diff --git a/acme4j-client/src/main/java/org/shredzone/acme4j/Registration.java b/acme4j-client/src/main/java/org/shredzone/acme4j/Registration.java
index 00a5fd81..60e18de9 100644
--- a/acme4j-client/src/main/java/org/shredzone/acme4j/Registration.java
+++ b/acme4j-client/src/main/java/org/shredzone/acme4j/Registration.java
@@ -125,12 +125,7 @@ public class Registration extends AcmeResource {
     public Iterator<Authorization> getAuthorizations() throws AcmeException {
         LOG.debug("getAuthorizations");
         load();
-        return new ResourceIterator<Authorization>(getSession(), KEY_AUTHORIZATIONS, authorizations) {
-            @Override
-            protected Authorization create(Session session, URI uri) {
-                return Authorization.bind(session, uri);
-            }
-        };
+        return new ResourceIterator<>(getSession(), KEY_AUTHORIZATIONS, authorizations, Authorization::bind);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -147,12 +142,7 @@ public class Registration extends AcmeResource {
     public Iterator<Certificate> getCertificates() throws AcmeException {
         LOG.debug("getCertificates");
         load();
-        return new ResourceIterator<Certificate>(getSession(), KEY_CERTIFICATES, certificates) {
-            @Override
-            protected Certificate create(Session session, URI uri) {
-                return Certificate.bind(session, uri);
-            }
-        };
+        return new ResourceIterator<>(getSession(), KEY_CERTIFICATES, certificates, Certificate::bind);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/acme4j-client/src/main/java/org/shredzone/acme4j/connector/ResourceIterator.java b/acme4j-client/src/main/java/org/shredzone/acme4j/connector/ResourceIterator.java
index d83ff9b2..e5d25606 100644
--- a/acme4j-client/src/main/java/org/shredzone/acme4j/connector/ResourceIterator.java
+++ b/acme4j-client/src/main/java/org/shredzone/acme4j/connector/ResourceIterator.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import java.util.Deque;
 import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.NoSuchElementException;
 import java.util.Objects;
+import java.util.function.BiFunction;
 
 import org.shredzone.acme4j.AcmeResource;
 import org.shredzone.acme4j.Session;
@@ -34,11 +35,12 @@ import org.shredzone.acme4j.util.JSON;
  * @param <T>
  *            {@link AcmeResource} type to iterate over
  */
-public abstract class ResourceIterator<T extends AcmeResource> implements Iterator<T> {
+public class ResourceIterator<T extends AcmeResource> implements Iterator<T> {
 
     private final Session session;
     private final String field;
     private final Deque<URI> uriList = new ArrayDeque<>();
+    private final BiFunction<Session, URI, T> creator;
     private boolean eol = false;
     private URI nextUri;
 
@@ -51,11 +53,15 @@ public abstract class ResourceIterator<T extends AcmeResource> implements Iterat
      *            Field name to be used in the JSON response
      * @param start
      *            URI of the first JSON array, may be {@code null} for an empty iterator
+     * @param creator
+     *            Creator for an {@link AcmeResource} that is bound to the given
+     *            {@link Session} and {@link URI}.
      */
-    public ResourceIterator(Session session, String field, URI start) {
+    public ResourceIterator(Session session, String field, URI start, BiFunction<Session, URI, T> creator) {
         this.session = Objects.requireNonNull(session, "session");
         this.field = Objects.requireNonNull(field, "field");
         this.nextUri = start;
+        this.creator = Objects.requireNonNull(creator, "creator");
     }
 
     /**
@@ -101,7 +107,7 @@ public abstract class ResourceIterator<T extends AcmeResource> implements Iterat
             throw new NoSuchElementException("no more " + field);
         }
 
-        return create(session, next);
+        return creator.apply(session, next);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -112,18 +118,6 @@ public abstract class ResourceIterator<T extends AcmeResource> implements Iterat
         throw new UnsupportedOperationException("cannot remove " + field);
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Creates a new {@link AcmeResource} object by binding it to the {@link Session} and
-     * using the given {@link URI}.
-     *
-     * @param session
-     *            {@link Session} to bind the object to
-     * @param uri
-     *            {@link URI} of the resource
-     * @return Created object
-     */
-    protected abstract T create(Session session, URI uri);
-
     /**
      * Fetches the next batch of URIs. Handles exceptions. Does nothing if there is no
      * URI of the next batch.
diff --git a/acme4j-client/src/test/java/org/shredzone/acme4j/connector/ResourceIteratorTest.java b/acme4j-client/src/test/java/org/shredzone/acme4j/connector/ResourceIteratorTest.java
index 4f4c5765..8a87b193 100644
--- a/acme4j-client/src/test/java/org/shredzone/acme4j/connector/ResourceIteratorTest.java
+++ b/acme4j-client/src/test/java/org/shredzone/acme4j/connector/ResourceIteratorTest.java
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ import org.shredzone.acme4j.Authorization;
 import org.shredzone.acme4j.Session;
 import org.shredzone.acme4j.exception.AcmeException;
 import org.shredzone.acme4j.provider.TestableConnectionProvider;
-import org.shredzone.acme4j.util.JSONBuilder;
 import org.shredzone.acme4j.util.JSON;
+import org.shredzone.acme4j.util.JSONBuilder;
 
 /**
  * Unit test for {@link ResourceIterator}.
@@ -167,12 +167,7 @@ public class ResourceIteratorTest {
 
         provider.close();
 
-        return new ResourceIterator<Authorization>(session, TYPE, first) {
-            @Override
-            protected Authorization create(Session session, URI uri) {
-                return Authorization.bind(session, uri);
-            }
-        };
+        return new ResourceIterator<>(session, TYPE, first, Authorization::bind);
     }
 
 }