diff --git a/src/main/java/redis/clients/jedis/BinaryJedisPubSub.java b/src/main/java/redis/clients/jedis/BinaryJedisPubSub.java
index c271305..9d36ae0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/redis/clients/jedis/BinaryJedisPubSub.java
+++ b/src/main/java/redis/clients/jedis/BinaryJedisPubSub.java
@@ -16,18 +16,17 @@ public abstract class BinaryJedisPubSub {
     private int subscribedChannels = 0;
     private Client client;
 
-    public abstract void onMessage(byte[] channel, byte[] message);
+	public void onMessage(byte[] channel, byte[] message) {}
 
-    public abstract void onPMessage(byte[] pattern, byte[] channel,
-	    byte[] message);
+	public void onPMessage(byte[] pattern, byte[] channel, byte[] message) {}
 
-    public abstract void onSubscribe(byte[] channel, int subscribedChannels);
+	public void onSubscribe(byte[] channel, int subscribedChannels) {}
 
-    public abstract void onUnsubscribe(byte[] channel, int subscribedChannels);
+	public void onUnsubscribe(byte[] channel, int subscribedChannels) {}
 
-    public abstract void onPUnsubscribe(byte[] pattern, int subscribedChannels);
+	public void onPUnsubscribe(byte[] pattern, int subscribedChannels) {}
 
-    public abstract void onPSubscribe(byte[] pattern, int subscribedChannels);
+	public void onPSubscribe(byte[] pattern, int subscribedChannels) {}
 
     public void unsubscribe() {
 	client.unsubscribe();
diff --git a/src/main/java/redis/clients/jedis/JedisPubSub.java b/src/main/java/redis/clients/jedis/JedisPubSub.java
index 2ded002..fb892c3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/redis/clients/jedis/JedisPubSub.java
+++ b/src/main/java/redis/clients/jedis/JedisPubSub.java
@@ -18,18 +18,17 @@ public abstract class JedisPubSub {
     private int subscribedChannels = 0;
     private volatile Client client;
 
-    public abstract void onMessage(String channel, String message);
+	public void onMessage(String channel, String message) {}
 
-    public abstract void onPMessage(String pattern, String channel,
-	    String message);
+	public void onPMessage(String pattern, String channel, String message) {}
 
-    public abstract void onSubscribe(String channel, int subscribedChannels);
+	public void onSubscribe(String channel, int subscribedChannels) {}
 
-    public abstract void onUnsubscribe(String channel, int subscribedChannels);
+	public void onUnsubscribe(String channel, int subscribedChannels) {}
 
-    public abstract void onPUnsubscribe(String pattern, int subscribedChannels);
+	public void onPUnsubscribe(String pattern, int subscribedChannels) {}
 
-    public abstract void onPSubscribe(String pattern, int subscribedChannels);
+	public void onPSubscribe(String pattern, int subscribedChannels) {}
 
     public void unsubscribe() {
 	if (client == null) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/redis/clients/jedis/JedisSentinelPool.java b/src/main/java/redis/clients/jedis/JedisSentinelPool.java
index a80ae02..8c0c1c8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/redis/clients/jedis/JedisSentinelPool.java
+++ b/src/main/java/redis/clients/jedis/JedisSentinelPool.java
@@ -222,32 +222,6 @@ public class JedisSentinelPool extends Pool<Jedis> {
 	}
     }
 
-    protected class JedisPubSubAdapter extends JedisPubSub {
-	@Override
-	public void onMessage(String channel, String message) {
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	public void onPMessage(String pattern, String channel, String message) {
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	public void onPSubscribe(String pattern, int subscribedChannels) {
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	public void onPUnsubscribe(String pattern, int subscribedChannels) {
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	public void onSubscribe(String channel, int subscribedChannels) {
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	public void onUnsubscribe(String channel, int subscribedChannels) {
-	}
-    }
-
     protected class MasterListener extends Thread {
 
 	protected String masterName;
@@ -281,7 +255,7 @@ public class JedisSentinelPool extends Pool<Jedis> {
 		j = new Jedis(host, port);
 
 		try {
-		    j.subscribe(new JedisPubSubAdapter() {
+		    j.subscribe(new JedisPubSub() {
 			@Override
 			public void onMessage(String channel, String message) {
 			    log.fine("Sentinel " + host + ":" + port
diff --git a/src/test/java/redis/clients/jedis/tests/commands/PublishSubscribeCommandsTest.java b/src/test/java/redis/clients/jedis/tests/commands/PublishSubscribeCommandsTest.java
index 7d2976a..8dd55c3 100644
--- a/src/test/java/redis/clients/jedis/tests/commands/PublishSubscribeCommandsTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/redis/clients/jedis/tests/commands/PublishSubscribeCommandsTest.java
@@ -10,9 +10,7 @@ import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicBoolean;
 
 import org.junit.Test;
 
