diff --git a/baselines/asset/src/v1/asset_service_client.ts.baseline b/baselines/asset/src/v1/asset_service_client.ts.baseline
index aee9d5408..f1edfaecd 100644
--- a/baselines/asset/src/v1/asset_service_client.ts.baseline
+++ b/baselines/asset/src/v1/asset_service_client.ts.baseline
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 import type * as gax from 'google-gax';
 import type {Callback, CallOptions, Descriptors, ClientOptions, GrpcClientOptions, LROperation} from 'google-gax';
 
-import type * as protos from '../../protos/protos';
+import * as protos from '../../protos/protos';
 import jsonProtos = require('../../protos/protos.json');
 import * as crypto from 'crypto';
 /**
diff --git a/baselines/bigquery-storage/src/v1beta1/big_query_storage_client.ts.baseline b/baselines/bigquery-storage/src/v1beta1/big_query_storage_client.ts.baseline
index 27d92437f..4dadd62d9 100644
--- a/baselines/bigquery-storage/src/v1beta1/big_query_storage_client.ts.baseline
+++ b/baselines/bigquery-storage/src/v1beta1/big_query_storage_client.ts.baseline
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 import type * as gax from 'google-gax';
 import type {Callback, CallOptions, Descriptors, ClientOptions} from 'google-gax';
 import {PassThrough} from 'stream';
-import type * as protos from '../../protos/protos';
+import * as protos from '../../protos/protos';
 import jsonProtos = require('../../protos/protos.json');
 import * as crypto from 'crypto';
 /**
diff --git a/baselines/compute/src/v1/addresses_client.ts.baseline b/baselines/compute/src/v1/addresses_client.ts.baseline
index f14399e14..719edf14a 100644
--- a/baselines/compute/src/v1/addresses_client.ts.baseline
+++ b/baselines/compute/src/v1/addresses_client.ts.baseline
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 import type * as gax from 'google-gax';
 import type {Callback, CallOptions, Descriptors, ClientOptions, LROperation, PaginationCallback, GaxCall} from 'google-gax';
 import {Transform} from 'stream';
-import type * as protos from '../../protos/protos';
+import * as protos from '../../protos/protos';
 import jsonProtos = require('../../protos/protos.json');
 import * as crypto from 'crypto';
 /**
diff --git a/baselines/compute/src/v1/region_operations_client.ts.baseline b/baselines/compute/src/v1/region_operations_client.ts.baseline
index 8a0f54c31..dd4637ce7 100644
--- a/baselines/compute/src/v1/region_operations_client.ts.baseline
+++ b/baselines/compute/src/v1/region_operations_client.ts.baseline
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 import type * as gax from 'google-gax';
 import type {Callback, CallOptions, Descriptors, ClientOptions} from 'google-gax';
 
-import type * as protos from '../../protos/protos';
+import * as protos from '../../protos/protos';
 import jsonProtos = require('../../protos/protos.json');
 import * as crypto from 'crypto';
 /**
diff --git a/baselines/deprecatedtest/src/v1/deprecated_service_client.ts.baseline b/baselines/deprecatedtest/src/v1/deprecated_service_client.ts.baseline
index 174f642a0..8f9616899 100644
--- a/baselines/deprecatedtest/src/v1/deprecated_service_client.ts.baseline
+++ b/baselines/deprecatedtest/src/v1/deprecated_service_client.ts.baseline
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 import type * as gax from 'google-gax';
 import type {Callback, CallOptions, Descriptors, ClientOptions} from 'google-gax';
 
-import type * as protos from '../../protos/protos';
+import * as protos from '../../protos/protos';
 import jsonProtos = require('../../protos/protos.json');
 import * as crypto from 'crypto';
 /**
diff --git a/baselines/disable-packing-test/src/v1beta1/compliance_client.ts.baseline b/baselines/disable-packing-test/src/v1beta1/compliance_client.ts.baseline
index ce8c70142..315aed5d9 100644
--- a/baselines/disable-packing-test/src/v1beta1/compliance_client.ts.baseline
+++ b/baselines/disable-packing-test/src/v1beta1/compliance_client.ts.baseline
