diff --git a/examples/demo/client/main.go b/examples/demo/client/main.go
index eb6f65cf806d8..0c14d64b2a9d2 100644
--- a/examples/demo/client/main.go
+++ b/examples/demo/client/main.go
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ func main() {
 	defer shutdown()
 
 	tracer := otel.Tracer("demo-client-tracer")
-	meter := global.MeterProvider().Meter("demo-client-meter")
+	meter := global.Meter("demo-client-meter")
 
 	method, _ := baggage.NewMember("method", "repl")
 	client, _ := baggage.NewMember("client", "cli")
diff --git a/examples/demo/server/main.go b/examples/demo/server/main.go
index 73d7f9f738bf1..16ad608e4ba34 100644
--- a/examples/demo/server/main.go
+++ b/examples/demo/server/main.go
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ func main() {
 	shutdown := initProvider()
 	defer shutdown()
 
-	meter := global.MeterProvider().Meter("demo-server-meter")
+	meter := global.Meter("demo-server-meter")
 	serverAttribute := attribute.String("server-attribute", "foo")
 	commonLabels := []attribute.KeyValue{serverAttribute}
 	requestCount, _ := meter.SyncInt64().Counter(