diff --git a/gax-java/gax-grpc/src/main/java/com/google/api/gax/grpc/nativeimage/ProtobufMessageFeature.java b/gax-java/gax-grpc/src/main/java/com/google/api/gax/grpc/nativeimage/ProtobufMessageFeature.java
deleted file mode 100644
index edea6dee7a..0000000000
--- a/gax-java/gax-grpc/src/main/java/com/google/api/gax/grpc/nativeimage/ProtobufMessageFeature.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,117 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2022 Google LLC
- *
- * 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 LLC 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.
- */
-
-package com.google.api.gax.grpc.nativeimage;
-
-import com.google.api.gax.nativeimage.NativeImageUtils;
-import java.lang.reflect.Method;
-import java.util.Arrays;
-import java.util.List;
-import org.graalvm.nativeimage.hosted.Feature;
-import org.graalvm.nativeimage.hosted.RuntimeReflection;
-
-/**
- * A optional feature which registers reflective usages of the GRPC Protobuf libraries.
- *
- * <p>This feature is only needed if you need to access proto objects reflectively (such as
- * printing/logging proto objects).
- */
-final class ProtobufMessageFeature implements Feature {
-
-  // Proto classes to check on the classpath.
-  private static final String PROTO_MESSAGE_CLASS = "com.google.protobuf.GeneratedMessageV3";
-  private static final String PROTO_ENUM_CLASS = "com.google.protobuf.ProtocolMessageEnum";
-  private static final String ENUM_VAL_DESCRIPTOR_CLASS =
-      "com.google.protobuf.Descriptors$EnumValueDescriptor";
-
-  // Prefixes of methods accessed reflectively by
-  // com.google.protobuf.GeneratedMessageV3$ReflectionInvoker
-  private static final List<String> METHOD_ACCESSOR_PREFIXES =
-      Arrays.asList("get", "set", "has", "add", "clear", "newBuilder");
-
-  @Override
-  public void beforeAnalysis(BeforeAnalysisAccess access) {
-    Class<?> protoMessageClass = access.findClassByName(PROTO_MESSAGE_CLASS);
-    if (protoMessageClass != null) {
-      Method internalAccessorMethod =
-          NativeImageUtils.getMethodOrFail(protoMessageClass, "internalGetFieldAccessorTable");
-
-      // Finds every class whose `internalGetFieldAccessorTable()` is reached and registers it.
-      // `internalGetFieldAccessorTable()` is used downstream to access the class reflectively.
-      access.registerMethodOverrideReachabilityHandler(
-          (duringAccess, method) -> {
-            registerFieldAccessors(method.getDeclaringClass());
-            registerFieldAccessors(getBuilderClass(method.getDeclaringClass()));
-          },
-          internalAccessorMethod);
-    }
-
-    Class<?> protoEnumClass = access.findClassByName(PROTO_ENUM_CLASS);
-    if (protoEnumClass != null) {
-      // Finds every reachable proto enum class and registers specific methods for reflection.
-      access.registerSubtypeReachabilityHandler(
-          (duringAccess, subtypeClass) -> {
-            if (!PROTO_ENUM_CLASS.equals(subtypeClass.getName())) {
-              Method method =
-                  NativeImageUtils.getMethodOrFail(
-                      subtypeClass,
-                      "valueOf",
-                      duringAccess.findClassByName(ENUM_VAL_DESCRIPTOR_CLASS));
-              RuntimeReflection.register(method);
-
-              method = NativeImageUtils.getMethodOrFail(subtypeClass, "getValueDescriptor");
-              RuntimeReflection.register(method);
-            }
-          },
-          protoEnumClass);
-    }
-  }
-
-  /** Given a proto class, registers the public accessor methods for the provided proto class. */
-  private static void registerFieldAccessors(Class<?> protoClass) {
-    for (Method method : protoClass.getMethods()) {
-      boolean hasAccessorPrefix =
-          METHOD_ACCESSOR_PREFIXES.stream().anyMatch(prefix -> method.getName().startsWith(prefix));
-      if (hasAccessorPrefix) {
-        RuntimeReflection.register(method);
-      }
-    }
-  }
-
-  /** Given a proto class, returns the Builder nested class. */
-  private static Class<?> getBuilderClass(Class<?> protoClass) {
-    for (Class<?> clazz : protoClass.getClasses()) {
-      if (clazz.getName().endsWith("Builder")) {
-        return clazz;
-      }
-    }
-    return null;
-  }
-}
diff --git a/gax-java/gax-grpc/src/main/resources/META-INF/native-image/com.google.api/gax-grpc/native-image.properties b/gax-java/gax-grpc/src/main/resources/META-INF/native-image/com.google.api/gax-grpc/native-image.properties
index 7ade73e154..34d2d999ca 100644
--- a/gax-java/gax-grpc/src/main/resources/META-INF/native-image/com.google.api/gax-grpc/native-image.properties
+++ b/gax-java/gax-grpc/src/main/resources/META-INF/native-image/com.google.api/gax-grpc/native-image.properties
@@ -11,6 +11,4 @@ Args=--add-opens=java.base/java.time=ALL-UNNAMED \
     io.grpc.netty.shaded.io.netty.handler.ssl,\
     io.grpc.internal.RetriableStream,\
     io.grpc.netty.shaded.io.netty \
-  --features=com.google.api.gax.grpc.nativeimage.ProtobufMessageFeature,\
-  com.google.api.gax.grpc.nativeimage.GrpcNettyFeature \
-  -H:-RunReachabilityHandlersConcurrently
+  --features=com.google.api.gax.grpc.nativeimage.GrpcNettyFeature