diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-videointelligence/src/v1/video_intelligence_service_client.ts b/packages/google-cloud-videointelligence/src/v1/video_intelligence_service_client.ts
index d94a68905b5..66987856aea 100644
--- a/packages/google-cloud-videointelligence/src/v1/video_intelligence_service_client.ts
+++ b/packages/google-cloud-videointelligence/src/v1/video_intelligence_service_client.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import {
 import * as path from 'path';
 
 import * as protos from '../../protos/protos';
+import jsonProtos = require('../../protos/protos.json');
 /**
  * Client JSON configuration object, loaded from
  * `src/v1/video_intelligence_service_client_config.json`.
@@ -143,32 +144,13 @@ export class VideoIntelligenceServiceClient {
       clientHeader.push(`${opts.libName}/${opts.libVersion}`);
     }
     // Load the applicable protos.
-    // For Node.js, pass the path to JSON proto file.
-    // For browsers, pass the JSON content.
+    this._protos = this._gaxGrpc.loadProtoJSON(jsonProtos);
 
-    const nodejsProtoPath = path.join(
-      __dirname,
-      '..',
-      '..',
-      'protos',
-      'protos.json'
-    );
-    this._protos = this._gaxGrpc.loadProto(
-      opts.fallback
-        ? // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-var-requires
-          require('../../protos/protos.json')
-        : nodejsProtoPath
-    );
+    const protoFilesRoot = this._gaxModule.protobuf.Root.fromJSON(jsonProtos);
 
     // This API contains "long-running operations", which return a
     // an Operation object that allows for tracking of the operation,
     // rather than holding a request open.
-    const protoFilesRoot = opts.fallback
-      ? this._gaxModule.protobuf.Root.fromJSON(
-          // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-var-requires
-          require('../../protos/protos.json')
-        )
-      : this._gaxModule.protobuf.loadSync(nodejsProtoPath);
 
     this.operationsClient = this._gaxModule
       .lro({
diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-videointelligence/src/v1beta2/video_intelligence_service_client.ts b/packages/google-cloud-videointelligence/src/v1beta2/video_intelligence_service_client.ts
index 1cdb49503d1..4b186e3cf10 100644
--- a/packages/google-cloud-videointelligence/src/v1beta2/video_intelligence_service_client.ts
+++ b/packages/google-cloud-videointelligence/src/v1beta2/video_intelligence_service_client.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import {
 import * as path from 'path';
 
 import * as protos from '../../protos/protos';
+import jsonProtos = require('../../protos/protos.json');
 /**
  * Client JSON configuration object, loaded from
  * `src/v1beta2/video_intelligence_service_client_config.json`.
@@ -143,32 +144,13 @@ export class VideoIntelligenceServiceClient {
       clientHeader.push(`${opts.libName}/${opts.libVersion}`);
     }
     // Load the applicable protos.
-    // For Node.js, pass the path to JSON proto file.
-    // For browsers, pass the JSON content.
+    this._protos = this._gaxGrpc.loadProtoJSON(jsonProtos);
 
-    const nodejsProtoPath = path.join(
-      __dirname,
-      '..',
-      '..',
-      'protos',
-      'protos.json'
-    );
-    this._protos = this._gaxGrpc.loadProto(
-      opts.fallback
-        ? // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-var-requires
-          require('../../protos/protos.json')
-        : nodejsProtoPath
-    );
+    const protoFilesRoot = this._gaxModule.protobuf.Root.fromJSON(jsonProtos);
 
