diff --git a/gapic/templates/%namespace/%name_%version/%sub/services/%service/async_client.py.j2 b/gapic/templates/%namespace/%name_%version/%sub/services/%service/async_client.py.j2
index de18fb5c2a..ffcb136fa6 100644
--- a/gapic/templates/%namespace/%name_%version/%sub/services/%service/async_client.py.j2
+++ b/gapic/templates/%namespace/%name_%version/%sub/services/%service/async_client.py.j2
@@ -325,10 +325,8 @@ class {{ service.async_client_name }}:
         # so it must be constructed via keyword expansion.
         if isinstance(request, dict):
             request = {{ method.input.ident }}(**request)
-        {% if method.flattened_fields %}{# Cross-package req and flattened fields #}
         elif not request:
-            request = {{ method.input.ident }}({% if method.input.ident.package != method.ident.package %}{% for f in method.flattened_fields.values() %}{{ f.name }}={{ f.name }}, {% endfor %}{% endif %})
-        {% endif %}{# Cross-package req and flattened fields #}
+            request = {{ method.input.ident }}({% if method.flattened_fields %}{% for f in method.flattened_fields.values() %}{{ f.name }}={{ f.name }}{% if not loop.last %}, {% endif %}{% endfor %}{% endif %})
         {% else %}
         request = {{ method.input.ident }}(request)
         {% endif %} {# different request package #}