diff --git a/build.yaml b/build.yaml
index 3701c0d8149..5e7b5bbe00b 100644
--- a/build.yaml
+++ b/build.yaml
@@ -1094,7 +1094,6 @@ libs:
   deps:
   - grpc++_reflection
   - grpc++
-  - grpc++_test_config
 - name: grpc_plugin_support
   build: protoc
   language: c++
diff --git a/test/cpp/util/proto_reflection_descriptor_database.cc b/test/cpp/util/proto_reflection_descriptor_database.cc
index f0d14c686a3..ae633ea7f4e 100644
--- a/test/cpp/util/proto_reflection_descriptor_database.cc
+++ b/test/cpp/util/proto_reflection_descriptor_database.cc
@@ -314,13 +314,16 @@ ProtoReflectionDescriptorDatabase::GetStream() {
   return stream_;
 }
 
-void ProtoReflectionDescriptorDatabase::DoOneRequest(
+bool ProtoReflectionDescriptorDatabase::DoOneRequest(
     const ServerReflectionRequest& request,
     ServerReflectionResponse& response) {
+  bool request_succeed = false;
   stream_mutex_.lock();
-  GetStream()->Write(request);
-  GetStream()->Read(&response);
+  if (GetStream()->Write(request) && GetStream()->Read(&response)) {
+    request_succeed = true;
+  }
   stream_mutex_.unlock();
+  return request_succeed;
 }
 
 }  // namespace grpc
diff --git a/test/cpp/util/proto_reflection_descriptor_database.h b/test/cpp/util/proto_reflection_descriptor_database.h
index 0e69696d5fb..54114f10814 100644
--- a/test/cpp/util/proto_reflection_descriptor_database.h
+++ b/test/cpp/util/proto_reflection_descriptor_database.h
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ class ProtoReflectionDescriptorDatabase : public protobuf::DescriptorDatabase {
 
   const std::shared_ptr<ClientStream> GetStream();
 
-  void DoOneRequest(
+  bool DoOneRequest(
       const grpc::reflection::v1alpha::ServerReflectionRequest& request,
       grpc::reflection::v1alpha::ServerReflectionResponse& response);
 
diff --git a/tools/run_tests/sources_and_headers.json b/tools/run_tests/sources_and_headers.json
index 1b8f19a298d..38357e193d6 100644
--- a/tools/run_tests/sources_and_headers.json
+++ b/tools/run_tests/sources_and_headers.json
@@ -4693,8 +4693,7 @@
   {
     "deps": [
       "grpc++", 
-      "grpc++_reflection", 
-      "grpc++_test_config"
+      "grpc++_reflection"
     ], 
     "headers": [
       "test/cpp/util/cli_call.h", 
diff --git a/vsprojects/vcxproj/grpc_cli_libs/grpc_cli_libs.vcxproj b/vsprojects/vcxproj/grpc_cli_libs/grpc_cli_libs.vcxproj
index 2790884ee1b..4c61baa506d 100644
--- a/vsprojects/vcxproj/grpc_cli_libs/grpc_cli_libs.vcxproj
+++ b/vsprojects/vcxproj/grpc_cli_libs/grpc_cli_libs.vcxproj
@@ -176,9 +176,6 @@
     <ProjectReference Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\vsprojects\vcxproj\.\grpc++\grpc++.vcxproj">
       <Project>{C187A093-A0FE-489D-A40A-6E33DE0F9FEB}</Project>
     </ProjectReference>
-    <ProjectReference Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\vsprojects\vcxproj\.\grpc++_test_config\grpc++_test_config.vcxproj">
-      <Project>{3F7D093D-11F9-C4BC-BEB7-18EB28E3F290}</Project>
-    </ProjectReference>
   </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
   <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionTargets">