diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fbbaf2e4..e886ae2e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -97,9 +97,9 @@ const keys = require('./oauth2.keys.json');
  */
 async function main() {
   const oAuth2Client = await getAuthenticatedClient();
-  // Make a simple request to the Google Plus API using our pre-authenticated client. The `request()` method
-  // takes an AxiosRequestConfig object.  Visit https://github.com/axios/axios#request-config.
-  const url = 'https://www.googleapis.com/plus/v1/people?query=pizza';
+  // Make a simple request to the People API using our pre-authenticated client. The `request()` method
+  // takes an GaxiosOptions object.  Visit https://github.com/JustinBeckwith/gaxios.
+  const url = 'https://people.googleapis.com/v1/people/me?personFields=names';
   const res = await oAuth2Client.request({url});
   console.log(res.data);
 
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ function getAuthenticatedClient() {
     // Generate the url that will be used for the consent dialog.
     const authorizeUrl = oAuth2Client.generateAuthUrl({
       access_type: 'offline',
-      scope: 'https://www.googleapis.com/auth/plus.me',
+      scope: 'https://www.googleapis.com/auth/userinfo.profile',
     });
 
     // Open an http server to accept the oauth callback. In this simple example, the
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ const authorizeUrl = oAuth2Client.generateAuthUrl({
   // To get a refresh token, you MUST set access_type to `offline`.
   access_type: 'offline',
   // set the appropriate scopes
-  scope: 'https://www.googleapis.com/auth/plus.me',
+  scope: 'https://www.googleapis.com/auth/userinfo.profile',
   // A refresh token is only returned the first time the user
   // consents to providing access.  For illustration purposes,
   // setting the prompt to 'consent' will force this consent
@@ -348,8 +348,6 @@ This library is licensed under Apache 2.0. Full license text is available in [LI
 [Application Default Credentials]: https://cloud.google.com/docs/authentication/getting-started
 [apptype]: https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/534619/36553844-3f9a863c-17b2-11e8-904a-29f6cd5f807a.png
 [authdocs]: https://developers.google.com/accounts/docs/OAuth2Login
-[axios]: https://github.com/axios/axios
-[axiosOpts]: https://github.com/axios/axios#request-config
 [bugs]: https://github.com/googleapis/google-auth-library-nodejs/issues
 [codecov-image]: https://codecov.io/gh/googleapis/google-auth-library-nodejs/branch/master/graph/badge.svg
 [codecov-url]: https://codecov.io/gh/googleapis/google-auth-library-nodejs
diff --git a/browser-test/test.oauth2.ts b/browser-test/test.oauth2.ts
index 7262c23d..e69ab67b 100644
--- a/browser-test/test.oauth2.ts
+++ b/browser-test/test.oauth2.ts
@@ -16,21 +16,16 @@
 
 /// <reference path='../node_modules/@types/sinon/ts3.1/index.d.ts'>
 
-import {AxiosError, AxiosPromise, AxiosRequestConfig} from 'axios';
 import * as base64js from 'base64-js';
 import {assert} from 'chai';
-import * as fs from 'fs';
-import * as path from 'path';
 import * as sinon from 'sinon';
 
-import {BodyResponseCallback} from '../src/transporters';
-
 // Not all browsers support `TextEncoder`. The following `require` will
 // provide a fast UTF8-only replacement for those browsers that don't support
 // text encoding natively.
 require('fast-text-encoding');
 
-import {CodeChallengeMethod, DefaultTransporter, GoogleAuth, OAuth2Client} from '../src';
+import {CodeChallengeMethod, OAuth2Client} from '../src';
 import {CertificateFormat} from '../src/auth/oauth2client';
 import {JwkCertificate} from '../src/crypto/crypto';
 
