diff --git a/google/cloud/bigquery/async_client.py b/google/cloud/bigquery/async_client.py
index 67550966b..08f0f4d1e 100644
--- a/google/cloud/bigquery/async_client.py
+++ b/google/cloud/bigquery/async_client.py
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 from google.cloud.bigquery import _job_helpers
 from google.cloud.bigquery import table
 import asyncio
-from google.api_core import gapic_v1, retry_async
 
 class AsyncClient(Client):  
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
@@ -110,44 +109,27 @@ async def do_query():
         request_body["requestId"] = _job_helpers.make_job_id()
         span_attributes = {"path": path}
 
-        # Wrap the RPC method; this adds retry and timeout information,
-        # and friendly error handling.
-        rpc = gapic_v1.method_async.wrap_method(
-            client._call_api,
-            default_retry=retry_async.AsyncRetry(
-                initial=0.1,
-                maximum=60.0,
-                multiplier=1.3,
-                predicate=retries.if_exception_type(
-                    core_exceptions.ServiceUnavailable,
-                ),
-                deadline=60.0,
-            ),
-            default_timeout=60.0,
-            client_info=DEFAULT_CLIENT_INFO,
-        )
-
         # For easier testing, handle the retries ourselves.
-        # if retry is not None:
-        #     response = retry(client._call_api)(
-        #         retry=None,  # We're calling the retry decorator ourselves.
-        #         span_name="BigQuery.query",
-        #         span_attributes=span_attributes,
-        #         method="POST",
-        #         path=path,
-        #         data=request_body,
-        #         timeout=api_timeout,
-        #     )
-        # else:
-        response = await rpc(
-            retry=None,
-            span_name="BigQuery.query",
-            span_attributes=span_attributes,
-            method="POST",
-            path=path,
-            data=request_body,
-            timeout=api_timeout,
-        )
+        if retry is not None:
+            response = retry(client._call_api)(
+                retry=None,  # We're calling the retry decorator ourselves.
+                span_name="BigQuery.query",
+                span_attributes=span_attributes,
+                method="POST",
+                path=path,
+                data=request_body,
+                timeout=api_timeout,
+            )
+        else:
+            response = client._call_api(
+                retry=None,
+                span_name="BigQuery.query",
+                span_attributes=span_attributes,
+                method="POST",
+                path=path,
+                data=request_body,
+                timeout=api_timeout,
+            )
 
         # Even if we run with JOB_CREATION_OPTIONAL, if there are more pages
         # to fetch, there will be a job ID for jobs.getQueryResults.
@@ -186,12 +168,11 @@ async def do_query():
             project=query_results.project,
             num_dml_affected_rows=query_results.num_dml_affected_rows,
         )
-    
 
     if job_retry is not None:
         return job_retry(do_query)()
     else:
-        return do_query()
+        return await do_query()
 
 async def async_wait_or_cancel(
     job: job.QueryJob,
@@ -215,11 +196,4 @@ async def async_wait_or_cancel(
         except Exception:
             # Don't eat the original exception if cancel fails.
             pass
-        raise
-
-
-DEFAULT_CLIENT_INFO = gapic_v1.client_info.ClientInfo(
-    "3.17.2"
-)
-
-__all__ = ("AsyncClient",)
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+        raise
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