diff --git a/google-cloud-examples/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/examples/pubsub/snippets/CreateSubscriptionAndPullMessages.java b/google-cloud-examples/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/examples/pubsub/snippets/CreateSubscriptionAndPullMessages.java
index 32a8a575b579..637a7b532ee8 100644
--- a/google-cloud-examples/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/examples/pubsub/snippets/CreateSubscriptionAndPullMessages.java
+++ b/google-cloud-examples/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/examples/pubsub/snippets/CreateSubscriptionAndPullMessages.java
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 import com.google.common.util.concurrent.Futures;
 import com.google.common.util.concurrent.ListenableFuture;
 import com.google.common.util.concurrent.MoreExecutors;
-import com.google.common.util.concurrent.Service;
 import com.google.pubsub.v1.PubsubMessage;
 import com.google.pubsub.v1.PushConfig;
 import com.google.pubsub.v1.SubscriptionName;
@@ -52,7 +51,7 @@ public ListenableFuture<MessageReceiver.AckReply> receiveMessage(PubsubMessage m
         };
     Subscriber subscriber = null;
     try {
-      subscriber = Subscriber.Builder.newBuilder(subscription, receiver).build();
+      subscriber = Subscriber.newBuilder(subscription, receiver).build();
       subscriber.addListener(
           new Subscriber.SubscriberListener() {
             @Override
diff --git a/google-cloud-examples/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/examples/pubsub/snippets/CreateTopicAndPublishMessages.java b/google-cloud-examples/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/examples/pubsub/snippets/CreateTopicAndPublishMessages.java
index b5d40d24a23e..d57c16ce11c0 100644
--- a/google-cloud-examples/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/examples/pubsub/snippets/CreateTopicAndPublishMessages.java
+++ b/google-cloud-examples/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/examples/pubsub/snippets/CreateTopicAndPublishMessages.java
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ public static void main(String... args) throws Exception {
 
     Publisher publisher = null;
     try {
-      publisher = Publisher.Builder.newBuilder(topic).build();
+      publisher = Publisher.newBuilder(topic).build();
       List<String> messages = Arrays.asList("first message", "second message");
       List<ListenableFuture<String>> messageIds = new ArrayList<>();
       for (String message : messages) {
diff --git a/google-cloud-pubsub/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/pubsub/spi/v1/Publisher.java b/google-cloud-pubsub/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/pubsub/spi/v1/Publisher.java
index 377c93e99483..20e2e291be86 100644
--- a/google-cloud-pubsub/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/pubsub/spi/v1/Publisher.java
+++ b/google-cloud-pubsub/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/pubsub/spi/v1/Publisher.java
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
  *
  * <pre><code>
  *  Publisher publisher =
- *       Publisher.Builder.newBuilder(MY_TOPIC)
+ *       Publisher.newBuilder(MY_TOPIC)
  *           .setMaxBundleDuration(new Duration(10 * 1000))
  *           .build();
  *  List&lt;ListenableFuture&lt;String&gt;&gt; results = new ArrayList&lt;&gt;();
@@ -122,7 +122,8 @@ public static long getApiMaxRequestBytes() {
 
   private static final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(Publisher.class);
 
-  private final String topic;
+  private final TopicName topicName;
+  private final String cachedTopicNameString;
 
   private final BundlingSettings bundlingSettings;
   private final RetrySettings retrySettings;
@@ -149,7 +150,8 @@ public static long getApiMaxRequestBytes() {
   private ScheduledFuture<?> currentAlarmFuture;
 
   private Publisher(Builder builder) throws IOException {
-    topic = builder.topic;
+    topicName = builder.topicName;
+    cachedTopicNameString = topicName.toString();
 
     this.bundlingSettings = builder.bundlingSettings;
     this.retrySettings = builder.retrySettings;
@@ -198,8 +200,8 @@ public void close() throws IOException {
   }
 
