diff --git a/python/ray/_raylet.pyx b/python/ray/_raylet.pyx
index a55c87144..3be251003 100644
--- a/python/ray/_raylet.pyx
+++ b/python/ray/_raylet.pyx
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 from cpython.exc cimport PyErr_CheckSignals
 
 import asyncio
-import numpy
 import gc
 import inspect
 import threading
@@ -108,7 +107,6 @@ from ray.exceptions import (
     TaskCancelledError
 )
 from ray.utils import decode
-import gc
 import msgpack
 
 cimport cpython
diff --git a/python/ray/async_compat.py b/python/ray/async_compat.py
index 05b02cecb..b1ecccf25 100644
--- a/python/ray/async_compat.py
+++ b/python/ray/async_compat.py
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@ try:
 except ImportError:
     uvloop = None
 
-import ray
-
 
 def get_new_event_loop():
     """Construct a new event loop. Ray will use uvloop if it exists"""
@@ -31,15 +29,3 @@ def sync_to_async(func):
         return func(*args, **kwargs)
 
     return wrapper
-
-
-def get_async(object_ref):
-    """C++ Asyncio version of ray.get"""
-    loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
-    core_worker = ray.worker.global_worker.core_worker
-
-    future = loop.create_future()
-    core_worker.get_async(object_ref, future)
-    # A hack to keep a reference to the object ref for ref counting.
-    future.object_ref = object_ref
-    return future
diff --git a/python/ray/function_manager.py b/python/ray/function_manager.py
index 52a218c9e..ffe86a54b 100644
--- a/python/ray/function_manager.py
+++ b/python/ray/function_manager.py
@@ -552,7 +552,7 @@ class FunctionActorManager:
             else:
                 return method(actor, *args, **kwargs)
 
-        # Set method_name and method as attributes to the executor clusore
+        # Set method_name and method as attributes to the executor closure
         # so we can make decision based on these attributes in task executor.
         # Precisely, asyncio support requires to know whether:
         # - the method is a ray internal method: starts with __ray
diff --git a/python/ray/includes/object_ref.pxi b/python/ray/includes/object_ref.pxi
index 1b4f73001..ae99c088c 100644
--- a/python/ray/includes/object_ref.pxi
+++ b/python/ray/includes/object_ref.pxi
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 from ray.includes.unique_ids cimport CObjectID
 
+import asyncio
+
 import ray
 
 cdef class ObjectRef(BaseID):
@@ -62,11 +64,14 @@ cdef class ObjectRef(BaseID):
         return cls(CObjectID.FromRandom().Binary())
 
     def __await__(self):
-        # Delayed import because this can only be imported in py3.
-        from ray.async_compat import get_async
-        return get_async(self).__await__()
+        return self.as_future().__await__()
 
     def as_future(self):
-        # Delayed import because this can only be imported in py3.
-        from ray.async_compat import get_async
-        return get_async(self)
+        loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
+        core_worker = ray.worker.global_worker.core_worker
+
+        future = loop.create_future()
+        core_worker.get_async(self, future)
+        # A hack to keep a reference to the object ref for ref counting.
+        future.object_ref = self
+        return future
diff --git a/python/ray/serve/backend_worker.py b/python/ray/serve/backend_worker.py
index d686c30f5..510663932 100644
--- a/python/ray/serve/backend_worker.py
+++ b/python/ray/serve/backend_worker.py
@@ -136,10 +136,7 @@ def wrap_to_ray_error(exception: Exception) -> RayTaskError:
 
 
 def ensure_async(func: Callable) -> Callable:
-    if inspect.iscoroutinefunction(func):
-        return func
-    else:
-        return sync_to_async(func)
+    return sync_to_async(func)
 
 
 class RayServeWorker:
diff --git a/python/ray/tests/test_asyncio.py b/python/ray/tests/test_asyncio.py
index acb1c126e..5bcb55d57 100644
--- a/python/ray/tests/test_asyncio.py
+++ b/python/ray/tests/test_asyncio.py
@@ -119,14 +119,14 @@ async def test_asyncio_get(ray_start_regular_shared, event_loop):
     def task():
         return 1
 
-    assert await ray.async_compat.get_async(task.remote()) == 1
+    assert await task.remote().as_future() == 1
 
     @ray.remote
     def task_throws():
         1 / 0
 
     with pytest.raises(ray.exceptions.RayTaskError):
-        await ray.async_compat.get_async(task_throws.remote())
+        await task_throws.remote().as_future()
 
     # Test actor calls.
     str_len = 200 * 1024
@@ -145,15 +145,14 @@ async def test_asyncio_get(ray_start_regular_shared, event_loop):
 
     actor = Actor.remote()
 
-    actor_call_future = ray.async_compat.get_async(actor.echo.remote(2))
+    actor_call_future = actor.echo.remote(2).as_future()
     assert await actor_call_future == 2
 
-    promoted_to_plasma_future = ray.async_compat.get_async(
-        actor.big_object.remote())
+    promoted_to_plasma_future = actor.big_object.remote().as_future()
     assert await promoted_to_plasma_future == "a" * str_len
 
     with pytest.raises(ray.exceptions.RayTaskError):
-        await ray.async_compat.get_async(actor.throw_error.remote())
+        await actor.throw_error.remote().as_future()
 
 
 def test_asyncio_actor_async_get(ray_start_regular_shared):