diff --git a/.changes/unreleased/Fixes-20241205-133606.yaml b/.changes/unreleased/Fixes-20241205-133606.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b88a0981c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/unreleased/Fixes-20241205-133606.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+kind: Fixes
+body: Fix issue where rate limit errors on table service calls are not retried
+time: 2024-12-05T13:36:06.436005-05:00
+custom:
+  Author: mikealfare
+  Issue: "1423"
diff --git a/dbt/adapters/bigquery/connections.py b/dbt/adapters/bigquery/connections.py
index 61fa87d40..bb062f330 100644
--- a/dbt/adapters/bigquery/connections.py
+++ b/dbt/adapters/bigquery/connections.py
@@ -519,10 +519,7 @@ def get_bq_table(self, database, schema, identifier) -> Table:
         # backwards compatibility: fill in with defaults if not specified
         database = database or conn.credentials.database
         schema = schema or conn.credentials.schema
-        return client.get_table(
-            table=self.table_ref(database, schema, identifier),
-            retry=self._retry.create_reopen_with_deadline(conn),
-        )
+        return client.get_table(self.table_ref(database, schema, identifier))
 
     def drop_dataset(self, database, schema) -> None:
         conn = self.get_thread_connection()