diff --git a/sdks/python/apache_beam/io/avroio.py b/sdks/python/apache_beam/io/avroio.py
index 8b7958a00b80..d22ac84fea36 100644
--- a/sdks/python/apache_beam/io/avroio.py
+++ b/sdks/python/apache_beam/io/avroio.py
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@
 Avro file.
 """
 # pytype: skip-file
-import ctypes
 import os
 from functools import partial
 from typing import Any
@@ -629,37 +628,11 @@ def to_row(record):
           to_row)
 
 
-def avro_atomic_value_to_beam_atomic_value(avro_type: str, value):
-  """convert an avro atomic value to a beam atomic value
-
-  if the avro type is an int or long, convert the value into from signed to
-  unsigned because VarInt.java expects the number to be unsigned when
-  decoding the number.
-
-  Args:
-    avro_type: the avro type of the corresponding value.
-    value: the avro atomic value.
-
-  Returns:
-    the converted beam atomic value.
-  """
-  if value is None:
-    return value
-  elif avro_type == "int":
-    return ctypes.c_uint32(value).value
-  elif avro_type == "long":
-    return ctypes.c_uint64(value).value
-  else:
-    return value
-
-
 def avro_value_to_beam_value(
     beam_type: schema_pb2.FieldType) -> Callable[[Any], Any]:
   type_info = beam_type.WhichOneof("type_info")
   if type_info == "atomic_type":
-    avro_type = BEAM_PRIMITIVES_TO_AVRO_PRIMITIVES[beam_type.atomic_type]
-    return lambda value: avro_atomic_value_to_beam_atomic_value(
-        avro_type, value)
+    return lambda value: value
   elif type_info == "array_type":
     element_converter = avro_value_to_beam_value(
         beam_type.array_type.element_type)
@@ -767,37 +740,11 @@ def beam_row_to_avro_dict(
     return lambda row: convert(row[0])
 
 
-def beam_atomic_value_to_avro_atomic_value(avro_type: str, value):
-  """convert a beam atomic value to an avro atomic value
-
-  since numeric values are converted to unsigned in
-  avro_atomic_value_to_beam_atomic_value we need to convert
-  back to a signed number.
-
-  Args:
-    avro_type: avro type of the corresponding value.
-    value: the beam atomic value.
-
-  Returns:
-    the converted avro atomic value.
-  """
-  if value is None:
-    return value
-  elif avro_type == "int":
-    return ctypes.c_int32(value).value
-  elif avro_type == "long":
-    return ctypes.c_int64(value).value
-  else:
-    return value
-
-
 def beam_value_to_avro_value(
     beam_type: schema_pb2.FieldType) -> Callable[[Any], Any]:
   type_info = beam_type.WhichOneof("type_info")
   if type_info == "atomic_type":
-    avro_type = BEAM_PRIMITIVES_TO_AVRO_PRIMITIVES[beam_type.atomic_type]
-    return lambda value: beam_atomic_value_to_avro_atomic_value(
-        avro_type, value)
+    return lambda value: value
   elif type_info == "array_type":
     element_converter = beam_value_to_avro_value(
         beam_type.array_type.element_type)
diff --git a/sdks/python/apache_beam/io/avroio_test.py b/sdks/python/apache_beam/io/avroio_test.py
index 77b20117e702..d4fc3259594a 100644
--- a/sdks/python/apache_beam/io/avroio_test.py
+++ b/sdks/python/apache_beam/io/avroio_test.py
@@ -40,9 +40,7 @@
 from apache_beam.io.avroio import _FastAvroSource  # For testing
 from apache_beam.io.avroio import avro_schema_to_beam_schema  # For testing
 from apache_beam.io.avroio import beam_schema_to_avro_schema  # For testing
-from apache_beam.io.avroio import avro_atomic_value_to_beam_atomic_value  # For testing
 from apache_beam.io.avroio import avro_union_type_to_beam_type  # For testing
-from apache_beam.io.avroio import beam_atomic_value_to_avro_atomic_value  # For testing
 from apache_beam.io.avroio import avro_dict_to_beam_row  # For testing
 from apache_beam.io.avroio import beam_row_to_avro_dict  # For testing
 from apache_beam.io.avroio import _create_avro_sink  # For testing
@@ -195,26 +193,6 @@ def test_avro_schema_to_beam_schema_with_nullable_atomic_fields(self):
           | beam.Map(beam_row_to_avro_dict(avro_schema, beam_schema)))
       assert_that(readback, equal_to(records))
 
-  def test_avro_atomic_value_to_beam_atomic_value(self):
-    input_outputs = [('int', 1, 1), ('int', -1, 0xffffffff),
-                     ('int', None, None), ('long', 1, 1),
-                     ('long', -1, 0xffffffffffffffff), ('long', None, None),
-                     ('string', 'foo', 'foo')]
-    for test_avro_type, test_value, expected_value in input_outputs:
-      actual_value = avro_atomic_value_to_beam_atomic_value(
-          test_avro_type, test_value)
-      hc.assert_that(actual_value, hc.equal_to(expected_value))
-
-  def test_beam_atomic_value_to_avro_atomic_value(self):
-    input_outputs = [('int', 1, 1), ('int', 0xffffffff, -1),
-                     ('int', None, None), ('long', 1, 1),
-                     ('long', 0xffffffffffffffff, -1), ('long', None, None),
-                     ('string', 'foo', 'foo')]
-    for test_avro_type, test_value, expected_value in input_outputs:
-      actual_value = beam_atomic_value_to_avro_atomic_value(
-          test_avro_type, test_value)
-      hc.assert_that(actual_value, hc.equal_to(expected_value))
-
   def test_avro_union_type_to_beam_type_with_nullable_long(self):
     union_type = ['null', 'long']
     beam_type = avro_union_type_to_beam_type(union_type)