diff --git a/kms/snippets/quickstart.py b/kms/snippets/quickstart.py
index 4e94a669118a..f4e4c7bed61b 100644
--- a/kms/snippets/quickstart.py
+++ b/kms/snippets/quickstart.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 def run_quickstart():
     # [START kms_quickstart]
     # Imports the Google APIs client library
-    from googleapiclient import discovery
+    import googleapiclient.discovery
 
     # Your Google Cloud Platform project ID
     project_id = 'YOUR_PROJECT_ID'
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ def run_quickstart():
     location = 'global'
 
     # Creates an API client for the KMS API.
-    kms_client = discovery.build('cloudkms', 'v1beta1')
+    kms_client = googleapiclient.discovery.build('cloudkms', 'v1beta1')
 
     # The resource name of the location associated with the key rings.
     parent = 'projects/{}/locations/{}'.format(project_id, location)
diff --git a/kms/snippets/snippets.py b/kms/snippets/snippets.py
index 9469b9398dd8..1c0a52923920 100644
--- a/kms/snippets/snippets.py
+++ b/kms/snippets/snippets.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 import base64
 import io
 
-from googleapiclient import discovery
+import googleapiclient.discovery
 
 
 # [START kms_create_keyring]
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ def create_keyring(project_id, location, keyring):
     """Creates a KeyRing in the given location (e.g. global)."""
 
     # Creates an API client for the KMS API.
-    kms_client = discovery.build('cloudkms', 'v1beta1')
+    kms_client = googleapiclient.discovery.build('cloudkms', 'v1beta1')
 
     # The resource name of the location associated with the KeyRing.
     parent = 'projects/{}/locations/{}'.format(project_id, location)
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ def create_cryptokey(project_id, location, keyring, cryptokey):
     """Creates a CryptoKey within a KeyRing in the given location."""
 
     # Creates an API client for the KMS API.
-    kms_client = discovery.build('cloudkms', 'v1beta1')
+    kms_client = googleapiclient.discovery.build('cloudkms', 'v1beta1')
 
     # The resource name of the KeyRing associated with the CryptoKey.
     parent = 'projects/{}/locations/{}/keyRings/{}'.format(
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ def encrypt(project_id, location, keyring, cryptokey, plaintext_file_name,
     call to decrypt."""
 
     # Creates an API client for the KMS API.
-    kms_client = discovery.build('cloudkms', 'v1beta1')
+    kms_client = googleapiclient.discovery.build('cloudkms', 'v1beta1')
 
     # The resource name of the CryptoKey.
     name = 'projects/{}/locations/{}/keyRings/{}/cryptoKeys/{}'.format(
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ def decrypt(project_id, location, keyring, cryptokey, encrypted_file_name,
     decrpyted_file_name."""
 
     # Creates an API client for the KMS API.
-    kms_client = discovery.build('cloudkms', 'v1beta1')
+    kms_client = googleapiclient.discovery.build('cloudkms', 'v1beta1')
 
     # The resource name of the CryptoKey.
     name = 'projects/{}/locations/{}/keyRings/{}/cryptoKeys/{}'.format(
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ def disable_cryptokey_version(project_id, location, keyring, cryptokey,
     KeyRing."""
 
     # Creates an API client for the KMS API.
-    kms_client = discovery.build('cloudkms', 'v1beta1')
+    kms_client = googleapiclient.discovery.build('cloudkms', 'v1beta1')
 
     # Construct the resource name of the CryptoKeyVersion.
     name = (
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ def destroy_cryptokey_version(
     KeyRing for destruction 24 hours in the future."""
 
     # Creates an API client for the KMS API.
-    kms_client = discovery.build('cloudkms', 'v1beta1')
+    kms_client = googleapiclient.discovery.build('cloudkms', 'v1beta1')
 
     # Construct the resource name of the CryptoKeyVersion.
     name = (
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ def add_member_to_cryptokey_policy(
     (IAM) policy for a given CryptoKey associated with a KeyRing."""
 
     # Creates an API client for the KMS API.
-    kms_client = discovery.build('cloudkms', 'v1beta1')
+    kms_client = googleapiclient.discovery.build('cloudkms', 'v1beta1')
 
     # The resource name of the CryptoKey.
     parent = 'projects/{}/locations/{}/keyRings/{}/cryptoKeys/{}'.format(
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ def get_keyring_policy(project_id, location, keyring):
     and prints out roles and the members assigned to those roles."""
 
     # Creates an API client for the KMS API.
-    kms_client = discovery.build('cloudkms', 'v1beta1')
+    kms_client = googleapiclient.discovery.build('cloudkms', 'v1beta1')
 
     # The resource name of the KeyRing.
     parent = 'projects/{}/locations/{}/keyRings/{}'.format(
diff --git a/kms/snippets/snippets_test.py b/kms/snippets/snippets_test.py
index 2ea0b12c3a54..dc532bcea346 100644
--- a/kms/snippets/snippets_test.py
+++ b/kms/snippets/snippets_test.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 import random
 import string
 
-from googleapiclient import discovery
+import googleapiclient.discovery
 
 import snippets
 
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ def test_add_member_to_cryptokey_policy(capsys, cloud_config):
         .format(MEMBER, ROLE, CRYPTOKEY, KEYRING))
     assert expected in out
 
-    kms_client = discovery.build('cloudkms', 'v1beta1')
+    kms_client = googleapiclient.discovery.build('cloudkms', 'v1beta1')
     parent = 'projects/{}/locations/{}/keyRings/{}/cryptoKeys/{}'.format(
         cloud_config.project, LOCATION, KEYRING, CRYPTOKEY)
     cryptokeys = kms_client.projects().locations().keyRings().cryptoKeys()