diff --git a/src/ruby/lib/grpc/generic/rpc_desc.rb b/src/ruby/lib/grpc/generic/rpc_desc.rb
index e1aa33e3183f8d62827dcc481d01715d26bc2628..876397a6e70ea8b4c98cbef350ca0d044f2e2c44 100644
--- a/src/ruby/lib/grpc/generic/rpc_desc.rb
+++ b/src/ruby/lib/grpc/generic/rpc_desc.rb
@@ -81,7 +81,6 @@ module Google
           active_call.run_server_bidi(mth)
         end
         send_status(active_call, OK, 'OK')
-        active_call.finished
       rescue BadStatus => e
         # this is raised by handlers that want GRPC to send an application
         # error code and detail message.
diff --git a/src/ruby/spec/generic/active_call_spec.rb b/src/ruby/spec/generic/active_call_spec.rb
index 599e68bef032c53e459c9b6d6c387a77434d4e16..86495d7369446563272b163b3adf8deecfc9abcd 100644
--- a/src/ruby/spec/generic/active_call_spec.rb
+++ b/src/ruby/spec/generic/active_call_spec.rb
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ describe GRPC::ActiveCall do
       expect(client_call.remote_read).to eq('server_response')
     end
 
-    it 'saves metadata { status=200 } when the server adds no metadata' do
+    it 'saves no metadata when the server adds no metadata' do
       call = make_test_call
       done_tag, meta_tag = ActiveCall.client_invoke(call, @client_queue,
                                                     deadline)
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ describe GRPC::ActiveCall do
       server_call.remote_send('ignore me')
       expect(client_call.metadata).to be_nil
       client_call.remote_read
-      expect(client_call.metadata).to eq(':status' => '200')
+      expect(client_call.metadata).to eq({})
     end
 
     it 'saves metadata add by the server' do
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ describe GRPC::ActiveCall do
       server_call.remote_send('ignore me')
       expect(client_call.metadata).to be_nil
       client_call.remote_read
-      expected = { ':status' => '200', 'k1' => 'v1', 'k2' => 'v2' }
+      expected = { 'k1' => 'v1', 'k2' => 'v2' }
       expect(client_call.metadata).to eq(expected)
     end
 
@@ -307,7 +307,6 @@ describe GRPC::ActiveCall do
       server_call.remote_send('server_response')
       expect(client_call.remote_read).to eq('server_response')
       server_call.send_status(OK, 'status code is OK')
-      expect { server_call.finished }.to_not raise_error
       expect { client_call.finished }.to_not raise_error
     end
 
@@ -326,7 +325,6 @@ describe GRPC::ActiveCall do
       server_call.send_status(OK, 'status code is OK')
       expect(client_call.remote_read).to eq('server_response')
       expect { client_call.writes_done(false) }.to_not raise_error
-      expect { server_call.finished }.to_not raise_error
       expect { client_call.finished }.to_not raise_error
     end
 
@@ -345,7 +343,6 @@ describe GRPC::ActiveCall do
       server_call.send_status(OK, 'status code is OK')
       expect(client_call.remote_read).to eq('server_response')
       expect { client_call.writes_done(true) }.to_not raise_error
-      expect { server_call.finished }.to_not raise_error
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/src/ruby/spec/generic/client_stub_spec.rb b/src/ruby/spec/generic/client_stub_spec.rb
index f1500fbd4435d57d2bb5f19a7737442385cdfa05..c7218da2cff22cf145ac2aa811ff1c3fb659bfdf 100644
--- a/src/ruby/spec/generic/client_stub_spec.rb
+++ b/src/ruby/spec/generic/client_stub_spec.rb
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ describe 'ClientStub' do
       end
       expect(c.remote_read).to eq(expected_input)
       replys.each { |r| c.remote_send(r) }
-      c.send_status(status, status == @pass ? 'OK' : 'NOK', true)
+      c.send_status(status, status == @pass ? 'OK' : 'NOK')
     end
   end
 
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ describe 'ClientStub' do
       c = expect_server_to_be_invoked(mtx, cnd)
       expected_inputs.each { |i| expect(c.remote_read).to eq(i) }
       replys.each { |r| c.remote_send(r) }
-      c.send_status(status, status == @pass ? 'OK' : 'NOK', true)
+      c.send_status(status, status == @pass ? 'OK' : 'NOK')
     end
   end
 
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ describe 'ClientStub' do
           expect(c.remote_read).to eq(i)
         end
       end
-      c.send_status(status, status == @pass ? 'OK' : 'NOK', true)
+      c.send_status(status, status == @pass ? 'OK' : 'NOK')
     end
   end
 
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ describe 'ClientStub' do
         expect(c.metadata[k.to_s]).to eq(v)
       end
       c.remote_send(resp)
-      c.send_status(status, status == @pass ? 'OK' : 'NOK', true)
+      c.send_status(status, status == @pass ? 'OK' : 'NOK')
     end
   end
 
@@ -486,7 +486,7 @@ describe 'ClientStub' do
         expect(c.metadata[k.to_s]).to eq(v)
       end
       c.remote_send(resp)
-      c.send_status(status, status == @pass ? 'OK' : 'NOK', true)
+      c.send_status(status, status == @pass ? 'OK' : 'NOK')
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/src/ruby/spec/generic/rpc_desc_spec.rb b/src/ruby/spec/generic/rpc_desc_spec.rb
index ac0b5c51f401e0363cee889d1614a4957d37cb39..54ccf7ab8b0db9957331aaaf17a1174f890fb29d 100644
--- a/src/ruby/spec/generic/rpc_desc_spec.rb
+++ b/src/ruby/spec/generic/rpc_desc_spec.rb
@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@ describe GRPC::RpcDesc do
         expect(@call).to receive(:remote_read).once.and_return(req)
         expect(@call).to receive(:remote_send).once.with(@ok_response)
         expect(@call).to receive(:send_status).once.with(OK, 'OK')
-        expect(@call).to receive(:finished).once
         @request_response.run_server_method(@call, method(:fake_reqresp))
       end
     end
@@ -135,7 +134,6 @@ describe GRPC::RpcDesc do
       it 'sends a response and closes the stream if there no errors' do
         expect(@call).to receive(:remote_send).once.with(@ok_response)
         expect(@call).to receive(:send_status).once.with(OK, 'OK')
-        expect(@call).to receive(:finished).once
         @client_streamer.run_server_method(@call, method(:fake_clstream))
       end
     end
@@ -180,7 +178,6 @@ describe GRPC::RpcDesc do
         expect(@call).to receive(:remote_read).once.and_return(req)
         expect(@call).to receive(:remote_send).twice.with(@ok_response)
         expect(@call).to receive(:send_status).once.with(OK, 'OK')
-        expect(@call).to receive(:finished).once
         @server_streamer.run_server_method(@call, method(:fake_svstream))
       end
     end
@@ -210,7 +207,6 @@ describe GRPC::RpcDesc do
       it 'closes the stream if there no errors' do
         expect(@call).to receive(:run_server_bidi)
         expect(@call).to receive(:send_status).once.with(OK, 'OK')
-        expect(@call).to receive(:finished).once
         @bidi_streamer.run_server_method(@call, method(:fake_bidistream))
       end
     end