diff --git a/include/grpcpp/impl/codegen/config_protobuf.h b/include/grpcpp/impl/codegen/config_protobuf.h
index 94e593d1efd..8c2e9e67927 100644
--- a/include/grpcpp/impl/codegen/config_protobuf.h
+++ b/include/grpcpp/impl/codegen/config_protobuf.h
@@ -66,6 +66,12 @@
 #define GRPC_CUSTOM_CODEDINPUTSTREAM ::google::protobuf::io::CodedInputStream
 #endif
 
+#ifndef GRPC_CUSTOM_JSONUTIL
+#include <google/protobuf/util/json_util.h>
+#define GRPC_CUSTOM_JSONUTIL ::google::protobuf::util
+#define GRPC_CUSTOM_UTIL_STATUS ::google::protobuf::util::Status
+#endif
+
 namespace grpc {
 namespace protobuf {
 
@@ -83,6 +89,12 @@ typedef GRPC_CUSTOM_SERVICEDESCRIPTOR ServiceDescriptor;
 typedef GRPC_CUSTOM_SIMPLEDESCRIPTORDATABASE SimpleDescriptorDatabase;
 typedef GRPC_CUSTOM_SOURCELOCATION SourceLocation;
 
+namespace util {
+typedef GRPC_CUSTOM_UTIL_STATUS Status;
+}  // namespace util
+
+namespace json = GRPC_CUSTOM_JSONUTIL;
+
 namespace io {
 typedef GRPC_CUSTOM_ZEROCOPYOUTPUTSTREAM ZeroCopyOutputStream;
 typedef GRPC_CUSTOM_ZEROCOPYINPUTSTREAM ZeroCopyInputStream;
diff --git a/src/cpp/server/channelz/channelz_service.cc b/src/cpp/server/channelz/channelz_service.cc
index 79ed9102e53..428893f2775 100644
--- a/src/cpp/server/channelz/channelz_service.cc
+++ b/src/cpp/server/channelz/channelz_service.cc
@@ -20,9 +20,6 @@
 
 #include "src/cpp/server/channelz/channelz_service.h"
 
-#include <google/protobuf/text_format.h>
-#include <google/protobuf/util/json_util.h>
-
 #include <grpc/grpc.h>
 #include <grpc/support/alloc.h>
 
