4 files changed, 11 insertions, 54 deletions
diff --git a/src/objective-c/tests/InteropTests.m b/src/objective-c/tests/InteropTests.m
index a503f02059..494743d604 100644
--- a/src/objective-c/tests/InteropTests.m
+++ b/src/objective-c/tests/InteropTests.m
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@
 #import <GRPCClient/GRPCCall+Tests.h>
 #import <GRPCClient/GRPCCall+Cronet.h>
 #import <ProtoRPC/ProtoRPC.h>
-#import <RemoteTest/Empty.pbobjc.h>
 #import <RemoteTest/Messages.pbobjc.h>
 #import <RemoteTest/Test.pbobjc.h>
 #import <RemoteTest/Test.pbrpc.h>
@@ -110,12 +109,12 @@ static cronet_engine *cronetEngine = NULL;
   XCTAssertNotNil(self.class.host);
   __weak XCTestExpectation *expectation = [self expectationWithDescription:@"EmptyUnary"];
 
-  RMTEmpty *request = [RMTEmpty message];
+  GPBEmpty *request = [GPBEmpty message];
 
-  [_service emptyCallWithRequest:request handler:^(RMTEmpty *response, NSError *error) {
+  [_service emptyCallWithRequest:request handler:^(GPBEmpty *response, NSError *error) {
     XCTAssertNil(error, @"Finished with unexpected error: %@", error);
 
-    id expectedResponse = [RMTEmpty message];
+    id expectedResponse = [GPBEmpty message];
     XCTAssertEqualObjects(response, expectedResponse);
 
     [expectation fulfill];
@@ -343,9 +342,9 @@ static cronet_engine *cronetEngine = NULL;
   __weak XCTestExpectation *expectation =
       [self expectationWithDescription:@"RPC after closing connection"];
 
-  RMTEmpty *request = [RMTEmpty message];
+  GPBEmpty *request = [GPBEmpty message];
 
-  [_service emptyCallWithRequest:request handler:^(RMTEmpty *response, NSError *error) {
+  [_service emptyCallWithRequest:request handler:^(GPBEmpty *response, NSError *error) {
     XCTAssertNil(error, @"First RPC finished with unexpected error: %@", error);
 
 #pragma clang diagnostic push
@@ -353,7 +352,7 @@ static cronet_engine *cronetEngine = NULL;
     [GRPCCall closeOpenConnections];
 #pragma clang diagnostic pop
 
-    [_service emptyCallWithRequest:request handler:^(RMTEmpty *response, NSError *error) {
+    [_service emptyCallWithRequest:request handler:^(GPBEmpty *response, NSError *error) {
       XCTAssertNil(error, @"Second RPC finished with unexpected error: %@", error);
       [expectation fulfill];
     }];
diff --git a/src/objective-c/tests/RemoteTestClient/RemoteTest.podspec b/src/objective-c/tests/RemoteTestClient/RemoteTest.podspec
index 887380eb55..25c9c7f841 100644
--- a/src/objective-c/tests/RemoteTestClient/RemoteTest.podspec
+++ b/src/objective-c/tests/RemoteTestClient/RemoteTest.podspec
@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@ Pod::Spec.new do |s|
     BINDIR=../../../../bins/$CONFIG
     PROTOC=$BINDIR/protobuf/protoc
     PLUGIN=$BINDIR/grpc_objective_c_plugin
-    $PROTOC --plugin=protoc-gen-grpc=$PLUGIN --objc_out=. --grpc_out=. *.proto
+    # we use this path to locate well-known proto files
+    PROTO_SRC=../../../../third_party/protobuf/src
+    $PROTOC --plugin=protoc-gen-grpc=$PLUGIN --objc_out=. --grpc_out=. *.proto -I $PROTO_SRC -I .
   CMD
 
   s.subspec "Messages" do |ms|
diff --git a/src/objective-c/tests/RemoteTestClient/empty.proto b/src/objective-c/tests/RemoteTestClient/empty.proto
deleted file mode 100644
index a678048289..0000000000
--- a/src/objective-c/tests/RemoteTestClient/empty.proto
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,44 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright 2015, Google Inc.
-// All rights reserved.
-//
-// Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
-// modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
-// met:
-//
-//     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
-// notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
-//     * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
-// copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer
-// in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
-// distribution.
-//     * Neither the name of Google Inc. nor the names of its
-// contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from
-// this software without specific prior written permission.
-//
-// THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
-// "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
-// LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
-// A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
-// OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
-// SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
-// LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
-// DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
-// THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
-// (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
-// OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
-
-syntax = "proto3";
-
-package grpc.testing;
-
-option objc_class_prefix = "RMT";
-
-// An empty message that you can re-use to avoid defining duplicated empty
-// messages in your project. A typical example is to use it as argument or the
-// return value of a service API. For instance:
-//
-//   service Foo {
-//     rpc Bar (grpc.testing.Empty) returns (grpc.testing.Empty) { };
-//   };
-//
-message Empty {}
diff --git a/src/objective-c/tests/RemoteTestClient/test.proto b/src/objective-c/tests/RemoteTestClient/test.proto
index 514c3b8095..5c359c5c12 100644
--- a/src/objective-c/tests/RemoteTestClient/test.proto
+++ b/src/objective-c/tests/RemoteTestClient/test.proto
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 // of unary/streaming requests/responses.
 syntax = "proto3";
 
-import "empty.proto";
+import "google/protobuf/empty.proto";
 import "messages.proto";
 
 package grpc.testing;
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ option objc_class_prefix = "RMT";
 // performance with various types of payload.
 service TestService {
   // One empty request followed by one empty response.
-  rpc EmptyCall(grpc.testing.Empty) returns (grpc.testing.Empty);
+  rpc EmptyCall(google.protobuf.Empty) returns (google.protobuf.Empty);
 
   // One request followed by one response.
   rpc UnaryCall(SimpleRequest) returns (SimpleResponse);