diff --git a/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netcore/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient.csproj b/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netcore/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient.csproj
index 70fe79041e..8ca4487b3a 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netcore/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient.csproj
+++ b/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netcore/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient.csproj
@@ -614,7 +614,6 @@
     <Compile Include="Microsoft\Data\SqlClient\SNI\SNILoadHandle.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Microsoft\Data\SqlClient\SNI\SNIMarsConnection.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Microsoft\Data\SqlClient\SNI\SNIMarsHandle.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="Microsoft\Data\SqlClient\SNI\SNIMarsQueuedPacket.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Microsoft\Data\SqlClient\SNI\SNINpHandle.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Microsoft\Data\SqlClient\SNI\SNIPacket.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Microsoft\Data\SqlClient\SNI\SNIPhysicalHandle.cs" />
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netcore/src/Microsoft/Data/SqlClient/SNI/SNIHandle.cs b/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netcore/src/Microsoft/Data/SqlClient/SNI/SNIHandle.cs
index dbee403f41..7eec717a8a 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netcore/src/Microsoft/Data/SqlClient/SNI/SNIHandle.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netcore/src/Microsoft/Data/SqlClient/SNI/SNIHandle.cs
@@ -51,9 +51,8 @@ internal abstract class SNIHandle
         /// Send a packet asynchronously
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="packet">SNI packet</param>
-        /// <param name="callback">Completion callback</param>
         /// <returns>SNI error code</returns>
-        public abstract uint SendAsync(SNIPacket packet, SNIAsyncCallback callback = null);
+        public abstract uint SendAsync(SNIPacket packet);
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Receive a packet synchronously
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netcore/src/Microsoft/Data/SqlClient/SNI/SNIMarsConnection.cs b/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netcore/src/Microsoft/Data/SqlClient/SNI/SNIMarsConnection.cs
index 395cfed4be..90bf83dacc 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netcore/src/Microsoft/Data/SqlClient/SNI/SNIMarsConnection.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netcore/src/Microsoft/Data/SqlClient/SNI/SNIMarsConnection.cs
@@ -112,16 +112,15 @@ public uint Send(SNIPacket packet)
         /// Send a packet asynchronously
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="packet">SNI packet</param>
-        /// <param name="callback">Completion callback</param>
         /// <returns>SNI error code</returns>
-        public uint SendAsync(SNIPacket packet, SNIAsyncCallback callback)
+        public uint SendAsync(SNIPacket packet)
         {
             long scopeID = SqlClientEventSource.Log.TrySNIScopeEnterEvent(s_className);
             try
             {
                 lock (this)
                 {
-                    return _lowerHandle.SendAsync(packet, callback);
+                    return _lowerHandle.SendAsync(packet);
                 }
             }
             finally
@@ -192,7 +191,7 @@ public void HandleReceiveError(SNIPacket packet)
             Debug.Assert(Monitor.IsEntered(this), "HandleReceiveError was called without being locked.");
             foreach (SNIMarsHandle handle in _sessions.Values)
             {
-                if (packet.HasCompletionCallback)
+                if (packet.HasAsyncIOCompletionCallback)
                 {
                     handle.HandleReceiveError(packet);
 #if DEBUG
@@ -215,7 +214,7 @@ public void HandleReceiveError(SNIPacket packet)
         /// <param name="sniErrorCode">SNI error code</param>
         public void HandleSendComplete(SNIPacket packet, uint sniErrorCode)
         {
-            packet.InvokeCompletionCallback(sniErrorCode);
+            packet.InvokeAsyncIOCompletionCallback(sniErrorCode);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netcore/src/Microsoft/Data/SqlClient/SNI/SNIMarsHandle.cs b/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netcore/src/Microsoft/Data/SqlClient/SNI/SNIMarsHandle.cs
index 62eff5accc..8246ce3d6f 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netcore/src/Microsoft/Data/SqlClient/SNI/SNIMarsHandle.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netcore/src/Microsoft/Data/SqlClient/SNI/SNIMarsHandle.cs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ internal sealed class SNIMarsHandle : SNIHandle
         private readonly SNIMarsConnection _connection;
         private readonly uint _status = TdsEnums.SNI_UNINITIALIZED;
         private readonly Queue<SNIPacket> _receivedPacketQueue = new Queue<SNIPacket>();
-        private readonly Queue<SNIMarsQueuedPacket> _sendPacketQueue = new Queue<SNIMarsQueuedPacket>();
+        private readonly Queue<SNIPacket> _sendPacketQueue = new Queue<SNIPacket>();
         private readonly object _callbackObject;
         private readonly Guid _connectionId;
         private readonly ushort _sessionId;
@@ -191,9 +191,8 @@ public override uint Send(SNIPacket packet)
         /// Send packet asynchronously
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="packet">SNI packet</param>
-        /// <param name="callback">Completion callback</param>
         /// <returns>SNI error code</returns>
-        private uint InternalSendAsync(SNIPacket packet, SNIAsyncCallback callback)
+        private uint InternalSendAsync(SNIPacket packet)
         {
             Debug.Assert(packet.ReservedHeaderSize == SNISMUXHeader.HEADER_LENGTH, "mars handle attempting to send muxed packet without smux reservation in InternalSendAsync");
             using (TrySNIEventScope.Create("SNIMarsHandle.InternalSendAsync | SNI | INFO | SCOPE | Entering Scope {0}"))
@@ -207,9 +206,9 @@ private uint InternalSendAsync(SNIPacket packet, SNIAsyncCallback callback)
                     }
 
