diff --git a/autodispose/src/main/java/com/uber/autodispose/ScopeProvider.java b/autodispose/src/main/java/com/uber/autodispose/ScopeProvider.java
index 6277902e0..3cee119f0 100755
--- a/autodispose/src/main/java/com/uber/autodispose/ScopeProvider.java
+++ b/autodispose/src/main/java/com/uber/autodispose/ScopeProvider.java
@@ -24,6 +24,16 @@
  */
 public interface ScopeProvider {
 
+  /**
+   * A new provider that is "unbound", e.g. will emit a completion event to signal that the
+   * scope is unbound.
+   */
+  ScopeProvider UNBOUND = new ScopeProvider() {
+    @Override public Maybe<?> requestScope() {
+      return Maybe.empty();
+    }
+  };
+
   /**
    * @return a Maybe that, upon emission, will trigger disposal.
    */
diff --git a/autodispose/src/main/java/com/uber/autodispose/TestScopeProvider.java b/autodispose/src/main/java/com/uber/autodispose/TestScopeProvider.java
index 4da06bca1..f7b098d9c 100644
--- a/autodispose/src/main/java/com/uber/autodispose/TestScopeProvider.java
+++ b/autodispose/src/main/java/com/uber/autodispose/TestScopeProvider.java
@@ -52,8 +52,9 @@ public static TestScopeProvider create(Maybe<?> delegate) {
    * scope is unbound.
    *
    * @return the created TestScopeProvider
+   * @deprecated in favor of {@link ScopeProvider#UNBOUND}. This method will be removed in 1.0.
    */
-  public static TestScopeProvider unbound() {
+  @Deprecated public static TestScopeProvider unbound() {
     return create(Maybe.empty());
   }
 
diff --git a/autodispose/src/test/java/com/uber/autodispose/AutoDisposeCompletableObserverTest.java b/autodispose/src/test/java/com/uber/autodispose/AutoDisposeCompletableObserverTest.java
index 91e2017ac..89b8e1342 100755
--- a/autodispose/src/test/java/com/uber/autodispose/AutoDisposeCompletableObserverTest.java
+++ b/autodispose/src/test/java/com/uber/autodispose/AutoDisposeCompletableObserverTest.java
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 import io.reactivex.CompletableEmitter;
 import io.reactivex.CompletableObserver;
 import io.reactivex.CompletableOnSubscribe;
-import io.reactivex.Maybe;
 import io.reactivex.functions.BiFunction;
 import io.reactivex.functions.Cancellable;
 import io.reactivex.functions.Consumer;
@@ -311,7 +310,7 @@ public CompletableObserver apply(Completable source, CompletableObserver observe
             }
           });
       Completable.complete()
-          .to(AutoDispose.with(Maybe.never())
+          .to(AutoDispose.with(ScopeProvider.UNBOUND)
               .forCompletable())
           .subscribe();
 
diff --git a/autodispose/src/test/java/com/uber/autodispose/AutoDisposeMaybeObserverTest.java b/autodispose/src/test/java/com/uber/autodispose/AutoDisposeMaybeObserverTest.java
index 68d79798d..cbe0e2c10 100755
--- a/autodispose/src/test/java/com/uber/autodispose/AutoDisposeMaybeObserverTest.java
+++ b/autodispose/src/test/java/com/uber/autodispose/AutoDisposeMaybeObserverTest.java
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ public class AutoDisposeMaybeObserverTest {
 
   @Test public void autoDispose_withSuperClassGenerics_compilesFine() {
     Maybe.just(new BClass())
-        .to(AutoDispose.with(Maybe.never()).<AClass>forMaybe())
+        .to(AutoDispose.with(ScopeProvider.UNBOUND).<AClass>forMaybe())
         .subscribe(new Consumer<AClass>() {
           @Override public void accept(AClass aClass) throws Exception {
 
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ public class AutoDisposeMaybeObserverTest {
 
   @Test public void autoDispose_noGenericsOnEmpty_isFine() {
     Maybe.just(new BClass())
-        .to(AutoDispose.with(Maybe.never())
+        .to(AutoDispose.with(ScopeProvider.UNBOUND)
             .forMaybe())
         .subscribe();
   }
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ public class AutoDisposeMaybeObserverTest {
         }
       });
       Maybe.just(1)
-          .to(AutoDispose.with(Maybe.never()).<Integer>forMaybe())
+          .to(AutoDispose.with(ScopeProvider.UNBOUND).<Integer>forMaybe())
           .subscribe();
 
       assertThat(atomicAutoDisposingObserver.get()).isNotNull();
diff --git a/autodispose/src/test/java/com/uber/autodispose/AutoDisposeObserverTest.java b/autodispose/src/test/java/com/uber/autodispose/AutoDisposeObserverTest.java
index 719b957ef..4b4c81022 100755
--- a/autodispose/src/test/java/com/uber/autodispose/AutoDisposeObserverTest.java
+++ b/autodispose/src/test/java/com/uber/autodispose/AutoDisposeObserverTest.java
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 
 import com.uber.autodispose.observers.AutoDisposingObserver;
 import com.uber.autodispose.test.RecordingObserver;
-import io.reactivex.Maybe;
 import io.reactivex.Observable;
 import io.reactivex.ObservableEmitter;
 import io.reactivex.ObservableOnSubscribe;
@@ -77,7 +76,7 @@ public class AutoDisposeObserverTest {
 
