diff --git a/integration/main_test.go b/integration/main_test.go
index 31c01f72b..1a3acb0f4 100644
--- a/integration/main_test.go
+++ b/integration/main_test.go
@@ -656,9 +656,7 @@ func RawRuntimeClient() (runtime.RuntimeServiceClient, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get dialer: %w", err)
 	}
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), timeout)
-	defer cancel()
-	conn, err := grpc.DialContext(ctx, addr,
+	conn, err := grpc.NewClient(addr,
 		grpc.WithTransportCredentials(insecure.NewCredentials()),
 		grpc.WithContextDialer(dialer),
 	)
diff --git a/integration/remote/remote_image.go b/integration/remote/remote_image.go
index 6b016eb63..7b2ff6c8b 100644
--- a/integration/remote/remote_image.go
+++ b/integration/remote/remote_image.go
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ limitations under the License.
 package remote
 
 import (
-	"context"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"time"
@@ -62,10 +61,7 @@ func NewImageService(endpoint string, connectionTimeout time.Duration) (internal
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), connectionTimeout)
-	defer cancel()
-
-	conn, err := grpc.DialContext(ctx, addr,
+	conn, err := grpc.NewClient(addr,
 		grpc.WithTransportCredentials(insecure.NewCredentials()),
 		grpc.WithContextDialer(dialer),
 		grpc.WithDefaultCallOptions(grpc.MaxCallRecvMsgSize(maxMsgSize)),
diff --git a/integration/remote/remote_runtime.go b/integration/remote/remote_runtime.go
index 0b3b89597..956ca5488 100644
--- a/integration/remote/remote_runtime.go
+++ b/integration/remote/remote_runtime.go
@@ -70,10 +70,8 @@ func NewRuntimeService(endpoint string, connectionTimeout time.Duration) (intern
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), connectionTimeout)
-	defer cancel()
 
-	conn, err := grpc.DialContext(ctx, addr,
+	conn, err := grpc.NewClient(addr,
 		grpc.WithTransportCredentials(insecure.NewCredentials()),
 		grpc.WithContextDialer(dialer),
 		grpc.WithDefaultCallOptions(grpc.MaxCallRecvMsgSize(maxMsgSize)),
diff --git a/integration/remote/util/util_unix.go b/integration/remote/util/util_unix.go
index 7136b0cb9..e333824c4 100644
--- a/integration/remote/util/util_unix.go
+++ b/integration/remote/util/util_unix.go
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ package util
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"net"
 	"net/url"
@@ -99,10 +100,16 @@ func GetAddressAndDialer(endpoint string) (string, func(ctx context.Context, add
 		return "", nil, err
 	}
 	if protocol != unixProtocol {
-		return "", nil, fmt.Errorf("only support unix socket endpoint")
+		return "", nil, errors.New("only support unix socket endpoint")
 	}
 
-	return addr, dial, nil
+	// Use passthrough as the scheme so it allows us to use our custom dialer:
+	//
+	// "grpc.Dial uses "passthrough" as the default name resolver for backward compatibility while grpc.NewClient
+	// uses "dns" as its default name resolver. This subtle difference is important to legacy systems that also
+	// specified a custom dialer and expected it to receive the target string directly."
+	// https://github.com/grpc/grpc-go/blob/master/Documentation/anti-patterns.md#the-wrong-way-grpcdial
+	return fmt.Sprintf("passthrough:///%s", addr), dial, nil
 }
 
 func dial(ctx context.Context, addr string) (net.Conn, error) {
diff --git a/integration/remote/util/util_windows.go b/integration/remote/util/util_windows.go
index 59b94dd74..7ffee9476 100644
--- a/integration/remote/util/util_windows.go
+++ b/integration/remote/util/util_windows.go
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ package util
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"net"
 	"net/url"
@@ -75,6 +76,13 @@ func GetAddressAndDialer(endpoint string) (string, func(ctx context.Context, add
 		return "", nil, err
 	}
 
+	// Use passthrough as the scheme so it allows us to use our custom dialer:
+	//
+	// "grpc.Dial uses "passthrough" as the default name resolver for backward compatibility while grpc.NewClient
+	// uses "dns" as its default name resolver. This subtle difference is important to legacy systems that also
+	// specified a custom dialer and expected it to receive the target string directly."
+	// https://github.com/grpc/grpc-go/blob/master/Documentation/anti-patterns.md#the-wrong-way-grpcdial
+	addr = fmt.Sprintf("passthrough:///%s", addr)
 	if protocol == tcpProtocol {
 		return addr, tcpDial, nil
 	}
@@ -83,7 +91,7 @@ func GetAddressAndDialer(endpoint string) (string, func(ctx context.Context, add
 		return addr, npipeDial, nil
 	}
 
-	return "", nil, fmt.Errorf("only support tcp and npipe endpoint")
+	return "", nil, errors.New("only support tcp and npipe endpoint")
 }
 
 func tcpDial(ctx context.Context, addr string) (net.Conn, error) {