                     SNIPacket muxedPacket = SetPacketSMUXHeader(packet);
-                    muxedPacket.SetCompletionCallback(callback ?? HandleSendComplete);
+                    muxedPacket.SetAsyncIOCompletionCallback(_handleSendCompleteCallback);
                     SqlClientEventSource.Log.TrySNITraceEvent(nameof(SNIMarsHandle), EventType.INFO, "MARS Session Id {0}, _sequenceNumber {1}, _sendHighwater {2}, Sending packet", args0: ConnectionId, args1: _sequenceNumber, args2: _sendHighwater);
-                    return _connection.SendAsync(muxedPacket, callback);
+                    return _connection.SendAsync(muxedPacket);
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -222,7 +221,7 @@ private uint SendPendingPackets()
         {
             using (TrySNIEventScope.Create(nameof(SNIMarsHandle)))
             {
-                SNIMarsQueuedPacket packet = null;
+                SNIPacket packet = null;
 
                 while (true)
                 {
@@ -233,7 +232,7 @@ private uint SendPendingPackets()
                             if (_sendPacketQueue.Count != 0)
                             {
                                 packet = _sendPacketQueue.Peek();
-                                uint result = InternalSendAsync(packet.Packet, packet.Callback);
+                                uint result = InternalSendAsync(packet);
 
                                 if (result != TdsEnums.SNI_SUCCESS && result != TdsEnums.SNI_SUCCESS_IO_PENDING)
                                 {
@@ -264,15 +263,15 @@ private uint SendPendingPackets()
         /// Send a packet asynchronously
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="packet">SNI packet</param>
-        /// <param name="callback">Completion callback</param>
         /// <returns>SNI error code</returns>
-        public override uint SendAsync(SNIPacket packet, SNIAsyncCallback callback = null)
+        public override uint SendAsync(SNIPacket packet)
         {
             using (TrySNIEventScope.Create(nameof(SNIMarsHandle)))
             {
+                packet.SetAsyncIOCompletionCallback(_handleSendCompleteCallback);
                 lock (this)
                 {
-                    _sendPacketQueue.Enqueue(new SNIMarsQueuedPacket(packet, callback ?? _handleSendCompleteCallback));
+                    _sendPacketQueue.Enqueue(packet);
                 }
 
