diff --git a/osmnx/features.py b/osmnx/features.py
index 7d725e90..90953d2e 100644
--- a/osmnx/features.py
+++ b/osmnx/features.py
@@ -266,8 +266,7 @@ def features_from_place(
     gdf
     """
     # extract the geometry from the GeoDataFrame to use in query
-    gdf_place = geocoder.geocode_to_gdf(query, which_result=which_result)
-    polygon = gdf_place["geometry"].union_all()
+    polygon = geocoder.geocode_to_gdf(query, which_result=which_result).union_all()
     msg = "Constructed place geometry polygon(s) to query Overpass"
     utils.log(msg, level=lg.INFO)
 
diff --git a/osmnx/graph.py b/osmnx/graph.py
index abe1f707..d0304f71 100644
--- a/osmnx/graph.py
+++ b/osmnx/graph.py
@@ -356,9 +356,7 @@ def graph_from_place(
     documentation for caveats.
     """
     # extract the geometry from the GeoDataFrame to use in query
-    gdf_place = geocoder.geocode_to_gdf(query, which_result=which_result)
-    polygon = gdf_place["geometry"].union_all()
-
+    polygon = geocoder.geocode_to_gdf(query, which_result=which_result).union_all()
     msg = "Constructed place geometry polygon(s) to query Overpass"
     utils.log(msg, level=lg.INFO)