diff --git a/google-cloud-pubsub/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/pubsub/v1/Subscriber.java b/google-cloud-pubsub/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/pubsub/v1/Subscriber.java
index 9520b2f52893..74fdb6211abe 100644
--- a/google-cloud-pubsub/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/pubsub/v1/Subscriber.java
+++ b/google-cloud-pubsub/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/pubsub/v1/Subscriber.java
@@ -217,11 +217,6 @@ public static Builder newBuilder(String subscription, MessageReceiver receiver)
     return new Builder(subscription, receiver);
   }
 
-  /** Subscription which the subscriber is subscribed to. */
-  public ProjectSubscriptionName getSubscriptionName() {
-    return ProjectSubscriptionName.parse(subscriptionName);
-  }
-
   /** Subscription which the subscriber is subscribed to. */
   public String getSubscriptionNameString() {
     return subscriptionName;