                 SendPendingPackets();
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netcore/src/Microsoft/Data/SqlClient/SNI/SNIMarsQueuedPacket.cs b/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netcore/src/Microsoft/Data/SqlClient/SNI/SNIMarsQueuedPacket.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index 0f97eb4978..0000000000
--- a/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netcore/src/Microsoft/Data/SqlClient/SNI/SNIMarsQueuedPacket.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-// Licensed to the .NET Foundation under one or more agreements.
-// The .NET Foundation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
-// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
-
-namespace Microsoft.Data.SqlClient.SNI
-{
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Mars queued packet
-    /// </summary>
-    internal sealed class SNIMarsQueuedPacket
-    {
-        private readonly SNIPacket _packet;
-        private readonly SNIAsyncCallback _callback;
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Constructor
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="packet">SNI packet</param>
-        /// <param name="callback">Completion callback</param>
-        public SNIMarsQueuedPacket(SNIPacket packet, SNIAsyncCallback callback)
-        {
-            _packet = packet;
-            _callback = callback;
-        }
-
-        public SNIPacket Packet => _packet;
-
-        public SNIAsyncCallback Callback => _callback;
-    }
-}
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netcore/src/Microsoft/Data/SqlClient/SNI/SNINpHandle.cs b/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netcore/src/Microsoft/Data/SqlClient/SNI/SNINpHandle.cs
index c4ba4640f6..a3ba9e0bba 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netcore/src/Microsoft/Data/SqlClient/SNI/SNINpHandle.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netcore/src/Microsoft/Data/SqlClient/SNI/SNINpHandle.cs
@@ -210,10 +210,10 @@ public override uint ReceiveAsync(ref SNIPacket packet)
             {
                 SNIPacket errorPacket;
                 packet = RentPacket(headerSize: 0, dataSize: _bufferSize);
-
+                packet.SetAsyncIOCompletionCallback(_receiveCallback);
                 try
                 {
-                    packet.ReadFromStreamAsync(_stream, _receiveCallback);
+                    packet.ReadFromStreamAsync(_stream);
                     SqlClientEventSource.Log.TrySNITraceEvent(nameof(SNINpHandle), EventType.INFO, "Connection Id {0}, Rented and read packet asynchronously, dataLeft {1}", args0: _connectionId, args1: packet?.DataLeft);
                     return TdsEnums.SNI_SUCCESS_IO_PENDING;
                 }
@@ -288,13 +288,12 @@ public override uint Send(SNIPacket packet)
             }
         }
 
-        public override uint SendAsync(SNIPacket packet, SNIAsyncCallback callback = null)
+        public override uint SendAsync(SNIPacket packet)
         {
             using (TrySNIEventScope.Create(nameof(SNINpHandle)))
             {
-                SNIAsyncCallback cb = callback ?? _sendCallback;
                 SqlClientEventSource.Log.TrySNITraceEvent(nameof(SNINpHandle), EventType.INFO, "Connection Id {0}, Packet writing to stream, dataLeft {1}", args0: _connectionId, args1: packet?.DataLeft);
-                packet.WriteToStreamAsync(_stream, cb, SNIProviders.NP_PROV);
+                packet.WriteToStreamAsync(_stream, _sendCallback, SNIProviders.NP_PROV);
                 return TdsEnums.SNI_SUCCESS_IO_PENDING;
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netcore/src/Microsoft/Data/SqlClient/SNI/SNIPacket.cs b/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netcore/src/Microsoft/Data/SqlClient/SNI/SNIPacket.cs
index 58ac68c7c4..d83682021b 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netcore/src/Microsoft/Data/SqlClient/SNI/SNIPacket.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netcore/src/Microsoft/Data/SqlClient/SNI/SNIPacket.cs
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 
 using System;
 using System.Buffers;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Threading;
@@ -19,14 +18,14 @@ namespace Microsoft.Data.SqlClient.SNI
     /// </summary>
     internal sealed class SNIPacket
     {
+        private static readonly Action<Task<int>, object> s_readCallback = ReadFromStreamAsyncContinuation;
         private int _dataLength; // the length of the data in the data segment, advanced by Append-ing data, does not include smux header length
         private int _dataCapacity; // the total capacity requested, if the array is rented this may be less than the _data.Length, does not include smux header length
         private int _dataOffset; // the start point of the data in the data segment, advanced by Take-ing data
         private int _headerLength; // the amount of space at the start of the array reserved for the smux header, this is zeroed in SetHeader
                                    // _headerOffset is not needed because it is always 0
         private byte[] _data;
-        private SNIAsyncCallback _completionCallback;
-        private readonly Action<Task<int>, object> _readCallback;
+        private SNIAsyncCallback _asyncIOCompletionCallback;
 #if DEBUG
         internal readonly int _id;  // in debug mode every packet is assigned a unique id so that the entire lifetime can be tracked when debugging
         /// refcount = 0 means that a packet should only exist in the pool
@@ -85,7 +84,6 @@ public SNIPacket(SNIHandle owner, int id)
 #endif
         public SNIPacket()
         {
-            _readCallback = ReadFromStreamAsyncContinuation;
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -110,25 +108,19 @@ public SNIPacket()
 