   /** Topic which the publisher publishes to. */
-  public String getTopic() {
-    return topic;
+  public TopicName getTopicName() {
+    return topicName;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -333,7 +335,7 @@ private void publishAllOutstanding() {
 
   private void publishOutstandingBundle(final OutstandingBundle outstandingBundle) {
     PublishRequest.Builder publishRequest = PublishRequest.newBuilder();
-    publishRequest.setTopic(topic);
+    publishRequest.setTopic(cachedTopicNameString);
     for (OutstandingPublish outstandingPublish : outstandingBundle.outstandingPublishes) {
       publishRequest.addMessages(outstandingPublish.message);
     }
@@ -528,6 +530,11 @@ interface LongRandom {
     long nextLong(long least, long bound);
   }
 
+  /** Constructs a new {@link Builder} using the given topic. */
+  public static Builder newBuilder(TopicName topicName) {
+    return new Builder(topicName);
+  }
+
   /** A builder of {@link Publisher}s. */
   public static final class Builder {
     static final Duration MIN_TOTAL_TIMEOUT = new Duration(10 * 1000); // 10 seconds
@@ -569,7 +576,7 @@ public long nextLong(long least, long bound) {
             .setExecutorThreadCount(THREADS_PER_CPU * Runtime.getRuntime().availableProcessors())
             .build();
 
-    String topic;
+    TopicName topicName;
 
     // Bundling options
     BundlingSettings bundlingSettings = DEFAULT_BUNDLING_SETTINGS;
@@ -588,13 +595,8 @@ public long nextLong(long least, long bound) {
 
     ExecutorProvider executorProvider = DEFAULT_EXECUTOR_PROVIDER;
 
-    /** Constructs a new {@link Builder} using the given topic. */
-    public static Builder newBuilder(TopicName topic) {
-      return new Builder(topic.toString());
-    }
-
-    Builder(String topic) {
-      this.topic = Preconditions.checkNotNull(topic);
+    private Builder(TopicName topic) {
+      this.topicName = Preconditions.checkNotNull(topic);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/google-cloud-pubsub/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/pubsub/spi/v1/Subscriber.java b/google-cloud-pubsub/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/pubsub/spi/v1/Subscriber.java
index e4f7a4a6636e..cdbc14fef3c6 100644
--- a/google-cloud-pubsub/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/pubsub/spi/v1/Subscriber.java
+++ b/google-cloud-pubsub/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/pubsub/spi/v1/Subscriber.java
@@ -32,8 +32,6 @@
 import com.google.common.util.concurrent.Service;
 import com.google.pubsub.v1.SubscriptionName;
 import io.grpc.ManagedChannelBuilder;
-import java.util.concurrent.Executor;
-import java.util.concurrent.TimeoutException;
 import io.grpc.Status;
 import io.grpc.StatusRuntimeException;
 import io.grpc.netty.GrpcSslContexts;
@@ -43,9 +41,11 @@
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.concurrent.CountDownLatch;
+import java.util.concurrent.Executor;
 import java.util.concurrent.ScheduledExecutorService;
 import java.util.concurrent.ScheduledFuture;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeoutException;
 import org.joda.time.Duration;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
  * }
  *
  * Subscriber subscriber =
- *     Subscriber.Builder.newBuilder(MY_SUBSCRIPTION, receiver)
+ *     Subscriber.newBuilder(MY_SUBSCRIPTION, receiver)
  *         .setMaxBundleAcks(100)
  *         .build();
  *
@@ -123,19 +123,33 @@ private Subscriber(Builder builder) throws IOException {
     impl = new SubscriberImpl(builder);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Constructs a new {@link Builder}.
+   *
+   * <p>Once {@link #build()} is called a gRPC stub will be created for use of the {@link
+   * Subscriber}.
+   *
+   * @param subscription Cloud Pub/Sub subscription to bind the subscriber to
+   * @param receiver an implementation of {@link MessageReceiver} used to process the received
+   *     messages
+   */
+  public static Builder newBuilder(SubscriptionName subscription, MessageReceiver receiver) {
+    return new Builder(subscription, receiver);
+  }
+
   /** Subscription which the subscriber is subscribed to. */
-  public String getSubscription() {
-    return impl.getSubscription();
+  public SubscriptionName getSubscriptionName() {
+    return impl.subscriptionName;
   }
 
   /** Acknowledgement expiration padding. See {@link Builder.setAckExpirationPadding}. */
   public Duration getAckExpirationPadding() {
-    return impl.getAckExpirationPadding();
+    return impl.ackExpirationPadding;
   }
 
