diff --git a/processing/src/main/java/io/druid/query/RetryQueryRunner.java b/processing/src/main/java/io/druid/query/RetryQueryRunner.java
index 37637a0862c..4d602a8d1ad 100644
--- a/processing/src/main/java/io/druid/query/RetryQueryRunner.java
+++ b/processing/src/main/java/io/druid/query/RetryQueryRunner.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package io.druid.query;
 
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.type.TypeReference;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
+import com.google.common.collect.Iterables;
 import com.google.common.collect.Lists;
 import com.metamx.common.guava.Sequence;
 import com.metamx.common.guava.Sequences;
@@ -90,9 +91,11 @@ public class RetryQueryRunner<T> implements QueryRunner<T>
           if (!config.isReturnPartialResults() && !finalMissingSegs.isEmpty()) {
             throw new SegmentMissingException("No results found for segments[%s]", finalMissingSegs);
           }
+          return toolChest.mergeSequencesUnordered(Sequences.simple(listOfSequences)).toYielder(initValue, accumulator);
+        }
+        else {
+          return Iterables.getOnlyElement(listOfSequences).toYielder(initValue, accumulator);
         }
-
-        return toolChest.mergeSequencesUnordered(Sequences.simple(listOfSequences)).toYielder(initValue, accumulator);
       }
     };
   }
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/io/druid/client/CachingClusteredClient.java b/server/src/main/java/io/druid/client/CachingClusteredClient.java
index 87d1a7eaeca..f2bc7c89d30 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/io/druid/client/CachingClusteredClient.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/io/druid/client/CachingClusteredClient.java
@@ -257,14 +257,14 @@ public class CachingClusteredClient<T> implements QueryRunner<T>
           @Override
           public Sequence<T> get()
           {
-            ArrayList<Pair<Interval, Sequence<T>>> sequencesByInterval = Lists.newArrayList();
+            ArrayList<Sequence<T>> sequencesByInterval = Lists.newArrayList();
             addSequencesFromCache(sequencesByInterval);
             addSequencesFromServer(sequencesByInterval);
 
             return mergeCachedAndUncachedSequences(sequencesByInterval, toolChest);
           }
 
-          private void addSequencesFromCache(ArrayList<Pair<Interval, Sequence<T>>> listOfSequences)
+          private void addSequencesFromCache(ArrayList<Sequence<T>> listOfSequences)
           {
             if (strategy == null) {
               return;
@@ -301,11 +301,11 @@ public class CachingClusteredClient<T> implements QueryRunner<T>
                     }
                   }
               );
-              listOfSequences.add(Pair.of(cachedResultPair.lhs, Sequences.map(cachedSequence, pullFromCacheFunction)));
+              listOfSequences.add(Sequences.map(cachedSequence, pullFromCacheFunction));
             }
           }
 
-          private void addSequencesFromServer(ArrayList<Pair<Interval, Sequence<T>>> listOfSequences)
+          private void addSequencesFromServer(ArrayList<Sequence<T>> listOfSequences)
           {
             listOfSequences.ensureCapacity(listOfSequences.size() + serverSegments.size());
 
@@ -326,7 +326,6 @@ public class CachingClusteredClient<T> implements QueryRunner<T>
               }
 
               final MultipleSpecificSegmentSpec segmentSpec = new MultipleSpecificSegmentSpec(descriptors);
-              final List<Interval> intervals = segmentSpec.getIntervals();
 
               final Sequence<T> resultSeqToAdd;
               if (!server.isAssignable() || !populateCache || isBySegment) { // Direct server queryable
@@ -466,12 +465,7 @@ public class CachingClusteredClient<T> implements QueryRunner<T>
                 );
               }
 