         public int ReservedHeaderSize => _headerLength;
 
-        public bool HasCompletionCallback => !(_completionCallback is null);
+        public bool HasAsyncIOCompletionCallback => _asyncIOCompletionCallback is not null;
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Set async completion callback
+        /// Set async receive callback
         /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="completionCallback">Completion callback</param>
-        public void SetCompletionCallback(SNIAsyncCallback completionCallback)
-        {
-            _completionCallback = completionCallback;
-        }
+        /// <param name="asyncIOCompletionCallback">Completion callback</param>
+        public void SetAsyncIOCompletionCallback(SNIAsyncCallback asyncIOCompletionCallback) => _asyncIOCompletionCallback = asyncIOCompletionCallback;
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Invoke the completion callback
+        /// Invoke the receive callback
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="sniErrorCode">SNI error</param>
-        public void InvokeCompletionCallback(uint sniErrorCode)
-        {
-            _completionCallback(this, sniErrorCode);
-        }
+        public void InvokeAsyncIOCompletionCallback(uint sniErrorCode) => _asyncIOCompletionCallback(this, sniErrorCode);
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Allocate space for data
@@ -253,7 +245,7 @@ public void Release()
             _dataLength = 0;
             _dataOffset = 0;
             _headerLength = 0;
-            _completionCallback = null;
+            _asyncIOCompletionCallback = null;
             IsOutOfBand = false;
         }
 
@@ -273,49 +265,48 @@ public void ReadFromStream(Stream stream)
         /// Read data from a stream asynchronously
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="stream">Stream to read from</param>
-        /// <param name="callback">Completion callback</param>
-        public void ReadFromStreamAsync(Stream stream, SNIAsyncCallback callback)
+        public void ReadFromStreamAsync(Stream stream)
         {
             stream.ReadAsync(_data, 0, _dataCapacity, CancellationToken.None)
                 .ContinueWith(
-                    continuationAction: _readCallback,
-                    state: callback,
+                    continuationAction: s_readCallback,
+                    state: this,
                     CancellationToken.None,
                     TaskContinuationOptions.DenyChildAttach,
                     TaskScheduler.Default
                 );
         }
 
