diff --git a/src/python/grpcio_tests/tests/qps/qps_worker.py b/src/python/grpcio_tests/tests/qps/qps_worker.py
index 3abf0d08dd9c2cecf0755b4dfc3477f272553e73..2371ff095627cf19e96cec2618a3c3b8e4092559 100644
--- a/src/python/grpcio_tests/tests/qps/qps_worker.py
+++ b/src/python/grpcio_tests/tests/qps/qps_worker.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ from tests.qps import worker_server
 
 
 def run_worker_server(port):
-  server = grpc.server((), futures.ThreadPoolExecutor(max_workers=5))
+  server = grpc.server(futures.ThreadPoolExecutor(max_workers=5))
   servicer = worker_server.WorkerServer()
   services_pb2.add_WorkerServiceServicer_to_server(servicer, server)
   server.add_insecure_port('[::]:{}'.format(port))
diff --git a/src/python/grpcio_tests/tests/qps/worker_server.py b/src/python/grpcio_tests/tests/qps/worker_server.py
index 932a1ffe2b4b7519d21080eca842c529fa3ea6eb..46d542940f1079b049ddb783f2e48d2a6cb8d519 100644
--- a/src/python/grpcio_tests/tests/qps/worker_server.py
+++ b/src/python/grpcio_tests/tests/qps/worker_server.py
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ class WorkerServer(services_pb2.WorkerServiceServicer):
       server_threads = multiprocessing.cpu_count() * 5
     else:
       server_threads = config.async_server_threads
-    server = grpc.server((), futures.ThreadPoolExecutor(
+    server = grpc.server(futures.ThreadPoolExecutor(
         max_workers=server_threads))
     if config.server_type == control_pb2.ASYNC_SERVER:
       servicer = benchmark_server.BenchmarkServer()