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 import type * as gax from 'google-gax';
 import type {Callback, CallOptions, Descriptors, ClientOptions} from 'google-gax';
 
-import type * as protos from '../../protos/protos';
+import * as protos from '../../protos/protos';
 import jsonProtos = require('../../protos/protos.json');
 import * as crypto from 'crypto';
 /**
diff --git a/baselines/disable-packing-test/src/v1beta1/echo_client.ts.baseline b/baselines/disable-packing-test/src/v1beta1/echo_client.ts.baseline
index ad5225743..44cca8b7d 100644
--- a/baselines/disable-packing-test/src/v1beta1/echo_client.ts.baseline
+++ b/baselines/disable-packing-test/src/v1beta1/echo_client.ts.baseline
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 import type * as gax from 'google-gax';
 import type {Callback, CallOptions, Descriptors, ClientOptions, GrpcClientOptions, LROperation, PaginationCallback, GaxCall} from 'google-gax';
 import {Transform, PassThrough} from 'stream';
-import type * as protos from '../../protos/protos';
+import * as protos from '../../protos/protos';
 import jsonProtos = require('../../protos/protos.json');
 import * as crypto from 'crypto';
 /**
diff --git a/baselines/disable-packing-test/src/v1beta1/identity_client.ts.baseline b/baselines/disable-packing-test/src/v1beta1/identity_client.ts.baseline
index 9f1bfec47..a897a4919 100644
--- a/baselines/disable-packing-test/src/v1beta1/identity_client.ts.baseline
+++ b/baselines/disable-packing-test/src/v1beta1/identity_client.ts.baseline
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 import type * as gax from 'google-gax';
 import type {Callback, CallOptions, Descriptors, ClientOptions, PaginationCallback, GaxCall} from 'google-gax';
 import {Transform} from 'stream';
-import type * as protos from '../../protos/protos';
+import * as protos from '../../protos/protos';
 import jsonProtos = require('../../protos/protos.json');
 import * as crypto from 'crypto';
 /**
diff --git a/baselines/disable-packing-test/src/v1beta1/messaging_client.ts.baseline b/baselines/disable-packing-test/src/v1beta1/messaging_client.ts.baseline
index e5daa7350..0f90481bd 100644
--- a/baselines/disable-packing-test/src/v1beta1/messaging_client.ts.baseline
+++ b/baselines/disable-packing-test/src/v1beta1/messaging_client.ts.baseline
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 import type * as gax from 'google-gax';
 import type {Callback, CallOptions, Descriptors, ClientOptions, GrpcClientOptions, LROperation, PaginationCallback, GaxCall} from 'google-gax';
 import {Transform, PassThrough} from 'stream';
-import type * as protos from '../../protos/protos';
+import * as protos from '../../protos/protos';
 import jsonProtos = require('../../protos/protos.json');
 import * as crypto from 'crypto';
 /**
diff --git a/baselines/disable-packing-test/src/v1beta1/sequence_service_client.ts.baseline b/baselines/disable-packing-test/src/v1beta1/sequence_service_client.ts.baseline
index a2331c4a8..60f96b057 100644
--- a/baselines/disable-packing-test/src/v1beta1/sequence_service_client.ts.baseline
+++ b/baselines/disable-packing-test/src/v1beta1/sequence_service_client.ts.baseline
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 import type * as gax from 'google-gax';
 import type {Callback, CallOptions, Descriptors, ClientOptions} from 'google-gax';
 
-import type * as protos from '../../protos/protos';
+import * as protos from '../../protos/protos';
 import jsonProtos = require('../../protos/protos.json');
 import * as crypto from 'crypto';
 /**
diff --git a/baselines/disable-packing-test/src/v1beta1/testing_client.ts.baseline b/baselines/disable-packing-test/src/v1beta1/testing_client.ts.baseline
index e0858bec3..8e9cb984c 100644
--- a/baselines/disable-packing-test/src/v1beta1/testing_client.ts.baseline
+++ b/baselines/disable-packing-test/src/v1beta1/testing_client.ts.baseline
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 import type * as gax from 'google-gax';