@@ -39,7 +34,6 @@ const CLIENT_SECRET = 'CLIENT_SECRET';
 const REDIRECT_URI = 'REDIRECT';
 const ACCESS_TYPE = 'offline';
 const SCOPE = 'scopex';
-const baseUrl = 'https://oauth2.googleapis.com';
 const FEDERATED_SIGNON_JWK_CERTS = [
   {
     'kid': '4665c2781899014617337df9cbf220686505a06c',
diff --git a/samples/oauth2-codeVerifier.js b/samples/oauth2-codeVerifier.js
index 5ba95dac..4ec9208d 100644
--- a/samples/oauth2-codeVerifier.js
+++ b/samples/oauth2-codeVerifier.js
@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@ const keys = require('./oauth2.keys.json');
  */
 async function main() {
   const oAuth2Client = await getAuthenticatedClient();
-  // Make a simple request to the Google Plus API using our pre-authenticated client. The `request()` method
-  // takes an AxiosRequestConfig object.  Visit https://github.com/axios/axios#request-config.
-  const url = 'https://www.googleapis.com/plus/v1/people?query=pizza';
+  // Make a simple request to the People API using our pre-authenticated client. The `request()` method
+  // takes an GaxiosOptions object.  Visit https://github.com/JustinBeckwith/gaxios.
+  const url = 'https://people.googleapis.com/v1/people/me?personFields=names';
   const res = await oAuth2Client.request({url});
   console.log(res.data);
 }
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ async function getAuthenticatedClient() {
   // Generate the url that will be used for the consent dialog.
   const authorizeUrl = oAuth2Client.generateAuthUrl({
     access_type: 'offline',
-    scope: 'https://www.googleapis.com/auth/plus.me',
+    scope: 'https://www.googleapis.com/auth/userinfo.profile',
     // When using `generateCodeVerifier`, make sure to use code_challenge_method 'S256'.
     code_challenge_method: 'S256',
     // Pass along the generated code challenge.
diff --git a/samples/oauth2.js b/samples/oauth2.js
index 0cc4e89c..cfded95a 100644
--- a/samples/oauth2.js
+++ b/samples/oauth2.js
@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@ const keys = require('./oauth2.keys.json');
  */
 async function main() {
   const oAuth2Client = await getAuthenticatedClient();
-  // Make a simple request to the Google Plus API using our pre-authenticated client. The `request()` method
-  // takes an AxiosRequestConfig object.  Visit https://github.com/axios/axios#request-config.
-  const url = 'https://www.googleapis.com/plus/v1/people?query=pizza';
+  // Make a simple request to the People API using our pre-authenticated client. The `request()` method
+  // takes an GaxiosOptions object.  Visit https://github.com/JustinBeckwith/gaxios.
+  const url = 'https://people.googleapis.com/v1/people/me?personFields=names';
   const res = await oAuth2Client.request({url});
   console.log(res.data);
 
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ function getAuthenticatedClient() {
     // Generate the url that will be used for the consent dialog.
     const authorizeUrl = oAuth2Client.generateAuthUrl({
       access_type: 'offline',
-      scope: 'https://www.googleapis.com/auth/plus.me',
+      scope: 'https://www.googleapis.com/auth/userinfo.profile',
     });
 
     // Open an http server to accept the oauth callback. In this simple example, the
diff --git a/samples/puppeteer/oauth2-test.js b/samples/puppeteer/oauth2-test.js
index ef6ca473..0d4d6228 100644
--- a/samples/puppeteer/oauth2-test.js
+++ b/samples/puppeteer/oauth2-test.js
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ const config = require('../config.keys.json');
 
 async function main() {
   const oAuth2Client = await getAuthenticatedClient();
-  const url = 'https://www.googleapis.com/plus/v1/people?query=pizza';
+  const url = 'https://people.googleapis.com/v1/people/me?personFields=names';
   const res = await oAuth2Client.request({url});
   console.log(res.data);
 }
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ function getAuthenticatedClient() {
     // Generate the url that will be used for the consent dialog.
     const authorizeUrl = oAuth2Client.generateAuthUrl({
       access_type: 'offline',
-      scope: 'https://www.googleapis.com/auth/plus.me',
+      scope: 'https://www.googleapis.com/auth/userinfo.profile',
       prompt: 'consent',
     });
 
diff --git a/samples/verifyIdToken.js b/samples/verifyIdToken.js
index e54a50a8..c0554c7e 100644
--- a/samples/verifyIdToken.js
+++ b/samples/verifyIdToken.js
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ async function main() {
   console.log(ticket);
 
   // You can use this info to get user information too.
-  const url = `https://www.googleapis.com/plus/v1/people/me`;
+  const url = `https://people.googleapis.com/v1/people/me?personFields=names`;
   const res = await oAuth2Client.request({url});
   console.log(res.data);
 }
@@ -57,13 +57,7 @@ function getAuthenticatedClient() {
 
     // Generate the url that will be used for the consent dialog.
     const authorizeUrl = oAuth2Client.generateAuthUrl({
-      scope: [
-        'https://www.googleapis.com/auth/plus.login',
-        'https://www.googleapis.com/auth/plus.me',
-        'https://www.googleapis.com/auth/userinfo.email',
-        'https://www.googleapis.com/auth/userinfo.profile',
-        'email',
-      ],
+      scope: 'https://www.googleapis.com/auth/userinfo.profile',
     });
 
     // Open an http server to accept the oauth callback. In this simple example, the