diff --git a/src/core/handshaker/http_connect/http_connect_handshaker.cc b/src/core/handshaker/http_connect/http_connect_handshaker.cc
index 1b1a1198cfb..0868190ef65 100644
--- a/src/core/handshaker/http_connect/http_connect_handshaker.cc
+++ b/src/core/handshaker/http_connect/http_connect_handshaker.cc
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ bool HttpConnectHandshaker::OnReadDoneLocked(absl::Status error) {
   // Add buffer to parser.
   while (args_->read_buffer.Count() > 0) {
     Slice slice = args_->read_buffer.TakeFirst();
-    if (slice.length() > 0) {
+    if (!slice.empty()) {
       size_t body_start_offset = 0;
       error = grpc_http_parser_parse(&http_parser_, slice.c_slice(),
                                      &body_start_offset);
diff --git a/src/core/lib/gprpp/status_helper.cc b/src/core/lib/gprpp/status_helper.cc
index 40db6dc0cfc..a2a5160e2f1 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/gprpp/status_helper.cc
+++ b/src/core/lib/gprpp/status_helper.cc
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ google_rpc_Status* StatusToProto(const absl::Status& status, upb_Arena* arena) {
                          PercentEncodingType::Compatible);
   char* message_percent = reinterpret_cast<char*>(
       upb_Arena_Malloc(arena, message_percent_slice.length()));
-  if (message_percent_slice.length() > 0) {
+  if (!message_percent_slice.empty()) {
     memcpy(message_percent, message_percent_slice.data(),
            message_percent_slice.length());
   }
diff --git a/src/core/lib/security/credentials/oauth2/oauth2_credentials.cc b/src/core/lib/security/credentials/oauth2/oauth2_credentials.cc
index 7244144abee..7c8236b3850 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/security/credentials/oauth2/oauth2_credentials.cc
+++ b/src/core/lib/security/credentials/oauth2/oauth2_credentials.cc
@@ -539,7 +539,7 @@ void MaybeAddToBody(const char* field_name, const char* field,
 grpc_error_handle LoadTokenFile(const char* path, grpc_slice* token) {
   auto slice = LoadFile(path, /*add_null_terminator=*/true);
   if (!slice.ok()) return slice.status();
-  if (slice->length() == 0) {
+  if (slice->empty()) {
     LOG(ERROR) << "Token file " << path << " is empty";
     return GRPC_ERROR_CREATE("Token file is empty.");
   }
diff --git a/src/cpp/server/server_cc.cc b/src/cpp/server/server_cc.cc
index 099b8ca2141..d229e279a61 100644
--- a/src/cpp/server/server_cc.cc
+++ b/src/cpp/server/server_cc.cc
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ gpr_once g_once_init_callbacks = GPR_ONCE_INIT;
 
 void InitGlobalCallbacks() {
   if (!g_callbacks) {
-    g_callbacks.reset(new DefaultGlobalCallbacks());
+    g_callbacks = std::make_shared<DefaultGlobalCallbacks>();
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/test/core/event_engine/test_suite/posix/oracle_event_engine_posix.cc b/test/core/event_engine/test_suite/posix/oracle_event_engine_posix.cc
index 52eff1798ec..54cf3d599e8 100644
--- a/test/core/event_engine/test_suite/posix/oracle_event_engine_posix.cc
+++ b/test/core/event_engine/test_suite/posix/oracle_event_engine_posix.cc
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ int WriteBytes(int sockfd, int& saved_errno, std::string write_bytes) {
       return ret;
     }
     write_bytes = write_bytes.substr(ret, std::string::npos);
-  } while (write_bytes.length() > 0);
+  } while (!write_bytes.empty());
   return original_write_length;
 }
 }  // namespace
diff --git a/test/core/event_engine/test_suite/posix/oracle_event_engine_posix.h b/test/core/event_engine/test_suite/posix/oracle_event_engine_posix.h
index dc6de649e71..52e9953c2b1 100644
--- a/test/core/event_engine/test_suite/posix/oracle_event_engine_posix.h
+++ b/test/core/event_engine/test_suite/posix/oracle_event_engine_posix.h
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ class PosixOracleEndpoint : public EventEngine::Endpoint {
                    absl::AnyInvocable<void(absl::Status)>&& on_complete)
         : bytes_to_write_(ExtractSliceBufferIntoString(buffer)),
           on_complete_(std::move(on_complete)) {}
-    bool IsValid() { return bytes_to_write_.length() > 0; }
+    bool IsValid() { return !bytes_to_write_.empty(); }
     std::string GetBytesToWrite() const { return bytes_to_write_; }
     void operator()(absl::Status status) {
       if (on_complete_ != nullptr) {
diff --git a/test/cpp/end2end/mock_test.cc b/test/cpp/end2end/mock_test.cc
index f561ec70a20..073b67dcbfe 100644
--- a/test/cpp/end2end/mock_test.cc
+++ b/test/cpp/end2end/mock_test.cc
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ class CallbackTestServiceImpl : public EchoTestService::CallbackService {
     // adding this variance in Status return value just to improve coverage in
     // this test.
