diff --git a/sdk/servicebus/azure-messaging-servicebus/src/main/java/com/azure/messaging/servicebus/ServiceBusAsyncConsumer.java b/sdk/servicebus/azure-messaging-servicebus/src/main/java/com/azure/messaging/servicebus/ServiceBusAsyncConsumer.java
index 1f3bb0bffdb4..590fb39637fa 100644
--- a/sdk/servicebus/azure-messaging-servicebus/src/main/java/com/azure/messaging/servicebus/ServiceBusAsyncConsumer.java
+++ b/sdk/servicebus/azure-messaging-servicebus/src/main/java/com/azure/messaging/servicebus/ServiceBusAsyncConsumer.java
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ Mono<Void> updateDisposition(String lockToken, DispositionStatus dispositionStat
     @Override
     public void close() {
         if (!isDisposed.getAndSet(true)) {
-            linkProcessor.cancel();
+            linkProcessor.dispose();
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/sdk/servicebus/azure-messaging-servicebus/src/test/java/com/azure/messaging/servicebus/ServiceBusAsyncConsumerTest.java b/sdk/servicebus/azure-messaging-servicebus/src/test/java/com/azure/messaging/servicebus/ServiceBusAsyncConsumerTest.java
index 97bd84a35420..e0925bdb2d30 100644
--- a/sdk/servicebus/azure-messaging-servicebus/src/test/java/com/azure/messaging/servicebus/ServiceBusAsyncConsumerTest.java
+++ b/sdk/servicebus/azure-messaging-servicebus/src/test/java/com/azure/messaging/servicebus/ServiceBusAsyncConsumerTest.java
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 import com.azure.messaging.servicebus.implementation.ServiceBusAmqpConnection;
 import com.azure.messaging.servicebus.implementation.ServiceBusReceiveLink;
 import com.azure.messaging.servicebus.implementation.ServiceBusReceiveLinkProcessor;
-import org.apache.qpid.proton.amqp.messaging.Accepted;
 import org.apache.qpid.proton.amqp.transport.DeliveryState;
 import org.apache.qpid.proton.message.Message;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.AfterAll;
@@ -24,11 +23,10 @@
 import org.mockito.Mockito;
 import org.mockito.MockitoAnnotations;
 import reactor.core.Disposable;
-import reactor.core.publisher.EmitterProcessor;
 import reactor.core.publisher.Flux;
-import reactor.core.publisher.FluxSink;
 import reactor.core.publisher.Mono;
 import reactor.test.StepVerifier;
+import reactor.test.publisher.TestPublisher;
 
 import java.time.Duration;
 import java.util.UUID;
@@ -45,10 +43,13 @@
  */
 class ServiceBusAsyncConsumerTest {
     private static final String LINK_NAME = "some-link";
-    private final EmitterProcessor<Message> messageProcessor = EmitterProcessor.create();
-    private final FluxSink<Message> messageProcessorSink = messageProcessor.sink();
-    private final EmitterProcessor<AmqpEndpointState> endpointProcessor = EmitterProcessor.create();
-    private final FluxSink<AmqpEndpointState> endpointProcessorSink = endpointProcessor.sink();
+    private final TestPublisher<ServiceBusReceiveLink> linkPublisher = TestPublisher.create();
+    private final Flux<ServiceBusReceiveLink> linkFlux = linkPublisher.flux();
+    private final TestPublisher<Message> messagePublisher = TestPublisher.create();
+    private final Flux<Message> messageFlux = messagePublisher.flux();
+    private final TestPublisher<AmqpEndpointState> endpointPublisher = TestPublisher.create();
+    private final Flux<AmqpEndpointState> endpointStateFlux = endpointPublisher.flux();
+
     private final ClientLogger logger = new ClientLogger(ServiceBusAsyncConsumer.class);
 
     private ServiceBusReceiveLinkProcessor linkProcessor;
@@ -80,13 +81,10 @@ void setup(TestInfo testInfo) {
 
         MockitoAnnotations.initMocks(this);
 
-        when(link.getEndpointStates()).thenReturn(endpointProcessor);
-        when(link.receive()).thenReturn(messageProcessor);
-        linkProcessor = Flux.<ServiceBusReceiveLink>create(sink -> sink.onRequest(requested -> {
-            logger.info("Requested link: {}", requested);
-            sink.next(link);
-        })).subscribeWith(new ServiceBusReceiveLinkProcessor(10, retryPolicy, parentConnection,
-            new AmqpErrorContext("a-namespace")));
+        when(link.getEndpointStates()).thenReturn(endpointStateFlux);
+        when(link.receive()).thenReturn(messageFlux);
+        linkProcessor = linkFlux.subscribeWith(new ServiceBusReceiveLinkProcessor(10, retryPolicy,
+            parentConnection, new AmqpErrorContext("a-namespace")));
 
         when(connection.getEndpointStates()).thenReturn(Flux.create(sink -> sink.next(AmqpEndpointState.ACTIVE)));
         when(link.updateDisposition(anyString(), any(DeliveryState.class))).thenReturn(Mono.empty());
@@ -97,6 +95,11 @@ void teardown(TestInfo testInfo) {
         logger.info("[{}]: Tearing down.", testInfo.getDisplayName());
 
         Mockito.framework().clearInlineMocks();
+
+        linkProcessor.dispose();
+        linkPublisher.complete();
+        endpointPublisher.complete();
+        messagePublisher.complete();
     }
 
     /**
@@ -122,9 +125,13 @@ void receiveNoAutoComplete() {
 
         // Act and Assert
         StepVerifier.create(consumer.receive())
-            .then(() -> messageProcessorSink.next(message1))
+            .then(() -> {
+                linkPublisher.next(link);
+                endpointPublisher.next(AmqpEndpointState.ACTIVE);
+                messagePublisher.next(message1);
+            })
             .expectNext(receivedMessage1)
-            .then(() -> messageProcessorSink.next(message2))
+            .then(() -> messagePublisher.next(message2))
             .expectNext(receivedMessage2)
             .thenCancel()
             .verify();
@@ -139,9 +146,6 @@ void receiveNoAutoComplete() {
     void canDispose() {
         // Arrange
         final String lockToken = UUID.randomUUID().toString();
-        when(linkProcessor.updateDisposition(lockToken, Accepted.getInstance()))
-            .thenReturn(Mono.error(new IllegalArgumentException("Should not have called complete.")));
-
         final ServiceBusAsyncConsumer consumer = new ServiceBusAsyncConsumer(LINK_NAME, linkProcessor, serializer);
 
         final Message message1 = mock(Message.class);
@@ -153,11 +157,15 @@ void canDispose() {
         // Act and Assert
         StepVerifier.create(consumer.receive())
             .then(() -> {
-                endpointProcessorSink.next(AmqpEndpointState.ACTIVE);
-                messageProcessorSink.next(message1);
+                linkPublisher.next(link);
+                endpointPublisher.next(AmqpEndpointState.ACTIVE);
+                messagePublisher.next(message1);
             })
             .expectNext(receivedMessage1)
-            .then(() -> consumer.close())
+            .then(() -> {
+                linkPublisher.complete();
+                endpointPublisher.complete();
+            })
             .verifyComplete();
 
         verify(link, never()).updateDisposition(anyString(), any(DeliveryState.class));