diff --git a/examples/build.rs b/examples/build.rs
index 8c0aedade..37394a74d 100644
--- a/examples/build.rs
+++ b/examples/build.rs
@@ -47,10 +47,16 @@ fn main() {
     let grpc_routeguide = env::var_os("CARGO_FEATURE_GRPC_ROUTEGUIDE").is_some();
 
     if (grpc_helloworld || grpc_routeguide) && env::var_os("GRPC_RUST_REGENERATE_PROTO").is_some() {
-        let manifest_dir = PathBuf::from(env::var("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR").unwrap());
+        let manifest_dir = PathBuf::from(env::var_os("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR").unwrap());
+
+        let generated_dir = manifest_dir.join("generated");
+        if generated_dir.exists() {
+            std::fs::remove_dir_all(&generated_dir)
+                .expect("All files in generated/ directory should be deletable");
+        }
 
         grpc_protobuf_build::CodeGen::new()
-            .output_dir(manifest_dir.join("src/grpc-helloworld/generated"))
+            .output_dir(generated_dir.join("helloworld"))
             .input("helloworld.proto")
             .include(manifest_dir.join("proto/helloworld"))
             .client_only()
@@ -58,7 +64,7 @@ fn main() {
             .unwrap();
 
         grpc_protobuf_build::CodeGen::new()
-            .output_dir(manifest_dir.join("src/grpc-routeguide/generated"))
+            .output_dir(generated_dir.join("routeguide"))
             .input("route_guide.proto")
             .include(manifest_dir.join("proto/routeguide"))
             .client_only()
diff --git a/examples/src/grpc-helloworld/generated/generated.rs b/examples/generated/helloworld/generated.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/src/grpc-helloworld/generated/generated.rs
rename to examples/generated/helloworld/generated.rs
diff --git a/examples/src/grpc-helloworld/generated/helloworld.u.pb.rs b/examples/generated/helloworld/helloworld.u.pb.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/src/grpc-helloworld/generated/helloworld.u.pb.rs
rename to examples/generated/helloworld/helloworld.u.pb.rs
diff --git a/examples/src/grpc-helloworld/generated/helloworld_grpc.pb.rs b/examples/generated/helloworld/helloworld_grpc.pb.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/src/grpc-helloworld/generated/helloworld_grpc.pb.rs
rename to examples/generated/helloworld/helloworld_grpc.pb.rs
diff --git a/examples/src/grpc-routeguide/generated/generated.rs b/examples/generated/routeguide/generated.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/src/grpc-routeguide/generated/generated.rs
rename to examples/generated/routeguide/generated.rs
diff --git a/examples/src/grpc-routeguide/generated/route_guide.u.pb.rs b/examples/generated/routeguide/route_guide.u.pb.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/src/grpc-routeguide/generated/route_guide.u.pb.rs
rename to examples/generated/routeguide/route_guide.u.pb.rs
diff --git a/examples/src/grpc-routeguide/generated/route_guide_grpc.pb.rs b/examples/generated/routeguide/route_guide_grpc.pb.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/src/grpc-routeguide/generated/route_guide_grpc.pb.rs
rename to examples/generated/routeguide/route_guide_grpc.pb.rs
diff --git a/examples/src/grpc-helloworld/client.rs b/examples/src/grpc-helloworld/client.rs
index bf71edfce..87fba7e6c 100644
--- a/examples/src/grpc-helloworld/client.rs
+++ b/examples/src/grpc-helloworld/client.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 #[allow(unused)]
 mod generated {
     pub mod helloworld {
-        include!("generated/generated.rs"); // Contains messages
-        include!("generated/helloworld_grpc.pb.rs"); // Contains grpc stubs
+        grpc::include_generated_proto!("generated/helloworld", "helloworld");
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/examples/src/grpc-routeguide/client.rs b/examples/src/grpc-routeguide/client.rs
index 755cf48a6..a94ff2ef2 100644
--- a/examples/src/grpc-routeguide/client.rs
+++ b/examples/src/grpc-routeguide/client.rs
@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@ use protobuf::proto;
 #[allow(unused)]
 mod generated {
     pub mod routeguide {
-        include!("generated/generated.rs"); // Contains messages
-        include!("generated/route_guide_grpc.pb.rs"); // Contains grpc stubs
+        grpc::include_generated_proto!("generated/routeguide", "route_guide");
     }
 }