diff --git a/speech/cloud-client/src/main/java/com/example/speech/Recognize.java b/speech/cloud-client/src/main/java/com/example/speech/Recognize.java
index a6480b50f92..8be4138bc6b 100644
--- a/speech/cloud-client/src/main/java/com/example/speech/Recognize.java
+++ b/speech/cloud-client/src/main/java/com/example/speech/Recognize.java
@@ -66,12 +66,9 @@ public static void main(String... args) throws Exception {
     } else if (command.equals("asyncrecognize")) {
       if (path.startsWith("gs://")) {
         asyncRecognizeGcs(path);
-      } else {
-        asyncRecognizeFile(path);
       }
     } else if (command.equals("streamrecognize")) {
       streamingRecognizeFile(path);
-      //streamingRecognizeEasy(path);
     }
 
   }
@@ -143,50 +140,6 @@ public static void syncRecognizeGcs(String gcsUri) throws Exception, IOException
     speech.close();
   }
 
-  /*
-  /**
-   * Performs non-blocking speech recognition on raw PCM audio and prints
-   * the transcription.
-   *
-   * @param fileName the path to a PCM audio file to transcribe.
-   */
-  public static void asyncRecognizeFile(String fileName) throws Exception, IOException {
-    // Instantiates a client with GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS
-    SpeechClient speech = SpeechClient.create();
-
-    Path path = Paths.get(fileName);
-    byte[] data = Files.readAllBytes(path);
-    ByteString audioBytes = ByteString.copyFrom(data);
-
-    // Configure request with local raw PCM audio
-    RecognitionConfig config = RecognitionConfig.newBuilder()
-        .setEncoding(AudioEncoding.LINEAR16)
-        .setLanguageCode("en-US")
-        .setSampleRateHertz(16000)
-        .build();
-    RecognitionAudio audio = RecognitionAudio.newBuilder()
-        .setContent(audioBytes)
-        .build();
-
-    // Use non-blocking call for getting file transcription
-    OperationFuture<LongRunningRecognizeResponse> response =
-        speech.longRunningRecognizeAsync(config, audio);
-    while (!response.isDone()) {
-      System.out.println("Waiting for response...");
-      Thread.sleep(200);
-    }
-
-    List<SpeechRecognitionResult> results = response.get().getResultsList();
-
-    for (SpeechRecognitionResult result: results) {
-      List<SpeechRecognitionAlternative> alternatives = result.getAlternativesList();
-      for (SpeechRecognitionAlternative alternative: alternatives) {
-        System.out.printf("Transcription: %s%n", alternative.getTranscript());
-      }
-    }
-    speech.close();
-  }
-
   /**
    * Performs non-blocking speech recognition on remote FLAC file and prints
    * the transcription.
diff --git a/speech/cloud-client/src/test/java/com/example/speech/RecognizeIT.java b/speech/cloud-client/src/test/java/com/example/speech/RecognizeIT.java
index dac2f6be8ef..7fb42e95f00 100644
--- a/speech/cloud-client/src/test/java/com/example/speech/RecognizeIT.java
+++ b/speech/cloud-client/src/test/java/com/example/speech/RecognizeIT.java
@@ -69,13 +69,6 @@ public void testRecognizeGcs() throws Exception {
     assertThat(got).contains("how old is the Brooklyn Bridge");
   }
 
-  @Test
-  public void testAsyncRecognizeFile() throws Exception {
-    Recognize.asyncRecognizeFile(fileName);
-    String got = bout.toString();
-    assertThat(got).contains("how old is the Brooklyn Bridge");
-  }
-
   @Test
   public void testAsyncRecognizeGcs() throws Exception {
     Recognize.asyncRecognizeGcs(gcsPath);