 import type {Callback, CallOptions, Descriptors, ClientOptions, PaginationCallback, GaxCall} from 'google-gax';
 import {Transform} from 'stream';
-import type * as protos from '../../protos/protos';
+import * as protos from '../../protos/protos';
 import jsonProtos = require('../../protos/protos.json');
 import * as crypto from 'crypto';
 /**
diff --git a/baselines/dlp/src/v2/dlp_service_client.ts.baseline b/baselines/dlp/src/v2/dlp_service_client.ts.baseline
index 74835a1cc..537cccf72 100644
--- a/baselines/dlp/src/v2/dlp_service_client.ts.baseline
+++ b/baselines/dlp/src/v2/dlp_service_client.ts.baseline
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 import type * as gax from 'google-gax';
 import type {Callback, CallOptions, Descriptors, ClientOptions, PaginationCallback, GaxCall} from 'google-gax';
 import {Transform} from 'stream';
-import type * as protos from '../../protos/protos';
+import * as protos from '../../protos/protos';
 import jsonProtos = require('../../protos/protos.json');
 import * as crypto from 'crypto';
 /**
diff --git a/baselines/kms/src/v1/key_management_service_client.ts.baseline b/baselines/kms/src/v1/key_management_service_client.ts.baseline
index db8c1194e..75015be3b 100644
--- a/baselines/kms/src/v1/key_management_service_client.ts.baseline
+++ b/baselines/kms/src/v1/key_management_service_client.ts.baseline
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 import type * as gax from 'google-gax';
 import type {Callback, CallOptions, Descriptors, ClientOptions, PaginationCallback, GaxCall, IamClient, IamProtos} from 'google-gax';
 import {Transform} from 'stream';
-import type * as protos from '../../protos/protos';
+import * as protos from '../../protos/protos';
 import jsonProtos = require('../../protos/protos.json');
 import * as crypto from 'crypto';
 /**
diff --git a/baselines/logging/src/v2/config_service_v2_client.ts.baseline b/baselines/logging/src/v2/config_service_v2_client.ts.baseline
index 15be4c941..d6f222de8 100644
--- a/baselines/logging/src/v2/config_service_v2_client.ts.baseline
+++ b/baselines/logging/src/v2/config_service_v2_client.ts.baseline
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 import type * as gax from 'google-gax';
 import type {Callback, CallOptions, Descriptors, ClientOptions, GrpcClientOptions, LROperation, PaginationCallback, GaxCall} from 'google-gax';
 import {Transform} from 'stream';
-import type * as protos from '../../protos/protos';
+import * as protos from '../../protos/protos';
 import jsonProtos = require('../../protos/protos.json');
 import * as crypto from 'crypto';
 /**
diff --git a/baselines/logging/src/v2/logging_service_v2_client.ts.baseline b/baselines/logging/src/v2/logging_service_v2_client.ts.baseline
index 7a2feca62..87400ab78 100644
--- a/baselines/logging/src/v2/logging_service_v2_client.ts.baseline
+++ b/baselines/logging/src/v2/logging_service_v2_client.ts.baseline
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 import type * as gax from 'google-gax';
 import type {Callback, CallOptions, Descriptors, ClientOptions, PaginationCallback, GaxCall} from 'google-gax';
 import {Transform, PassThrough} from 'stream';
-import type * as protos from '../../protos/protos';
+import * as protos from '../../protos/protos';
 import jsonProtos = require('../../protos/protos.json');
 import * as crypto from 'crypto';
 /**
diff --git a/baselines/logging/src/v2/metrics_service_v2_client.ts.baseline b/baselines/logging/src/v2/metrics_service_v2_client.ts.baseline
index ed3a01eb3..b2af2a560 100644
--- a/baselines/logging/src/v2/metrics_service_v2_client.ts.baseline
+++ b/baselines/logging/src/v2/metrics_service_v2_client.ts.baseline
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 import type * as gax from 'google-gax';
 import type {Callback, CallOptions, Descriptors, ClientOptions, PaginationCallback, GaxCall} from 'google-gax';
 import {Transform} from 'stream';
-import type * as protos from '../../protos/protos';