-import redis.clients.jedis.BinaryJedisPubSub;
-import redis.clients.jedis.Jedis;
-import redis.clients.jedis.JedisPubSub;
+import redis.clients.jedis.*;
 import redis.clients.jedis.exceptions.JedisConnectionException;
 import redis.clients.util.SafeEncoder;
 
@@ -52,16 +50,6 @@ public class PublishSubscribeCommandsTest extends JedisCommandTestBase {
 		assertEquals("foo", channel);
 		assertEquals(0, subscribedChannels);
 	    }
-
-	    public void onPSubscribe(String pattern, int subscribedChannels) {
-	    }
-
-	    public void onPUnsubscribe(String pattern, int subscribedChannels) {
-	    }
-
-	    public void onPMessage(String pattern, String channel,
-		    String message) {
-	    }
 	}, "foo");
     }
 
@@ -72,10 +60,6 @@ public class PublishSubscribeCommandsTest extends JedisCommandTestBase {
 	jedis.subscribe(new JedisPubSub() {
 	    private int count = 0;
 
-	    @Override
-	    public void onUnsubscribe(String channel, int subscribedChannels) {
-	    }
-
 	    @Override
 	    public void onSubscribe(String channel, int subscribedChannels) {
 		count++;
@@ -89,23 +73,6 @@ public class PublishSubscribeCommandsTest extends JedisCommandTestBase {
 		    unsubscribe();
 		}
 	    }
-
-	    @Override
-	    public void onPUnsubscribe(String pattern, int subscribedChannels) {
-	    }
-
-	    @Override
-	    public void onPSubscribe(String pattern, int subscribedChannels) {
-	    }
-
-	    @Override
-	    public void onPMessage(String pattern, String channel,
-		    String message) {
-	    }
-
-	    @Override
-	    public void onMessage(String channel, String message) {
-	    }
 	}, "testchan1", "testchan2", "testchan3");
     }
 
@@ -114,18 +81,6 @@ public class PublishSubscribeCommandsTest extends JedisCommandTestBase {
 	jedis.psubscribe(new JedisPubSub() {
 	    private int count = 0;
 
-	    @Override
-	    public void onUnsubscribe(String channel, int subscribedChannels) {
-	    }
-
-	    @Override
-	    public void onSubscribe(String channel, int subscribedChannels) {
-	    }
-
-	    @Override
-	    public void onPUnsubscribe(String pattern, int subscribedChannels) {
-	    }
-
 	    @Override
 	    public void onPSubscribe(String pattern, int subscribedChannels) {
 		count++;
@@ -137,14 +92,6 @@ public class PublishSubscribeCommandsTest extends JedisCommandTestBase {
 		}
 	    }
 
-	    @Override
-	    public void onPMessage(String pattern, String channel,
-		    String message) {
-	    }
-
-	    @Override
-	    public void onMessage(String channel, String message) {
-	    }
 	}, "test*", "test*", "chan*");
     }
 
@@ -156,10 +103,6 @@ public class PublishSubscribeCommandsTest extends JedisCommandTestBase {
 	jedis.subscribe(new JedisPubSub() {
 	    private int count = 0;
 
-	    @Override
-	    public void onUnsubscribe(String channel, int subscribedChannels) {
-	    }
-
 	    @Override
 	    public void onSubscribe(String channel, int subscribedChannels) {
 		count++;
@@ -171,23 +114,6 @@ public class PublishSubscribeCommandsTest extends JedisCommandTestBase {
 		    unsubscribe();
 		}
 	    }
-
-	    @Override
-	    public void onPUnsubscribe(String pattern, int subscribedChannels) {
-	    }
-
-	    @Override
-	    public void onPSubscribe(String pattern, int subscribedChannels) {
-	    }
-
-	    @Override
-	    public void onPMessage(String pattern, String channel,
-		    String message) {
-	    }
-
-	    @Override
-	    public void onMessage(String channel, String message) {
-	    }
 	}, "testchannel1", "testchannel2");
     }
 
@@ -203,18 +129,6 @@ public class PublishSubscribeCommandsTest extends JedisCommandTestBase {
 		publishOne(channel, "exit");
 	    }
 
