diff --git a/internal/gensupport/resumable.go b/internal/gensupport/resumable.go
index a3b7acad5c..72825be02d 100644
--- a/internal/gensupport/resumable.go
+++ b/internal/gensupport/resumable.go
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ func (rx *ResumableUpload) Progress() int64 {
 // size is the number of bytes in data.
 // final specifies whether data is the final chunk to be uploaded.
 func (rx *ResumableUpload) doUploadRequest(ctx context.Context, data io.Reader, off, size int64, final bool) (*http.Response, error) {
-	req, err := http.NewRequest("POST", rx.URI, data)
+	req, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, rx.URI, data)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -139,65 +139,19 @@ func (rx *ResumableUpload) reportProgress(old, updated int64) {
 }
 
 // transferChunk performs a single HTTP request to upload a single chunk.
-// It uses a goroutine to perform the upload and a timer to enforce ChunkTransferTimeout.
+// If ChunkTransferTimeout is set, the request will be cancelled if it takes longer.
 func (rx *ResumableUpload) transferChunk(ctx context.Context, chunk io.Reader, off, size int64, done bool) (*http.Response, error) {
-	// If no timeout is specified, perform the request synchronously without a timer.
+	// If no timeout is specified, perform the request directly.
 	if rx.ChunkTransferTimeout == 0 {
-		res, err := rx.doUploadRequest(ctx, chunk, off, size, done)
-		if err != nil {
-			return res, err
-		}
-		return res, nil
+		return rx.doUploadRequest(ctx, chunk, off, size, done)
 	}
 
-	// Start a timer for the ChunkTransferTimeout duration.
-	timer := time.NewTimer(rx.ChunkTransferTimeout)
-
-	// A struct to hold the result from the goroutine.
-	type uploadResult struct {
-		res *http.Response
-		err error
-	}
+	// Use context.WithTimeout to enforce ChunkTransferTimeout.
+	// This combines the timer and cancellable context into one.
+	rCtx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, rx.ChunkTransferTimeout)
+	defer cancel()
 
-	// A buffered channel to receive the result of the upload.
-	resultCh := make(chan uploadResult, 1)
-
-	// Create a cancellable context for the upload request. This allows us to
-	// abort the request if the timer fires first.
-	rCtx, cancel := context.WithCancel(ctx)
-	// NOTE: We do NOT use `defer cancel()` here. The context must remain valid
-	// for the caller to read the response body of a successful request.
-	// Cancellation is handled manually on timeout paths.
-
-	// Starting the chunk upload in parallel.
-	go func() {
-		res, err := rx.doUploadRequest(rCtx, chunk, off, size, done)
-		resultCh <- uploadResult{res: res, err: err}
-	}()
-
-	// Wait for timer to fire or result channel to have the uploadResult or ctx to be cancelled.
-	select {
-	// Note: Calling cancel() will guarantee that the goroutine finishes,
-	// so these two cases will never block forever on draining the resultCh.
-	case <-ctx.Done():
-		// Context is cancelled for the overall upload.
-		cancel()
-		// Drain resultCh.
-		<-resultCh
-		return nil, ctx.Err()
-	case <-timer.C:
-		// Chunk Transfer timer fired before resultCh so we return context.DeadlineExceeded.
-		cancel()
-		// Drain resultCh.
-		<-resultCh
-		return nil, context.DeadlineExceeded
-	case result := <-resultCh:
-		// Handle the result from the upload.
-		if result.err != nil {
-			return result.res, result.err
-		}
-		return result.res, nil
-	}
+	return rx.doUploadRequest(rCtx, chunk, off, size, done)
 }
 
 // uploadChunkWithRetries attempts to upload a single chunk, with retries