
-	ruleTemplateMultipleMatchRegex = `
-- match: metric%d\.([^.]*)\.([^.]*)\.([^.]*)\.([^.]*)\.([^.]*)\.([^.]*)\.([^.]*)\.([^.]*)\.([^.]*)\.([^.]*)\.([^.]*)\.([^.]*)
-  name: "metric_multi"
-  labels:
-    name: "$1-$2-$3.$4-$5-$6.$7-$8-$9.$10-$11-$12"
-`
-)
-
 func TestMetricMapperYAML(t *testing.T) {
 	scenarios := []struct {
 		config    string
@@ -636,786 +606,6 @@ mappings:
 	}
 }
 
-func duplicateRules(count int, template string) string {
-	rules := ""
-	for i := 0; i < count; i++ {
-		rules += fmt.Sprintf(template, i)
-	}
-	return rules
-}
-func BenchmarkGlob(b *testing.B) {
-	config := `---
-mappings:
-- match: test.dispatcher.*.*.succeeded
-  name: "dispatch_events"
-  labels:
-    processor: "$1"
-    action: "$2"
-    result: "succeeded"
-    job: "test_dispatcher"
-- match: test.my-dispatch-host01.name.dispatcher.*.*.*
-  name: "host_dispatch_events"
-  labels:
-    processor: "$1"
-    action: "$2"
-    result: "$3"
-    job: "test_dispatcher"
-- match: request_time.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*
-  name: "tyk_http_request"
-  labels:
-    method_and_path: "${1}"
-    response_code: "${2}"
-    apikey: "${3}"
-    apiversion: "${4}"
-    apiname: "${5}"
-    apiid: "${6}"
-    ipv4_t1: "${7}"
-    ipv4_t2: "${8}"
-    ipv4_t3: "${9}"
-    ipv4_t4: "${10}"
-    orgid: "${11}"
-    oauthid: "${12}"
-- match: "*.*"
-  name: "catchall"
-  labels:
-    first: "$1"
-    second: "$2"
-    third: "$3"
-    job: "-"
-  `
-	mappings := mappings{
-		"test.dispatcher.FooProcessor.send.succeeded": {
-			name: "ignored-in-test-dont-set-me",
-		},
-		"test.my-dispatch-host01.name.dispatcher.FooProcessor.send.succeeded": {
-			name: "ignored-in-test-dont-set-me",
-		},
-		"request_time.get/threads/1/posts.200.00000000.nonversioned.discussions.a11bbcdf0ac64ec243658dc64b7100fb.172.20.0.1.12ba97b7eaa1a50001000001.": {
-			name: "ignored-in-test-dont-set-me",
-		},
-		"foo.bar": {
-			name: "ignored-in-test-dont-set-me",
-		},
-		"foo.bar.baz": {},
-	}
-
-	mapper := MetricMapper{}
-	err := mapper.InitFromYAMLString(config)
-	if err != nil {
-		b.Fatalf("Config load error: %s %s", config, err)
-	}
-
-	var dummyMetricType MetricType
-	b.ResetTimer()
-	for j := 0; j < b.N; j++ {
-		for metric := range mappings {
-			mapper.GetMapping(metric, dummyMetricType)
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-func BenchmarkGlobNoOrdering(b *testing.B) {
-	config := `---
-defaults:
-  glob_disable_ordering: true
-mappings:
-- match: test.dispatcher.*.*.succeeded
-  name: "dispatch_events"
-  labels:
-    processor: "$1"
-    action: "$2"
-    result: "succeeded"
-    job: "test_dispatcher"
-- match: test.my-dispatch-host01.name.dispatcher.*.*.*
-  name: "host_dispatch_events"
-  labels:
-    processor: "$1"
-    action: "$2"
-    result: "$3"
-    job: "test_dispatcher"
-- match: request_time.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*
-  name: "tyk_http_request"
-  labels:
-    method_and_path: "${1}"
-    response_code: "${2}"
-    apikey: "${3}"
-    apiversion: "${4}"
-    apiname: "${5}"
-    apiid: "${6}"
-    ipv4_t1: "${7}"
-    ipv4_t2: "${8}"
-    ipv4_t3: "${9}"
-    ipv4_t4: "${10}"
-    orgid: "${11}"
-    oauthid: "${12}"
-- match: "*.*"
-  name: "catchall"
-  labels:
-    first: "$1"
-    second: "$2"
