diff --git a/google-cloud-clients/google-cloud-pubsub/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/pubsub/v1/Subscriber.java b/google-cloud-clients/google-cloud-pubsub/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/pubsub/v1/Subscriber.java
index 5775278dcb6c..a3cf1ae98bc4 100644
--- a/google-cloud-clients/google-cloud-pubsub/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/pubsub/v1/Subscriber.java
+++ b/google-cloud-clients/google-cloud-pubsub/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/pubsub/v1/Subscriber.java
@@ -26,8 +26,10 @@
 import com.google.api.gax.batching.FlowControlSettings;
 import com.google.api.gax.batching.FlowController;
 import com.google.api.gax.batching.FlowController.LimitExceededBehavior;
+import com.google.api.gax.core.BackgroundResource;
 import com.google.api.gax.core.CredentialsProvider;
 import com.google.api.gax.core.Distribution;
+import com.google.api.gax.core.ExecutorAsBackgroundResource;
 import com.google.api.gax.core.ExecutorProvider;
 import com.google.api.gax.core.InstantiatingExecutorProvider;
 import com.google.api.gax.rpc.HeaderProvider;
@@ -117,7 +119,7 @@ public class Subscriber extends AbstractApiService {
   private final MessageReceiver receiver;
   private final List<StreamingSubscriberConnection> streamingSubscriberConnections;
   private final ApiClock clock;
-  private final List<AutoCloseable> closeables = new ArrayList<>();
+  private final List<BackgroundResource> backgroundResources = new ArrayList<>();
 
   private Subscriber(Builder builder) {
     receiver = builder.receiver;
@@ -143,13 +145,7 @@ private Subscriber(Builder builder) {
     alarmsExecutor = systemExecutorProvider.getExecutor();
 
     if (systemExecutorProvider.shouldAutoClose()) {
-      closeables.add(
-          new AutoCloseable() {
-            @Override
-            public void close() {
-              alarmsExecutor.shutdown();
-            }
-          });
+      backgroundResources.add(new ExecutorAsBackgroundResource((alarmsExecutor)));
     }
 
     TransportChannelProvider channelProvider = builder.channelProvider;
@@ -298,8 +294,8 @@ public void run() {
                 try {
                   // stop connection is no-op if connections haven't been started.
                   stopAllStreamingConnections();
-                  for (AutoCloseable closeable : closeables) {
-                    closeable.close();
+                  for (BackgroundResource resource : backgroundResources) {
+                    resource.shutdown();
                   }
                   notifyStopped();
                 } catch (Exception e) {
@@ -315,13 +311,7 @@ private void startStreamingConnections() {
       for (int i = 0; i < numPullers; i++) {
         final ScheduledExecutorService executor = executorProvider.getExecutor();
         if (executorProvider.shouldAutoClose()) {
-          closeables.add(
-              new AutoCloseable() {
-                @Override
-                public void close() {
-                  executor.shutdown();
-                }
-              });
+          backgroundResources.add(new ExecutorAsBackgroundResource((executor)));
         }
 
         streamingSubscriberConnections.add(