diff --git a/python/sglang/bench_latency.py b/python/sglang/bench_latency.py
index ac6b1fb6f..8b02d309c 100644
--- a/python/sglang/bench_latency.py
+++ b/python/sglang/bench_latency.py
@@ -491,18 +491,10 @@ def main(server_args, bench_args):
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    multiprocessing.set_start_method("spawn", force=True)
-
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
     ServerArgs.add_cli_args(parser)
     BenchArgs.add_cli_args(parser)
-    # For this script, model-path is not required
-    assert (
-        parser._actions[1].option_strings[0] == "--model-path"
-    ), "options changed, this code need to be updated"
-    parser._actions[1].required = False
     args = parser.parse_args()
-
     server_args = ServerArgs.from_cli_args(args)
     bench_args = BenchArgs.from_cli_args(args)
 
@@ -511,6 +503,8 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
         format="%(message)s",
     )
 
+    multiprocessing.set_start_method("spawn", force=True)
+
     try:
         main(server_args, bench_args)
     except Exception as e:
diff --git a/python/sglang/bench_server_latency.py b/python/sglang/bench_server_latency.py
index 45852daf7..6bbb3954b 100644
--- a/python/sglang/bench_server_latency.py
+++ b/python/sglang/bench_server_latency.py
@@ -174,13 +174,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
     ServerArgs.add_cli_args(parser)
     BenchArgs.add_cli_args(parser)
-    # For this script, model-path is not required
-    assert (
-        parser._actions[1].option_strings[0] == "--model-path"
-    ), "options changed, this code need to be updated"
-    parser._actions[1].required = False
     args = parser.parse_args()
-
     server_args = ServerArgs.from_cli_args(args)
     bench_args = BenchArgs.from_cli_args(args)