-    third: "$3"
-    job: "-"
-  `
-	mappings := mappings{
-		"test.dispatcher.FooProcessor.send.succeeded": {
-			name: "ignored-in-test-dont-set-me",
-		},
-		"test.my-dispatch-host01.name.dispatcher.FooProcessor.send.succeeded": {
-			name: "ignored-in-test-dont-set-me",
-		},
-		"request_time.get/threads/1/posts.200.00000000.nonversioned.discussions.a11bbcdf0ac64ec243658dc64b7100fb.172.20.0.1.12ba97b7eaa1a50001000001.": {
-			name: "ignored-in-test-dont-set-me",
-		},
-		"foo.bar": {
-			name: "ignored-in-test-dont-set-me",
-		},
-		"foo.bar.baz": {},
-	}
-
-	mapper := MetricMapper{}
-	err := mapper.InitFromYAMLString(config)
-	if err != nil {
-		b.Fatalf("Config load error: %s %s", config, err)
-	}
-
-	var dummyMetricType MetricType
-	b.ResetTimer()
-	for j := 0; j < b.N; j++ {
-		for metric := range mappings {
-			mapper.GetMapping(metric, dummyMetricType)
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-func BenchmarkGlobNoOrderingWithBacktracking(b *testing.B) {
-	config := `---
-defaults:
-  glob_disable_ordering: true
-mappings:
-- match: test.dispatcher.*.*.succeeded
-  name: "dispatch_events"
-  labels:
-    processor: "$1"
-    action: "$2"
-    result: "succeeded"
-    job: "test_dispatcher"
-- match: test.dispatcher.*.received.*
-  name: "dispatch_events_wont_match"
-  labels:
-    processor: "$1"
-    action: "received"
-    result: "$2"
-    job: "test_dispatcher"
-- match: test.my-dispatch-host01.name.dispatcher.*.*.*
-  name: "host_dispatch_events"
-  labels:
-    processor: "$1"
-    action: "$2"
-    result: "$3"
-    job: "test_dispatcher"
-- match: request_time.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*
-  name: "tyk_http_request"
-  labels:
-    method_and_path: "${1}"
-    response_code: "${2}"
-    apikey: "${3}"
-    apiversion: "${4}"
-    apiname: "${5}"
-    apiid: "${6}"
-    ipv4_t1: "${7}"
-    ipv4_t2: "${8}"
-    ipv4_t3: "${9}"
-    ipv4_t4: "${10}"
-    orgid: "${11}"
-    oauthid: "${12}"
-- match: "*.*"
-  name: "catchall"
-  labels:
-    first: "$1"
-    second: "$2"
-    third: "$3"
-    job: "-"
-  `
-	mappings := mappings{
-		"test.dispatcher.FooProcessor.send.succeeded": {
-			name: "ignored-in-test-dont-set-me",
-		},
-		"test.my-dispatch-host01.name.dispatcher.FooProcessor.send.succeeded": {
-			name: "ignored-in-test-dont-set-me",
-		},
-		"request_time.get/threads/1/posts.200.00000000.nonversioned.discussions.a11bbcdf0ac64ec243658dc64b7100fb.172.20.0.1.12ba97b7eaa1a50001000001.": {
-			name: "ignored-in-test-dont-set-me",
-		},
-		"foo.bar": {
-			name: "ignored-in-test-dont-set-me",
-		},
-		"foo.bar.baz": {},
-	}
-
-	mapper := MetricMapper{}
-	err := mapper.InitFromYAMLString(config)
-	if err != nil {
-		b.Fatalf("Config load error: %s %s", config, err)
-	}
-
-	var dummyMetricType MetricType
-	b.ResetTimer()
-	for j := 0; j < b.N; j++ {
-		for metric := range mappings {
-			mapper.GetMapping(metric, dummyMetricType)
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-func BenchmarkRegex(b *testing.B) {
-	config := `---
-defaults:
-  match_type: regex
-mappings:
-- match: test\.dispatcher\.([^.]*)\.([^.]*)\.([^.]*)
-  name: "dispatch_events"
-  labels:
-    processor: "$1"
-    action: "$2"
-    result: "$3"
-    job: "test_dispatcher"
-- match: test.my-dispatch-host01.name.dispatcher\.([^.]*)\.([^.]*)\.([^.]*)