+import * as protos from '../../protos/protos';
 import jsonProtos = require('../../protos/protos.json');
 import * as crypto from 'crypto';
 /**
diff --git a/baselines/monitoring/src/v3/alert_policy_service_client.ts.baseline b/baselines/monitoring/src/v3/alert_policy_service_client.ts.baseline
index a165fa60f..ba22eb697 100644
--- a/baselines/monitoring/src/v3/alert_policy_service_client.ts.baseline
+++ b/baselines/monitoring/src/v3/alert_policy_service_client.ts.baseline
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 import type * as gax from 'google-gax';
 import type {Callback, CallOptions, Descriptors, ClientOptions, PaginationCallback, GaxCall} from 'google-gax';
 import {Transform} from 'stream';
-import type * as protos from '../../protos/protos';
+import * as protos from '../../protos/protos';
 import jsonProtos = require('../../protos/protos.json');
 import * as crypto from 'crypto';
 /**
diff --git a/baselines/monitoring/src/v3/group_service_client.ts.baseline b/baselines/monitoring/src/v3/group_service_client.ts.baseline
index 263e1126f..5fc3e0e0b 100644
--- a/baselines/monitoring/src/v3/group_service_client.ts.baseline
+++ b/baselines/monitoring/src/v3/group_service_client.ts.baseline
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 import type * as gax from 'google-gax';
 import type {Callback, CallOptions, Descriptors, ClientOptions, PaginationCallback, GaxCall} from 'google-gax';
 import {Transform} from 'stream';
-import type * as protos from '../../protos/protos';
+import * as protos from '../../protos/protos';
 import jsonProtos = require('../../protos/protos.json');
 import * as crypto from 'crypto';
 /**
diff --git a/baselines/monitoring/src/v3/metric_service_client.ts.baseline b/baselines/monitoring/src/v3/metric_service_client.ts.baseline
index ae4d420f6..43f269f3a 100644
--- a/baselines/monitoring/src/v3/metric_service_client.ts.baseline
+++ b/baselines/monitoring/src/v3/metric_service_client.ts.baseline
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 import type * as gax from 'google-gax';
 import type {Callback, CallOptions, Descriptors, ClientOptions, PaginationCallback, GaxCall} from 'google-gax';
 import {Transform} from 'stream';
-import type * as protos from '../../protos/protos';
+import * as protos from '../../protos/protos';
 import jsonProtos = require('../../protos/protos.json');
 import * as crypto from 'crypto';
 /**
diff --git a/baselines/monitoring/src/v3/notification_channel_service_client.ts.baseline b/baselines/monitoring/src/v3/notification_channel_service_client.ts.baseline
index f9d03c3a2..68f3175e8 100644
--- a/baselines/monitoring/src/v3/notification_channel_service_client.ts.baseline
+++ b/baselines/monitoring/src/v3/notification_channel_service_client.ts.baseline
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 import type * as gax from 'google-gax';
 import type {Callback, CallOptions, Descriptors, ClientOptions, PaginationCallback, GaxCall} from 'google-gax';
 import {Transform} from 'stream';
-import type * as protos from '../../protos/protos';
+import * as protos from '../../protos/protos';
 import jsonProtos = require('../../protos/protos.json');
 import * as crypto from 'crypto';
 /**
diff --git a/baselines/monitoring/src/v3/service_monitoring_service_client.ts.baseline b/baselines/monitoring/src/v3/service_monitoring_service_client.ts.baseline
index e00b019cd..9aa7a106e 100644
--- a/baselines/monitoring/src/v3/service_monitoring_service_client.ts.baseline
+++ b/baselines/monitoring/src/v3/service_monitoring_service_client.ts.baseline
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 import type * as gax from 'google-gax';
 import type {Callback, CallOptions, Descriptors, ClientOptions, PaginationCallback, GaxCall} from 'google-gax';
 import {Transform} from 'stream';
-import type * as protos from '../../protos/protos';
+import * as protos from '../../protos/protos';
 import jsonProtos = require('../../protos/protos.json');
