diff --git a/file_transfer_agent.go b/file_transfer_agent.go
index 99bec9b23..12fd7c44d 100644
--- a/file_transfer_agent.go
+++ b/file_transfer_agent.go
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ func (sfa *snowflakeFileTransferAgent) execute() error {
 		if sfa.stageLocationType != local {
 			sizeThreshold := sfa.options.MultiPartThreshold
 			meta.options.MultiPartThreshold = sizeThreshold
-			if meta.srcFileSize > sizeThreshold {
+			if meta.srcFileSize > sizeThreshold && sfa.commandType == uploadCommand {
 				meta.parallel = sfa.parallel
 				largeFileMetas = append(largeFileMetas, meta)
 			} else {
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ func (sfa *snowflakeFileTransferAgent) execute() error {
 			return err
 		}
 	} else {
-		if err = sfa.download(largeFileMetas, smallFileMetas); err != nil {
+		if err = sfa.download(smallFileMetas); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	}
@@ -697,31 +697,19 @@ func (sfa *snowflakeFileTransferAgent) upload(
 }
 
 func (sfa *snowflakeFileTransferAgent) download(
-	largeFileMetadata []*fileMetadata,
-	smallFileMetadata []*fileMetadata) error {
+	fileMetadata []*fileMetadata) error {
 	client, err := sfa.getStorageClient(sfa.stageLocationType).
 		createClient(sfa.stageInfo, sfa.useAccelerateEndpoint)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	for _, meta := range smallFileMetadata {
-		meta.client = client
-	}
-	for _, meta := range largeFileMetadata {
+	for _, meta := range fileMetadata {
 		meta.client = client
 	}
 
-	if len(smallFileMetadata) > 0 {
-		logger.WithContext(sfa.sc.ctx).Infof("downloading %v small files", len(smallFileMetadata))
-		if err = sfa.downloadFilesParallel(smallFileMetadata); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-	}
-	if len(largeFileMetadata) > 0 {
-		logger.WithContext(sfa.sc.ctx).Infof("downloading %v large files", len(largeFileMetadata))
-		if err = sfa.downloadFilesSequential(largeFileMetadata); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
+	logger.WithContext(sfa.sc.ctx).Infof("downloading %v files", len(fileMetadata))
+	if err = sfa.downloadFilesParallel(fileMetadata); err != nil {
+		return err
 	}
 	return nil
 }
@@ -962,38 +950,6 @@ func (sfa *snowflakeFileTransferAgent) downloadFilesParallel(fileMetas []*fileMe
 	return err
 }
 
-func (sfa *snowflakeFileTransferAgent) downloadFilesSequential(fileMetas []*fileMetadata) error {
-	idx := 0
-	fileMetaLen := len(fileMetas)
-	for idx < fileMetaLen {
-		res, err := sfa.downloadOneFile(fileMetas[idx])
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-
-		if res.resStatus == renewToken {
-			client, err := sfa.renewExpiredClient()
-			if err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-			for i := idx; i < fileMetaLen; i++ {
-				fileMetas[i].client = client
-			}
-			continue
-		} else if res.resStatus == renewPresignedURL {
-			sfa.updateFileMetadataWithPresignedURL()
-			continue
-		}
-
-		sfa.results = append(sfa.results, res)
-		idx++
-		if injectWaitPut > 0 {
-			time.Sleep(injectWaitPut)
-		}
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
 func (sfa *snowflakeFileTransferAgent) downloadOneFile(meta *fileMetadata) (*fileMetadata, error) {
 	tmpDir, err := os.MkdirTemp("", "")
 	if err != nil {