-        private void ReadFromStreamAsyncContinuation(Task<int> t, object state)
+        private static void ReadFromStreamAsyncContinuation(Task<int> task, object state)
         {
-            SNIAsyncCallback callback = (SNIAsyncCallback)state;
+            SNIPacket packet = (SNIPacket)state;
             bool error = false;
-            Exception e = t.Exception?.InnerException;
+            Exception e = task.Exception?.InnerException;
             if (e != null)
             {
                 SNILoadHandle.SingletonInstance.LastError = new SNIError(SNIProviders.TCP_PROV, SNICommon.InternalExceptionError, e);
 #if DEBUG
-                SqlClientEventSource.Log.TrySNITraceEvent(nameof(SNIPacket), EventType.ERR, "Connection Id {0}, Internal Exception occurred while reading data: {1}", args0: _owner?.ConnectionId, args1: e?.Message);
+                SqlClientEventSource.Log.TrySNITraceEvent(nameof(SNIPacket), EventType.ERR, "Connection Id {0}, Internal Exception occurred while reading data: {1}", args0: packet._owner?.ConnectionId, args1: e?.Message);
 #endif
                 error = true;
             }
             else
             {
-                _dataLength = t.Result;
+                packet._dataLength = task.Result;
 #if DEBUG
-                SqlClientEventSource.Log.TrySNITraceEvent(nameof(SNIPacket), EventType.INFO, "Connection Id {0}, Packet Id {1} _dataLength {2} read from stream.", args0: _owner?.ConnectionId, args1: _id, args2: _dataLength);
+                SqlClientEventSource.Log.TrySNITraceEvent(nameof(SNIPacket), EventType.INFO, "Connection Id {0}, Packet Id {1} _dataLength {2} read from stream.", args0: packet._owner?.ConnectionId, args1: packet._id, args2: packet._dataLength);
 #endif
-                if (_dataLength == 0)
+                if (packet._dataLength == 0)
                 {
                     SNILoadHandle.SingletonInstance.LastError = new SNIError(SNIProviders.TCP_PROV, 0, SNICommon.ConnTerminatedError, Strings.SNI_ERROR_2);
 #if DEBUG
-                    SqlClientEventSource.Log.TrySNITraceEvent(nameof(SNIPacket), EventType.ERR, "Connection Id {0}, No data read from stream, connection was terminated.", args0: _owner?.ConnectionId);
+                    SqlClientEventSource.Log.TrySNITraceEvent(nameof(SNIPacket), EventType.ERR, "Connection Id {0}, No data read from stream, connection was terminated.", args0: packet._owner?.ConnectionId);
 #endif
                     error = true;
                 }
             }
 
-            callback(this, error ? TdsEnums.SNI_ERROR : TdsEnums.SNI_SUCCESS);
+            packet.InvokeAsyncIOCompletionCallback(error ? TdsEnums.SNI_ERROR : TdsEnums.SNI_SUCCESS);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netcore/src/Microsoft/Data/SqlClient/SNI/SNITcpHandle.cs b/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netcore/src/Microsoft/Data/SqlClient/SNI/SNITcpHandle.cs
index ad833e14be..e4391fb0ae 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netcore/src/Microsoft/Data/SqlClient/SNI/SNITcpHandle.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netcore/src/Microsoft/Data/SqlClient/SNI/SNITcpHandle.cs
@@ -802,14 +802,12 @@ public override void SetAsyncCallbacks(SNIAsyncCallback receiveCallback, SNIAsyn
         /// Send a packet asynchronously
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="packet">SNI packet</param>
-        /// <param name="callback">Completion callback</param>
         /// <returns>SNI error code</returns>
-        public override uint SendAsync(SNIPacket packet, SNIAsyncCallback callback = null)
+        public override uint SendAsync(SNIPacket packet)
         {
             using (TrySNIEventScope.Create(nameof(SNITCPHandle)))
             {
-                SNIAsyncCallback cb = callback ?? _sendCallback;
-                packet.WriteToStreamAsync(_stream, cb, SNIProviders.TCP_PROV);
+                packet.WriteToStreamAsync(_stream, _sendCallback, SNIProviders.TCP_PROV);
                 SqlClientEventSource.Log.TrySNITraceEvent(nameof(SNITCPHandle), EventType.INFO, "Connection Id {0}, Data sent to stream asynchronously", args0: _connectionId);
                 return TdsEnums.SNI_SUCCESS_IO_PENDING;
             }
@@ -824,10 +822,10 @@ public override uint ReceiveAsync(ref SNIPacket packet)
         {
             SNIPacket errorPacket;
             packet = RentPacket(headerSize: 0, dataSize: _bufferSize);
-
+            packet.SetAsyncIOCompletionCallback(_receiveCallback);
             try
             {
-                packet.ReadFromStreamAsync(_stream, _receiveCallback);
+                packet.ReadFromStreamAsync(_stream);
                 SqlClientEventSource.Log.TrySNITraceEvent(nameof(SNITCPHandle), EventType.INFO, "Connection Id {0}, Data received from stream asynchronously", args0: _connectionId);
                 return TdsEnums.SNI_SUCCESS_IO_PENDING;
             }