diff --git a/examples/cpp/helloworld/greeter_async_client.cc b/examples/cpp/helloworld/greeter_async_client.cc
index ab02bbc478a..72c3d47c222 100644
--- a/examples/cpp/helloworld/greeter_async_client.cc
+++ b/examples/cpp/helloworld/greeter_async_client.cc
@@ -64,15 +64,8 @@ class GreeterClient {
     // Storage for the status of the RPC upon completion.
     Status status;
 
-    // stub_->PrepareAsyncSayHello() creates an RPC object, returning
-    // an instance to store in "call" but does not actually start the RPC
-    // Because we are using the asynchronous API, we need to hold on to
-    // the "call" instance in order to get updates on the ongoing RPC.
     std::unique_ptr<ClientAsyncResponseReader<HelloReply> > rpc(
-        stub_->PrepareAsyncSayHello(&context, request, &cq));
-
-    // StartCall initiates the RPC call
-    rpc->StartCall();
+        stub_->AsyncSayHello(&context, request, &cq));
 
     // Request that, upon completion of the RPC, "reply" be updated with the
     // server's response; "status" with the indication of whether the operation