diff --git a/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/actor/ActorRef.scala b/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/actor/ActorRef.scala
index 883b6668bf..98d7959a9f 100644
--- a/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/actor/ActorRef.scala
+++ b/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/actor/ActorRef.scala
@@ -530,8 +530,6 @@ trait ActorRef extends ActorRefShared with java.lang.Comparable[ActorRef] { scal
 
   protected[akka] def restartLinkedActors(reason: Throwable, maxNrOfRetries: Option[Int], withinTimeRange: Option[Int]): Unit
 
-  protected[akka] def registerSupervisorAsRemoteActor: Option[Uuid]
-
   override def hashCode: Int = HashCode.hash(HashCode.SEED, uuid)
 
   override def equals(that: Any): Boolean = {
@@ -903,13 +901,6 @@ class LocalActorRef private[akka] (private[this] val actorFactory: () => Actor)
       }
     }
   }
-  //TODO KEEP THIS?
-  protected[akka] def registerSupervisorAsRemoteActor: Option[Uuid] = guard.withGuard {
-    ensureRemotingEnabled
-    if (_supervisor.isDefined) {
-      Some(_supervisor.get.uuid)
-    } else None
-  }
 
   def linkedActors: JMap[Uuid, ActorRef] = java.util.Collections.unmodifiableMap(_linkedActors)
 
@@ -1068,8 +1059,6 @@ private[akka] case class RemoteActorRef private[akka] (
     }
   }
 
-  protected[akka] def registerSupervisorAsRemoteActor: Option[Uuid] = None
-
   // ==== NOT SUPPORTED ====
   def actorClass: Class[_ <: Actor] = unsupported
   def dispatcher_=(md: MessageDispatcher): Unit = unsupported
diff --git a/akka-remote/src/main/scala/akka/serialization/SerializationProtocol.scala b/akka-remote/src/main/scala/akka/serialization/SerializationProtocol.scala
index c3332bb3f4..a1b663d405 100644
--- a/akka-remote/src/main/scala/akka/serialization/SerializationProtocol.scala
+++ b/akka-remote/src/main/scala/akka/serialization/SerializationProtocol.scala
@@ -335,7 +335,8 @@ object RemoteActorSerialization {
 
     secureCookie.foreach(messageBuilder.setCookie(_))
 
-    actorRef.foreach { ref =>
+    /* TODO invent new supervision strategy
+      actorRef.foreach { ref =>
       ref.registerSupervisorAsRemoteActor.foreach { id =>
         messageBuilder.setSupervisorUuid(
           UuidProtocol.newBuilder
@@ -343,7 +344,7 @@ object RemoteActorSerialization {
               .setLow(id.getClockSeqAndNode)
               .build)
       }
-    }
+    } */
 
     if( senderOption.isDefined)
       messageBuilder.setSender(toRemoteActorRefProtocol(senderOption.get))