 import * as crypto from 'crypto';
 /**
diff --git a/baselines/monitoring/src/v3/uptime_check_service_client.ts.baseline b/baselines/monitoring/src/v3/uptime_check_service_client.ts.baseline
index 7e3e1e7b9..fc85b8373 100644
--- a/baselines/monitoring/src/v3/uptime_check_service_client.ts.baseline
+++ b/baselines/monitoring/src/v3/uptime_check_service_client.ts.baseline
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 import type * as gax from 'google-gax';
 import type {Callback, CallOptions, Descriptors, ClientOptions, PaginationCallback, GaxCall} from 'google-gax';
 import {Transform} from 'stream';
-import type * as protos from '../../protos/protos';
+import * as protos from '../../protos/protos';
 import jsonProtos = require('../../protos/protos.json');
 import * as crypto from 'crypto';
 /**
diff --git a/baselines/naming/src/v1beta1/naming_client.ts.baseline b/baselines/naming/src/v1beta1/naming_client.ts.baseline
index f4dfdf148..e59b338fb 100644
--- a/baselines/naming/src/v1beta1/naming_client.ts.baseline
+++ b/baselines/naming/src/v1beta1/naming_client.ts.baseline
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 import type * as gax from 'google-gax';
 import type {Callback, CallOptions, Descriptors, ClientOptions, GrpcClientOptions, LROperation, PaginationCallback, GaxCall} from 'google-gax';
 import {Transform} from 'stream';
-import type * as protos from '../../protos/protos';
+import * as protos from '../../protos/protos';
 import jsonProtos = require('../../protos/protos.json');
 import * as crypto from 'crypto';
 /**
diff --git a/baselines/redis/src/v1beta1/cloud_redis_client.ts.baseline b/baselines/redis/src/v1beta1/cloud_redis_client.ts.baseline
index 490f23b84..8f869d52c 100644
--- a/baselines/redis/src/v1beta1/cloud_redis_client.ts.baseline
+++ b/baselines/redis/src/v1beta1/cloud_redis_client.ts.baseline
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 import type * as gax from 'google-gax';
 import type {Callback, CallOptions, Descriptors, ClientOptions, GrpcClientOptions, LROperation, PaginationCallback, GaxCall} from 'google-gax';
 import {Transform} from 'stream';
-import type * as protos from '../../protos/protos';
+import * as protos from '../../protos/protos';
 import jsonProtos = require('../../protos/protos.json');
 import * as crypto from 'crypto';
 /**
diff --git a/baselines/routingtest/src/v1/test_service_client.ts.baseline b/baselines/routingtest/src/v1/test_service_client.ts.baseline
index c0a0383a6..4bbdb5ba9 100644
--- a/baselines/routingtest/src/v1/test_service_client.ts.baseline
+++ b/baselines/routingtest/src/v1/test_service_client.ts.baseline
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 import type * as gax from 'google-gax';
 import type {Callback, CallOptions, Descriptors, ClientOptions} from 'google-gax';
 
-import type * as protos from '../../protos/protos';
+import * as protos from '../../protos/protos';
 import jsonProtos = require('../../protos/protos.json');
 import * as crypto from 'crypto';
 /**
diff --git a/baselines/showcase-legacy/src/v1beta1/echo_client.ts.baseline b/baselines/showcase-legacy/src/v1beta1/echo_client.ts.baseline
index 415c64cc6..e223b9ec9 100644
--- a/baselines/showcase-legacy/src/v1beta1/echo_client.ts.baseline
+++ b/baselines/showcase-legacy/src/v1beta1/echo_client.ts.baseline
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 import * as gax from 'google-gax';
 import type {Callback, CallOptions, Descriptors, ClientOptions, GrpcClientOptions, LROperation, PaginationCallback, GaxCall} from 'google-gax';
 import {Transform, PassThrough} from 'stream';
-import type * as protos from '../../protos/protos';
+import * as protos from '../../protos/protos';
 import * as path from 'path';
 import * as crypto from 'crypto';
 /**
diff --git a/baselines/showcase/src/v1beta1/compliance_client.ts.baseline b/baselines/showcase/src/v1beta1/compliance_client.ts.baseline
index c2ea9e251..d7b19fa05 100644
