diff --git a/pulsar/consumer_multitopic.go b/pulsar/consumer_multitopic.go
index 1d75a2477b..7b3b2a2b4e 100644
--- a/pulsar/consumer_multitopic.go
+++ b/pulsar/consumer_multitopic.go
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ type multiTopicConsumer struct {
 }
 
 func newMultiTopicConsumer(client *client, options ConsumerOptions, topics []string,
-	messageCh chan ConsumerMessage, dlq *dlqRouter, rlq *retryRouter) (Consumer, error) {
+	messageCh chan ConsumerMessage, dlq *dlqRouter, rlq *retryRouter) (*multiTopicConsumer, error) {
 	mtc := &multiTopicConsumer{
 		client:       client,
 		options:      options,
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ func (c *multiTopicConsumer) AckID(msgID MessageID) error {
 	mid, ok := toTrackingMessageID(msgID)
 	if !ok {
 		c.log.Warnf("invalid message id type %T", msgID)
-		return errors.New("invalid message id type in multi_consumer")
+		return errors.New("invalid message id type in consumer")
 	}
 
 	if mid.consumer == nil {
diff --git a/pulsar/consumer_regex.go b/pulsar/consumer_regex.go
index e4d2077ac7..237f8d86fd 100644
--- a/pulsar/consumer_regex.go
+++ b/pulsar/consumer_regex.go
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@
 package pulsar
 
 import (
-	"context"
-	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"regexp"
 	"strings"
@@ -37,73 +35,36 @@ const (
 )
 
 type regexConsumer struct {
-	client *client
-	dlq    *dlqRouter
-	rlq    *retryRouter
-
-	options ConsumerOptions
-
-	messageCh chan ConsumerMessage
+	*multiTopicConsumer
 
 	namespace string
 	pattern   *regexp.Regexp
 
 	consumersLock sync.Mutex
-	consumers     map[string]Consumer
 	subscribeCh   chan []string
 	unsubscribeCh chan []string
-
-	closeOnce sync.Once
-	closeCh   chan struct{}
-
-	ticker *time.Ticker
-
-	log log.Logger
-
-	consumerName string
+	ticker        *time.Ticker
 }
 
-func newRegexConsumer(c *client, opts ConsumerOptions, tn *internal.TopicName, pattern *regexp.Regexp,
-	msgCh chan ConsumerMessage, dlq *dlqRouter, rlq *retryRouter) (Consumer, error) {
+func newRegexConsumer(client *client, opts ConsumerOptions, tn *internal.TopicName, pattern *regexp.Regexp,
+	msgCh chan ConsumerMessage, dlq *dlqRouter, rlq *retryRouter) (*regexConsumer, error) {
+	topics, err := topics(client, tn.Namespace, pattern)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	mtc, err := newMultiTopicConsumer(client, opts, topics, msgCh, dlq, rlq)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
 	rc := &regexConsumer{
-		client:    c,
-		dlq:       dlq,
-		rlq:       rlq,
-		options:   opts,
-		messageCh: msgCh,
+		multiTopicConsumer: mtc,
 
 		namespace: tn.Namespace,
 		pattern:   pattern,
 
-		consumers:     make(map[string]Consumer),
 		subscribeCh:   make(chan []string, 1),
 		unsubscribeCh: make(chan []string, 1),
-
-		closeCh: make(chan struct{}),
-
-		log:          c.log.SubLogger(log.Fields{"topic": tn.Name}),
-		consumerName: opts.Name,
-	}
-
-	topics, err := rc.topics()
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	var errs error
-	for ce := range subscriber(c, topics, opts, msgCh, dlq, rlq) {
-		if ce.err != nil {
-			errs = pkgerrors.Wrapf(ce.err, "unable to subscribe to topic=%s", ce.topic)
-		} else {
-			rc.consumers[ce.topic] = ce.consumer
-		}
-	}
-
-	if errs != nil {
-		for _, c := range rc.consumers {
-			c.Close()
-		}
-		return nil, errs
 	}
 
 	// set up timer
@@ -118,10 +79,6 @@ func newRegexConsumer(c *client, opts ConsumerOptions, tn *internal.TopicName, p
 	return rc, nil
 }
 
-func (c *regexConsumer) Subscription() string {
-	return c.options.SubscriptionName
-}
-
 func (c *regexConsumer) Unsubscribe() error {
 	var errs error
 	c.consumersLock.Lock()
@@ -137,87 +94,10 @@ func (c *regexConsumer) Unsubscribe() error {
 	return errs
 }
 
-func (c *regexConsumer) Receive(ctx context.Context) (message Message, err error) {
-	for {
-		select {
-		case <-c.closeCh:
-			return nil, newError(ConsumerClosed, "consumer closed")
-		case cm, ok := <-c.messageCh:
-			if !ok {
-				return nil, newError(ConsumerClosed, "consumer closed")
-			}
-			return cm.Message, nil
-		case <-ctx.Done():
-			return nil, ctx.Err()
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-// Chan return the messages chan to user
-func (c *regexConsumer) Chan() <-chan ConsumerMessage {
-	return c.messageCh
-}
-
-// Ack the consumption of a single message
-func (c *regexConsumer) Ack(msg Message) error {
-	return c.AckID(msg.ID())
-}
-
 func (c *regexConsumer) ReconsumeLater(msg Message, delay time.Duration) {
 	c.log.Warnf("regexp consumer not support ReconsumeLater yet.")
 }
 
