diff --git a/samples/snippets/transcribe_async.py b/samples/snippets/transcribe_async.py
index 56c7fca1..d1ce6c7b 100644
--- a/samples/snippets/transcribe_async.py
+++ b/samples/snippets/transcribe_async.py
@@ -49,13 +49,9 @@ def transcribe_file(speech_file):
         language_code="en-US",
     )
 
-    # [START speech_python_migration_async_response
-    operation = client.long_running_recognize(
-        request={"config": config, "audio": audio}
-    )
     operation = client.long_running_recognize(config=config, audio=audio)
     # [END speech_python_migration_async_request]
-
+    # [START speech_python_migration_async_response
     print("Waiting for operation to complete...")
     response = operation.result(timeout=90)
 
@@ -85,10 +81,6 @@ def transcribe_gcs(gcs_uri):
         language_code="en-US",
     )
 
-    operation = client.long_running_recognize(
-        request={"config": config, "audio": audio}
-    )
-
     operation = client.long_running_recognize(config=config, audio=audio)
 
     print("Waiting for operation to complete...")