   @Test public void autoDispose_withSuperClassGenerics_compilesFine() {
     Observable.just(new BClass())
-        .to(AutoDispose.with(Maybe.never()).<AClass>forObservable())
+        .to(AutoDispose.with(ScopeProvider.UNBOUND).<AClass>forObservable())
         .subscribe(new Consumer<AClass>() {
           @Override public void accept(AClass aClass) throws Exception {
 
@@ -87,7 +86,7 @@ public class AutoDisposeObserverTest {
 
   @Test public void autoDispose_noGenericsOnEmpty_isFine() {
     Observable.just(new BClass())
-        .to(AutoDispose.with(Maybe.never())
+        .to(AutoDispose.with(ScopeProvider.UNBOUND)
             .forObservable())
         .subscribe();
   }
@@ -278,7 +277,7 @@ public class AutoDisposeObserverTest {
         }
       });
       Observable.just(1)
-          .to(AutoDispose.with(Maybe.never()).<Integer>forObservable())
+          .to(AutoDispose.with(ScopeProvider.UNBOUND).<Integer>forObservable())
           .subscribe();
 
       assertThat(atomicAutoDisposingObserver.get()).isNotNull();
diff --git a/autodispose/src/test/java/com/uber/autodispose/AutoDisposeSingleObserverTest.java b/autodispose/src/test/java/com/uber/autodispose/AutoDisposeSingleObserverTest.java
index c41ff6e17..ea6260e06 100755
--- a/autodispose/src/test/java/com/uber/autodispose/AutoDisposeSingleObserverTest.java
+++ b/autodispose/src/test/java/com/uber/autodispose/AutoDisposeSingleObserverTest.java
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 
 import com.uber.autodispose.observers.AutoDisposingSingleObserver;
 import com.uber.autodispose.test.RecordingObserver;
-import io.reactivex.Maybe;
 import io.reactivex.Single;
 import io.reactivex.SingleEmitter;
 import io.reactivex.SingleObserver;
@@ -76,7 +75,7 @@ public class AutoDisposeSingleObserverTest {
 
   @Test public void autoDispose_withSuperClassGenerics_compilesFine() {
     Single.just(new BClass())
-        .to(AutoDispose.with(Maybe.never()).<AClass>forSingle())
+        .to(AutoDispose.with(ScopeProvider.UNBOUND).<AClass>forSingle())
         .subscribe(new Consumer<AClass>() {
           @Override public void accept(AClass aClass) throws Exception {
 
@@ -86,7 +85,7 @@ public class AutoDisposeSingleObserverTest {
 
   @Test public void autoDispose_noGenericsOnEmpty_isFine() {
     Single.just(new BClass())
-        .to(AutoDispose.with(Maybe.never())
+        .to(AutoDispose.with(ScopeProvider.UNBOUND)
             .forSingle())
         .subscribe();
   }
@@ -314,7 +313,7 @@ public class AutoDisposeSingleObserverTest {
         }
       });
       Single.just(1)
-          .to(AutoDispose.with(Maybe.never()).<Integer>forSingle())
+          .to(AutoDispose.with(ScopeProvider.UNBOUND).<Integer>forSingle())
           .subscribe();
 
       assertThat(atomicAutoDisposingObserver.get()).isNotNull();
diff --git a/autodispose/src/test/java/com/uber/autodispose/AutoDisposeSubscriberTest.java b/autodispose/src/test/java/com/uber/autodispose/AutoDisposeSubscriberTest.java
index 5cd98f629..23d3f7669 100755
--- a/autodispose/src/test/java/com/uber/autodispose/AutoDisposeSubscriberTest.java
+++ b/autodispose/src/test/java/com/uber/autodispose/AutoDisposeSubscriberTest.java
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 import io.reactivex.Flowable;
 import io.reactivex.FlowableEmitter;
 import io.reactivex.FlowableOnSubscribe;
-import io.reactivex.Maybe;
 import io.reactivex.disposables.Disposable;
 import io.reactivex.functions.BiFunction;
 import io.reactivex.functions.Cancellable;
@@ -72,7 +71,7 @@ public class AutoDisposeSubscriberTest {
 
   @Test public void autoDispose_withSuperClassGenerics_compilesFine() {
     Flowable.just(new BClass())
-        .to(AutoDispose.with(Maybe.never()).<AClass>forFlowable())
+        .to(AutoDispose.with(ScopeProvider.UNBOUND).<AClass>forFlowable())
         .subscribe(new Consumer<AClass>() {
           @Override public void accept(AClass aClass) throws Exception {
 
@@ -82,7 +81,7 @@ public class AutoDisposeSubscriberTest {
 
   @Test public void autoDispose_noGenericsOnEmpty_isFine() {
     Flowable.just(new BClass())
-        .to(AutoDispose.with(Maybe.never())
+        .to(AutoDispose.with(ScopeProvider.UNBOUND)
             .forFlowable())
         .subscribe();
   }
@@ -289,7 +288,7 @@ public class AutoDisposeSubscriberTest {
         }
       });
       Flowable.just(1)
-          .to(AutoDispose.with(Maybe.never()).<Integer>forFlowable())
+          .to(AutoDispose.with(ScopeProvider.UNBOUND).<Integer>forFlowable())
           .subscribe();
 
       assertThat(atomicAutoDisposingSubscriber.get()).isNotNull();