-	    public void onUnsubscribe(String channel, int subscribedChannels) {
-	    }
-
-	    public void onPSubscribe(String pattern, int subscribedChannels) {
-	    }
-
-	    public void onPUnsubscribe(String pattern, int subscribedChannels) {
-	    }
-
-	    public void onPMessage(String pattern, String channel,
-		    String message) {
-	    }
 	}, "foo", "bar");
     }
 
@@ -222,15 +136,6 @@ public class PublishSubscribeCommandsTest extends JedisCommandTestBase {
     public void psubscribe() throws UnknownHostException, IOException,
 	    InterruptedException {
 	jedis.psubscribe(new JedisPubSub() {
-	    public void onMessage(String channel, String message) {
-	    }
-
-	    public void onSubscribe(String channel, int subscribedChannels) {
-	    }
-
-	    public void onUnsubscribe(String channel, int subscribedChannels) {
-	    }
-
 	    public void onPSubscribe(String pattern, int subscribedChannels) {
 		assertEquals("foo.*", pattern);
 		assertEquals(1, subscribedChannels);
@@ -257,22 +162,10 @@ public class PublishSubscribeCommandsTest extends JedisCommandTestBase {
     public void psubscribeMany() throws UnknownHostException, IOException,
 	    InterruptedException {
 	jedis.psubscribe(new JedisPubSub() {
-	    public void onMessage(String channel, String message) {
-	    }
-
-	    public void onSubscribe(String channel, int subscribedChannels) {
-	    }
-
-	    public void onUnsubscribe(String channel, int subscribedChannels) {
-	    }
-
 	    public void onPSubscribe(String pattern, int subscribedChannels) {
 		publishOne(pattern.replace("*", "123"), "exit");
 	    }
 
-	    public void onPUnsubscribe(String pattern, int subscribedChannels) {
-	    }
-
 	    public void onPMessage(String pattern, String channel,
 		    String message) {
 		punsubscribe(pattern);
@@ -296,16 +189,10 @@ public class PublishSubscribeCommandsTest extends JedisCommandTestBase {
 		}
 	    }
 
-	    public void onUnsubscribe(String channel, int subscribedChannels) {
-	    }
-
 	    public void onPSubscribe(String pattern, int subscribedChannels) {
 		publishOne(pattern.replace("*", "123"), "exit");
 	    }
 
-	    public void onPUnsubscribe(String pattern, int subscribedChannels) {
-	    }
-
 	    public void onPMessage(String pattern, String channel,
 		    String message) {
 		punsubscribe(pattern);
@@ -335,16 +222,6 @@ public class PublishSubscribeCommandsTest extends JedisCommandTestBase {
 		assertTrue(Arrays.equals(SafeEncoder.encode("foo"), channel));
 		assertEquals(0, subscribedChannels);
 	    }
-
-	    public void onPSubscribe(byte[] pattern, int subscribedChannels) {
-	    }
-
-	    public void onPUnsubscribe(byte[] pattern, int subscribedChannels) {
-	    }
-
-	    public void onPMessage(byte[] pattern, byte[] channel,
-		    byte[] message) {
-	    }
 	}, SafeEncoder.encode("foo"));
     }
 
@@ -359,19 +236,6 @@ public class PublishSubscribeCommandsTest extends JedisCommandTestBase {
 	    public void onSubscribe(byte[] channel, int subscribedChannels) {
 		publishOne(SafeEncoder.encode(channel), "exit");
 	    }
-
-	    public void onUnsubscribe(byte[] channel, int subscribedChannels) {
-	    }
-
-	    public void onPSubscribe(byte[] pattern, int subscribedChannels) {
-	    }
-
-	    public void onPUnsubscribe(byte[] pattern, int subscribedChannels) {
-	    }
-
-	    public void onPMessage(byte[] pattern, byte[] channel,
-		    byte[] message) {
-	    }
 	}, SafeEncoder.encode("foo"), SafeEncoder.encode("bar"));
     }
 
@@ -379,15 +243,6 @@ public class PublishSubscribeCommandsTest extends JedisCommandTestBase {
     public void binaryPsubscribe() throws UnknownHostException, IOException,
 	    InterruptedException {
 	jedis.psubscribe(new BinaryJedisPubSub() {
-	    public void onMessage(byte[] channel, byte[] message) {
-	    }
-
-	    public void onSubscribe(byte[] channel, int subscribedChannels) {
-	    }
-
-	    public void onUnsubscribe(byte[] channel, int subscribedChannels) {
-	    }
-
 	    public void onPSubscribe(byte[] pattern, int subscribedChannels) {
 		assertTrue(Arrays.equals(SafeEncoder.encode("foo.*"), pattern));
 		assertEquals(1, subscribedChannels);
@@ -415,23 +270,11 @@ public class PublishSubscribeCommandsTest extends JedisCommandTestBase {
     public void binaryPsubscribeMany() throws UnknownHostException,
 	    IOException, InterruptedException {
 	jedis.psubscribe(new BinaryJedisPubSub() {
-	    public void onMessage(byte[] channel, byte[] message) {
-	    }
-
-	    public void onSubscribe(byte[] channel, int subscribedChannels) {
-	    }
-
-	    public void onUnsubscribe(byte[] channel, int subscribedChannels) {
-	    }
-
 	    public void onPSubscribe(byte[] pattern, int subscribedChannels) {
 		publishOne(SafeEncoder.encode(pattern).replace("*", "123"),
 			"exit");
 	    }
 
