diff --git a/google/cloud/_storage_v2/gapic_metadata.json b/google/cloud/_storage_v2/gapic_metadata.json
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--- a/google/cloud/_storage_v2/gapic_metadata.json
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- {
-  "comment": "This file maps proto services/RPCs to the corresponding library clients/methods",
-  "language": "python",
-  "libraryPackage": "google.cloud.storage_v2",
-  "protoPackage": "google.storage.v2",
-  "schema": "1.0",
-  "services": {
-    "Storage": {
-      "clients": {
-        "grpc": {
-          "libraryClient": "StorageClient",
-          "rpcs": {
-            "BidiReadObject": {
-              "methods": [
-                "bidi_read_object"
-              ]
-            },
-            "BidiWriteObject": {
-              "methods": [
-                "bidi_write_object"
-              ]
-            },
-            "CancelResumableWrite": {
-              "methods": [
-                "cancel_resumable_write"
-              ]
-            },
-            "ComposeObject": {
-              "methods": [
-                "compose_object"
-              ]
-            },
-            "CreateBucket": {
-              "methods": [
-                "create_bucket"
-              ]
-            },
-            "DeleteBucket": {
-              "methods": [
-                "delete_bucket"
-              ]
-            },
-            "DeleteObject": {
-              "methods": [
-                "delete_object"
-              ]
-            },
-            "GetBucket": {
-              "methods": [
-                "get_bucket"
-              ]
-            },
-            "GetIamPolicy": {
-              "methods": [
-                "get_iam_policy"
-              ]
-            },
-            "GetObject": {
-              "methods": [
-                "get_object"
-              ]
-            },
-            "ListBuckets": {
-              "methods": [
-                "list_buckets"
-              ]
-            },
-            "ListObjects": {
-              "methods": [
-                "list_objects"
-              ]
-            },
-            "LockBucketRetentionPolicy": {
-              "methods": [
-                "lock_bucket_retention_policy"
-              ]
-            },
-            "MoveObject": {
-              "methods": [
-                "move_object"
-              ]
-            },
-            "QueryWriteStatus": {
-              "methods": [
-                "query_write_status"
-              ]
-            },
-            "ReadObject": {
-              "methods": [
-                "read_object"
-              ]
-            },
-            "RestoreObject": {
-              "methods": [
-                "restore_object"
-              ]
-            },
-            "RewriteObject": {
-              "methods": [
-                "rewrite_object"
-              ]
-            },
-            "SetIamPolicy": {
-              "methods": [
-                "set_iam_policy"
-              ]
-            },
-            "StartResumableWrite": {
-              "methods": [
-                "start_resumable_write"
-              ]
-            },
-            "TestIamPermissions": {
-              "methods": [
-                "test_iam_permissions"
-              ]
-            },
-            "UpdateBucket": {
-              "methods": [
-                "update_bucket"
-              ]
-            },
-            "UpdateObject": {
-              "methods": [
-                "update_object"
-              ]
-            },
-            "WriteObject": {
-              "methods": [
-                "write_object"
-              ]
-            }
-          }
-        },
-        "grpc-async": {
-          "libraryClient": "StorageAsyncClient",
-          "rpcs": {
-            "BidiReadObject": {
-              "methods": [
-                "bidi_read_object"
-              ]
-            },
-            "BidiWriteObject": {
-              "methods": [
-                "bidi_write_object"
-              ]
-            },
-            "CancelResumableWrite": {
-              "methods": [
-                "cancel_resumable_write"
-              ]
-            },
-            "ComposeObject": {
-              "methods": [
-                "compose_object"
-              ]
-            },
-            "CreateBucket": {
-              "methods": [
-                "create_bucket"
-              ]
-            },
-            "DeleteBucket": {
-              "methods": [
-                "delete_bucket"
-              ]
-            },
-            "DeleteObject": {
-              "methods": [
-                "delete_object"
-              ]
-            },
-            "GetBucket": {
-              "methods": [
-                "get_bucket"
-              ]
-            },
-            "GetIamPolicy": {
-              "methods": [
-                "get_iam_policy"
-              ]
-            },
-            "GetObject": {
-              "methods": [
-                "get_object"
-              ]
-            },
-            "ListBuckets": {
-              "methods": [
-                "list_buckets"
-              ]
-            },
-            "ListObjects": {
-              "methods": [
-                "list_objects"
-              ]
-            },
-            "LockBucketRetentionPolicy": {
-              "methods": [
-                "lock_bucket_retention_policy"
-              ]
-            },
-            "MoveObject": {
-              "methods": [
-                "move_object"
-              ]
-            },
-            "QueryWriteStatus": {
-              "methods": [
-                "query_write_status"
-              ]
-            },
-            "ReadObject": {
-              "methods": [
-                "read_object"
-              ]
-            },
-            "RestoreObject": {
-              "methods": [
-                "restore_object"
-              ]
-            },
-            "RewriteObject": {
-              "methods": [
-                "rewrite_object"
-              ]
-            },
-            "SetIamPolicy": {
-              "methods": [
-                "set_iam_policy"
-              ]
-            },
-            "StartResumableWrite": {
-              "methods": [
-                "start_resumable_write"
-              ]
-            },
-            "TestIamPermissions": {
-              "methods": [
-                "test_iam_permissions"
-              ]
-            },
-            "UpdateBucket": {
-              "methods": [
-                "update_bucket"
-              ]
-            },
-            "UpdateObject": {
-              "methods": [
-                "update_object"
-              ]
-            },
-            "WriteObject": {
-              "methods": [
-                "write_object"
-              ]
-            }
-          }
-        }
-      }
-    }
-  }
-}