diff --git a/bigquery/google/cloud/bigquery/job.py b/bigquery/google/cloud/bigquery/job.py
index 3e6a9f93418b..ef5353f9ff14 100644
--- a/bigquery/google/cloud/bigquery/job.py
+++ b/bigquery/google/cloud/bigquery/job.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 from google.cloud.bigquery._helpers import UDFResourcesProperty
 from google.cloud.bigquery._helpers import _EnumProperty
 from google.cloud.bigquery._helpers import _TypedProperty
-import google.cloud.future.base
+import google.cloud.future.polling
 
 _DONE_STATE = 'DONE'
 _STOPPED_REASON = 'stopped'
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ class WriteDisposition(_EnumProperty):
     ALLOWED = (WRITE_APPEND, WRITE_TRUNCATE, WRITE_EMPTY)
 
 
-class _AsyncJob(google.cloud.future.base.PollingFuture):
+class _AsyncJob(google.cloud.future.polling.PollingFuture):
     """Base class for asynchronous jobs.
 
     :type name: str
diff --git a/core/google/cloud/future/base.py b/core/google/cloud/future/base.py
index aed1dfd80e5d..243913640d62 100644
--- a/core/google/cloud/future/base.py
+++ b/core/google/cloud/future/base.py
@@ -15,14 +15,8 @@
 """Abstract and helper bases for Future implementations."""
 
 import abc
-import concurrent.futures
-import functools
-import operator
 
 import six
-import tenacity
-
-from google.cloud.future import _helpers
 
 
 @six.add_metaclass(abc.ABCMeta)
@@ -71,146 +65,3 @@ def set_result(self, result):
     @abc.abstractmethod
     def set_exception(self, exception):
         raise NotImplementedError()
-
-
-class PollingFuture(Future):
-    """A Future that needs to poll some service to check its status.
-
-    The :meth:`done` method should be implemented by subclasses. The polling
-    behavior will repeatedly call ``done`` until it returns True.
-
-    .. note: Privacy here is intended to prevent the final class from
-    overexposing, not to prevent subclasses from accessing methods.
-    """
-    def __init__(self):
-        super(PollingFuture, self).__init__()
-        self._result = None
-        self._exception = None
-        self._result_set = False
-        """bool: Set to True when the result has been set via set_result or
-        set_exception."""
-        self._polling_thread = None
-        self._done_callbacks = []
-
-    @abc.abstractmethod
-    def done(self):
-        """Checks to see if the operation is complete.
-
-        Returns:
-            bool: True if the operation is complete, False otherwise.
-        """
-        # pylint: disable=redundant-returns-doc, missing-raises-doc
-        raise NotImplementedError()
-
-    def running(self):
-        """True if the operation is currently running."""
-        return not self.done()
-
-    def _blocking_poll(self, timeout=None):
-        """Poll and wait for the Future to be resolved.
-
-        Args:
-            timeout (int): How long to wait for the operation to complete.
-                If None, wait indefinitely.
-        """
-        if self._result_set:
-            return
-
-        retry_on = tenacity.retry_if_result(
-            functools.partial(operator.is_not, True))
-        # Use exponential backoff with jitter.
-        wait_on = (
-            tenacity.wait_exponential(multiplier=1, max=10) +
-            tenacity.wait_random(0, 1))
-
-        if timeout is None:
-            retry = tenacity.retry(retry=retry_on, wait=wait_on)