   /** The flow control settings the Subscriber is configured with. */
   public FlowController.Settings getFlowControlSettings() {
-    return impl.getFlowControlSettings();
+    return impl.flowControlSettings;
   }
 
   public void addListener(final SubscriberListener listener, Executor executor) {
@@ -249,7 +263,8 @@ public void terminated(State from) {}
   private static class SubscriberImpl extends AbstractService {
     private static final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(Subscriber.class);
 
-    private final String subscription;
+    private final SubscriptionName subscriptionName;
+    private final String cachedSubscriptionNameString;
     private final FlowController.Settings flowControlSettings;
     private final Duration ackExpirationPadding;
     private final ScheduledExecutorService executor;
@@ -270,7 +285,8 @@ private static class SubscriberImpl extends AbstractService {
     private SubscriberImpl(Builder builder) throws IOException {
       receiver = builder.receiver;
       flowControlSettings = builder.flowControlSettings;
-      subscription = builder.subscription;
+      subscriptionName = builder.subscriptionName;
+      cachedSubscriptionNameString = subscriptionName.toString();
       ackExpirationPadding = builder.ackExpirationPadding;
       streamAckDeadlineSeconds =
           Math.max(
@@ -340,7 +356,7 @@ private void startStreamingConnections() {
         for (int i = 0; i < numChannels; i++) {
           streamingSubscriberConnections.add(
               new StreamingSubscriberConnection(
-                  subscription,
+                  cachedSubscriptionNameString,
                   credentials,
                   receiver,
                   ackExpirationPadding,
@@ -412,7 +428,7 @@ private void startPollingConnections() {
         for (int i = 0; i < numChannels; i++) {
           pollingSubscriberConnections.add(
               new PollingSubscriberConnection(
-                  subscription,
+                  cachedSubscriptionNameString,
                   credentials,
                   receiver,
                   ackExpirationPadding,
@@ -496,21 +512,6 @@ public void run() {
         throw new IllegalStateException(e);
       }
     }
-
-    /** Subscription which the subscriber is subscribed to. */
-    public String getSubscription() {
-      return subscription;
-    }
-
-    /** Acknowledgement expiration padding. See {@link Builder.setAckExpirationPadding}. */
-    public Duration getAckExpirationPadding() {
-      return ackExpirationPadding;
-    }
-
-    /** The flow control settings the Subscriber is configured with. */
-    public FlowController.Settings getFlowControlSettings() {
-      return flowControlSettings;
-    }
   }
 
   /** Builder of {@link Subscriber Subscribers}. */
@@ -526,7 +527,7 @@ public static final class Builder {
                     * Runtime.getRuntime().availableProcessors())
             .build();
 
-    String subscription;
+    SubscriptionName subscriptionName;
     Optional<Credentials> credentials = Optional.absent();
     MessageReceiver receiver;
 
@@ -539,22 +540,8 @@ public static final class Builder {
         Optional.absent();
     Optional<Clock> clock = Optional.absent();
 
-    /**
-     * Constructs a new {@link Builder}.
-     *
-     * <p>Once {@link #build()} is called a gRPC stub will be created for use of the {@link
-     * Subscriber}.
-     *
-     * @param subscription Cloud Pub/Sub subscription to bind the subscriber to
-     * @param receiver an implementation of {@link MessageReceiver} used to process the received
-     *     messages
-     */
-    public static Builder newBuilder(SubscriptionName subscription, MessageReceiver receiver) {
-      return new Builder(subscription.toString(), receiver);
-    }
-
-    Builder(String subscription, MessageReceiver receiver) {
-      this.subscription = subscription;
+    Builder(SubscriptionName subscriptionName, MessageReceiver receiver) {
+      this.subscriptionName = subscriptionName;
       this.receiver = receiver;
     }
 
diff --git a/google-cloud-pubsub/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/pubsub/spi/v1/PublisherImplTest.java b/google-cloud-pubsub/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/pubsub/spi/v1/PublisherImplTest.java
index 165079e584b9..828c3769a5db 100644
--- a/google-cloud-pubsub/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/pubsub/spi/v1/PublisherImplTest.java
+++ b/google-cloud-pubsub/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/pubsub/spi/v1/PublisherImplTest.java
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ public void testPublishFailureRetries_nonRetryableFailsImmediately() throws Exce
   public void testPublisherGetters() throws Exception {
     FakeCredentials credentials = new FakeCredentials();
 
