diff --git a/protos/route_guide.proto b/protos/route_guide.proto
index 57576937a6fc2297c618e5a357cb0846a777d2a2..7cda80efad89b49f1a5cbea776124791c5e00f5a 100644
--- a/protos/route_guide.proto
+++ b/protos/route_guide.proto
@@ -33,23 +33,51 @@ option java_package = "ex.grpc";
 
 package examples;
 
+// Interface exported by the server.
+service RouteGuide {
+  // A simple RPC.
+  //
+  // Obtains the feature at a given position.
+  rpc GetFeature(Point) returns (Feature) {}
+
+  // A server-to-client streaming RPC.
+  //
+  // Obtains the Features available within the given Rectangle.  Results are
+  // streamed rather than returned at once (e.g. in a response message with a
+  // repeated field), as the rectangle may cover a large area and contain a
+  // huge number of features.
+  rpc ListFeatures(Rectangle) returns (stream Feature) {}
+
+  // A client-to-server streaming RPC.
+  //
+  // Accepts a stream of Points on a route being traversed, returning a
+  // RouteSummary when traversal is completed.
+  rpc RecordRoute(stream Point) returns (RouteSummary) {}
+
+  // A Bidirectional streaming RPC.
+  //
+  // Accepts a stream of RouteNotes sent while a route is being traversed,
+  // while receiving other RouteNotes (e.g. from other users).
+  rpc RouteChat(stream RouteNote) returns (stream RouteNote) {}
+}
+
 // Points are represented as latitude-longitude pairs in the E7 representation
 // (degrees multiplied by 10**7 and rounded to the nearest integer).
 // Latitudes should be in the range +/- 90 degrees and longitude should be in
 // the range +/- 180 degrees (inclusive).
 message Point {
-  optional int32 latitude = 1;
-  optional int32 longitude = 2;
+  int32 latitude = 1;
+  int32 longitude = 2;
 }
 
 // A latitude-longitude rectangle, represented as two diagonally opposite
 // points "lo" and "hi".
 message Rectangle {
   // One corner of the rectangle.
-  optional Point lo = 1;
+  Point lo = 1;
 
   // The other corner of the rectangle.
-  optional Point hi = 2;
+  Point hi = 2;
 }
 
 // A feature names something at a given point.
@@ -57,19 +85,19 @@ message Rectangle {
 // If a feature could not be named, the name is empty.
 message Feature {
   // The name of the feature.
-  optional string name = 1;
+  string name = 1;
 
   // The point where the feature is detected.
-  optional Point location = 2;
+  Point location = 2;
 }
 
 // A RouteNote is a message sent while at a given point.
 message RouteNote {
   // The location from which the message is sent.
-  optional Point location = 1;
+  Point location = 1;
 
   // The message to be sent.
-  optional string message = 2;
+  string message = 2;
 }
 
 // A RouteSummary is received in response to a RecordRoute rpc.
@@ -79,46 +107,14 @@ message RouteNote {
 // the distance between each point.
 message RouteSummary {
   // The number of points received.
-  optional int32 point_count = 1;
+  int32 point_count = 1;
 
   // The number of known features passed while traversing the route.
-  optional int32 feature_count = 2;
+  int32 feature_count = 2;
 
   // The distance covered in metres.
-  optional int32 distance = 3;
+  int32 distance = 3;
 
   // The duration of the traversal in seconds.
-  optional int32 elapsed_time = 4;
-}
-
-// Interface exported by the server
-service RouteGuide {
-  // A simple RPC.
-  //
-  // Obtains the feature at a given position.
-  rpc GetFeature(Point) returns (Feature) {
-  }
-
-  // A server-to-client streaming RPC.
-  //
-  // Obtains the Features available within the given Rectangle.  Results are
-  // streamed rather than returned at once (e.g. in a response message with a
-  // repeated field), as the rectangle may cover a large area and contain a
-  // huge number of features.
-  rpc ListFeatures(Rectangle) returns (stream Feature) {
-  }
-
-  // A client-to-server streaming RPC.
-  //
-  // Accepts a stream of Points on a route being traversed, returning a
-  // RouteSummary when traversal is completed.
-  rpc RecordRoute(stream Point) returns (RouteSummary) {
-  }
-
-  // A Bidirectional streaming RPC.
-  //
-  // Accepts a stream of RouteNotes sent while a route is being traversed,
-  // while receiving other RouteNotes (e.g. from other users).
-  rpc RouteChat(stream RouteNote) returns (stream RouteNote) {
-  }
+  int32 elapsed_time = 4;
 }