diff --git a/ortools/linear_solver/samples/LinearProgrammingExample.cs b/ortools/linear_solver/samples/LinearProgrammingExample.cs
index 25ed9a0c35..ec25c7089b 100644
--- a/ortools/linear_solver/samples/LinearProgrammingExample.cs
+++ b/ortools/linear_solver/samples/LinearProgrammingExample.cs
@@ -34,29 +34,20 @@ public class LinearProgrammingExample
 
         // [START constraints]
         // x + 2y <= 14.
-        Constraint c0 = solver.MakeConstraint(double.NegativeInfinity, 14.0);
-        c0.SetCoefficient(x, 1);
-        c0.SetCoefficient(y, 2);
+        solver.Add(x + 2 * y <= 14.0);
 
         // 3x - y >= 0.
-        Constraint c1 = solver.MakeConstraint(0.0, double.PositiveInfinity);
-        c1.SetCoefficient(x, 3);
-        c1.SetCoefficient(y, -1);
+        solver.Add(3 * x - y >= 0.0);
 
         // x - y <= 2.
-        Constraint c2 = solver.MakeConstraint(double.NegativeInfinity, 2.0);
-        c2.SetCoefficient(x, 1);
-        c2.SetCoefficient(y, -1);
+        solver.Add(x - y <= 2.0);
 
         Console.WriteLine("Number of constraints = " + solver.NumConstraints());
         // [END constraints]
 
         // [START objective]
         // Objective function: 3x + 4y.
-        Objective objective = solver.Objective();
-        objective.SetCoefficient(x, 3);
-        objective.SetCoefficient(y, 4);
-        objective.SetMaximization();
+        solver.Maximize(3 * x + 4 * y);
         // [END objective]
 
         // [START solve]
diff --git a/ortools/linear_solver/samples/linear_programming_example.py b/ortools/linear_solver/samples/linear_programming_example.py
index 84266de0fd..d0723d9fb8 100644
--- a/ortools/linear_solver/samples/linear_programming_example.py
+++ b/ortools/linear_solver/samples/linear_programming_example.py
@@ -34,29 +34,20 @@ def LinearProgrammingExample():
 
     # [START constraints]
     # Constraint 0: x + 2y <= 14.
-    constraint0 = solver.Constraint(-solver.infinity(), 14)
-    constraint0.SetCoefficient(x, 1)
-    constraint0.SetCoefficient(y, 2)
+    solver.Add(x + 2 * y <= 14.0)
 
     # Constraint 1: 3x - y >= 0.
-    constraint1 = solver.Constraint(0, solver.infinity())
-    constraint1.SetCoefficient(x, 3)
-    constraint1.SetCoefficient(y, -1)
+    solver.Add(3 * x - y >= 0.0)
 
     # Constraint 2: x - y <= 2.
-    constraint2 = solver.Constraint(-solver.infinity(), 2)
-    constraint2.SetCoefficient(x, 1)
-    constraint2.SetCoefficient(y, -1)
+    solver.Add(x - y <= 2.0)
 
     print('Number of constraints =', solver.NumConstraints())
     # [END constraints]
 
     # [START objective]
     # Objective function: 3x + 4y.
-    objective = solver.Objective()
-    objective.SetCoefficient(x, 3)
-    objective.SetCoefficient(y, 4)
-    objective.SetMaximization()
+    solver.Maximize(3 * x + 4 * y)
     # [END objective]
 
     # Solve the system.