-	    public void onPUnsubscribe(byte[] pattern, int subscribedChannels) {
-	    }
-
 	    public void onPMessage(byte[] pattern, byte[] channel,
 		    byte[] message) {
 		punsubscribe(pattern);
@@ -456,17 +299,11 @@ public class PublishSubscribeCommandsTest extends JedisCommandTestBase {
 		}
 	    }
 
-	    public void onUnsubscribe(byte[] channel, int subscribedChannels) {
-	    }
-
 	    public void onPSubscribe(byte[] pattern, int subscribedChannels) {
 		publishOne(SafeEncoder.encode(pattern).replace("*", "123"),
 			"exit");
 	    }
 
-	    public void onPUnsubscribe(byte[] pattern, int subscribedChannels) {
-	    }
-
 	    public void onPMessage(byte[] pattern, byte[] channel,
 		    byte[] message) {
 		punsubscribe(pattern);
@@ -478,26 +315,7 @@ public class PublishSubscribeCommandsTest extends JedisCommandTestBase {
 
     @Test(expected = JedisConnectionException.class)
     public void unsubscribeWhenNotSusbscribed() throws InterruptedException {
-	JedisPubSub pubsub = new JedisPubSub() {
-	    public void onMessage(String channel, String message) {
-	    }
-
-	    public void onPMessage(String pattern, String channel,
-		    String message) {
-	    }
-
-	    public void onSubscribe(String channel, int subscribedChannels) {
-	    }
-
-	    public void onUnsubscribe(String channel, int subscribedChannels) {
-	    }
-
-	    public void onPUnsubscribe(String pattern, int subscribedChannels) {
-	    }
-
-	    public void onPSubscribe(String pattern, int subscribedChannels) {
-	    }
-	};
+	JedisPubSub pubsub = new JedisPubSub() {};
 	pubsub.unsubscribe();
     }
 
@@ -550,23 +368,6 @@ public class PublishSubscribeCommandsTest extends JedisCommandTestBase {
 			fail(e.getMessage());
 		    }
 		}
-
-		public void onSubscribe(String channel, int subscribedChannels) {
-		}
-
-		public void onUnsubscribe(String channel, int subscribedChannels) {
-		}
-
-		public void onPSubscribe(String pattern, int subscribedChannels) {
-		}
-
-		public void onPUnsubscribe(String pattern,
-			int subscribedChannels) {
-		}
-
-		public void onPMessage(String pattern, String channel,
-			String message) {
-		}
 	    }, "foo");
 	} finally {
 	    // exit the publisher thread. if exception is thrown, thread might
diff --git a/src/test/java/redis/clients/jedis/tests/utils/JedisSentinelTestUtil.java b/src/test/java/redis/clients/jedis/tests/utils/JedisSentinelTestUtil.java
index 919f63c..cde2fe6 100644
--- a/src/test/java/redis/clients/jedis/tests/utils/JedisSentinelTestUtil.java
+++ b/src/test/java/redis/clients/jedis/tests/utils/JedisSentinelTestUtil.java
@@ -16,10 +16,6 @@ public class JedisSentinelTestUtil {
 
 	sentinelJedis.psubscribe(new JedisPubSub() {
 
-	    @Override
-	    public void onMessage(String channel, String message) {
-	    }
-
 	    @Override
 	    public void onPMessage(String pattern, String channel,
 		    String message) {
@@ -34,18 +30,6 @@ public class JedisSentinelTestUtil {
 		}
 	    }
 
-	    @Override
-	    public void onSubscribe(String channel, int subscribedChannels) {
-	    }
-
-	    @Override
-	    public void onUnsubscribe(String channel, int subscribedChannels) {
-	    }
-
-	    @Override
-	    public void onPUnsubscribe(String pattern, int subscribedChannels) {
-	    }
-
 	    @Override
 	    public void onPSubscribe(String pattern, int subscribedChannels) {
 		commandJedis.sentinelFailover(masterName);