diff --git a/src/snowflake/connector/errors.py b/src/snowflake/connector/errors.py
index 0c7ab68f5d..0bb12b593a 100644
--- a/src/snowflake/connector/errors.py
+++ b/src/snowflake/connector/errors.py
@@ -161,9 +161,6 @@ def send_exception_telemetry(
             telemetry_data[TelemetryField.KEY_TYPE.value] = self.errtype.value
             telemetry_data[TelemetryField.KEY_SOURCE.value] = connection.application
             telemetry_data[TelemetryField.KEY_EXCEPTION.value] = self.__class__.__name__
-            telemetry_data[TelemetryField.KEY_USES_AIO.value] = str(
-                self._is_aio_connection(connection)
-            ).lower()
             ts = get_time_millis()
             try:
                 result = connection._log_telemetry(
@@ -175,7 +172,7 @@ def send_exception_telemetry(
                     try:
                         import asyncio
 
-                        asyncio.get_running_loop().create_task(result)
+                        asyncio.get_running_loop().run_until_complete(result)
                     except Exception:
                         logger.debug(
                             "Failed to schedule async telemetry logging.",
@@ -385,18 +382,6 @@ def errorhandler_make_exception(
             )
         return error_class(error_value)
 
-    @staticmethod
-    def _is_aio_connection(
-        connection: SnowflakeConnection | AsyncSnowflakeConnection,
-    ) -> bool:
-        try:
-            # Try import async connection. The import may fail if aio is not installed.
-            from .aio._connection import SnowflakeConnection as AsyncSnowflakeConnection
-
-            return isinstance(connection, AsyncSnowflakeConnection)
-        except ImportError:
-            return False
-
 
 class _Warning(Exception):
     """Exception for important warnings."""
diff --git a/src/snowflake/connector/telemetry.py b/src/snowflake/connector/telemetry.py
index e5044fa00c..a22cbdfbb6 100644
--- a/src/snowflake/connector/telemetry.py
+++ b/src/snowflake/connector/telemetry.py
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ class TelemetryField(Enum):
     KEY_REASON = "reason"
     KEY_VALUE = "value"
     KEY_EXCEPTION = "exception"
-    KEY_USES_AIO = "uses_aio"
     # Reserved UpperCamelName keys
     KEY_ERROR_NUMBER = "ErrorNumber"
     KEY_ERROR_MESSAGE = "ErrorMessage"
diff --git a/test/unit/aio/test_errors_telemetry.py b/test/unit/aio/test_errors_telemetry.py
index 3e5bef848d..5c98379699 100644
--- a/test/unit/aio/test_errors_telemetry.py
+++ b/test/unit/aio/test_errors_telemetry.py
@@ -24,12 +24,11 @@ async def test_error_telemetry_async_connection():
 
     with patch("asyncio.get_running_loop") as loop_mock:
         Error(msg="kaboom", errno=654321, sqlstate="00000", connection=conn)
-        loop_mock.return_value.create_task.assert_called_once()
+        loop_mock.return_value.run_until_complete.assert_called_once()
 
     msg = _extract_message_from_log_call(conn)
     assert msg[TelemetryField.KEY_TYPE.value] == TelemetryField.SQL_EXCEPTION.value
     assert msg[TelemetryField.KEY_SOURCE.value] == conn.application
     assert msg[TelemetryField.KEY_EXCEPTION.value] == "Error"
-    assert msg[TelemetryField.KEY_USES_AIO.value] == "true"
     assert TelemetryField.KEY_DRIVER_TYPE.value in msg
     assert TelemetryField.KEY_DRIVER_VERSION.value in msg
diff --git a/test/unit/test_errors_telemetry.py b/test/unit/test_errors_telemetry.py
index 2857f63a46..2c6cc665a1 100644
--- a/test/unit/test_errors_telemetry.py
+++ b/test/unit/test_errors_telemetry.py
@@ -28,6 +28,5 @@ def test_error_telemetry_sync_connection():
     assert msg[TelemetryField.KEY_TYPE.value] == TelemetryField.SQL_EXCEPTION.value
     assert msg[TelemetryField.KEY_SOURCE.value] == conn.application
     assert msg[TelemetryField.KEY_EXCEPTION.value] == "Error"
-    assert msg[TelemetryField.KEY_USES_AIO.value] == "false"
     assert TelemetryField.KEY_DRIVER_TYPE.value in msg
     assert TelemetryField.KEY_DRIVER_VERSION.value in msg