diff --git a/gax-java/gax/src/main/java/com/google/api/gax/tracing/BaseApiTracer.java b/gax-java/gax/src/main/java/com/google/api/gax/tracing/BaseApiTracer.java
index 73ead433ec..8feb1286d2 100644
--- a/gax-java/gax/src/main/java/com/google/api/gax/tracing/BaseApiTracer.java
+++ b/gax-java/gax/src/main/java/com/google/api/gax/tracing/BaseApiTracer.java
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@
  */
 package com.google.api.gax.tracing;
 
+import static com.google.api.gax.util.TimeConversionUtils.toThreetenDuration;
+
 import com.google.api.core.InternalApi;
 import com.google.api.core.ObsoleteApi;
 
@@ -105,7 +107,8 @@ public void attemptCancelled() {
 
   @Override
   public void attemptFailedDuration(Throwable error, java.time.Duration delay) {
-    // noop
+    // noop via attemptFailed(Throwable error, org.threeten.Duration)
+    attemptFailed(error, toThreetenDuration(delay));
   }
 
   /**
@@ -113,7 +116,7 @@ public void attemptFailedDuration(Throwable error, java.time.Duration delay) {
    * instead.
    */
   @Override
-  @ObsoleteApi("Use attemptFailed(Throwable, java.time.Duration) instead")
+  @ObsoleteApi("Use attemptFailedDuration(Throwable, java.time.Duration) instead")
   public void attemptFailed(Throwable error, org.threeten.bp.Duration delay) {
     // noop
   }