-  name: "host_dispatch_events"
-  labels:
-    processor: "$1"
-    action: "$2"
-    result: "$3"
-    job: "test_dispatcher"
-- match: request_time\.([^.]*)\.([^.]*)\.([^.]*)\.([^.]*)\.([^.]*)\.([^.]*)\.([^.]*)\.([^.]*)\.([^.]*)\.([^.]*)\.([^.]*)\.([^.]*)
-  name: "tyk_http_request"
-  labels:
-    method_and_path: "${1}"
-    response_code: "${2}"
-    apikey: "${3}"
-    apiversion: "${4}"
-    apiname: "${5}"
-    apiid: "${6}"
-    ipv4_t1: "${7}"
-    ipv4_t2: "${8}"
-    ipv4_t3: "${9}"
-    ipv4_t4: "${10}"
-    orgid: "${11}"
-    oauthid: "${12}"
-- match: \.([^.]*)\.([^.]*)
-  name: "catchall"
-  labels:
-    first: "$1"
-    second: "$2"
-    third: "$3"
-    job: "-"
-  `
-	mappings := mappings{
-		"test.dispatcher.FooProcessor.send.succeeded": {
-			name: "ignored-in-test-dont-set-me",
-		},
-		"test.my-dispatch-host01.name.dispatcher.FooProcessor.send.succeeded": {
-			name: "ignored-in-test-dont-set-me",
-		},
-		"request_time.get/threads/1/posts.200.00000000.nonversioned.discussions.a11bbcdf0ac64ec243658dc64b7100fb.172.20.0.1.12ba97b7eaa1a50001000001.": {
-			name: "ignored-in-test-dont-set-me",
-		},
-		"foo.bar": {
-			name: "ignored-in-test-dont-set-me",
-		},
-		"foo.bar.baz": {},
-	}
-
-	mapper := MetricMapper{}
-	err := mapper.InitFromYAMLString(config)
-	if err != nil {
-		b.Fatalf("Config load error: %s %s", config, err)
-	}
-
-	var dummyMetricType MetricType
-	b.ResetTimer()
-	for j := 0; j < b.N; j++ {
-		for metric := range mappings {
-			mapper.GetMapping(metric, dummyMetricType)
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-func BenchmarkGlobSingleMatch(b *testing.B) {
-	config := `---
-mappings:
-- match: metric.*
-  name: "metric_one"
-  labels:
-    name: "$1"
-  `
-	mappings := mappings{
-		"metric.aaa": {},
-		"metric.bbb": {},
-	}
-
-	mapper := MetricMapper{}
-	err := mapper.InitFromYAMLString(config)
-	if err != nil {
-		b.Fatalf("Config load error: %s %s", config, err)
-	}
-
-	var dummyMetricType MetricType
-	b.ResetTimer()
-	for j := 0; j < b.N; j++ {
-		for metric := range mappings {
-			mapper.GetMapping(metric, dummyMetricType)
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-func BenchmarkRegexSingleMatch(b *testing.B) {
-	config := `---
-mappings:
-- match: metric\.([^.]*)
-  name: "metric_one"
-  match_type: regex
-  labels:
-    name: "$1"
-  `
-	mappings := mappings{
-		"metric.aaa": {},
-		"metric.bbb": {},
-	}
-
-	mapper := MetricMapper{}
-	err := mapper.InitFromYAMLString(config)
-	if err != nil {
-		b.Fatalf("Config load error: %s %s", config, err)
-	}
-
-	var dummyMetricType MetricType
-	b.ResetTimer()
-	for j := 0; j < b.N; j++ {
-		for metric := range mappings {
-			mapper.GetMapping(metric, dummyMetricType)
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-func BenchmarkGlobMultipleCaptures(b *testing.B) {
-	config := `---
-mappings:
-- match: metric.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*
-  name: "metric_multi"
-  labels:
-    name: "$1-$2-$3.$4-$5-$6.$7-$8-$9.$10-$11-$12"
-  `
-	mappings := mappings{
-		"metric.a.b.c.d.e.f.g.h.i.j.k.l": {},
-	}
-
-	mapper := MetricMapper{}
-	err := mapper.InitFromYAMLString(config)
-	if err != nil {
-		b.Fatalf("Config load error: %s %s", config, err)
-	}
-
-	var dummyMetricType MetricType