-// AckID the consumption of a single message, identified by its MessageID
-func (c *regexConsumer) AckID(msgID MessageID) error {
-	mid, ok := toTrackingMessageID(msgID)
-	if !ok {
-		c.log.Warnf("invalid message id type %T", msgID)
-		return errors.New("invalid message id type")
-	}
-
-	if mid.consumer == nil {
-		c.log.Warnf("unable to ack messageID=%+v can not determine topic", msgID)
-		return errors.New("consumer is nil in consumer_regex")
-	}
-
-	return mid.Ack()
-}
-
-func (c *regexConsumer) Nack(msg Message) {
-	if c.options.EnableDefaultNackBackoffPolicy || c.options.NackBackoffPolicy != nil {
-		msgID := msg.ID()
-		mid, ok := toTrackingMessageID(msgID)
-		if !ok {
-			c.log.Warnf("invalid message id type %T", msgID)
-			return
-		}
-
-		if mid.consumer == nil {
-			c.log.Warnf("unable to nack messageID=%+v can not determine topic", msgID)
-			return
-		}
-		mid.NackByMsg(msg)
-		return
-	}
-
-	c.NackID(msg.ID())
-}
-
-func (c *regexConsumer) NackID(msgID MessageID) {
-	mid, ok := toTrackingMessageID(msgID)
-	if !ok {
-		c.log.Warnf("invalid message id type %T", msgID)
-		return
-	}
-
-	if mid.consumer == nil {
-		c.log.Warnf("unable to nack messageID=%+v can not determine topic", msgID)
-		return
-	}
-
-	mid.Nack()
-}
-
 func (c *regexConsumer) Close() {
 	c.closeOnce.Do(func() {
 		c.ticker.Stop()
@@ -248,11 +128,6 @@ func (c *regexConsumer) SeekByTime(time time.Time) error {
 	return newError(SeekFailed, "seek command not allowed for regex consumer")
 }
 
-// Name returns the name of consumer.
-func (c *regexConsumer) Name() string {
-	return c.consumerName
-}
-
 func (c *regexConsumer) closed() bool {
 	select {
 	case <-c.closeCh:
@@ -285,7 +160,7 @@ func (c *regexConsumer) monitor() {
 }
 
 func (c *regexConsumer) discover() {
-	topics, err := c.topics()
+	topics, err := topics(c.client, c.namespace, c.pattern)
 	if err != nil {
 		c.log.WithError(err).Errorf("Failed to discover topics")
 		return
@@ -360,13 +235,13 @@ func (c *regexConsumer) unsubscribe(topics []string) {
 	}
 }
 
-func (c *regexConsumer) topics() ([]string, error) {
-	topics, err := c.client.lookupService.GetTopicsOfNamespace(c.namespace, internal.Persistent)
+func topics(client *client, namespace string, pattern *regexp.Regexp) ([]string, error) {
+	topics, err := client.lookupService.GetTopicsOfNamespace(namespace, internal.Persistent)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	filtered := filterTopics(topics, c.pattern)
+	filtered := filterTopics(topics, pattern)
 	return filtered, nil
 }
 
@@ -376,6 +251,7 @@ type consumerError struct {
 	consumer Consumer
 }
 
+// create consumers for all partitions of topics
 func subscriber(c *client, topics []string, opts ConsumerOptions, ch chan ConsumerMessage,
 	dlq *dlqRouter, rlq *retryRouter) <-chan consumerError {
 	consumerErrorCh := make(chan consumerError, len(topics))
diff --git a/pulsar/consumer_regex_test.go b/pulsar/consumer_regex_test.go
index 9cb600fe3a..8fa4cbe723 100644
--- a/pulsar/consumer_regex_test.go
+++ b/pulsar/consumer_regex_test.go
@@ -156,13 +156,11 @@ func runRegexConsumerDiscoverPatternAll(t *testing.T, c Client, namespace string
 
 	dlq, _ := newDlqRouter(c.(*client), nil, log.DefaultNopLogger())
 	rlq, _ := newRetryRouter(c.(*client), nil, false, log.DefaultNopLogger())
-	consumer, err := newRegexConsumer(c.(*client), opts, tn, pattern, make(chan ConsumerMessage, 1), dlq, rlq)
+	rc, err := newRegexConsumer(c.(*client), opts, tn, pattern, make(chan ConsumerMessage, 1), dlq, rlq)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
-	defer consumer.Close()
-
-	rc := consumer.(*regexConsumer)
+	defer rc.Close()
 
 	// trigger discovery
 	rc.discover()
@@ -194,13 +192,11 @@ func runRegexConsumerDiscoverPatternFoo(t *testing.T, c Client, namespace string
 
 	dlq, _ := newDlqRouter(c.(*client), nil, log.DefaultNopLogger())
 	rlq, _ := newRetryRouter(c.(*client), nil, false, log.DefaultNopLogger())
-	consumer, err := newRegexConsumer(c.(*client), opts, tn, pattern, make(chan ConsumerMessage, 1), dlq, rlq)
+	rc, err := newRegexConsumer(c.(*client), opts, tn, pattern, make(chan ConsumerMessage, 1), dlq, rlq)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
-	defer consumer.Close()
-
-	rc := consumer.(*regexConsumer)
+	defer rc.Close()
 
 	// trigger discovery
 	rc.discover()
diff --git a/pulsar/helper_for_test.go b/pulsar/helper_for_test.go
index d6a4f0042d..00f41625d3 100644
--- a/pulsar/helper_for_test.go
+++ b/pulsar/helper_for_test.go
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ func retryAssert(t assert.TestingT, times int, milliseconds int, update func(),
 	for i := 0; i < times; i++ {
 		time.Sleep(time.Duration(milliseconds) * time.Millisecond)
 		update()
-		if assert(nil) {
+		if assert(t) {
 			break
 		}
 	}