-        else:
-            retry = tenacity.retry(
-                retry=retry_on,
-                wait=wait_on,
-                stop=tenacity.stop_after_delay(timeout))
-
-        try:
-            retry(self.done)()
-        except tenacity.RetryError as exc:
-            six.raise_from(
-                concurrent.futures.TimeoutError(
-                    'Operation did not complete within the designated '
-                    'timeout.'),
-                exc)
-
-    def result(self, timeout=None):
-        """Get the result of the operation, blocking if necessary.
-
-        Args:
-            timeout (int): How long to wait for the operation to complete.
-                If None, wait indefinitely.
-
-        Returns:
-            google.protobuf.Message: The Operation's result.
-
-        Raises:
-            google.gax.GaxError: If the operation errors or if the timeout is
-                reached before the operation completes.
-        """
-        self._blocking_poll(timeout=timeout)
-
-        if self._exception is not None:
-            # pylint: disable=raising-bad-type
-            # Pylint doesn't recognize that this is valid in this case.
-            raise self._exception
-
-        return self._result
-
-    def exception(self, timeout=None):
-        """Get the exception from the operation, blocking if necessary.
-
-        Args:
-            timeout (int): How long to wait for the operation to complete.
-                If None, wait indefinitely.
-
-        Returns:
-            Optional[google.gax.GaxError]: The operation's error.
-        """
-        self._blocking_poll()
-        return self._exception
-
-    def add_done_callback(self, fn):
-        """Add a callback to be executed when the operation is complete.
-
-        If the operation is not already complete, this will start a helper
-        thread to poll for the status of the operation in the background.
-
-        Args:
-            fn (Callable[Future]): The callback to execute when the operation
-                is complete.
-        """
-        if self._result_set:
-            _helpers.safe_invoke_callback(fn, self)
-            return
-
-        self._done_callbacks.append(fn)
-
-        if self._polling_thread is None:
-            # The polling thread will exit on its own as soon as the operation
-            # is done.
-            self._polling_thread = _helpers.start_daemon_thread(
-                target=self._blocking_poll)
-
-    def _invoke_callbacks(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        """Invoke all done callbacks."""
-        for callback in self._done_callbacks:
-            _helpers.safe_invoke_callback(callback, *args, **kwargs)
-
-    def set_result(self, result):
-        """Set the Future's result."""
-        self._result = result
-        self._result_set = True
-        self._invoke_callbacks(self)
-
-    def set_exception(self, exception):
-        """Set the Future's exception."""
-        self._exception = exception
-        self._result_set = True
-        self._invoke_callbacks(self)
diff --git a/core/google/cloud/future/operation.py b/core/google/cloud/future/operation.py
index 8064e5c13e1f..21da738ca0ff 100644
--- a/core/google/cloud/future/operation.py
+++ b/core/google/cloud/future/operation.py
@@ -23,10 +23,10 @@
 
