diff --git a/tpu-client/src/tpu_client.rs b/tpu-client/src/tpu_client.rs
index 9283af67ecdf09..31ce9c9c8a19a0 100644
--- a/tpu-client/src/tpu_client.rs
+++ b/tpu-client/src/tpu_client.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 pub use crate::nonblocking::tpu_client::TpuSenderError;
 use {
     crate::nonblocking::tpu_client::TpuClient as NonblockingTpuClient,
+    log::*,
     rayon::iter::{IntoParallelIterator, ParallelIterator},
     solana_connection_cache::{
         client_connection::ClientConnection,
@@ -10,10 +11,9 @@ use {
     },
     solana_rpc_client::rpc_client::RpcClient,
     solana_sdk::{
-        client::AsyncClient,
         clock::{Slot, MAX_PROCESSING_AGE},
         signature::Signature,
-        transaction::{Transaction, VersionedTransaction},
+        transaction::Transaction,
         transport::Result as TransportResult,
     },
     std::{
@@ -107,23 +107,23 @@ where
 
     /// Serialize and send transaction to the current and upcoming leader TPUs according to fanout
     /// size
-    /// Attempts to send and confirm tx "tries" times
-    /// Waits for signature confirmation before returning
-    /// Returns the transaction signature
+    /// Attempt to send and confirm tx "attempts" times
+    /// Wait for signature confirmation before returning
+    /// Return the transaction signature
     pub fn send_and_confirm_transaction_with_retries<T: Signers + ?Sized>(
         &self,
         keypairs: &T,
         transaction: &mut Transaction,
-        tries: usize,
+        attempts: usize,
         pending_confirmations: usize,
     ) -> TransportResult<Signature> {
-        for x in 0..tries {
+        for attempt in 0..attempts {
             let now = Instant::now();
             let mut num_confirmed = 0;
             let mut wait_time = MAX_PROCESSING_AGE;
             // resend the same transaction until the transaction has no chance of succeeding
             let wire_transaction =
-                bincode::serialize(&transaction).expect("transaction serialization failed");
+                bincode::serialize(&transaction).expect("should serialize transaction");
 
             while now.elapsed().as_secs() < wait_time as u64 {
                 let leaders = self
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ where
                     );
                 }
             }
-            log::info!("{x} tries failed transfer");
+            info!("{attempt} tries failed transfer");
             let blockhash = self.rpc_client().get_latest_blockhash()?;
             transaction.sign(keypairs, blockhash);
         }
@@ -267,35 +267,6 @@ where
     }
 }
 
-impl<P, M, C> AsyncClient for TpuClient<P, M, C>
-where
-    P: ConnectionPool<NewConnectionConfig = C>,
-    M: ConnectionManager<ConnectionPool = P, NewConnectionConfig = C>,
-    C: NewConnectionConfig,
-{
-    fn async_send_versioned_transaction(
-        &self,
-        transaction: VersionedTransaction,
-    ) -> TransportResult<Signature> {
-        let wire_transaction =
-            bincode::serialize(&transaction).expect("serialize Transaction in send_batch");
-        self.send_wire_transaction(wire_transaction);
-        Ok(transaction.signatures[0])
-    }
-
-    fn async_send_versioned_transaction_batch(
-        &self,
-        batch: Vec<VersionedTransaction>,
-    ) -> TransportResult<()> {
-        let buffers = batch
-            .into_par_iter()
-            .map(|tx| bincode::serialize(&tx).expect("serialize Transaction in send_batch"))
-            .collect::<Vec<_>>();
-        self.try_send_wire_transaction_batch(buffers)?;
-        Ok(())
-    }
-}
-
 // 48 chosen because it's unlikely that 12 leaders in a row will miss their slots
 const MAX_SLOT_SKIP_DISTANCE: u64 = 48;