diff --git a/cpp/helloworld/greeter_async_client.cc b/cpp/helloworld/greeter_async_client.cc
index 5fa6ec6edbf..b131005ef3a 100644
--- a/cpp/helloworld/greeter_async_client.cc
+++ b/cpp/helloworld/greeter_async_client.cc
@@ -90,22 +90,16 @@ class GreeterClient {
     }
   }
 
-  void Shutdown() { stub_.reset(); }
-
  private:
   std::unique_ptr<Greeter::Stub> stub_;
 };
 
 int main(int argc, char** argv) {
-  grpc_init();
-
   GreeterClient greeter(grpc::CreateChannel(
       "localhost:50051", grpc::InsecureCredentials(), ChannelArguments()));
   std::string user("world");
   std::string reply = greeter.SayHello(user);
   std::cout << "Greeter received: " << reply << std::endl;
 
-  greeter.Shutdown();
-
-  grpc_shutdown();
+  return 0;
 }
diff --git a/cpp/helloworld/greeter_async_server.cc b/cpp/helloworld/greeter_async_server.cc
index 47110a719f7..2e5343b364a 100644
--- a/cpp/helloworld/greeter_async_server.cc
+++ b/cpp/helloworld/greeter_async_server.cc
@@ -131,11 +131,8 @@ class ServerImpl final {
 };
 
 int main(int argc, char** argv) {
-  grpc_init();
-
   ServerImpl server;
   server.Run();
 
-  grpc_shutdown();
   return 0;
 }
diff --git a/cpp/helloworld/greeter_client.cc b/cpp/helloworld/greeter_client.cc
index 4776cf9d3d0..c0aec1696a4 100644
--- a/cpp/helloworld/greeter_client.cc
+++ b/cpp/helloworld/greeter_client.cc
@@ -71,15 +71,11 @@ class GreeterClient {
     }
   }
 
-  void Shutdown() { stub_.reset(); }
-
  private:
   std::unique_ptr<Greeter::Stub> stub_;
 };
 
 int main(int argc, char** argv) {
-  grpc_init();
-
   GreeterClient greeter(
       grpc::CreateChannel("localhost:50051", grpc::InsecureCredentials(),
                           ChannelArguments()));
@@ -87,7 +83,5 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
   std::string reply = greeter.SayHello(user);
   std::cout << "Greeter received: " << reply << std::endl;
 
-  greeter.Shutdown();
-
-  grpc_shutdown();
+  return 0;
 }
diff --git a/cpp/helloworld/greeter_server.cc b/cpp/helloworld/greeter_server.cc
index a090075d9f2..e40bf1b3a1a 100644
--- a/cpp/helloworld/greeter_server.cc
+++ b/cpp/helloworld/greeter_server.cc
@@ -73,10 +73,7 @@ void RunServer() {
 }
 
 int main(int argc, char** argv) {
-  grpc_init();
-
   RunServer();
 
-  grpc_shutdown();
   return 0;
 }
diff --git a/cpp/route_guide/route_guide_client.cc b/cpp/route_guide/route_guide_client.cc
index e2b7d5a58e9..91e1cebfc7a 100644
--- a/cpp/route_guide/route_guide_client.cc
+++ b/cpp/route_guide/route_guide_client.cc
@@ -205,8 +205,6 @@ class RouteGuideClient {
     }
   }
 
-  void Shutdown() { stub_.reset(); }
-
  private:
 
   bool GetOneFeature(const Point& point, Feature* feature) {
@@ -238,8 +236,6 @@ class RouteGuideClient {
 };
 
 int main(int argc, char** argv) {
-  grpc_init();
-
   // Expect only arg: --db_path=path/to/route_guide_db.json.
   std::string db = examples::GetDbFileContent(argc, argv);
   RouteGuideClient guide(
@@ -256,7 +252,5 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
   std::cout << "-------------- RouteChat --------------" << std::endl;
   guide.RouteChat();
 
-  guide.Shutdown();
-
-  grpc_shutdown();
+  return 0;
 }
diff --git a/cpp/route_guide/route_guide_server.cc b/cpp/route_guide/route_guide_server.cc
index 417f7815351..8a0ea26132a 100644
--- a/cpp/route_guide/route_guide_server.cc
+++ b/cpp/route_guide/route_guide_server.cc
@@ -111,7 +111,8 @@ class RouteGuideImpl final : public RouteGuide::Service {
     return Status::OK;
   }
 
-  Status ListFeatures(ServerContext* context, const examples::Rectangle* rectangle,
+  Status ListFeatures(ServerContext* context,
+                      const examples::Rectangle* rectangle,
                       ServerWriter<Feature>* writer) override {
     auto lo = rectangle->lo();
     auto hi = rectangle->hi();
@@ -195,12 +196,9 @@ void RunServer(const std::string& db_path) {
 }
 
 int main(int argc, char** argv) {
-  grpc_init();
-
   // Expect only arg: --db_path=path/to/route_guide_db.json.
   std::string db = examples::GetDbFileContent(argc, argv);
   RunServer(db);
 
-  grpc_shutdown();
   return 0;
 }