diff --git a/examples/python/helloworld/run_codegen.sh b/examples/python/helloworld/run_codegen.sh
index 42b58e50217..34224e5c418 100755
--- a/examples/python/helloworld/run_codegen.sh
+++ b/examples/python/helloworld/run_codegen.sh
@@ -29,4 +29,4 @@
 # OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
 # Runs the protoc with gRPC plugin to generate protocol messages and gRPC stubs.
-protoc -I ../../protos --python_out=. --grpc_out=. --plugin=protoc-gen-grpc=`which grpc_python_plugin` ../../protos/helloworld.proto
+python -m grpc.tools.protoc -I../../protos --python_out=. --grpc_python_out=. ../../protos/helloworld.proto
diff --git a/examples/python/route_guide/run_codegen.sh b/examples/python/route_guide/run_codegen.sh
index d9d56c2d7ab..a377a1ab409 100755
--- a/examples/python/route_guide/run_codegen.sh
+++ b/examples/python/route_guide/run_codegen.sh
@@ -29,4 +29,4 @@
 # OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
 # Runs the protoc with gRPC plugin to generate protocol messages and gRPC stubs.
-protoc -I ../../protos --python_out=. --grpc_out=. --plugin=protoc-gen-grpc=`which grpc_python_plugin` ../../protos/route_guide.proto
+python -m grpc.tools.protoc -I../../protos --python_out=. --grpc_python_out=. ../../protos/route_guide.proto