diff --git a/clientv3/example_cluster_test.go b/clientv3/example_cluster_test.go
index 04bcf990f..2db168fa7 100644
--- a/clientv3/example_cluster_test.go
+++ b/clientv3/example_cluster_test.go
@@ -32,9 +32,7 @@ func ExampleCluster_memberList() {
 	}
 	defer cli.Close()
 
-	capi := clientv3.NewCluster(cli)
-
-	resp, err := capi.MemberList(context.Background())
+	resp, err := cli.MemberList(context.Background())
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -52,9 +50,7 @@ func ExampleCluster_memberLeader() {
 	}
 	defer cli.Close()
 
-	capi := clientv3.NewCluster(cli)
-
-	resp, err := capi.MemberLeader(context.Background())
+	resp, err := cli.MemberLeader(context.Background())
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -72,10 +68,8 @@ func ExampleCluster_memberAdd() {
 	}
 	defer cli.Close()
 
-	capi := clientv3.NewCluster(cli)
-
 	peerURLs := endpoints[2:]
-	mresp, err := capi.MemberAdd(context.Background(), peerURLs)
+	mresp, err := cli.MemberAdd(context.Background(), peerURLs)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -93,14 +87,12 @@ func ExampleCluster_memberRemove() {
 	}
 	defer cli.Close()
 
-	capi := clientv3.NewCluster(cli)
-
-	resp, err := capi.MemberList(context.Background())
+	resp, err := cli.MemberList(context.Background())
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
-	_, err = capi.MemberRemove(context.Background(), resp.Members[0].ID)
+	_, err = cli.MemberRemove(context.Background(), resp.Members[0].ID)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -116,15 +108,13 @@ func ExampleCluster_memberUpdate() {
 	}
 	defer cli.Close()
 
-	capi := clientv3.NewCluster(cli)
-
-	resp, err := capi.MemberList(context.Background())
+	resp, err := cli.MemberList(context.Background())
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
 	peerURLs := []string{"http://localhost:12378"}
-	_, err = capi.MemberUpdate(context.Background(), resp.Members[0].ID, peerURLs)
+	_, err = cli.MemberUpdate(context.Background(), resp.Members[0].ID, peerURLs)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err)
 	}
diff --git a/etcdctlv3/command/member_command.go b/etcdctlv3/command/member_command.go
index 5540e67a2..2148b4aba 100644
--- a/etcdctlv3/command/member_command.go
+++ b/etcdctlv3/command/member_command.go
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/coreos/etcd/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	"github.com/coreos/etcd/Godeps/_workspace/src/golang.org/x/net/context"
-	pb "github.com/coreos/etcd/etcdserver/etcdserverpb"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -108,8 +107,7 @@ func memberAddCommandFunc(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 
 	urls := strings.Split(memberPeerURLs, ",")
 
-	req := &pb.MemberAddRequest{PeerURLs: urls}
-	resp, err := mustClientFromCmd(cmd).Cluster.MemberAdd(context.TODO(), req)
+	resp, err := mustClientFromCmd(cmd).MemberAdd(context.TODO(), urls)
 	if err != nil {
 		ExitWithError(ExitError, err)
 	}
@@ -128,8 +126,7 @@ func memberRemoveCommandFunc(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 		ExitWithError(ExitBadArgs, fmt.Errorf("bad member ID arg (%v), expecting ID in Hex", err))
 	}
 
-	req := &pb.MemberRemoveRequest{ID: uint64(id)}
-	resp, err := mustClientFromCmd(cmd).Cluster.MemberRemove(context.TODO(), req)
+	resp, err := mustClientFromCmd(cmd).MemberRemove(context.TODO(), id)
 	if err != nil {
 		ExitWithError(ExitError, err)
 	}
@@ -154,8 +151,7 @@ func memberUpdateCommandFunc(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 
 	urls := strings.Split(memberPeerURLs, ",")
 
-	req := &pb.MemberUpdateRequest{ID: uint64(id), PeerURLs: urls}
-	resp, err := mustClientFromCmd(cmd).Cluster.MemberUpdate(context.TODO(), req)
+	resp, err := mustClientFromCmd(cmd).MemberUpdate(context.TODO(), id, urls)
 	if err != nil {
 		ExitWithError(ExitError, err)
 	}
@@ -165,7 +161,7 @@ func memberUpdateCommandFunc(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 
 // memberListCommandFunc executes the "member list" command.
 func memberListCommandFunc(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
-	resp, err := mustClientFromCmd(cmd).Cluster.MemberList(context.TODO(), &pb.MemberListRequest{})
+	resp, err := mustClientFromCmd(cmd).MemberList(context.TODO())
 	if err != nil {
 		ExitWithError(ExitError, err)
 	}