-	b.ResetTimer()
-	for j := 0; j < b.N; j++ {
-		for metric := range mappings {
-			mapper.GetMapping(metric, dummyMetricType)
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-func BenchmarkRegexMultipleCaptures(b *testing.B) {
-	config := `---
-mappings:
-- match: metric\.([^.]*)\.([^.]*)\.([^.]*)\.([^.]*)\.([^.]*)\.([^.]*)\.([^.]*)\.([^.]*)\.([^.]*)\.([^.]*)\.([^.]*)\.([^.]*)
-  name: "metric_multi"
-  match_type: regex
-  labels:
-    name: "$1-$2-$3.$4-$5-$6.$7-$8-$9.$10-$11-$12"
-  `
-	mappings := mappings{
-		"metric.a.b.c.d.e.f.g.h.i.j.k.l": {},
-	}
-
-	mapper := MetricMapper{}
-	err := mapper.InitFromYAMLString(config)
-	if err != nil {
-		b.Fatalf("Config load error: %s %s", config, err)
-	}
-
-	var dummyMetricType MetricType
-	b.ResetTimer()
-	for j := 0; j < b.N; j++ {
-		for metric := range mappings {
-			mapper.GetMapping(metric, dummyMetricType)
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-func BenchmarkGlobMultipleCapturesNoFormat(b *testing.B) {
-	config := `---
-mappings:
-- match: metric.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*
-  name: "metric_multi"
-  labels:
-    name: "not_relevant"
-  `
-	mappings := mappings{
-		"metric.a.b.c.d.e.f.g.h.i.j.k.l": {},
-	}
-
-	mapper := MetricMapper{}
-	err := mapper.InitFromYAMLString(config)
-	if err != nil {
-		b.Fatalf("Config load error: %s %s", config, err)
-	}
-
-	var dummyMetricType MetricType
-	b.ResetTimer()
-	for j := 0; j < b.N; j++ {
-		for metric := range mappings {
-			mapper.GetMapping(metric, dummyMetricType)
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-func BenchmarkRegexMultipleCapturesNoFormat(b *testing.B) {
-	config := `---
-mappings:
-- match: metric\.([^.]*)\.([^.]*)\.([^.]*)\.([^.]*)\.([^.]*)\.([^.]*)\.([^.]*)\.([^.]*)\.([^.]*)\.([^.]*)\.([^.]*)\.([^.]*)
-  name: "metric_multi"
-  match_type: regex
-  labels:
-    name: "not_relevant"
-  `
-	mappings := mappings{
-		"metric.a.b.c.d.e.f.g.h.i.j.k.l": {},
-	}
-
-	mapper := MetricMapper{}
-	err := mapper.InitFromYAMLString(config)
-	if err != nil {
-		b.Fatalf("Config load error: %s %s", config, err)
-	}
-
-	var dummyMetricType MetricType
-	b.ResetTimer()
-	for j := 0; j < b.N; j++ {
-		for metric := range mappings {
-			mapper.GetMapping(metric, dummyMetricType)
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-func BenchmarkGlobMultipleCapturesDifferentLabels(b *testing.B) {
-	config := `---
-mappings:
-- match: metric.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*
-  name: "metric_multi"
-  labels:
-    label1: "$1"
-    label2: "$2"
-    label3: "$3"
-    label4: "$4"
-    label5: "$5"
-    label6: "$6"
-    label7: "$7"
-    label8: "$8"
-    label9: "$9"
-    label10: "$10"
-    label11: "$11"
-    label12: "$12"
-  `
-	mappings := mappings{
-		"metric.a.b.c.d.e.f.g.h.i.j.k.l": {},
-	}
-
-	mapper := MetricMapper{}
-	err := mapper.InitFromYAMLString(config)
-	if err != nil {
-		b.Fatalf("Config load error: %s %s", config, err)
-	}
-
-	var dummyMetricType MetricType
-	b.ResetTimer()
-	for j := 0; j < b.N; j++ {
-		for metric := range mappings {
-			mapper.GetMapping(metric, dummyMetricType)
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-func BenchmarkRegexMultipleCapturesDifferentLabels(b *testing.B) {
-	config := `---
-mappings:
