diff --git a/pubsub/subscription.go b/pubsub/subscription.go
index b2cf82e00a6..64097febe5d 100644
--- a/pubsub/subscription.go
+++ b/pubsub/subscription.go
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ import (
 
 	"cloud.google.com/go/iam"
 	"cloud.google.com/go/internal/optional"
-	ipubsub "cloud.google.com/go/internal/pubsub"
 	pb "cloud.google.com/go/pubsub/apiv1/pubsubpb"
 	"cloud.google.com/go/pubsub/internal/scheduler"
 	gax "github.com/googleapis/gax-go/v2"
@@ -1389,24 +1388,19 @@ func (s *Subscription) Receive(ctx context.Context, f func(context.Context, *Mes
 						return nil
 					}
 					iter.eoMu.RLock()
-					ackh, _ := msgAckHandler(msg, iter.enableExactlyOnceDelivery)
+					msgAckHandler(msg, iter.enableExactlyOnceDelivery)
 					iter.eoMu.RUnlock()
-					old := ackh.doneFunc
-					msgLen := len(msg.Data)
-					ackh.doneFunc = func(ackID string, ack bool, r *ipubsub.AckResult, receiveTime time.Time) {
-						defer fc.release(ctx, msgLen)
-						old(ackID, ack, r, receiveTime)
-					}
+
 					wg.Add(1)
 					// Make sure the subscription has ordering enabled before adding to scheduler.
 					var key string
 					if s.enableOrdering {
 						key = msg.OrderingKey
 					}
-					// TODO(deklerk): Can we have a generic handler at the
-					// constructor level?
+					msgLen := len(msg.Data)
 					if err := sched.Add(key, msg, func(msg interface{}) {
 						defer wg.Done()
+						defer fc.release(ctx, msgLen)
 						f(ctx2, msg.(*Message))
 					}); err != nil {
 						wg.Done()
diff --git a/pubsub/subscription_test.go b/pubsub/subscription_test.go
index 5ad98a756ff..6208b408daf 100644
--- a/pubsub/subscription_test.go
+++ b/pubsub/subscription_test.go
@@ -787,3 +787,53 @@ func TestExactlyOnceDelivery_ReceiptModackError(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal("expected message to not have been delivered when exactly once enabled")
 	})
 }
+
+func TestSubscribeMessageExpirationFlowControl(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	defer cancel()
+	client, srv := newFake(t)
+	defer client.Close()
+	defer srv.Close()
+
+	topic := mustCreateTopic(t, client, "t")
+	subConfig := SubscriptionConfig{
+		Topic: topic,
+	}
+	s, err := client.CreateSubscription(ctx, "s", subConfig)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("create sub err: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	s.ReceiveSettings.NumGoroutines = 1
+	s.ReceiveSettings.MaxOutstandingMessages = 1
+	s.ReceiveSettings.MaxExtension = 10 * time.Second
+	s.ReceiveSettings.MaxExtensionPeriod = 10 * time.Second
+	r := topic.Publish(ctx, &Message{
+		Data: []byte("redelivered-message"),
+	})
+	if _, err := r.Get(ctx); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to publish message: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	deliveryCount := 0
+	ctx, cancel = context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 30*time.Second)
+	defer cancel()
+	err = s.Receive(ctx, func(ctx context.Context, msg *Message) {
+		// Only acknowledge the message on the 2nd invocation of the callback (2nd delivery).
+		if deliveryCount == 1 {
+			msg.Ack()
+		}
+		// Otherwise, do nothing and let the message expire.
+		deliveryCount++
+		if deliveryCount == 2 {
+			cancel()
+		}
+	})
+	if deliveryCount != 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 2 iterations of the callback, got %d", deliveryCount)
+	}
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("s.Receive err: %v", err)
+	}
+}