diff --git a/implementation/src/main/java/io/smallrye/mutiny/operators/AbstractMulti.java b/implementation/src/main/java/io/smallrye/mutiny/operators/AbstractMulti.java
index 2bda7be29..1309d07c6 100644
--- a/implementation/src/main/java/io/smallrye/mutiny/operators/AbstractMulti.java
+++ b/implementation/src/main/java/io/smallrye/mutiny/operators/AbstractMulti.java
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 package io.smallrye.mutiny.operators;
 
 import static io.smallrye.mutiny.helpers.ParameterValidation.nonNull;
+import static io.smallrye.mutiny.helpers.ParameterValidation.nonNullNpe;
 
-import java.util.Objects;
 import java.util.concurrent.Executor;
 import java.util.function.Predicate;
 
@@ -25,11 +25,16 @@ public void subscribe(MultiSubscriber<? super T> subscriber) {
         this.subscribe(Infrastructure.onMultiSubscription(this, subscriber));
     }
 
+    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
     @Override
     public void subscribe(Subscriber<? super T> subscriber) {
-        // NOTE The Reactive Streams TCK mandates throwing an NPE.
-        Objects.requireNonNull(subscriber, "Subscriber is `null`");
-        this.subscribe(new StrictMultiSubscriber<>(subscriber));
+        if (subscriber instanceof MultiOperator || subscriber instanceof StrictMultiSubscriber) {
+            this.subscribe((MultiSubscriber<? super T>) subscriber);
+        } else {
+            // NOTE The Reactive Streams TCK mandates throwing an NPE.
+            nonNullNpe(subscriber, "subscriber");
+            this.subscribe(new StrictMultiSubscriber<>(subscriber));
+        }
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/implementation/src/main/java/io/smallrye/mutiny/operators/multi/AbstractMultiOperator.java b/implementation/src/main/java/io/smallrye/mutiny/operators/multi/AbstractMultiOperator.java
index ccd4c45e9..d9387c2d3 100755
--- a/implementation/src/main/java/io/smallrye/mutiny/operators/multi/AbstractMultiOperator.java
+++ b/implementation/src/main/java/io/smallrye/mutiny/operators/multi/AbstractMultiOperator.java
@@ -25,8 +25,4 @@ public abstract class AbstractMultiOperator<I, O> extends AbstractMulti<O> imple
     public AbstractMultiOperator(Multi<? extends I> upstream) {
         this.upstream = ParameterValidation.nonNull(upstream, "upstream");
     }
-
-    public Multi<? extends I> upstream() {
-        return upstream;
-    }
 }