-- match: metric\.([^.]*)\.([^.]*)\.([^.]*)\.([^.]*)\.([^.]*)\.([^.]*)\.([^.]*)\.([^.]*)\.([^.]*)\.([^.]*)\.([^.]*)\.([^.]*)
-  name: "metric_multi"
-  match_type: regex
-  labels:
-    label1: "$1"
-    label2: "$2"
-    label3: "$3"
-    label4: "$4"
-    label5: "$5"
-    label6: "$6"
-    label7: "$7"
-    label8: "$8"
-    label9: "$9"
-    label10: "$10"
-    label11: "$11"
-    label12: "$12"
-  `
-	mappings := mappings{
-		"metric.a.b.c.d.e.f.g.h.i.j.k.l": {},
-	}
-
-	mapper := MetricMapper{}
-	err := mapper.InitFromYAMLString(config)
-	if err != nil {
-		b.Fatalf("Config load error: %s %s", config, err)
-	}
-
-	var dummyMetricType MetricType
-	b.ResetTimer()
-	for j := 0; j < b.N; j++ {
-		for metric := range mappings {
-			mapper.GetMapping(metric, dummyMetricType)
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-func BenchmarkGlob10Rules(b *testing.B) {
-	config := `---
-mappings:` + duplicateRules(100, ruleTemplateSingleMatchGlob)
-	mappings := mappings{
-		"metric100.a": {},
-	}
-
-	mapper := MetricMapper{}
-	err := mapper.InitFromYAMLString(config)
-	if err != nil {
-		b.Fatalf("Config load error: %s %s", config, err)
-	}
-
-	var dummyMetricType MetricType
-	b.ResetTimer()
-	for j := 0; j < b.N; j++ {
-		for metric := range mappings {
-			mapper.GetMapping(metric, dummyMetricType)
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-func BenchmarkRegex10RulesAverage(b *testing.B) {
-	config := `---
-defaults:
-  match_type: regex
-mappings:` + duplicateRules(10, ruleTemplateSingleMatchRegex)
-	mappings := mappings{
-		"metric5.a": {},
-	}
-
-	mapper := MetricMapper{}
-	err := mapper.InitFromYAMLString(config)
-	if err != nil {
-		b.Fatalf("Config load error: %s %s", config, err)
-	}
-
-	var dummyMetricType MetricType
-	b.ResetTimer()
-	for j := 0; j < b.N; j++ {
-		for metric := range mappings {
-			mapper.GetMapping(metric, dummyMetricType)
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-func BenchmarkGlob100Rules(b *testing.B) {
-	config := `---
-mappings:` + duplicateRules(100, ruleTemplateSingleMatchGlob)
-	mappings := mappings{
-		"metric100.a": {},
-	}
-
-	mapper := MetricMapper{}
-	err := mapper.InitFromYAMLString(config)
-	if err != nil {
-		b.Fatalf("Config load error: %s %s", config, err)
-	}
-
-	var dummyMetricType MetricType
-	b.ResetTimer()
-	for j := 0; j < b.N; j++ {
-		for metric := range mappings {
-			mapper.GetMapping(metric, dummyMetricType)
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-func BenchmarkGlob100RulesNoMatch(b *testing.B) {
-	config := `---
-mappings:` + duplicateRules(100, ruleTemplateSingleMatchGlob)
-	mappings := mappings{
-		"metricnomatchy.a": {},
-	}
-
-	mapper := MetricMapper{}
-	err := mapper.InitFromYAMLString(config)
-	if err != nil {
-		b.Fatalf("Config load error: %s %s", config, err)
-	}
-
-	var dummyMetricType MetricType
-	b.ResetTimer()
-	for j := 0; j < b.N; j++ {
-		for metric := range mappings {
-			mapper.GetMapping(metric, dummyMetricType)
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-func BenchmarkGlob100RulesNoOrderingNoMatch(b *testing.B) {
-	config := `---
-defaults:
-  glob_disable_ordering: true
-mappings:` + duplicateRules(100, ruleTemplateSingleMatchGlob)
-	mappings := mappings{
-		"metricnomatchy.a": {},
-	}
-
-	mapper := MetricMapper{}
-	err := mapper.InitFromYAMLString(config)