     auto* reactor = context->DefaultReactor();
-    if (request->message().length() > 0) {
+    if (!request->message().empty()) {
       response->set_message(request->message());
       reactor->Finish(Status::OK);
     } else {
diff --git a/test/cpp/end2end/test_service_impl.cc b/test/cpp/end2end/test_service_impl.cc
index 0c23abc6c51..079dca44feb 100644
--- a/test/cpp/end2end/test_service_impl.cc
+++ b/test/cpp/end2end/test_service_impl.cc
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ ServerUnaryReactor* CallbackTestServiceImpl::Echo(
         }
       }
       if (req_->has_param() &&
-          (req_->param().expected_client_identity().length() > 0 ||
+          (!req_->param().expected_client_identity().empty() ||
            req_->param().check_auth_context())) {
         internal::CheckServerAuthContext(
             ctx_, req_->param().expected_transport_security_type(),
diff --git a/test/cpp/end2end/test_service_impl.h b/test/cpp/end2end/test_service_impl.h
index 05511373302..84cb324e46b 100644
--- a/test/cpp/end2end/test_service_impl.h
+++ b/test/cpp/end2end/test_service_impl.h
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ class TestMultipleServiceImpl : public RpcService {
       }
     }
     if (request->has_param() &&
-        (request->param().expected_client_identity().length() > 0 ||
+        (!request->param().expected_client_identity().empty() ||
          request->param().check_auth_context())) {
       internal::CheckServerAuthContext(
           context, request->param().expected_transport_security_type(),
diff --git a/test/cpp/ext/otel/otel_test_library.cc b/test/cpp/ext/otel/otel_test_library.cc
index e16ff6b9980..7bc0daac261 100644
--- a/test/cpp/ext/otel/otel_test_library.cc
+++ b/test/cpp/ext/otel/otel_test_library.cc
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include "test/cpp/ext/otel/otel_test_library.h"
 
 #include <atomic>
+#include <memory>
 
 #include "absl/functional/any_invocable.h"
 #include "gmock/gmock.h"
@@ -289,7 +290,7 @@ OpenTelemetryPluginEnd2EndTest::ConfigureOTBuilder(
   if (options.use_meter_provider) {
     auto meter_provider =
         std::make_shared<opentelemetry::sdk::metrics::MeterProvider>();
-    reader.reset(new grpc::testing::MockMetricReader);
+    reader = std::make_shared<grpc::testing::MockMetricReader>();
     meter_provider->AddMetricReader(reader);
     ot_builder->SetMeterProvider(std::move(meter_provider));
   }
diff --git a/test/cpp/interop/stress_test.cc b/test/cpp/interop/stress_test.cc
index b43879c9a2c..a87d8b7d2cd 100644
--- a/test/cpp/interop/stress_test.cc
+++ b/test/cpp/interop/stress_test.cc
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
                             server_addresses);
 
   // Parse test cases and weights
-  if (absl::GetFlag(FLAGS_test_cases).length() == 0) {
+  if (absl::GetFlag(FLAGS_test_cases).empty()) {
     LOG(ERROR) << "No test cases supplied";
     return 1;
   }
diff --git a/test/cpp/microbenchmarks/bm_fullstack_unary_ping_pong_chaotic_good.cc b/test/cpp/microbenchmarks/bm_fullstack_unary_ping_pong_chaotic_good.cc
index b79df3ed4d1..14299ebb5b2 100644
--- a/test/cpp/microbenchmarks/bm_fullstack_unary_ping_pong_chaotic_good.cc
+++ b/test/cpp/microbenchmarks/bm_fullstack_unary_ping_pong_chaotic_good.cc
