diff --git a/db/view/view.cc b/db/view/view.cc
index 0a5968347c..3965eacb5a 100644
--- a/db/view/view.cc
+++ b/db/view/view.cc
@@ -1078,7 +1078,7 @@ future<stop_iteration> view_update_builder::on_results() {
     return stop();
 }
 
-future<view_update_builder> make_view_update_builder(
+view_update_builder make_view_update_builder(
         const schema_ptr& base,
         std::vector<view_and_base>&& views_to_update,
         flat_mutation_reader_v2&& updates,
@@ -1092,7 +1092,7 @@ future<view_update_builder> make_view_update_builder(
         }
         return view_updates(std::move(v));
     }));
-    return make_ready_future<view_update_builder>(view_update_builder(base, std::move(vs), std::move(updates), std::move(existings), now));
+    return view_update_builder(base, std::move(vs), std::move(updates), std::move(existings), now);
 }
 
 future<query::clustering_row_ranges> calculate_affected_clustering_ranges(const schema& base,
diff --git a/db/view/view.hh b/db/view/view.hh
index 821335c02d..ec82f02e52 100644
--- a/db/view/view.hh
+++ b/db/view/view.hh
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ private:
     future<stop_iteration> stop() const;
 };
 
-future<view_update_builder> make_view_update_builder(
+view_update_builder make_view_update_builder(
         const schema_ptr& base,
         std::vector<view_and_base>&& views_to_update,
         flat_mutation_reader_v2&& updates,
diff --git a/replica/table.cc b/replica/table.cc
index b567595792..63b66a4807 100644
--- a/replica/table.cc
+++ b/replica/table.cc
@@ -1674,7 +1674,7 @@ future<> table::generate_and_propagate_view_updates(const schema_ptr& base,
         tracing::trace_state_ptr tr_state,
         gc_clock::time_point now) const {
     auto base_token = m.token();
-    db::view::view_update_builder builder = co_await db::view::make_view_update_builder(
+    db::view::view_update_builder builder = db::view::make_view_update_builder(
             base,
             std::move(views),
             make_flat_mutation_reader_from_mutations_v2(m.schema(), std::move(permit), std::move(m)),
@@ -1809,7 +1809,7 @@ future<> table::populate_views(
         flat_mutation_reader_v2&& reader,
         gc_clock::time_point now) {
     auto schema = reader.schema();
-    db::view::view_update_builder builder = co_await db::view::make_view_update_builder(
+    db::view::view_update_builder builder = db::view::make_view_update_builder(
             schema,
             std::move(views),
             std::move(reader),