     // This API contains "long-running operations", which return a
     // an Operation object that allows for tracking of the operation,
     // rather than holding a request open.
-    const protoFilesRoot = opts.fallback
-      ? this._gaxModule.protobuf.Root.fromJSON(
-          // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-var-requires
-          require('../../protos/protos.json')
-        )
-      : this._gaxModule.protobuf.loadSync(nodejsProtoPath);
 
     this.operationsClient = this._gaxModule
       .lro({
diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-videointelligence/src/v1p1beta1/video_intelligence_service_client.ts b/packages/google-cloud-videointelligence/src/v1p1beta1/video_intelligence_service_client.ts
index 44c8b8487e3..2789742af15 100644
--- a/packages/google-cloud-videointelligence/src/v1p1beta1/video_intelligence_service_client.ts
+++ b/packages/google-cloud-videointelligence/src/v1p1beta1/video_intelligence_service_client.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import {
 import * as path from 'path';
 
 import * as protos from '../../protos/protos';
+import jsonProtos = require('../../protos/protos.json');
 /**
  * Client JSON configuration object, loaded from
  * `src/v1p1beta1/video_intelligence_service_client_config.json`.
@@ -143,32 +144,13 @@ export class VideoIntelligenceServiceClient {
       clientHeader.push(`${opts.libName}/${opts.libVersion}`);
     }
     // Load the applicable protos.
-    // For Node.js, pass the path to JSON proto file.
-    // For browsers, pass the JSON content.
+    this._protos = this._gaxGrpc.loadProtoJSON(jsonProtos);
 
-    const nodejsProtoPath = path.join(
-      __dirname,
-      '..',
-      '..',
-      'protos',
-      'protos.json'
-    );
-    this._protos = this._gaxGrpc.loadProto(
-      opts.fallback
-        ? // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-var-requires
-          require('../../protos/protos.json')
-        : nodejsProtoPath
-    );
+    const protoFilesRoot = this._gaxModule.protobuf.Root.fromJSON(jsonProtos);
 
     // This API contains "long-running operations", which return a
     // an Operation object that allows for tracking of the operation,
     // rather than holding a request open.
-    const protoFilesRoot = opts.fallback
-      ? this._gaxModule.protobuf.Root.fromJSON(
-          // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-var-requires
-          require('../../protos/protos.json')
-        )
-      : this._gaxModule.protobuf.loadSync(nodejsProtoPath);
 
     this.operationsClient = this._gaxModule
       .lro({
diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-videointelligence/src/v1p2beta1/video_intelligence_service_client.ts b/packages/google-cloud-videointelligence/src/v1p2beta1/video_intelligence_service_client.ts
index 1fdeb85c72a..1e723f66232 100644
--- a/packages/google-cloud-videointelligence/src/v1p2beta1/video_intelligence_service_client.ts
+++ b/packages/google-cloud-videointelligence/src/v1p2beta1/video_intelligence_service_client.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import {
 import * as path from 'path';
 
 import * as protos from '../../protos/protos';
+import jsonProtos = require('../../protos/protos.json');
 /**
  * Client JSON configuration object, loaded from
  * `src/v1p2beta1/video_intelligence_service_client_config.json`.
@@ -143,32 +144,13 @@ export class VideoIntelligenceServiceClient {
       clientHeader.push(`${opts.libName}/${opts.libVersion}`);
     }
     // Load the applicable protos.
-    // For Node.js, pass the path to JSON proto file.
-    // For browsers, pass the JSON content.
+    this._protos = this._gaxGrpc.loadProtoJSON(jsonProtos);
 
-    const nodejsProtoPath = path.join(
-      __dirname,
-      '..',
-      '..',
-      'protos',
-      'protos.json'
-    );
-    this._protos = this._gaxGrpc.loadProto(
-      opts.fallback
-        ? // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-var-requires
-          require('../../protos/protos.json')
-        : nodejsProtoPath
-    );
+    const protoFilesRoot = this._gaxModule.protobuf.Root.fromJSON(jsonProtos);
 
