diff --git a/src/main/java/com/google/api/generator/gapic/composer/samplecode/SettingsSampleCodeComposer.java b/src/main/java/com/google/api/generator/gapic/composer/samplecode/SettingsSampleCodeComposer.java
index 42d7a5258b..b4ca4d73a7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/google/api/generator/gapic/composer/samplecode/SettingsSampleCodeComposer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/google/api/generator/gapic/composer/samplecode/SettingsSampleCodeComposer.java
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ public static Optional<String> composeSampleCode(Optional<Method> methodOpt, Typ
         VariableExpr.withVariable(
             Variable.builder()
                 .setType(classType)
-                .setName(getServiceSettingsName(className))
+                .setName(JavaStyle.toLowerCamelCase(className).replace("Stub", ""))
                 .build());
     AssignmentExpr settingBuildAssignmentExpr =
         AssignmentExpr.builder()
@@ -147,10 +147,6 @@ public static Optional<String> composeSampleCode(Optional<Method> methodOpt, Typ
     return Optional.of(SampleCodeJavaFormatter.format(writeStatements(statements)));
   }
 
-  private static String getServiceSettingsName(String className) {
-    return JavaStyle.toLowerCamelCase(className).replace(STUB, EMPTY_STRING);
-  }
-
   private static String getClassSettingsBuilderName(String className) {
     return JavaStyle.toLowerCamelCase(
             String.format(BUILDER_NAME_PATTERN, JavaStyle.toLowerCamelCase(className)))