diff --git a/integration/src/test/scala/com/spotify/scio/bigquery/TypedBigQueryIT.scala b/integration/src/test/scala/com/spotify/scio/bigquery/TypedBigQueryIT.scala
index a7d15091b5..21e6c35380 100644
--- a/integration/src/test/scala/com/spotify/scio/bigquery/TypedBigQueryIT.scala
+++ b/integration/src/test/scala/com/spotify/scio/bigquery/TypedBigQueryIT.scala
@@ -126,23 +126,12 @@ class TypedBigQueryIT extends PipelineSpec with BeforeAndAfterAll {
     Try(bq.tables.delete(avroTable.ref))
   }
 
-  def waitForTable(table: Table.Spec): Unit = {
-    var retries = 0
-    while (!bq.tables.exists(table.ref) && retries < 3) {
-      Thread.sleep(500)
-      retries += 1
-    }
-    if (retries >= 3) throw new RuntimeException(s"Table $table not found")
-  }
-
   "TypedBigQuery" should "handle records as TableRow" in {
     runWithRealContext(options) { sc =>
       sc.parallelize(records)
         .saveAsTypedBigQueryTable(typedTable, createDisposition = CREATE_IF_NEEDED)
     }.waitUntilFinish()
 
-    waitForTable(typedTable)
-
     runWithRealContext(options) { sc =>
       val data = sc.typedBigQuery[Record](typedTable)
       data should containInAnyOrder(records)
@@ -160,8 +149,6 @@ class TypedBigQueryIT extends PipelineSpec with BeforeAndAfterAll {
         )
     }.waitUntilFinish()
 
-    waitForTable(tableRowTable)
-
     runWithRealContext(options) { sc =>
       val data = sc.bigQueryTable(tableRowTable).map(Record.fromTableRow)
       data should containInAnyOrder(records)
@@ -181,8 +168,6 @@ class TypedBigQueryIT extends PipelineSpec with BeforeAndAfterAll {
         )
     }.waitUntilFinish()
 
-    waitForTable(avroTable)
-
     runWithRealContext(options) { sc =>
       val data =
         sc.bigQueryTable(avroTable, Format.GenericRecordWithLogicalTypes).map(Record.fromAvro)