diff --git a/temporalio/client.py b/temporalio/client.py
index 91b614dd..ee99d1ea 100644
--- a/temporalio/client.py
+++ b/temporalio/client.py
@@ -4103,7 +4103,6 @@ def workflow_run_id(self) -> Optional[str]:
     async def result(
         self,
         *,
-        timeout: Optional[timedelta] = None,
         rpc_metadata: Mapping[str, str] = {},
         rpc_timeout: Optional[timedelta] = None,
     ) -> LocalReturnType:
@@ -4112,7 +4111,6 @@ async def result(
         specified.
 
         Args:
-            timeout: Optional timeout specifying maximum wait time for the result.
             rpc_metadata: Headers used on the RPC call. Keys here override client-level RPC metadata keys.
             rpc_timeout: Optional RPC deadline to set for the RPC call. If this elapses, the poll is retried until the
                 overall timeout has been reached.
@@ -4131,18 +4129,43 @@ async def result(
                 self._result_type,
             )
 
-        return await self._client._impl.poll_workflow_update(
-            PollWorkflowUpdateInput(
-                self.workflow_id,
-                self.workflow_run_id,
-                self.id,
-                timeout,
-                self._result_type,
-                rpc_metadata,
-                rpc_timeout,
-            )
+        req = temporalio.api.workflowservice.v1.PollWorkflowExecutionUpdateRequest(
+            namespace=self._client.namespace,
+            update_ref=temporalio.api.update.v1.UpdateRef(
+                workflow_execution=temporalio.api.common.v1.WorkflowExecution(
+                    workflow_id=self.workflow_id,
+                    run_id=self.workflow_run_id or "",
+                ),
+                update_id=self.id,
+            ),
+            identity=self._client.identity,
+            wait_policy=temporalio.api.update.v1.WaitPolicy(
+                lifecycle_stage=temporalio.api.enums.v1.UpdateWorkflowExecutionLifecycleStage.UPDATE_WORKFLOW_EXECUTION_LIFECYCLE_STAGE_COMPLETED
+            ),
         )
 
+        # Continue polling as long as we have either an empty response, or an *rpc* timeout
+        while True:
+            try:
+                res = (
+                    await self._client.workflow_service.poll_workflow_execution_update(
+                        req,
+                        retry=True,
+                        metadata=rpc_metadata,
+                        timeout=rpc_timeout,
+                    )
+                )
+                if res.HasField("outcome"):
+                    return await _update_outcome_to_result(
+                        res.outcome,
+                        self.id,
+                        self._client.data_converter,
+                        self._result_type,
+                    )
+            except RPCError as err:
+                if err.status != RPCStatusCode.DEADLINE_EXCEEDED:
+                    raise
+
 
 class WorkflowFailureError(temporalio.exceptions.TemporalError):
     """Error that occurs when a workflow is unsuccessful."""
@@ -4369,19 +4392,6 @@ class StartWorkflowUpdateInput:
     rpc_timeout: Optional[timedelta]
 
 
-@dataclass
-class PollWorkflowUpdateInput:
-    """Input for :py:meth:`OutboundInterceptor.poll_workflow_update`."""
-
-    workflow_id: str
-    run_id: Optional[str]
-    update_id: str
-    timeout: Optional[timedelta]
-    ret_type: Optional[Type]
-    rpc_metadata: Mapping[str, str]
-    rpc_timeout: Optional[timedelta]
-
-
 @dataclass
 class HeartbeatAsyncActivityInput:
     """Input for :py:meth:`OutboundInterceptor.heartbeat_async_activity`."""
@@ -4636,10 +4646,6 @@ async def start_workflow_update(
         """Called for every :py:meth:`WorkflowHandle.update` and :py:meth:`WorkflowHandle.start_update` call."""
         return await self.next.start_workflow_update(input)
 
-    async def poll_workflow_update(self, input: PollWorkflowUpdateInput) -> Any:
-        """May be called when calling :py:meth:`WorkflowUpdateHandle.result`."""
-        return await self.next.poll_workflow_update(input)
-
     ### Async activity calls
 
     async def heartbeat_async_activity(
@@ -5017,48 +5023,6 @@ async def start_workflow_update(
 
         return update_handle
 
-    async def poll_workflow_update(self, input: PollWorkflowUpdateInput) -> Any:
-        req = temporalio.api.workflowservice.v1.PollWorkflowExecutionUpdateRequest(
-            namespace=self._client.namespace,
-            update_ref=temporalio.api.update.v1.UpdateRef(
-                workflow_execution=temporalio.api.common.v1.WorkflowExecution(
-                    workflow_id=input.workflow_id,
-                    run_id=input.run_id or "",
-                ),
-                update_id=input.update_id,
-            ),
-            identity=self._client.identity,
-            wait_policy=temporalio.api.update.v1.WaitPolicy(
-                lifecycle_stage=temporalio.api.enums.v1.UpdateWorkflowExecutionLifecycleStage.UPDATE_WORKFLOW_EXECUTION_LIFECYCLE_STAGE_COMPLETED
-            ),
-        )
-
-        async def poll_loop():
-            # Continue polling as long as we have either an empty response, or an *rpc* timeout
-            while True:
-                try:
-                    res = await self._client.workflow_service.poll_workflow_execution_update(
-                        req,
-                        retry=True,
-                        metadata=input.rpc_metadata,
-                        timeout=input.rpc_timeout,
-                    )
-                    if res.HasField("outcome"):
-                        return await _update_outcome_to_result(
-                            res.outcome,
-                            input.update_id,
-                            self._client.data_converter,
-                            input.ret_type,
-                        )
-                except RPCError as err:
-                    if err.status != RPCStatusCode.DEADLINE_EXCEEDED:
-                        raise
-
-        # Wait for at most the *overall* timeout
-        return await asyncio.wait_for(
-            poll_loop(), input.timeout.total_seconds() if input.timeout else None
-        )
-
     ### Async activity calls
 
     async def heartbeat_async_activity(
diff --git a/tests/test_client.py b/tests/test_client.py
index c81bbe6d..57db9873 100644
--- a/tests/test_client.py
+++ b/tests/test_client.py
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@
     Client,
     Interceptor,
     OutboundInterceptor,
-    PollWorkflowUpdateInput,
     QueryWorkflowInput,
     RPCError,
     RPCStatusCode,
@@ -467,12 +466,6 @@ async def start_workflow_update(
         self._parent.traces.append(("start_workflow_update", input))
         return await super().start_workflow_update(input)
 
-    async def poll_workflow_update(
-        self, input: PollWorkflowUpdateInput
-    ) -> WorkflowUpdateHandle[Any]:
-        self._parent.traces.append(("poll_workflow_update", input))
-        return await super().poll_workflow_update(input)
-
 
 async def test_interceptor(client: Client, worker: ExternalWorker):
     # Create new client from existing client but with a tracing interceptor