diff --git a/packages/grpc-native-core/src/client.js b/packages/grpc-native-core/src/client.js
index c37ff1eb..31a1738c 100644
--- a/packages/grpc-native-core/src/client.js
+++ b/packages/grpc-native-core/src/client.js
@@ -950,7 +950,7 @@ exports.makeClientConstructor = function(methods, serviceName,
     }
     ServiceClient.prototype.$method_names[attrs.path] = name;
     // Associate all provided attributes with the method
-    _.assign(ServiceClient.prototype[name], attrs);
+    Object.assign(ServiceClient.prototype[name], attrs);
     if (attrs.originalName) {
       ServiceClient.prototype[attrs.originalName] =
         ServiceClient.prototype[name];
diff --git a/packages/grpc-native-core/src/client_interceptors.js b/packages/grpc-native-core/src/client_interceptors.js
index 992cb480..fd4f041b 100644
--- a/packages/grpc-native-core/src/client_interceptors.js
+++ b/packages/grpc-native-core/src/client_interceptors.js
@@ -751,7 +751,7 @@ function _startBatchIfReady(call, batch, batch_state, callback) {
     // Dependencies are met, start the batch and any deferred batches whose
     // dependencies are met as a result.
     call.startBatch(batch, callback);
-    completed_ops = _.union(completed_ops, batch_ops);
+    completed_ops = Array.from(new Set(completed_ops.concat(batch_ops)));
     deferred_batches = common.flatMap(deferred_batches, function(deferred_batch) {
       var deferred_batch_ops = Object.keys(deferred_batch).map(Number);
       if (_areBatchRequirementsMet(deferred_batch_ops, completed_ops)) {