diff --git a/samples/MediatR.Examples/JingHandler.cs b/samples/MediatR.Examples/JingHandler.cs
index bcc5af9c..bd94114f 100644
--- a/samples/MediatR.Examples/JingHandler.cs
+++ b/samples/MediatR.Examples/JingHandler.cs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ public JingHandler(TextWriter writer)
             _writer = writer;
         }
 
-        protected override Task Handle(Jing request)
+        protected override Task Handle(Jing request, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
         {
             return _writer.WriteLineAsync($"--- Handled Jing: {request.Message}, no Jong");
         }
diff --git a/src/MediatR/INotificationHandler.cs b/src/MediatR/INotificationHandler.cs
index ce4b0641..0f0f71b5 100644
--- a/src/MediatR/INotificationHandler.cs
+++ b/src/MediatR/INotificationHandler.cs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ public interface INotificationHandler<in TNotification>
     public abstract class NotificationHandler<TNotification> : INotificationHandler<TNotification>
         where TNotification : INotification
     {
-        public Task Handle(TNotification notification, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+        Task INotificationHandler<TNotification>.Handle(TNotification notification, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
         {
             Handle(notification);
             return Unit.Task;
@@ -37,22 +37,4 @@ public Task Handle(TNotification notification, CancellationToken cancellationTok
         /// <param name="notification">Notification</param>
         protected abstract void Handle(TNotification notification);
     }
-
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Wrapper class for an async notification handler, ignoring the cancellation token
-    /// </summary>
-    /// <typeparam name="TNotification">The notification type</typeparam>
-    public abstract class AsyncNotificationHandler<TNotification> : INotificationHandler<TNotification>
-        where TNotification : INotification
-    {
-        public Task Handle(TNotification notification, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
-            => Handle(notification);
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Override in a derived class for the handler logic 
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="notification">Notification</param>
-        /// <returns>A task</returns>
-        protected abstract Task Handle(TNotification notification);
-    }
 }
diff --git a/src/MediatR/IRequestHandler.cs b/src/MediatR/IRequestHandler.cs
index 554b5371..c0d07455 100644
--- a/src/MediatR/IRequestHandler.cs
+++ b/src/MediatR/IRequestHandler.cs
@@ -30,36 +30,16 @@ public interface IRequestHandler<in TRequest> : IRequestHandler<TRequest, Unit>
     {
     }
 
-
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Wrapper class for a handler that asynchronously handles a request and returns a response, ignoring the cancellation token
-    /// </summary>
-    /// <typeparam name="TRequest">The type of request being handled</typeparam>
-    /// <typeparam name="TResponse">The type of response from the handler</typeparam>
-    public abstract class AsyncRequestHandler<TRequest, TResponse> : IRequestHandler<TRequest, TResponse>
-        where TRequest : IRequest<TResponse>
-    {
-        public Task<TResponse> Handle(TRequest request, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
-            => Handle(request);
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Override in a derived class for the handler logic
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="request">Request</param>
-        /// <returns>Response</returns>
-        protected abstract Task<TResponse> Handle(TRequest request);
-    }
-
     /// <summary>
-    /// Wrapper class for a handler that asynchronously handles a request and does not return a response, ignoring the cancellation token
+    /// Wrapper class for a handler that asynchronously handles a request and does not return a response
     /// </summary>
     /// <typeparam name="TRequest">The type of request being handled</typeparam>
     public abstract class AsyncRequestHandler<TRequest> : IRequestHandler<TRequest>
         where TRequest : IRequest
     {
-        public async Task<Unit> Handle(TRequest request, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+        async Task<Unit> IRequestHandler<TRequest, Unit>.Handle(TRequest request, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
         {
-            await Handle(request).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            await Handle(request, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
             return Unit.Value;
         }
 
@@ -67,8 +47,9 @@ public async Task<Unit> Handle(TRequest request, CancellationToken cancellationT
         /// Override in a derived class for the handler logic
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="request">Request</param>
+        /// <param name="cancellationToken"></param>
         /// <returns>Response</returns>
-        protected abstract Task Handle(TRequest request);
+        protected abstract Task Handle(TRequest request, CancellationToken cancellationToken);
     }
 
     /// <summary>
@@ -79,7 +60,7 @@ public async Task<Unit> Handle(TRequest request, CancellationToken cancellationT
     public abstract class RequestHandler<TRequest, TResponse> : IRequestHandler<TRequest, TResponse>
         where TRequest : IRequest<TResponse>
     {
-        public Task<TResponse> Handle(TRequest request, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+        Task<TResponse> IRequestHandler<TRequest, TResponse>.Handle(TRequest request, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
             => Task.FromResult(Handle(request));
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -97,7 +78,7 @@ public Task<TResponse> Handle(TRequest request, CancellationToken cancellationTo
     public abstract class RequestHandler<TRequest> : IRequestHandler<TRequest>
         where TRequest : IRequest
     {
-        public Task<Unit> Handle(TRequest request, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+        Task<Unit> IRequestHandler<TRequest, Unit>.Handle(TRequest request, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
         {
             Handle(request);
             return Unit.Task;
diff --git a/test/MediatR.Tests/SendVoidInterfaceTests.cs b/test/MediatR.Tests/SendVoidInterfaceTests.cs
index d619c029..03702f42 100644
--- a/test/MediatR.Tests/SendVoidInterfaceTests.cs
+++ b/test/MediatR.Tests/SendVoidInterfaceTests.cs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+using System.Threading;
+
 namespace MediatR.Tests
 {
     using System.IO;
@@ -20,7 +22,7 @@ public class PingHandler : AsyncRequestHandler<Ping>
 
             public PingHandler(TextWriter writer) => _writer = writer;
 
-            protected override Task Handle(Ping request)
+            protected override Task Handle(Ping request, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
                 => _writer.WriteAsync(request.Message + " Pong");
         }