diff --git a/pulsar-common/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/common/util/FutureUtil.java b/pulsar-common/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/common/util/FutureUtil.java
index d35a6b405b2b4..51c6087558ab8 100644
--- a/pulsar-common/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/common/util/FutureUtil.java
+++ b/pulsar-common/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/common/util/FutureUtil.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 
 import java.time.Duration;
 import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture;
 import java.util.concurrent.CompletionException;
@@ -37,6 +38,19 @@
  */
 public class FutureUtil {
 
+    /**
+     * Return a future that represents the completion of the futures in the provided List.
+     * This method with the List parameter is needed to keep compatibility with external
+     * applications that are compiled with Pulsar < 2.10.0.
+     *
+     * @param futures futures to wait for
+     * @return a new CompletableFuture that is completed when all of the given CompletableFutures complete
+     */
+    @Deprecated
+    public static CompletableFuture<Void> waitForAll(List<? extends CompletableFuture<?>> futures) {
+        return CompletableFuture.allOf(futures.toArray(new CompletableFuture[0]));
+    }
+
     /**
      * Return a future that represents the completion of the futures in the provided Collection.
      *
@@ -47,6 +61,19 @@ public static CompletableFuture<Void> waitForAll(Collection<? extends Completabl
         return CompletableFuture.allOf(futures.toArray(new CompletableFuture[0]));
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Return a future that represents the completion of any future in the provided List.
+     * This method with the List parameter is needed to keep compatibility with external
+     * applications that are compiled with Pulsar < 2.10.0.
+     *
+     * @param futures futures to wait any
+     * @return a new CompletableFuture that is completed when any of the given CompletableFutures complete
+     */
+    @Deprecated
+    public static CompletableFuture<Object> waitForAny(List<? extends CompletableFuture<?>> futures) {
+        return CompletableFuture.anyOf(futures.toArray(new CompletableFuture[0]));
+    }
+
     /**
      * Return a future that represents the completion of any future in the provided Collection.
      *