diff --git a/src/main/java/com/google/api/gax/grpc/ServiceApiSettings.java b/src/main/java/com/google/api/gax/grpc/ServiceApiSettings.java
index a13a19ce1c..12cea22213 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/google/api/gax/grpc/ServiceApiSettings.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/google/api/gax/grpc/ServiceApiSettings.java
@@ -75,14 +75,6 @@ protected ServiceApiSettings(
     this.generatorVersion = generatorVersion;
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Return the channel to be used to connect to the service, retrieved using the channelProvider.
-   * If no channel was set, a default channel will be instantiated.
-   */
-  public final ManagedChannel getOrBuildChannel() throws IOException, IllegalStateException {
-    return getChannelProvider().getChannel(getOrBuildExecutor());
-  }
-
   /**
    * Return the channel provider. If no channel provider was set, the default channel provider will
    * be returned.
@@ -91,14 +83,6 @@ public final ChannelProvider getChannelProvider() {
     return channelProvider;
   }
 
-  /**
-   * The Executor used for channels, retries, and bundling, retrieved using the executorProvider. If
-   * no executor was set, a default executor will be instantiated.
-   */
-  public final ScheduledExecutorService getOrBuildExecutor() throws IllegalStateException {
-    return getExecutorProvider().getExecutor();
-  }
-
   /**
    * Return the executor provider. It no executor provider was set, the default executor provider
    * will be returned.
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/google/api/gax/grpc/ServiceApiSettingsTest.java b/src/test/java/com/google/api/gax/grpc/ServiceApiSettingsTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..13b3832598
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/com/google/api/gax/grpc/ServiceApiSettingsTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,153 @@
+package com.google.api.gax.grpc;
+
+import com.google.api.gax.core.ConnectionSettings;
+import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;
+import com.google.common.truth.Truth;
+
+import org.junit.Rule;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.junit.rules.ExpectedException;
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
+import org.junit.runners.JUnit4;
+import org.mockito.Mockito;
+
+import io.grpc.ManagedChannel;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.concurrent.ScheduledExecutorService;
+
+/**
+ * Tests for {@link ServiceApiSettings}.
+ */
+@RunWith(JUnit4.class)
+public class ServiceApiSettingsTest {
+
+  @Rule public ExpectedException thrown = ExpectedException.none();
+
+  private static class FakeSettings extends ServiceApiSettings {
+
+    public static final String DEFAULT_SERVICE_ADDRESS = "pubsub-experimental.googleapis.com";
+    public static final int DEFAULT_SERVICE_PORT = 443;
+    public static final ImmutableList<String> DEFAULT_SERVICE_SCOPES =
+        ImmutableList.<String>builder()
+            .add("https://www.googleapis.com/auth/pubsub")
+            .add("https://www.googleapis.com/auth/cloud-platform")
+            .build();
+    public static final ConnectionSettings DEFAULT_CONNECTION_SETTINGS =
+        ConnectionSettings.newBuilder()
+            .setServiceAddress(DEFAULT_SERVICE_ADDRESS)
+            .setPort(DEFAULT_SERVICE_PORT)
+            .provideCredentialsWith(DEFAULT_SERVICE_SCOPES)
+            .build();
+
+    public static Builder createBuilder(ConnectionSettings connectionSettings) {
+      return new Builder(connectionSettings);
+    }
+
+    private FakeSettings(Builder settingsBuilder) throws IOException {
+      super(
+          settingsBuilder.getChannelProvider(),
+          settingsBuilder.getExecutorProvider(),
+          settingsBuilder.getGeneratorName(),
+          settingsBuilder.getGeneratorVersion(),
+          settingsBuilder.getClientLibName(),
+          settingsBuilder.getClientLibVersion());
+    }
+
+    private static class Builder extends ServiceApiSettings.Builder {
+
+      private Builder(ConnectionSettings connectionSettings) {
+        super(connectionSettings);
+      }
+
+      @Override
+      public FakeSettings build() throws IOException {
+        return new FakeSettings(this);
+      }
+
+      @Override
+      public Builder provideExecutorWith(
+          final ScheduledExecutorService executor, boolean shouldAutoClose) {
+        super.provideExecutorWith(executor, shouldAutoClose);
+        return this;
+      }
+
+      @Override
+      public Builder provideChannelWith(ManagedChannel channel, boolean shouldAutoClose) {
+        super.provideChannelWith(channel, shouldAutoClose);
+        return this;
+      }
+
+      @Override
+      public Builder provideChannelWith(ConnectionSettings settings) {
+        super.provideChannelWith(settings);
+        return this;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void fixedChannelAutoClose() throws IOException {
+    thrown.expect(IllegalStateException.class);
+    ManagedChannel channel = Mockito.mock(ManagedChannel.class);
+    FakeSettings settings =
+        FakeSettings.createBuilder(FakeSettings.DEFAULT_CONNECTION_SETTINGS)
+            .provideChannelWith(channel, true)
+            .build();
+    ChannelProvider channelProvider = settings.getChannelProvider();
+    ScheduledExecutorService executor = settings.getExecutorProvider().getExecutor();
+    ManagedChannel channelA = channelProvider.getChannel(executor);
+    ManagedChannel channelB = channelProvider.getChannel(executor);
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void fixedChannelNoAutoClose() throws IOException {
+    ManagedChannel channel = Mockito.mock(ManagedChannel.class);
+    FakeSettings settings =
+        FakeSettings.createBuilder(FakeSettings.DEFAULT_CONNECTION_SETTINGS)
+            .provideChannelWith(channel, false)
+            .build();
+    ChannelProvider channelProvider = settings.getChannelProvider();
+    ScheduledExecutorService executor = settings.getExecutorProvider().getExecutor();
+    ManagedChannel channelA = channelProvider.getChannel(executor);
+    ManagedChannel channelB = channelProvider.getChannel(executor);
+    Truth.assertThat(channelA).isEqualTo(channelB);
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void defaultExecutor() throws IOException {
+    FakeSettings settings =
+        FakeSettings.createBuilder(FakeSettings.DEFAULT_CONNECTION_SETTINGS).build();
+    ExecutorProvider executorProvider = settings.getExecutorProvider();
+    ScheduledExecutorService executorA = executorProvider.getExecutor();
+    ScheduledExecutorService executorB = executorProvider.getExecutor();
+    Truth.assertThat(executorA).isNotEqualTo(executorB);
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void fixedExecutorAutoClose() throws IOException {
+    thrown.expect(IllegalStateException.class);
+    ScheduledExecutorService executor = Mockito.mock(ScheduledExecutorService.class);
+    FakeSettings settings =
+        FakeSettings.createBuilder(FakeSettings.DEFAULT_CONNECTION_SETTINGS)
+            .provideExecutorWith(executor, true)
+            .build();
+    ExecutorProvider executorProvider = settings.getExecutorProvider();
+    ScheduledExecutorService executorA = executorProvider.getExecutor();
+    ScheduledExecutorService executorB = executorProvider.getExecutor();
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void fixedExecutorNoAutoClose() throws IOException {
+    ScheduledExecutorService executor = Mockito.mock(ScheduledExecutorService.class);
+    FakeSettings settings =
+        FakeSettings.createBuilder(FakeSettings.DEFAULT_CONNECTION_SETTINGS)
+            .provideExecutorWith(executor, false)
+            .build();
+    ExecutorProvider executorProvider = settings.getExecutorProvider();
+    ScheduledExecutorService executorA = executorProvider.getExecutor();
+    ScheduledExecutorService executorB = executorProvider.getExecutor();
+    Truth.assertThat(executorA).isEqualTo(executorB);
+  }
+}
+