diff --git a/apis/Google.Cloud.Storage.V1/Google.Cloud.Storage.V1.Tests/Conformance/V4SignerConformanceTest.cs b/apis/Google.Cloud.Storage.V1/Google.Cloud.Storage.V1.Tests/Conformance/V4SignerConformanceTest.cs
index f2c53df38a43..8f4075f8356d 100644
--- a/apis/Google.Cloud.Storage.V1/Google.Cloud.Storage.V1.Tests/Conformance/V4SignerConformanceTest.cs
+++ b/apis/Google.Cloud.Storage.V1/Google.Cloud.Storage.V1.Tests/Conformance/V4SignerConformanceTest.cs
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ public void StorageClientSignerTest(SigningV4Test test)
                     (test.ClientEndpoint.StartsWith("http") ? test.ClientEndpoint : $"https://{test.ClientEndpoint}"),
                 Credential = StorageConformanceTestData.TestCredential,
             }.Build();
-            var signer = storageClient.UrlSigner;
+            var signer = storageClient.CreateUrlSigner();
 
             SignerTest(test, signer);
         }
diff --git a/apis/Google.Cloud.Storage.V1/Google.Cloud.Storage.V1/StorageClient.cs b/apis/Google.Cloud.Storage.V1/Google.Cloud.Storage.V1/StorageClient.cs
index 8c0d15a7b983..b76062510190 100644
--- a/apis/Google.Cloud.Storage.V1/Google.Cloud.Storage.V1/StorageClient.cs
+++ b/apis/Google.Cloud.Storage.V1/Google.Cloud.Storage.V1/StorageClient.cs
@@ -66,41 +66,6 @@ public abstract partial class StorageClient : IDisposable
         /// </summary>
         public virtual EncryptionKey EncryptionKey { get { throw new NotImplementedException(); } }
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// A URL signer built base on this client, that is using the same credential as this client, as well
-        /// as defaulting to this client's URI scheme and host. If the credential used by this client is not compatible
-        /// with <see cref="UrlSigner"/> this will be null. See <see cref="UrlSigner"/>'s documentation for more information
-        /// on compatible credentials.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <remarks>
-        /// Because credentials used by this client may changed, this property will return a new <see cref="UrlSigner"/> instance
-        /// each time it is called.
-        /// </remarks>
-        public UrlSigner UrlSigner
-        {
-            get
-            {
-                UrlSigner signer;
-                try
-                {
-                    signer = UrlSigner.FromCredential(Service.HttpClient.MessageHandler.Credential);
-                }
-                catch (InvalidOperationException)
-                {
-                    // The credential does not support signing.
-                    return null;
-                }
-
-                var baseUri = new Uri(Service.BaseUri);
-                return signer.WithDefaultOptionsOverride(new UrlSigner.DefaultOptionsOverrides(
-                    baseUri.Scheme, baseUri.Host,
-                    // If the original URI didn't specify a port, we want signed URLs to not have a port either;
-                    // but Uri.Port returns the default port for the URI scheme when the port was not specified on the
-                    // original URI.
-                    baseUri.IsDefaultPort && !Service.BaseUri.Contains(baseUri.Port.ToString()) ? null : baseUri.Port));
-            }
-        }
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Asynchronously creates a <see cref="StorageClient"/> using application default credentials.
         /// For any non-default values, please use <see cref="StorageClientBuilder"/>.
@@ -167,6 +132,29 @@ public static StorageClient CreateUnauthenticated() =>
                 UnauthenticatedAccess = true
             }.Build();
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Creates a URL signer built base on this client, that is using the same credential as this client, as well
+        /// as defaulting to this client's URI scheme, host and port. If the credential used by this client is not compatible
+        /// with <see cref="UrlSigner"/> this method will throw <see cref="InvalidOperationException"/>.
+        /// See <see cref="UrlSigner"/>'s documentation for more information on compatible credentials.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// Because credentials used by this client may changed, this method will always return a new <see cref="UrlSigner"/> instance
+        /// each time it is called.
+        /// </remarks>
+        public UrlSigner CreateUrlSigner()
+        {
+            UrlSigner signer = UrlSigner.FromCredential(Service.HttpClient.MessageHandler.Credential);
+
+            var baseUri = new Uri(Service.BaseUri);
+            return signer.WithDefaultOptionsOverride(new UrlSigner.DefaultOptionsOverrides(
+                baseUri.Scheme, baseUri.Host,
+                // If the original URI didn't specify a port, we want signed URLs to not have a port either;
+                // but Uri.Port returns the default port for the URI scheme when the port was not specified on the
+                // original URI.
+                baseUri.IsDefaultPort && !Service.BaseUri.Contains(baseUri.Port.ToString()) ? null : baseUri.Port));
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Dispose of this instance. See the <see cref="StorageClient"/> remarks on when this should be called.
         /// </summary>