diff --git a/samples/AUTHORING_GUIDE.md b/samples/AUTHORING_GUIDE.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..55c97b32
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/AUTHORING_GUIDE.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+See https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/python-docs-samples/blob/master/AUTHORING_GUIDE.md
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/samples/CONTRIBUTING.md b/samples/CONTRIBUTING.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..34c882b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+See https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/python-docs-samples/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/synth.metadata b/synth.metadata
index 5bc6ed86..196d7051 100644
--- a/synth.metadata
+++ b/synth.metadata
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
     {
       "git": {
         "name": ".",
-        "remote": "git@github.com:googleapis/python-service-directory",
-        "sha": "9d7c27ee83b06f1d1fb7f757677dd1ccfbf3a9ad"
+        "remote": "https://github.com/googleapis/python-service-directory.git",
+        "sha": "4e444190b7bc41f66cfb79c9260565f1702e6fbc"
       }
     },
     {
diff --git a/tests/unit/servicedirectory_v1beta1/test_registration_service.py b/tests/unit/servicedirectory_v1beta1/test_registration_service.py
index 695f0d8f..804b68c4 100644
--- a/tests/unit/servicedirectory_v1beta1/test_registration_service.py
+++ b/tests/unit/servicedirectory_v1beta1/test_registration_service.py
@@ -2118,35 +2118,6 @@ def test_registration_service_grpc_transport_channel_mtls_with_adc(
         assert transport.grpc_channel == mock_grpc_channel
 
 
-def test_service_path():
-    project = "squid"
-    location = "clam"
-    namespace = "whelk"
-    service = "octopus"
-
-    expected = "projects/{project}/locations/{location}/namespaces/{namespace}/services/{service}".format(
-        project=project, location=location, namespace=namespace, service=service
-    )
-    actual = RegistrationServiceClient.service_path(
-        project, location, namespace, service
-    )
-    assert expected == actual
-
-
-def test_parse_service_path():
-    expected = {
-        "project": "oyster",
-        "location": "nudibranch",
-        "namespace": "cuttlefish",
-        "service": "mussel",
-    }
-    path = RegistrationServiceClient.service_path(**expected)
-
-    # Check that the path construction is reversible.
-    actual = RegistrationServiceClient.parse_service_path(path)
-    assert expected == actual
-
-
 def test_endpoint_path():
     project = "squid"
     location = "clam"
@@ -2182,6 +2153,35 @@ def test_parse_endpoint_path():
     assert expected == actual
 
 
+def test_service_path():
+    project = "squid"
+    location = "clam"
+    namespace = "whelk"
+    service = "octopus"
+
+    expected = "projects/{project}/locations/{location}/namespaces/{namespace}/services/{service}".format(
+        project=project, location=location, namespace=namespace, service=service
+    )
+    actual = RegistrationServiceClient.service_path(
+        project, location, namespace, service
+    )
+    assert expected == actual
+
+
+def test_parse_service_path():
+    expected = {
+        "project": "oyster",
+        "location": "nudibranch",
+        "namespace": "cuttlefish",
+        "service": "mussel",
+    }
+    path = RegistrationServiceClient.service_path(**expected)
+
+    # Check that the path construction is reversible.
+    actual = RegistrationServiceClient.parse_service_path(path)
+    assert expected == actual
+
+
 def test_namespace_path():
     project = "squid"
     location = "clam"