-              listOfSequences.add(
-                  Pair.of(
-                      new Interval(intervals.get(0).getStart(), intervals.get(intervals.size() - 1).getEnd()),
-                      resultSeqToAdd
-                  )
-              );
+              listOfSequences.add(resultSeqToAdd);
             }
           }
         }// End of Supplier
@@ -479,7 +473,7 @@ public class CachingClusteredClient<T> implements QueryRunner<T>
   }
 
   protected Sequence<T> mergeCachedAndUncachedSequences(
-      List<Pair<Interval, Sequence<T>>> sequencesByInterval,
+      List<Sequence<T>> sequencesByInterval,
       QueryToolChest<T, Query<T>> toolChest
   )
   {
@@ -489,17 +483,7 @@ public class CachingClusteredClient<T> implements QueryRunner<T>
 
     return toolChest.mergeSequencesUnordered(
         Sequences.simple(
-            Lists.transform(
-                sequencesByInterval,
-                new Function<Pair<Interval, Sequence<T>>, Sequence<T>>()
-                {
-                  @Override
-                  public Sequence<T> apply(Pair<Interval, Sequence<T>> input)
-                  {
-                    return input.rhs;
-                  }
-                }
-            )
+                sequencesByInterval
         )
     );
   }
diff --git a/server/src/test/java/io/druid/client/CachingClusteredClientTest.java b/server/src/test/java/io/druid/client/CachingClusteredClientTest.java
index 664741a23e7..98421894624 100644
--- a/server/src/test/java/io/druid/client/CachingClusteredClientTest.java
+++ b/server/src/test/java/io/druid/client/CachingClusteredClientTest.java
@@ -762,31 +762,21 @@ public class CachingClusteredClientTest
   @Test
   public void testOutOfOrderSequenceMerging() throws Exception
   {
-    List<Pair<Interval, Sequence<Result<TopNResultValue>>>> sequences =
+    List<Sequence<Result<TopNResultValue>>> sequences =
         Lists.newArrayList(
-            Pair.of(
-                // this could ne the result of a historical node returning the merged result of
-                //     a) an empty result for segment 2011-01-02/2011-01-05
-                // and b) result for a second partition for 2011-01-05/2011-01-10
-                new Interval("2011-01-02/2011-01-10"),
-                Sequences.simple(
-                    makeTopNResults(
-                        new DateTime("2011-01-07"), "a", 50, 4991, "b", 50, 4990, "c", 50, 4989,
-                        new DateTime("2011-01-08"), "a", 50, 4988, "b", 50, 4987, "c", 50, 4986,
-                        new DateTime("2011-01-09"), "a", 50, 4985, "b", 50, 4984, "c", 50, 4983
-                    )
+            Sequences.simple(
+                makeTopNResults(
+                    new DateTime("2011-01-07"), "a", 50, 4991, "b", 50, 4990, "c", 50, 4989,
+                    new DateTime("2011-01-08"), "a", 50, 4988, "b", 50, 4987, "c", 50, 4986,
+                    new DateTime("2011-01-09"), "a", 50, 4985, "b", 50, 4984, "c", 50, 4983
                 )
             ),
-
-            Pair.of(
-                new Interval("2011-01-05/2011-01-10"),
-                Sequences.simple(
-                    makeTopNResults(
-                        new DateTime("2011-01-06T01"), "a", 50, 4991, "b", 50, 4990, "c", 50, 4989,
-                        new DateTime("2011-01-07T01"), "a", 50, 4991, "b", 50, 4990, "c", 50, 4989,
-                        new DateTime("2011-01-08T01"), "a", 50, 4988, "b", 50, 4987, "c", 50, 4986,
-                        new DateTime("2011-01-09T01"), "a", 50, 4985, "b", 50, 4984, "c", 50, 4983
-                    )
+            Sequences.simple(
+                makeTopNResults(
+                    new DateTime("2011-01-06T01"), "a", 50, 4991, "b", 50, 4990, "c", 50, 4989,
+                    new DateTime("2011-01-07T01"), "a", 50, 4991, "b", 50, 4990, "c", 50, 4989,
+                    new DateTime("2011-01-08T01"), "a", 50, 4988, "b", 50, 4987, "c", 50, 4986,
+                    new DateTime("2011-01-09T01"), "a", 50, 4985, "b", 50, 4984, "c", 50, 4983
                 )
             )
         );