--- a/baselines/showcase/src/v1beta1/compliance_client.ts.baseline
+++ b/baselines/showcase/src/v1beta1/compliance_client.ts.baseline
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 import type * as gax from 'google-gax';
 import type {Callback, CallOptions, Descriptors, ClientOptions} from 'google-gax';
 
-import type * as protos from '../../protos/protos';
+import * as protos from '../../protos/protos';
 import jsonProtos = require('../../protos/protos.json');
 import * as crypto from 'crypto';
 /**
diff --git a/baselines/showcase/src/v1beta1/echo_client.ts.baseline b/baselines/showcase/src/v1beta1/echo_client.ts.baseline
index 87315e005..c1254250a 100644
--- a/baselines/showcase/src/v1beta1/echo_client.ts.baseline
+++ b/baselines/showcase/src/v1beta1/echo_client.ts.baseline
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 import type * as gax from 'google-gax';
 import type {Callback, CallOptions, Descriptors, ClientOptions, GrpcClientOptions, LROperation, PaginationCallback, GaxCall} from 'google-gax';
 import {Transform, PassThrough} from 'stream';
-import type * as protos from '../../protos/protos';
+import * as protos from '../../protos/protos';
 import jsonProtos = require('../../protos/protos.json');
 import * as crypto from 'crypto';
 /**
diff --git a/baselines/showcase/src/v1beta1/identity_client.ts.baseline b/baselines/showcase/src/v1beta1/identity_client.ts.baseline
index b424de34f..890ca60ba 100644
--- a/baselines/showcase/src/v1beta1/identity_client.ts.baseline
+++ b/baselines/showcase/src/v1beta1/identity_client.ts.baseline
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 import type * as gax from 'google-gax';
 import type {Callback, CallOptions, Descriptors, ClientOptions, PaginationCallback, GaxCall} from 'google-gax';
 import {Transform} from 'stream';
-import type * as protos from '../../protos/protos';
+import * as protos from '../../protos/protos';
 import jsonProtos = require('../../protos/protos.json');
 import * as crypto from 'crypto';
 /**
diff --git a/baselines/showcase/src/v1beta1/messaging_client.ts.baseline b/baselines/showcase/src/v1beta1/messaging_client.ts.baseline
index 9e27274a6..a3910a06b 100644
--- a/baselines/showcase/src/v1beta1/messaging_client.ts.baseline
+++ b/baselines/showcase/src/v1beta1/messaging_client.ts.baseline
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 import type * as gax from 'google-gax';
 import type {Callback, CallOptions, Descriptors, ClientOptions, GrpcClientOptions, LROperation, PaginationCallback, GaxCall} from 'google-gax';
 import {Transform, PassThrough} from 'stream';
-import type * as protos from '../../protos/protos';
+import * as protos from '../../protos/protos';
 import jsonProtos = require('../../protos/protos.json');
 import * as crypto from 'crypto';
 /**
diff --git a/baselines/showcase/src/v1beta1/sequence_service_client.ts.baseline b/baselines/showcase/src/v1beta1/sequence_service_client.ts.baseline
index bd070e062..3f9ea817c 100644
--- a/baselines/showcase/src/v1beta1/sequence_service_client.ts.baseline
+++ b/baselines/showcase/src/v1beta1/sequence_service_client.ts.baseline
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 import type * as gax from 'google-gax';
 import type {Callback, CallOptions, Descriptors, ClientOptions} from 'google-gax';
 
-import type * as protos from '../../protos/protos';
+import * as protos from '../../protos/protos';
 import jsonProtos = require('../../protos/protos.json');
 import * as crypto from 'crypto';
 /**
diff --git a/baselines/showcase/src/v1beta1/testing_client.ts.baseline b/baselines/showcase/src/v1beta1/testing_client.ts.baseline
index b73457ebf..990b9645a 100644
--- a/baselines/showcase/src/v1beta1/testing_client.ts.baseline
+++ b/baselines/showcase/src/v1beta1/testing_client.ts.baseline
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 import type * as gax from 'google-gax';
 import type {Callback, CallOptions, Descriptors, ClientOptions, PaginationCallback, GaxCall} from 'google-gax';
