diff --git a/tonic-build/src/client.rs b/tonic-build/src/client.rs
index 3056a9585..a5dec9d1f 100644
--- a/tonic-build/src/client.rs
+++ b/tonic-build/src/client.rs
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ fn generate_client_streaming(method: &Method, proto: &str, path: String) -> Toke
     quote! {
         pub async fn #ident<S>(&mut self, request: tonic::Request<S>)
             -> Result<tonic::Response<#response>, tonic::Status>
-            where S: Stream<Item = Result<#request, tonic::Status>> + Send + 'static,
+            where S: Stream<Item = #request> + Send + 'static,
         {
            self.ready().await?;
            let codec = tonic::codec::ProstCodec::new();
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ fn generate_streaming(method: &Method, proto: &str, path: String) -> TokenStream
     quote! {
         pub async fn #ident<S>(&mut self, request: tonic::Request<S>)
             -> Result<tonic::Response<tonic::codec::Streaming<#response>>, tonic::Status>
-            where S: Stream<Item = Result<#request, tonic::Status>> + Send + 'static,
+            where S: Stream<Item = #request> + Send + 'static,
         {
            self.ready().await?;
            let codec = tonic::codec::ProstCodec::new();
diff --git a/tonic-examples/src/routeguide/client.rs b/tonic-examples/src/routeguide/client.rs
index f5ebd34fe..942c39fb1 100644
--- a/tonic-examples/src/routeguide/client.rs
+++ b/tonic-examples/src/routeguide/client.rs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
 
     println!("FEATURE = {:?}", response);
 
-    let outbound = async_stream::try_stream! {
+    let outbound = async_stream::stream! {
         let mut interval =  Interval::new_interval(Duration::from_secs(1));
 
         while let Some(time) = interval.next().await {
diff --git a/tonic-interop/src/client.rs b/tonic-interop/src/client.rs
index a463b030e..5aefdf1bf 100644
--- a/tonic-interop/src/client.rs
+++ b/tonic-interop/src/client.rs
@@ -79,13 +79,10 @@ pub async fn large_unary(client: &mut TestClient, assertions: &mut Vec<TestAsser
 // }
 
 pub async fn client_streaming(client: &mut TestClient, assertions: &mut Vec<TestAssertion>) {
-    let requests = REQUEST_LENGTHS
-        .iter()
-        .map(|len| StreamingInputCallRequest {
-            payload: Some(crate::client_payload(*len as usize)),
-            ..Default::default()
-        })
-        .map(|v| Ok(v));
+    let requests = REQUEST_LENGTHS.iter().map(|len| StreamingInputCallRequest {
+        payload: Some(crate::client_payload(*len as usize)),
+        ..Default::default()
+    });
 
     let stream = stream::iter(requests);
 
@@ -154,9 +151,7 @@ pub async fn ping_pong(client: &mut TestClient, assertions: &mut Vec<TestAsserti
     let (mut tx, rx) = mpsc::unbounded_channel();
     tx.try_send(make_ping_pong_request(0)).unwrap();
 
-    let result = client
-        .full_duplex_call(Request::new(rx.map(|s| Ok(s))))
-        .await;
+    let result = client.full_duplex_call(Request::new(rx)).await;
 
     assertions.push(test_assert!(
         "call must be successful",
@@ -272,7 +267,7 @@ pub async fn status_code_and_message(client: &mut TestClient, assertions: &mut V
     let result = client.unary_call(Request::new(simple_req)).await;
     validate_response(result, assertions);
 
-    let stream = stream::iter(vec![Ok(duplex_req)]);
+    let stream = stream::iter(vec![duplex_req]);
     let result = match client.full_duplex_call(Request::new(stream)).await {
         Ok(response) => {
             let stream = response.into_inner();
@@ -359,7 +354,7 @@ pub async fn custom_metadata(client: &mut TestClient, assertions: &mut Vec<TestA
     req_unary.metadata_mut().insert(key1, value1.clone());
     req_unary.metadata_mut().insert_bin(key2, value2.clone());
 
-    let stream = stream::iter(vec![Ok(make_ping_pong_request(0))]);
+    let stream = stream::iter(vec![make_ping_pong_request(0)]);
     let mut req_stream = Request::new(stream);
     req_stream.metadata_mut().insert(key1, value1.clone());
     req_stream.metadata_mut().insert_bin(key2, value2.clone());
diff --git a/tonic/src/client/grpc.rs b/tonic/src/client/grpc.rs
index db4717360..95712c50d 100644
--- a/tonic/src/client/grpc.rs
+++ b/tonic/src/client/grpc.rs
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ impl<T> Grpc<T> {
         M1: Send + 'static,
         M2: Send + 'static,
     {
-        let request = request.map(|m| stream::once(future::ok(m)));
+        let request = request.map(|m| stream::once(future::ready(m)));
         self.client_streaming(request, path, codec).await
     }
 
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ impl<T> Grpc<T> {
         T::ResponseBody: Body + HttpBody + Send + 'static,
         <T::ResponseBody as HttpBody>::Error: Into<crate::Error>,
         <T::ResponseBody as HttpBody>::Data: Into<Bytes>,
-        S: Stream<Item = Result<M1, Status>> + Send + 'static,
+        S: Stream<Item = M1> + Send + 'static,
         C: Codec<Encode = M1, Decode = M2>,
         M1: Send + 'static,
         M2: Send + 'static,
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ impl<T> Grpc<T> {
         M1: Send + 'static,
         M2: Send + 'static,
     {
-        let request = request.map(|m| stream::once(future::ok(m)));
+        let request = request.map(|m| stream::once(future::ready(m)));
         self.streaming(request, path, codec).await
     }
 
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ impl<T> Grpc<T> {
         T::ResponseBody: Body + HttpBody + Send + 'static,
         <T::ResponseBody as HttpBody>::Data: Into<Bytes>,
         <T::ResponseBody as HttpBody>::Error: Into<crate::Error>,
-        S: Stream<Item = Result<M1, Status>> + Send + 'static,
+        S: Stream<Item = M1> + Send + 'static,
         C: Codec<Encode = M1, Decode = M2>,
         M1: Send + 'static,
         M2: Send + 'static,
diff --git a/tonic/src/codec/encode.rs b/tonic/src/codec/encode.rs
index c157595f8..7d91b4b94 100644
--- a/tonic/src/codec/encode.rs
+++ b/tonic/src/codec/encode.rs
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@ pub(crate) fn encode_client<T, U>(
 ) -> EncodeBody<impl Stream<Item = Result<BytesBuf, Status>>>
 where
     T: Encoder<Error = Status>,
-    U: Stream<Item = Result<T::Item, Status>>,
+    U: Stream<Item = T::Item>,
 {
-    let stream = encode(encoder, source).into_stream();
+    let stream = encode(encoder, source.map(|x| Ok(x))).into_stream();
     EncodeBody::new_client(stream)
 }