-	if err != nil {
-		b.Fatalf("Config load error: %s %s", config, err)
-	}
-
-	var dummyMetricType MetricType
-	b.ResetTimer()
-	for j := 0; j < b.N; j++ {
-		for metric := range mappings {
-			mapper.GetMapping(metric, dummyMetricType)
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-func BenchmarkRegex100RulesAverage(b *testing.B) {
-	config := `---
-defaults:
-  match_type: regex
-mappings:` + duplicateRules(100, ruleTemplateSingleMatchRegex)
-	mappings := mappings{
-		"metric50.a": {},
-	}
-
-	mapper := MetricMapper{}
-	err := mapper.InitFromYAMLString(config)
-	if err != nil {
-		b.Fatalf("Config load error: %s %s", config, err)
-	}
-
-	var dummyMetricType MetricType
-	b.ResetTimer()
-	for j := 0; j < b.N; j++ {
-		for metric := range mappings {
-			mapper.GetMapping(metric, dummyMetricType)
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-func BenchmarkRegex100RulesWorst(b *testing.B) {
-	config := `---
-defaults:
-  match_type: regex
-mappings:` + duplicateRules(100, ruleTemplateSingleMatchRegex)
-	mappings := mappings{
-		"metric100.a": {},
-	}
-
-	mapper := MetricMapper{}
-	err := mapper.InitFromYAMLString(config)
-	if err != nil {
-		b.Fatalf("Config load error: %s %s", config, err)
-	}
-
-	var dummyMetricType MetricType
-	b.ResetTimer()
-	for j := 0; j < b.N; j++ {
-		for metric := range mappings {
-			mapper.GetMapping(metric, dummyMetricType)
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-func BenchmarkGlob100RulesMultipleCaptures(b *testing.B) {
-	config := `---
-mappings:` + duplicateRules(100, ruleTemplateMultipleMatchGlob)
-	mappings := mappings{
-		"metric50.a.b.c.d.e.f.g.h.i.j.k.l": {},
-	}
-
-	mapper := MetricMapper{}
-	err := mapper.InitFromYAMLString(config)
-	if err != nil {
-		b.Fatalf("Config load error: %s %s", config, err)
-	}
-
-	var dummyMetricType MetricType
-	b.ResetTimer()
-	for j := 0; j < b.N; j++ {
-		for metric := range mappings {
-			mapper.GetMapping(metric, dummyMetricType)
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-func BenchmarkRegex100RulesMultipleCapturesAverage(b *testing.B) {
-	config := `---
-defaults:
-  match_type: regex
-mappings:` + duplicateRules(100, ruleTemplateMultipleMatchRegex)
-	mappings := mappings{
-		"metric50.a.b.c.d.e.f.g.h.i.j.k.l": {},
-	}
-
-	mapper := MetricMapper{}
-	err := mapper.InitFromYAMLString(config)
-	if err != nil {
-		b.Fatalf("Config load error: %s %s", config, err)
-	}
-
-	var dummyMetricType MetricType
-	b.ResetTimer()
-	for j := 0; j < b.N; j++ {
-		for metric := range mappings {
-			mapper.GetMapping(metric, dummyMetricType)
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-func BenchmarkRegex100RulesMultipleCapturesWorst(b *testing.B) {
-	config := `---
-defaults:
-  match_type: regex
-mappings:` + duplicateRules(100, ruleTemplateMultipleMatchRegex)
-	mappings := mappings{
-		"metric100.a.b.c.d.e.f.g.h.i.j.k.l": {},
-	}
-
-	mapper := MetricMapper{}
-	err := mapper.InitFromYAMLString(config)
-	if err != nil {
-		b.Fatalf("Config load error: %s %s", config, err)
-	}
-
-	var dummyMetricType MetricType
-	b.ResetTimer()
-	for j := 0; j < b.N; j++ {
-		for metric := range mappings {
-			mapper.GetMapping(metric, dummyMetricType)
-		}
-	}
-}
-
 func TestAction(t *testing.T) {
 	scenarios := []struct {
 		config         string