diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.Core.Api/AsyncStreamReaderExtensions.cs b/src/csharp/Grpc.Core.Api/AsyncStreamReaderExtensions.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..a1f895723ed02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.Core.Api/AsyncStreamReaderExtensions.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+#region Copyright notice and license
+
+// Copyright 2015 gRPC authors.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+#endregion
+
+using System;
+using System.Threading;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
+namespace Grpc.Core
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Extension methods for <see cref="IAsyncStreamReader{T}"/>.
+    /// </summary>
+    public static class AsyncStreamReaderExtensions
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Advances the stream reader to the next element in the sequence, returning the result asynchronously.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <typeparam name="T">The message type.</typeparam>
+        /// <param name="streamReader">The stream reader.</param>
+        /// <returns>
+        /// Task containing the result of the operation: true if the reader was successfully advanced
+        /// to the next element; false if the reader has passed the end of the sequence.
+        /// </returns>
+        public static Task<bool> MoveNext<T>(this IAsyncStreamReader<T> streamReader)
+            where T : class
+        {
+            if (streamReader == null)
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(streamReader));
+            }
+
+            return streamReader.MoveNext(CancellationToken.None);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.Core.Api/Grpc.Core.Api.csproj b/src/csharp/Grpc.Core.Api/Grpc.Core.Api.csproj
index a0d41a260daeb..ae6bea8bd16dd 100755
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.Core.Api/Grpc.Core.Api.csproj
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.Core.Api/Grpc.Core.Api.csproj
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
   <Import Project="..\Grpc.Core\SourceLink.csproj.include" />
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="System.Interactive.Async" Version="3.2.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="System.Memory" Version="4.5.3" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.Core.Api/IAsyncStreamReader.cs b/src/csharp/Grpc.Core.Api/IAsyncStreamReader.cs
index 3751d549e396e..7ad4f2687b8db 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.Core.Api/IAsyncStreamReader.cs
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.Core.Api/IAsyncStreamReader.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#region Copyright notice and license
+#region Copyright notice and license
 
 // Copyright 2015 gRPC authors.
 //
@@ -16,10 +16,7 @@
 
 #endregion
 
-using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Linq;
-using System.Text;
+using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 
 namespace Grpc.Core
@@ -50,7 +47,20 @@ namespace Grpc.Core
     /// </para>
     /// </summary>
     /// <typeparam name="T">The message type.</typeparam>
-    public interface IAsyncStreamReader<T> : IAsyncEnumerator<T>
+    public interface IAsyncStreamReader<T>
     {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the current element in the iteration.
+        /// </summary>
+        T Current { get; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Advances the reader to the next element in the sequence, returning the result asynchronously.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="cancellationToken">Cancellation token that can be used to cancel the operation.</param>
+        /// <returns>
+        /// Task containing the result of the operation: true if the reader was successfully advanced
+        /// to the next element; false if the reader has passed the end of the sequence.</returns>
+        Task<bool> MoveNext(CancellationToken cancellationToken);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/Grpc.Core.csproj b/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/Grpc.Core.csproj
index b7c7851a34bd7..561c3edc9cc7c 100755
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/Grpc.Core.csproj
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/Grpc.Core.csproj
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
 
   <Import Project="Common.csproj.include" />
 
@@ -98,7 +98,6 @@
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="System.Interactive.Async" Version="3.2.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="System.Memory" Version="4.5.3" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.Reflection.Tests/ReflectionClientServerTest.cs b/src/csharp/Grpc.Reflection.Tests/ReflectionClientServerTest.cs
index 76f8cfadcfd4d..b77f245667c09 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.Reflection.Tests/ReflectionClientServerTest.cs
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.Reflection.Tests/ReflectionClientServerTest.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#region Copyright notice and license
+#region Copyright notice and license
 // Copyright 2015 gRPC authors.
 //
 // Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");