@@ -33,13 +30,14 @@ Status ChannelzService::GetTopChannels(
     channelz::v1::GetTopChannelsResponse* response) {
   char* json_str = grpc_channelz_get_top_channels(request->start_channel_id());
   if (json_str == nullptr) {
-    return Status(INTERNAL, "grpc_channelz_get_top_channels returned null");
+    return Status(StatusCode::INTERNAL,
+                  "grpc_channelz_get_top_channels returned null");
   }
-  google::protobuf::util::Status s =
-      google::protobuf::util::JsonStringToMessage(json_str, response);
+  grpc::protobuf::util::Status s =
+      grpc::protobuf::json::JsonStringToMessage(json_str, response);
   gpr_free(json_str);
-  if (s != google::protobuf::util::Status::OK) {
-    return Status(INTERNAL, s.ToString());
+  if (!s.ok()) {
+    return Status(StatusCode::INTERNAL, s.ToString());
   }
   return Status::OK;
 }
@@ -49,13 +47,14 @@ Status ChannelzService::GetServers(
     channelz::v1::GetServersResponse* response) {
   char* json_str = grpc_channelz_get_servers(request->start_server_id());
   if (json_str == nullptr) {
-    return Status(INTERNAL, "grpc_channelz_get_servers returned null");
+    return Status(StatusCode::INTERNAL,
+                  "grpc_channelz_get_servers returned null");
   }
-  google::protobuf::util::Status s =
-      google::protobuf::util::JsonStringToMessage(json_str, response);
+  grpc::protobuf::util::Status s =
+      grpc::protobuf::json::JsonStringToMessage(json_str, response);
   gpr_free(json_str);
-  if (s != google::protobuf::util::Status::OK) {
-    return Status(INTERNAL, s.ToString());
+  if (!s.ok()) {
+    return Status(StatusCode::INTERNAL, s.ToString());
   }
   return Status::OK;
 }
@@ -66,13 +65,14 @@ Status ChannelzService::GetServerSockets(
   char* json_str = grpc_channelz_get_server_sockets(request->server_id(),
                                                     request->start_socket_id());
   if (json_str == nullptr) {
-    return Status(INTERNAL, "grpc_channelz_get_server_sockets returned null");
+    return Status(StatusCode::INTERNAL,
+                  "grpc_channelz_get_server_sockets returned null");
   }
-  google::protobuf::util::Status s =
-      google::protobuf::util::JsonStringToMessage(json_str, response);
+  grpc::protobuf::util::Status s =
+      grpc::protobuf::json::JsonStringToMessage(json_str, response);
   gpr_free(json_str);
-  if (s != google::protobuf::util::Status::OK) {
-    return Status(INTERNAL, s.ToString());
+  if (!s.ok()) {
+    return Status(StatusCode::INTERNAL, s.ToString());
   }
   return Status::OK;
 }
@@ -82,13 +82,13 @@ Status ChannelzService::GetChannel(
     channelz::v1::GetChannelResponse* response) {
   char* json_str = grpc_channelz_get_channel(request->channel_id());
   if (json_str == nullptr) {
-    return Status(NOT_FOUND, "No object found for that ChannelId");
+    return Status(StatusCode::NOT_FOUND, "No object found for that ChannelId");
   }
-  google::protobuf::util::Status s =
-      google::protobuf::util::JsonStringToMessage(json_str, response);
+  grpc::protobuf::util::Status s =
+      grpc::protobuf::json::JsonStringToMessage(json_str, response);
   gpr_free(json_str);
-  if (s != google::protobuf::util::Status::OK) {
-    return Status(INTERNAL, s.ToString());
+  if (!s.ok()) {
+    return Status(StatusCode::INTERNAL, s.ToString());
   }
   return Status::OK;
 }
@@ -98,13 +98,14 @@ Status ChannelzService::GetSubchannel(
     channelz::v1::GetSubchannelResponse* response) {
   char* json_str = grpc_channelz_get_subchannel(request->subchannel_id());
   if (json_str == nullptr) {
-    return Status(NOT_FOUND, "No object found for that SubchannelId");
+    return Status(StatusCode::NOT_FOUND,
+                  "No object found for that SubchannelId");
   }
-  google::protobuf::util::Status s =
-      google::protobuf::util::JsonStringToMessage(json_str, response);
+  grpc::protobuf::util::Status s =
+      grpc::protobuf::json::JsonStringToMessage(json_str, response);
   gpr_free(json_str);
-  if (s != google::protobuf::util::Status::OK) {
-    return Status(INTERNAL, s.ToString());
+  if (!s.ok()) {
+    return Status(StatusCode::INTERNAL, s.ToString());
   }
   return Status::OK;
 }
@@ -114,13 +115,13 @@ Status ChannelzService::GetSocket(ServerContext* unused,
                                   channelz::v1::GetSocketResponse* response) {
   char* json_str = grpc_channelz_get_socket(request->socket_id());
   if (json_str == nullptr) {
-    return Status(NOT_FOUND, "No object found for that SocketId");
+    return Status(StatusCode::NOT_FOUND, "No object found for that SocketId");
   }
-  google::protobuf::util::Status s =
-      google::protobuf::util::JsonStringToMessage(json_str, response);
+  grpc::protobuf::util::Status s =
+      grpc::protobuf::json::JsonStringToMessage(json_str, response);
   gpr_free(json_str);
-  if (s != google::protobuf::util::Status::OK) {
-    return Status(INTERNAL, s.ToString());
+  if (!s.ok()) {
+    return Status(StatusCode::INTERNAL, s.ToString());
   }
   return Status::OK;
 }
diff --git a/test/cpp/util/config_grpc_cli.h b/test/cpp/util/config_grpc_cli.h
index 1df7b36e2e2..358884196df 100644
--- a/test/cpp/util/config_grpc_cli.h
+++ b/test/cpp/util/config_grpc_cli.h
@@ -40,11 +40,6 @@
 #define GRPC_CUSTOM_TEXTFORMAT ::google::protobuf::TextFormat
 #endif
 
-#ifndef GRPC_CUSTOM_JSONUTIL
-#include <google/protobuf/util/json_util.h>
-#define GRPC_CUSTOM_JSONUTIL ::google::protobuf::util
-#endif
-
 #ifndef GRPC_CUSTOM_DISKSOURCETREE
 #include <google/protobuf/compiler/importer.h>
 #define GRPC_CUSTOM_DISKSOURCETREE ::google::protobuf::compiler::DiskSourceTree
@@ -63,8 +58,6 @@ typedef GRPC_CUSTOM_MERGEDDESCRIPTORDATABASE MergedDescriptorDatabase;
 
 typedef GRPC_CUSTOM_TEXTFORMAT TextFormat;
 
-namespace json = GRPC_CUSTOM_JSONUTIL;
-
 namespace compiler {
 typedef GRPC_CUSTOM_DISKSOURCETREE DiskSourceTree;
 typedef GRPC_CUSTOM_IMPORTER Importer;