diff --git a/src/main/java/io/cdap/plugin/gcp/bigquery/action/BigQueryExecute.java b/src/main/java/io/cdap/plugin/gcp/bigquery/action/BigQueryExecute.java
index 7847bc3b36..c5e2f4a6a2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/cdap/plugin/gcp/bigquery/action/BigQueryExecute.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/cdap/plugin/gcp/bigquery/action/BigQueryExecute.java
@@ -121,9 +121,6 @@ public void run(ActionContext context) throws Exception {
     // Enable legacy SQL
     builder.setUseLegacySql(config.isLegacySQL());
 
-    // Location must match that of the dataset(s) referenced in the query.
-    JobId jobId = JobId.newBuilder().setRandomJob().setLocation(config.getLocation()).build();
-
     // API request - starts the query.
     Credentials credentials = config.getServiceAccount() == null ?
       null : GCPUtils.loadServiceAccountCredentials(config.getServiceAccount(),