 from google.cloud import _helpers
 from google.cloud import exceptions
-from google.cloud.future import base
+from google.cloud.future import polling
 
 
-class Operation(base.PollingFuture):
+class Operation(polling.PollingFuture):
     """A Future for interacting with a Google API Long-Running Operation.
 
     Args:
diff --git a/core/google/cloud/future/polling.py b/core/google/cloud/future/polling.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6b7ae4221f64
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/google/cloud/future/polling.py
@@ -0,0 +1,169 @@
+# Copyright 2017, Google Inc.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+"""Abstract and helper bases for Future implementations."""
+
+import abc
+import concurrent.futures
+import functools
+import operator
+
+import six
+import tenacity
+
+from google.cloud.future import _helpers
+from google.cloud.future import base
+
+
+class PollingFuture(base.Future):
+    """A Future that needs to poll some service to check its status.
+
+    The :meth:`done` method should be implemented by subclasses. The polling
+    behavior will repeatedly call ``done`` until it returns True.
+
+    .. note: Privacy here is intended to prevent the final class from
+    overexposing, not to prevent subclasses from accessing methods.
+    """
+    def __init__(self):
+        super(PollingFuture, self).__init__()
+        self._result = None
+        self._exception = None
+        self._result_set = False
+        """bool: Set to True when the result has been set via set_result or
+        set_exception."""
+        self._polling_thread = None
+        self._done_callbacks = []
+
+    @abc.abstractmethod
+    def done(self):
+        """Checks to see if the operation is complete.
+
+        Returns:
+            bool: True if the operation is complete, False otherwise.
+        """
+        # pylint: disable=redundant-returns-doc, missing-raises-doc
+        raise NotImplementedError()
+
+    def running(self):
+        """True if the operation is currently running."""
+        return not self.done()
+
+    def _blocking_poll(self, timeout=None):
+        """Poll and wait for the Future to be resolved.
+
+        Args:
+            timeout (int): How long to wait for the operation to complete.
+                If None, wait indefinitely.
+        """
+        if self._result_set:
+            return
+
+        retry_on = tenacity.retry_if_result(
+            functools.partial(operator.is_not, True))
+        # Use exponential backoff with jitter.
+        wait_on = (
+            tenacity.wait_exponential(multiplier=1, max=10) +
+            tenacity.wait_random(0, 1))
+
+        if timeout is None:
+            retry = tenacity.retry(retry=retry_on, wait=wait_on)
+        else:
+            retry = tenacity.retry(
+                retry=retry_on,
+                wait=wait_on,
+                stop=tenacity.stop_after_delay(timeout))
+
+        try:
+            retry(self.done)()
+        except tenacity.RetryError as exc:
+            six.raise_from(
+                concurrent.futures.TimeoutError(
+                    'Operation did not complete within the designated '
+                    'timeout.'),
+                exc)
+
+    def result(self, timeout=None):
+        """Get the result of the operation, blocking if necessary.
+
+        Args:
+            timeout (int): How long to wait for the operation to complete.
+                If None, wait indefinitely.
+
+        Returns:
+            google.protobuf.Message: The Operation's result.
+
+        Raises:
+            google.gax.GaxError: If the operation errors or if the timeout is
+                reached before the operation completes.
+        """
+        self._blocking_poll(timeout=timeout)
+
+        if self._exception is not None:
+            # pylint: disable=raising-bad-type
+            # Pylint doesn't recognize that this is valid in this case.
+            raise self._exception
+
+        return self._result
+
+    def exception(self, timeout=None):
+        """Get the exception from the operation, blocking if necessary.
+
+        Args:
+            timeout (int): How long to wait for the operation to complete.
+                If None, wait indefinitely.
+
+        Returns:
+            Optional[google.gax.GaxError]: The operation's error.
+        """
+        self._blocking_poll()
+        return self._exception
+
+    def add_done_callback(self, fn):
+        """Add a callback to be executed when the operation is complete.
+
+        If the operation is not already complete, this will start a helper
+        thread to poll for the status of the operation in the background.
+
+        Args:
+            fn (Callable[Future]): The callback to execute when the operation
+                is complete.
+        """
+        if self._result_set:
+            _helpers.safe_invoke_callback(fn, self)
+            return
+
+        self._done_callbacks.append(fn)
+
+        if self._polling_thread is None:
+            # The polling thread will exit on its own as soon as the operation
+            # is done.
+            self._polling_thread = _helpers.start_daemon_thread(
+                target=self._blocking_poll)
+
+    def _invoke_callbacks(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        """Invoke all done callbacks."""
+        for callback in self._done_callbacks:
+            _helpers.safe_invoke_callback(callback, *args, **kwargs)
+
+    def set_result(self, result):
+        """Set the Future's result."""
+        self._result = result
+        self._result_set = True
+        self._invoke_callbacks(self)
+
+    def set_exception(self, exception):
+        """Set the Future's exception."""
+        self._exception = exception
+        self._result_set = True
+        self._invoke_callbacks(self)
diff --git a/core/tests/unit/future/test_operation.py b/core/tests/unit/future/test_operation.py
index 0e29aa687ee6..2d281694001a 100644
--- a/core/tests/unit/future/test_operation.py
+++ b/core/tests/unit/future/test_operation.py
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ def make_operation_future(client_operations_responses=None):
 
 
 def test_constructor():
-    future, refresh, cancel = make_operation_future()
+    future, refresh, _ = make_operation_future()
 
     assert future.operation == refresh.responses[0]
     assert future.operation.done is False
diff --git a/core/tests/unit/future/test_base.py b/core/tests/unit/future/test_polling.py
similarity index 97%
rename from core/tests/unit/future/test_base.py
rename to core/tests/unit/future/test_polling.py
index 69a0348e68d9..c8fde1c20385 100644
--- a/core/tests/unit/future/test_base.py
+++ b/core/tests/unit/future/test_polling.py
@@ -19,10 +19,10 @@
 import mock
 import pytest
 
-from google.cloud.future import base
+from google.cloud.future import polling
 
 
-class PollingFutureImpl(base.PollingFuture):
+class PollingFutureImpl(polling.PollingFuture):
     def done(self):
         return False