diff --git a/dbt/adapters/bigquery/connections.py b/dbt/adapters/bigquery/connections.py
index 63b7055ce..c7d8e382c 100644
--- a/dbt/adapters/bigquery/connections.py
+++ b/dbt/adapters/bigquery/connections.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 from functools import lru_cache
 import agate
 from requests.exceptions import ConnectionError
-from typing import Optional, Any, Dict, List, Tuple
+from typing import Optional, Any, Dict, Tuple
 
 import google.auth
 import google.auth.exceptions
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ def exception_handler(self, sql):
                 exc_message = exc_message.split(BQ_QUERY_JOB_SPLIT)[0].strip()
             raise DbtRuntimeError(exc_message)
 
-    def cancel_open(self) -> List[str]:
+    def cancel_open(self) -> None:
         names = []
         this_connection = self.get_if_exists()
         with self.lock:
@@ -308,7 +308,6 @@ def fn():
 
                 if connection.name is not None:
                     names.append(connection.name)
-        return names
 
     @classmethod
     def close(cls, connection):