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class ChaoticGoodFixture : public BaseFixture {
       const FixtureConfiguration& config = FixtureConfiguration()) {
     auto address = MakeAddress(&port_);
     ServerBuilder b;
-    if (address.length() > 0) {
+    if (!address.empty()) {
       b.AddListeningPort(address, ChaoticGoodInsecureServerCredentials());
     }
     cq_ = b.AddCompletionQueue(true);
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class ChaoticGoodFixture : public BaseFixture {
     server_ = b.BuildAndStart();
     ChannelArguments args;
     config.ApplyCommonChannelArguments(&args);
-    if (address.length() > 0) {
+    if (!address.empty()) {
       channel_ = grpc::CreateCustomChannel(
           address, ChaoticGoodInsecureChannelCredentials(), args);
     } else {
diff --git a/test/cpp/microbenchmarks/fullstack_fixtures.h b/test/cpp/microbenchmarks/fullstack_fixtures.h
index 664fa70a25a..8ded4de82cc 100644
--- a/test/cpp/microbenchmarks/fullstack_fixtures.h
+++ b/test/cpp/microbenchmarks/fullstack_fixtures.h
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ class FullstackFixture : public BaseFixture {
   FullstackFixture(Service* service, const FixtureConfiguration& config,
                    const std::string& address) {
     ServerBuilder b;
-    if (address.length() > 0) {
+    if (!address.empty()) {
       b.AddListeningPort(address, InsecureServerCredentials());
     }
     cq_ = b.AddCompletionQueue(true);
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ class FullstackFixture : public BaseFixture {
     server_ = b.BuildAndStart();
     ChannelArguments args;
     config.ApplyCommonChannelArguments(&args);
-    if (address.length() > 0) {
+    if (!address.empty()) {
       channel_ = grpc::CreateCustomChannel(address,
                                            InsecureChannelCredentials(), args);
     } else {
diff --git a/test/cpp/qps/driver.cc b/test/cpp/qps/driver.cc
index d330fa9eb03..d7d6c5baf5c 100644
--- a/test/cpp/qps/driver.cc
+++ b/test/cpp/qps/driver.cc
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ std::unique_ptr<ScenarioResult> RunScenario(
       client_config.add_server_targets(cli_target.c_str());
     }
   }
-  if (qps_server_target_override.length() > 0) {
+  if (!qps_server_target_override.empty()) {
     // overriding the qps server target only makes since if there is <= 1
     // servers
     CHECK_LE(num_servers, 1u);
diff --git a/test/cpp/util/grpc_tool.cc b/test/cpp/util/grpc_tool.cc
index 95c8bc3d83b..8f171274bb4 100644
--- a/test/cpp/util/grpc_tool.cc
+++ b/test/cpp/util/grpc_tool.cc
@@ -653,7 +653,7 @@ bool GrpcTool::CallMethod(int argc, const char** argv,
           fprintf(stderr, "Request sent.\n");
         }
       } else {
-        if (line.length() == 0) {
+        if (line.empty()) {
           request_text = request_ss.str();
           request_ss.str(std::string());
           request_ss.clear();
@@ -786,7 +786,7 @@ bool GrpcTool::CallMethod(int argc, const char** argv,
             }
           }
         } else {
-          if (line.length() == 0) {
+          if (line.empty()) {
             request_text = request_ss.str();
             request_ss.str(std::string());
             request_ss.clear();