diff --git a/akka-core/pom.xml b/akka-core/pom.xml
index 39d56e2d61..12a4e95e36 100644
--- a/akka-core/pom.xml
+++ b/akka-core/pom.xml
@@ -32,6 +32,16 @@
       <artifactId>scala-library</artifactId>
       <version>${scala.version}</version>
     </dependency>
+   <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.codehaus.aspectwerkz</groupId>
+      <artifactId>aspectwerkz-nodeps-jdk5</artifactId>
+      <version>2.1</version>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.codehaus.aspectwerkz</groupId>
+      <artifactId>aspectwerkz-jdk5</artifactId>
+      <version>2.1</version>
+    </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.jboss.netty</groupId>
       <artifactId>netty</artifactId>
diff --git a/akka-core/src/main/scala/actor/Actor.scala b/akka-core/src/main/scala/actor/Actor.scala
index 5cbe7688cd..3bf6ee12dd 100644
--- a/akka-core/src/main/scala/actor/Actor.scala
+++ b/akka-core/src/main/scala/actor/Actor.scala
@@ -171,33 +171,6 @@ object Actor extends Logging {
     def receive = body
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Use to create an anonymous event-driven actor with both an init block and a message loop block
-   * as well as a life-cycle configuration.
-   * The actor is started when created.
-   * Example:
-   * <pre>
-   * import Actor._
-   *
-   * val a = actor(LifeCycle(Temporary))  {
-   *   ... // init stuff
-   * } receive  {
-   *   case msg => ... // handle message
-   * }
-   * </pre>
-   */
-  def actor[A](lifeCycleConfig: LifeCycle)(body: => Unit) = {
-    def handler[A](body: Unit) = new {
-      def receive(handler: PartialFunction[Any, Unit]) = new Actor() {
-        lifeCycle = Some(lifeCycleConfig)
-        start
-        body
-        def receive = handler
-      }
-    }
-    handler(body)
-  }
-
   /**
    * Use to create an anonymous event-driven remote actor.
    * The actor is started when created.
@@ -216,6 +189,10 @@ object Actor extends Logging {
     def receive = body
   }
 
+  val a = actor(LifeCycle(Temporary)) {
+   case "test" => println("received test")
+   case _ =>  println("received unknown message")
+  }
 }
 
 /**