diff --git a/mlserver/parallel/dispatcher.py b/mlserver/parallel/dispatcher.py
index 2c5d52763..2024df30b 100644
--- a/mlserver/parallel/dispatcher.py
+++ b/mlserver/parallel/dispatcher.py
@@ -154,8 +154,6 @@ async def _wait_response(self, internal_id: str) -> ModelResponseMessage:
         finally:
             del self._async_responses[internal_id]
 
-        return await async_response
-
     async def stop(self):
         self._executor.shutdown()
         if self._process_responses_task is not None: