diff --git a/src/python/grpcio/tests/qps/benchmark_client.py b/src/python/grpcio/tests/qps/benchmark_client.py
index b372ea01ade53c26706a366c8cf12bf10d0ad6f5..aac218ed819539fe58759b36bf66c8231182d84a 100644
--- a/src/python/grpcio/tests/qps/benchmark_client.py
+++ b/src/python/grpcio/tests/qps/benchmark_client.py
@@ -185,48 +185,3 @@ class StreamingSyncBenchmarkClient(BenchmarkClient):
         yield request
       except queue.Empty:
         pass
-
-
-class AsyncReceiver(face.ResponseReceiver):
-  """Receiver for async stream responses."""
-
-  def __init__(self, send_time_queue, response_handler):
-    self._send_time_queue = send_time_queue
-    self._response_handler = response_handler
-
-  def initial_metadata(self, initial_mdetadata):
-    pass
-
-  def response(self, response):
-    end_time = time.time()
-    self._response_handler(end_time - self._send_time_queue.get_nowait())
-
-  def complete(self, terminal_metadata, code, details):
-    pass
-
-
-class StreamingAsyncBenchmarkClient(BenchmarkClient):
-
-  def __init__(self, server, config, hist):
-    super(StreamingAsyncBenchmarkClient, self).__init__(server, config, hist)
-    self._send_time_queue = queue.Queue()
-    self._receiver = AsyncReceiver(self._send_time_queue, self._handle_response)
-    self._rendezvous = None
-
-  def send_request(self):
-    if self._rendezvous is not None:
-      self._send_time_queue.put(time.time())
-      self._rendezvous.consume(self._request)
-
-  def start(self):
-    if self._generic:
-      stream_callable = self._stub.stream_stream(
-          'grpc.testing.BenchmarkService', 'StreamingCall')
-    else:
-      stream_callable = self._stub.StreamingCall
-    self._rendezvous = stream_callable.event(
-        self._receiver, lambda *args: None, _TIMEOUT)
-
-  def stop(self):
-    self._rendezvous.terminate()
-    self._rendezvous = None
diff --git a/src/python/grpcio/tests/qps/qps_worker.py b/src/python/grpcio/tests/qps/qps_worker.py
index 3dda718638e211b0499d6c207b5b4ddb8d55cc0c..16926379a5bca47a5553456a47018af9b784f337 100644
--- a/src/python/grpcio/tests/qps/qps_worker.py
+++ b/src/python/grpcio/tests/qps/qps_worker.py
@@ -43,9 +43,7 @@ def run_worker_server(port):
   server.add_insecure_port('[::]:{}'.format(port))
   server.start()
   servicer.wait_for_quit()
-  # Drain outstanding requests for clean exit
-  time.sleep(2)
-  server.stop(0)
+  server.stop(2)
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
diff --git a/src/python/grpcio/tests/qps/worker_server.py b/src/python/grpcio/tests/qps/worker_server.py
index 1f9af5482ccc451fbc456656f02f4502d9293586..d41f8377c2a118202707550587212a74e15e760e 100644
--- a/src/python/grpcio/tests/qps/worker_server.py
+++ b/src/python/grpcio/tests/qps/worker_server.py
@@ -153,9 +153,8 @@ class WorkerServer(services_pb2.BetaWorkerServiceServicer):
       if config.rpc_type == control_pb2.UNARY:
         client = benchmark_client.UnaryAsyncBenchmarkClient(
             server, config, qps_data)
-      elif config.rpc_type == control_pb2.STREAMING:
-        client = benchmark_client.StreamingAsyncBenchmarkClient(
-            server, config, qps_data)
+      else:
+        raise Exception('Async streaming client not supported')
     else:
       raise Exception('Unsupported client type {}'.format(config.client_type))
 
diff --git a/tools/run_tests/performance/scenario_config.py b/tools/run_tests/performance/scenario_config.py
index b55d728d840fa71ed4ad385617b36989af135d74..81569e8b7a46754435bfe6fbc4d395797258e376 100644
--- a/tools/run_tests/performance/scenario_config.py
+++ b/tools/run_tests/performance/scenario_config.py
@@ -395,8 +395,8 @@ class PythonLanguage:
     #    categories=[SMOKETEST])
 
     yield _ping_pong_scenario(
-        'python_protobuf_async_streaming_ping_pong', rpc_type='STREAMING',
-        client_type='ASYNC_CLIENT', server_type='SYNC_SERVER')
+        'python_protobuf_sync_streaming_ping_pong', rpc_type='STREAMING',
+        client_type='SYNC_CLIENT', server_type='SYNC_SERVER')
 
     yield _ping_pong_scenario(
         'python_protobuf_async_unary_ping_pong', rpc_type='UNARY',
@@ -413,8 +413,8 @@ class PythonLanguage:
         unconstrained_client='sync')
 
     yield _ping_pong_scenario(
-        'python_protobuf_async_streaming_qps_unconstrained', rpc_type='STREAMING',
-        client_type='ASYNC_CLIENT', server_type='SYNC_SERVER',
+        'python_protobuf_sync_streaming_qps_unconstrained', rpc_type='STREAMING',
+        client_type='SYNC_CLIENT', server_type='SYNC_SERVER',
         unconstrained_client='async')
 
     yield _ping_pong_scenario(