diff --git a/ci/cloudbuild/dockerfiles/demo-opensuse-leap.Dockerfile b/ci/cloudbuild/dockerfiles/demo-opensuse-leap.Dockerfile
index 453634ea87ecd..2edb62b27c75a 100644
--- a/ci/cloudbuild/dockerfiles/demo-opensuse-leap.Dockerfile
+++ b/ci/cloudbuild/dockerfiles/demo-opensuse-leap.Dockerfile
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ RUN zypper refresh && \
 # ```bash
 RUN zypper refresh && \
     zypper install --allow-downgrade -y abseil-cpp-devel c-ares-devel \
-        libcurl-devel libopenssl-devel libcrc32c-devel nlohmann_json-devel
+        libcurl-devel libopenssl-devel libcrc32c-devel nlohmann_json-devel \
+        grpc-devel libprotobuf-devel
 # ```
 
 # The following steps will install libraries and tools in `/usr/local`. openSUSE
@@ -49,68 +50,6 @@ ENV PKG_CONFIG_PATH=/usr/local/lib/pkgconfig:/usr/local/lib64/pkgconfig
 ENV PATH=/usr/local/bin:${PATH}
 # ```
 
-# #### RE2
-
-# ```bash
-WORKDIR /var/tmp/build/re2
-RUN curl -fsSL https://github.com/google/re2/archive/2024-07-02.tar.gz | \
-    tar -xzf - --strip-components=1 && \
-    cmake \
-        -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
-        -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON \
-        -DRE2_BUILD_TESTING=OFF \
-        -S . -B cmake-out && \
-    cmake --build cmake-out -- -j ${NCPU:-4} && \
-    cmake --build cmake-out --target install -- -j ${NCPU:-4} && \
-    ldconfig
-# ```
-
-# #### Protobuf
-
-# We need to install a version of Protobuf that is recent enough to support the
-# Google Cloud Platform proto files:
-
-# ```bash
-WORKDIR /var/tmp/build/protobuf
-RUN curl -fsSL https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/archive/v27.2.tar.gz | \
-    tar -xzf - --strip-components=1 && \
-    cmake \
-        -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
-        -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=yes \
-        -Dprotobuf_BUILD_TESTS=OFF \
-        -Dprotobuf_ABSL_PROVIDER=package \
-        -S . -B cmake-out && \
-    cmake --build cmake-out -- -j ${NCPU:-4} && \
-    cmake --build cmake-out --target install -- -j ${NCPU:-4} && \
-    ldconfig
-# ```
-
-# #### gRPC
-
-# We also need a version of gRPC that is recent enough to support the Google
-# Cloud Platform proto files. We manually install it using:
-
-# ```bash
-WORKDIR /var/tmp/build/grpc
-RUN curl -fsSL https://github.com/grpc/grpc/archive/v1.64.2.tar.gz | \
-    tar -xzf - --strip-components=1 && \
-    cmake \
-        -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
-        -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=yes \
-        -DgRPC_INSTALL=ON \
-        -DgRPC_BUILD_TESTS=OFF \
-        -DgRPC_ABSL_PROVIDER=package \
-        -DgRPC_CARES_PROVIDER=package \
-        -DgRPC_PROTOBUF_PROVIDER=package \
-        -DgRPC_RE2_PROVIDER=package \
-        -DgRPC_SSL_PROVIDER=package \
-        -DgRPC_ZLIB_PROVIDER=package \
-        -S . -B cmake-out && \
-    cmake --build cmake-out -- -j ${NCPU:-4} && \
-    cmake --build cmake-out --target install -- -j ${NCPU:-4} && \
-    ldconfig
-# ```
-
 # #### opentelemetry-cpp
 
 # The project has an **optional** dependency on the OpenTelemetry library.
diff --git a/doc/packaging.md b/doc/packaging.md
index 3ab413ea23f0a..b2d6ade19416e 100644
--- a/doc/packaging.md
+++ b/doc/packaging.md
@@ -363,7 +363,8 @@ Install some of the dependencies for `google-cloud-cpp`.
 ```bash
 sudo zypper refresh && \
 sudo zypper install --allow-downgrade -y abseil-cpp-devel c-ares-devel \
-        libcurl-devel libopenssl-devel libcrc32c-devel nlohmann_json-devel
+        libcurl-devel libopenssl-devel libcrc32c-devel nlohmann_json-devel \
+        grpc-devel libprotobuf-devel
 ```
 
 The following steps will install libraries and tools in `/usr/local`. openSUSE
@@ -377,68 +378,6 @@ export PKG_CONFIG_PATH=/usr/local/lib/pkgconfig:/usr/local/lib64/pkgconfig
 export PATH=/usr/local/bin:${PATH}
 ```
 
-#### RE2
-
-```bash
-mkdir -p $HOME/Downloads/re2 && cd $HOME/Downloads/re2
-curl -fsSL https://github.com/google/re2/archive/2024-07-02.tar.gz | \
-    tar -xzf - --strip-components=1 && \
-    cmake \
-        -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
-        -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON \
-        -DRE2_BUILD_TESTING=OFF \
-        -S . -B cmake-out && \
-    cmake --build cmake-out -- -j ${NCPU:-4} && \
-sudo cmake --build cmake-out --target install -- -j ${NCPU:-4} && \
-sudo ldconfig
-```
-
-#### Protobuf
-
-We need to install a version of Protobuf that is recent enough to support the
-Google Cloud Platform proto files:
-
-```bash
-mkdir -p $HOME/Downloads/protobuf && cd $HOME/Downloads/protobuf
-curl -fsSL https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/archive/v27.2.tar.gz | \
-    tar -xzf - --strip-components=1 && \
-    cmake \
-        -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
-        -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=yes \
-        -Dprotobuf_BUILD_TESTS=OFF \
-        -Dprotobuf_ABSL_PROVIDER=package \
-        -S . -B cmake-out && \
-    cmake --build cmake-out -- -j ${NCPU:-4} && \
-sudo cmake --build cmake-out --target install -- -j ${NCPU:-4} && \
-sudo ldconfig
-```
-
-#### gRPC
-
-We also need a version of gRPC that is recent enough to support the Google Cloud
-Platform proto files. We manually install it using:
-
-```bash
-mkdir -p $HOME/Downloads/grpc && cd $HOME/Downloads/grpc
-curl -fsSL https://github.com/grpc/grpc/archive/v1.64.2.tar.gz | \
-    tar -xzf - --strip-components=1 && \
-    cmake \
-        -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
-        -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=yes \
-        -DgRPC_INSTALL=ON \
-        -DgRPC_BUILD_TESTS=OFF \
-        -DgRPC_ABSL_PROVIDER=package \
-        -DgRPC_CARES_PROVIDER=package \
-        -DgRPC_PROTOBUF_PROVIDER=package \
-        -DgRPC_RE2_PROVIDER=package \
-        -DgRPC_SSL_PROVIDER=package \
-        -DgRPC_ZLIB_PROVIDER=package \
-        -S . -B cmake-out && \
-    cmake --build cmake-out -- -j ${NCPU:-4} && \
-sudo cmake --build cmake-out --target install -- -j ${NCPU:-4} && \
-sudo ldconfig
-```
-
 #### opentelemetry-cpp
 
 The project has an **optional** dependency on the OpenTelemetry library. We