 import {Transform} from 'stream';
-import type * as protos from '../../protos/protos';
+import * as protos from '../../protos/protos';
 import jsonProtos = require('../../protos/protos.json');
 import * as crypto from 'crypto';
 /**
diff --git a/baselines/tasks/src/v2/cloud_tasks_client.ts.baseline b/baselines/tasks/src/v2/cloud_tasks_client.ts.baseline
index 0a8ae07b7..c844bfc77 100644
--- a/baselines/tasks/src/v2/cloud_tasks_client.ts.baseline
+++ b/baselines/tasks/src/v2/cloud_tasks_client.ts.baseline
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 import type * as gax from 'google-gax';
 import type {Callback, CallOptions, Descriptors, ClientOptions, PaginationCallback, GaxCall} from 'google-gax';
 import {Transform} from 'stream';
-import type * as protos from '../../protos/protos';
+import * as protos from '../../protos/protos';
 import jsonProtos = require('../../protos/protos.json');
 import * as crypto from 'crypto';
 /**
diff --git a/baselines/texttospeech/src/v1/text_to_speech_client.ts.baseline b/baselines/texttospeech/src/v1/text_to_speech_client.ts.baseline
index d77cbda58..bb1afd9f5 100644
--- a/baselines/texttospeech/src/v1/text_to_speech_client.ts.baseline
+++ b/baselines/texttospeech/src/v1/text_to_speech_client.ts.baseline
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 import type * as gax from 'google-gax';
 import type {Callback, CallOptions, Descriptors, ClientOptions} from 'google-gax';
 
-import type * as protos from '../../protos/protos';
+import * as protos from '../../protos/protos';
 import jsonProtos = require('../../protos/protos.json');
 import * as crypto from 'crypto';
 /**
diff --git a/baselines/translate/src/v3beta1/translation_service_client.ts.baseline b/baselines/translate/src/v3beta1/translation_service_client.ts.baseline
index be1598dcb..b34de33b9 100644
--- a/baselines/translate/src/v3beta1/translation_service_client.ts.baseline
+++ b/baselines/translate/src/v3beta1/translation_service_client.ts.baseline
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 import type * as gax from 'google-gax';
 import type {Callback, CallOptions, Descriptors, ClientOptions, GrpcClientOptions, LROperation, PaginationCallback, GaxCall} from 'google-gax';
 import {Transform} from 'stream';
-import type * as protos from '../../protos/protos';
+import * as protos from '../../protos/protos';
 import jsonProtos = require('../../protos/protos.json');
 import * as crypto from 'crypto';
 /**
diff --git a/baselines/videointelligence/src/v1/video_intelligence_service_client.ts.baseline b/baselines/videointelligence/src/v1/video_intelligence_service_client.ts.baseline
index 8aaac542a..ccbc6b1d1 100644
--- a/baselines/videointelligence/src/v1/video_intelligence_service_client.ts.baseline
+++ b/baselines/videointelligence/src/v1/video_intelligence_service_client.ts.baseline
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 import type * as gax from 'google-gax';
 import type {Callback, CallOptions, Descriptors, ClientOptions, GrpcClientOptions, LROperation} from 'google-gax';
 
-import type * as protos from '../../protos/protos';
+import * as protos from '../../protos/protos';
 import jsonProtos = require('../../protos/protos.json');
 import * as crypto from 'crypto';
 /**
diff --git a/templates/cjs/typescript_gapic/src/$version/$service_client.ts.njk b/templates/cjs/typescript_gapic/src/$version/$service_client.ts.njk
index 1ac204823..4926b08b7 100644
--- a/templates/cjs/typescript_gapic/src/$version/$service_client.ts.njk
+++ b/templates/cjs/typescript_gapic/src/$version/$service_client.ts.njk
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ import {
 {%- if service.streaming.length > 0 -%}{{- importStreamJoiner() -}}PassThrough{%- endif -%}
 } from 'stream';
 {%- endif %}
-import type * as protos from '../../protos/protos';
+import * as protos from '../../protos/protos';
 {%- if api.legacyProtoLoad %}
 import * as path from 'path';
 {%- else %}