     // This API contains "long-running operations", which return a
     // an Operation object that allows for tracking of the operation,
     // rather than holding a request open.
-    const protoFilesRoot = opts.fallback
-      ? this._gaxModule.protobuf.Root.fromJSON(
-          // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-var-requires
-          require('../../protos/protos.json')
-        )
-      : this._gaxModule.protobuf.loadSync(nodejsProtoPath);
 
     this.operationsClient = this._gaxModule
       .lro({
diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-videointelligence/src/v1p3beta1/streaming_video_intelligence_service_client.ts b/packages/google-cloud-videointelligence/src/v1p3beta1/streaming_video_intelligence_service_client.ts
index 0d1077e2a66..b2a56b9ed7e 100644
--- a/packages/google-cloud-videointelligence/src/v1p3beta1/streaming_video_intelligence_service_client.ts
+++ b/packages/google-cloud-videointelligence/src/v1p3beta1/streaming_video_intelligence_service_client.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import {Callback, CallOptions, Descriptors, ClientOptions} from 'google-gax';
 import * as path from 'path';
 
 import * as protos from '../../protos/protos';
+import jsonProtos = require('../../protos/protos.json');
 /**
  * Client JSON configuration object, loaded from
  * `src/v1p3beta1/streaming_video_intelligence_service_client_config.json`.
@@ -136,22 +137,7 @@ export class StreamingVideoIntelligenceServiceClient {
       clientHeader.push(`${opts.libName}/${opts.libVersion}`);
     }
     // Load the applicable protos.
-    // For Node.js, pass the path to JSON proto file.
-    // For browsers, pass the JSON content.
-
-    const nodejsProtoPath = path.join(
-      __dirname,
-      '..',
-      '..',
-      'protos',
-      'protos.json'
-    );
-    this._protos = this._gaxGrpc.loadProto(
-      opts.fallback
-        ? // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-var-requires
-          require('../../protos/protos.json')
-        : nodejsProtoPath
-    );
+    this._protos = this._gaxGrpc.loadProtoJSON(jsonProtos);
 
     // Some of the methods on this service provide streaming responses.
     // Provide descriptors for these.
diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-videointelligence/src/v1p3beta1/video_intelligence_service_client.ts b/packages/google-cloud-videointelligence/src/v1p3beta1/video_intelligence_service_client.ts
index da2b6550357..134901e8902 100644
--- a/packages/google-cloud-videointelligence/src/v1p3beta1/video_intelligence_service_client.ts
+++ b/packages/google-cloud-videointelligence/src/v1p3beta1/video_intelligence_service_client.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import {
 import * as path from 'path';
 
 import * as protos from '../../protos/protos';
+import jsonProtos = require('../../protos/protos.json');
 /**
  * Client JSON configuration object, loaded from
  * `src/v1p3beta1/video_intelligence_service_client_config.json`.
@@ -143,32 +144,13 @@ export class VideoIntelligenceServiceClient {
       clientHeader.push(`${opts.libName}/${opts.libVersion}`);
     }
     // Load the applicable protos.
-    // For Node.js, pass the path to JSON proto file.
-    // For browsers, pass the JSON content.
+    this._protos = this._gaxGrpc.loadProtoJSON(jsonProtos);
 
-    const nodejsProtoPath = path.join(
-      __dirname,
-      '..',
-      '..',
-      'protos',
-      'protos.json'
-    );
-    this._protos = this._gaxGrpc.loadProto(
-      opts.fallback
-        ? // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-var-requires
-          require('../../protos/protos.json')
-        : nodejsProtoPath
-    );
+    const protoFilesRoot = this._gaxModule.protobuf.Root.fromJSON(jsonProtos);
 
     // This API contains "long-running operations", which return a
     // an Operation object that allows for tracking of the operation,
     // rather than holding a request open.
-    const protoFilesRoot = opts.fallback
-      ? this._gaxModule.protobuf.Root.fromJSON(
-          // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-var-requires
-          require('../../protos/protos.json')
-        )
-      : this._gaxModule.protobuf.loadSync(nodejsProtoPath);
 
     this.operationsClient = this._gaxModule
       .lro({