-    Publisher.Builder builder = Publisher.Builder.newBuilder(TEST_TOPIC);
+    Publisher.Builder builder = Publisher.newBuilder(TEST_TOPIC);
     builder.setChannelBuilder(testChannelBuilder);
     builder.setCredentials(credentials);
     builder.setExecutorProvider(SINGLE_THREAD_EXECUTOR);
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ public void testPublisherGetters() throws Exception {
             .build());
     Publisher publisher = builder.build();
 
-    assertEquals(TEST_TOPIC.toString(), publisher.getTopic());
+    assertEquals(TEST_TOPIC, publisher.getTopicName());
     assertEquals(10, (long) publisher.getBundlingSettings().getRequestByteThreshold());
     assertEquals(new Duration(11), publisher.getBundlingSettings().getDelayThreshold());
     assertEquals(12, (long) publisher.getBundlingSettings().getElementCountThreshold());
@@ -384,8 +384,8 @@ public void testPublisherGetters() throws Exception {
 
   @Test
   public void testBuilderParametersAndDefaults() {
-    Publisher.Builder builder = Publisher.Builder.newBuilder(TEST_TOPIC);
-    assertEquals(TEST_TOPIC.toString(), builder.topic);
+    Publisher.Builder builder = Publisher.newBuilder(TEST_TOPIC);
+    assertEquals(TEST_TOPIC, builder.topicName);
     assertEquals(Optional.absent(), builder.channelBuilder);
     assertEquals(Publisher.Builder.DEFAULT_EXECUTOR_PROVIDER, builder.executorProvider);
     assertFalse(builder.failOnFlowControlLimits);
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ public void testBuilderParametersAndDefaults() {
 
   @Test
   public void testBuilderInvalidArguments() {
-    Publisher.Builder builder = Publisher.Builder.newBuilder(TEST_TOPIC);
+    Publisher.Builder builder = Publisher.newBuilder(TEST_TOPIC);
 
     try {
       builder.setChannelBuilder(null);
@@ -601,7 +601,7 @@ public void testBuilderInvalidArguments() {
   }
 
   private Builder getTestPublisherBuilder() {
-    return Publisher.Builder.newBuilder(TEST_TOPIC)
+    return Publisher.newBuilder(TEST_TOPIC)
         .setCredentials(testCredentials)
         .setExecutorProvider(FixedExecutorProvider.create(fakeExecutor))
         .setChannelBuilder(testChannelBuilder)
diff --git a/google-cloud-pubsub/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/pubsub/spi/v1/SubscriberImplTest.java b/google-cloud-pubsub/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/pubsub/spi/v1/SubscriberImplTest.java
index aead67ee7ede..853d9c90bb44 100644
--- a/google-cloud-pubsub/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/pubsub/spi/v1/SubscriberImplTest.java
+++ b/google-cloud-pubsub/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/pubsub/spi/v1/SubscriberImplTest.java
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
 import com.google.common.base.Preconditions;
 import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;
 import com.google.common.util.concurrent.ListenableFuture;
-import com.google.common.util.concurrent.Service.State;
 import com.google.common.util.concurrent.SettableFuture;
 import com.google.pubsub.v1.PubsubMessage;
 import com.google.pubsub.v1.PullResponse;
@@ -467,7 +466,7 @@ private void sendMessages(Iterable<String> ackIds) throws InterruptedException {
   }
 
   private Builder getTestSubscriberBuilder(MessageReceiver receiver) {
-    return Subscriber.Builder.newBuilder(TEST_SUBSCRIPTION, receiver)
+    return Subscriber.newBuilder(TEST_SUBSCRIPTION, receiver)
         .setExecutorProvider(FixedExecutorProvider.create(fakeExecutor))
         .setCredentials(testCredentials)
         .setChannelBuilder(testChannelBuilder)