diff --git a/akka-samples/akka-sample-camel/src/main/scala/AsyncRouteAndTransform.scala b/akka-samples/akka-sample-camel/src/main/scala/AsyncRouteAndTransform.scala
index d424d8486f..85dff9f064 100644
--- a/akka-samples/akka-sample-camel/src/main/scala/AsyncRouteAndTransform.scala
+++ b/akka-samples/akka-sample-camel/src/main/scala/AsyncRouteAndTransform.scala
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ import org.apache.camel.{ Exchange }
 object AsyncRouteAndTransform extends App {
   val system = ActorSystem("rewriteAkkaToAKKA")
   val httpTransformer = system.actorOf(Props[HttpTransformer], "transformer")
-  val httpProducer = system.actorOf(Props(new HttpProducer(httpTransformer)), "producer")
-  val httpConsumer = system.actorOf(Props(new HttpConsumer(httpProducer)), "consumer")
+  val httpProducer = system.actorOf(Props(classOf[HttpProducer], httpTransformer), "producer")
+  val httpConsumer = system.actorOf(Props(classOf[HttpConsumer], httpProducer), "consumer")
 }
 
 class HttpConsumer(producer: ActorRef) extends Consumer {
diff --git a/akka-samples/akka-sample-camel/src/main/scala/SimpleFileConsumer.scala b/akka-samples/akka-sample-camel/src/main/scala/SimpleFileConsumer.scala
index 94370d0529..5b96afed2c 100644
--- a/akka-samples/akka-sample-camel/src/main/scala/SimpleFileConsumer.scala
+++ b/akka-samples/akka-sample-camel/src/main/scala/SimpleFileConsumer.scala
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ object SimpleFileConsumer extends App {
   val tmpDirUri = "file://%s/%s" format (tmpDir, subDir)
 
   val system = ActorSystem("consume-files")
-  val fileConsumer = system.actorOf(Props(new FileConsumer(tmpDirUri)), "fileConsumer")
+  val fileConsumer = system.actorOf(Props(classOf[FileConsumer], tmpDirUri), "fileConsumer")
   println(String.format("Put a text file in '%s', the consumer will pick it up!", consumeDir))
 }
 
diff --git a/akka-samples/akka-sample-fsm/src/main/scala/DiningHakkersOnBecome.scala b/akka-samples/akka-sample-fsm/src/main/scala/DiningHakkersOnBecome.scala
index e5c621d74a..914d37c2fe 100644
--- a/akka-samples/akka-sample-fsm/src/main/scala/DiningHakkersOnBecome.scala
+++ b/akka-samples/akka-sample-fsm/src/main/scala/DiningHakkersOnBecome.scala
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ object DiningHakkers {
     //Create 5 awesome hakkers and assign them their left and right chopstick
     val hakkers = for {
       (name, i) ← List("Ghosh", "Boner", "Klang", "Krasser", "Manie").zipWithIndex
-    } yield system.actorOf(Props(new Hakker(name, chopsticks(i), chopsticks((i + 1) % 5))))
+    } yield system.actorOf(Props(classOf[Hakker], name, chopsticks(i), chopsticks((i + 1) % 5)))
 
     //Signal all hakkers that they should start thinking, and watch the show
     hakkers.foreach(_ ! Think)
diff --git a/akka-samples/akka-sample-fsm/src/main/scala/DiningHakkersOnFsm.scala b/akka-samples/akka-sample-fsm/src/main/scala/DiningHakkersOnFsm.scala
index fc43289c3c..6c0c8cd459 100644
--- a/akka-samples/akka-sample-fsm/src/main/scala/DiningHakkersOnFsm.scala
+++ b/akka-samples/akka-sample-fsm/src/main/scala/DiningHakkersOnFsm.scala
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ object DiningHakkersOnFsm {
     // Create 5 awesome fsm hakkers and assign them their left and right chopstick
     val hakkers = for {
       (name, i) ← List("Ghosh", "Boner", "Klang", "Krasser", "Manie").zipWithIndex
-    } yield system.actorOf(Props(new FSMHakker(name, chopsticks(i), chopsticks((i + 1) % 5))))
+    } yield system.actorOf(Props(classOf[FSMHakker], name, chopsticks(i), chopsticks((i + 1) % 5)))
 
     hakkers.foreach(_ ! Think)
   }
diff --git a/akka-samples/akka-sample-osgi-dining-hakkers/core/src/main/scala/akka/sample/osgi/service/DiningHakkersServiceImpl.scala b/akka-samples/akka-sample-osgi-dining-hakkers/core/src/main/scala/akka/sample/osgi/service/DiningHakkersServiceImpl.scala
index 2f29e8b659..b597de8bdc 100644
--- a/akka-samples/akka-sample-osgi-dining-hakkers/core/src/main/scala/akka/sample/osgi/service/DiningHakkersServiceImpl.scala
+++ b/akka-samples/akka-sample-osgi-dining-hakkers/core/src/main/scala/akka/sample/osgi/service/DiningHakkersServiceImpl.scala
@@ -21,6 +21,6 @@ import akka.sample.osgi.internal.Hakker
 
 class DiningHakkersServiceImpl(system: ActorSystem) extends DiningHakkersService {
   def getHakker(name: String, chairNumber: Int) = {
-    system.actorOf(Props(new Hakker(name, chairNumber)))
+    system.actorOf(Props(classOf[Hakker], name, chairNumber))
   }
 }
diff --git a/akka-samples/akka-sample-osgi-dining-hakkers/integration-test/src/test/scala/akka/sample/osgi/test/HakkerStatusTest.scala b/akka-samples/akka-sample-osgi-dining-hakkers/integration-test/src/test/scala/akka/sample/osgi/test/HakkerStatusTest.scala
index 0d61d98d49..70f761c08a 100644
--- a/akka-samples/akka-sample-osgi-dining-hakkers/integration-test/src/test/scala/akka/sample/osgi/test/HakkerStatusTest.scala
+++ b/akka-samples/akka-sample-osgi-dining-hakkers/integration-test/src/test/scala/akka/sample/osgi/test/HakkerStatusTest.scala
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ java.io.EOFException
       }
     }
 
-    hakker.tell(Identify, actorSystem.actorOf(Props(new Interrogator()), "Interrogator"))
+    hakker.tell(Identify, actorSystem.actorOf(Props[Interrogator], "Interrogator"))
     val (fromHakker, busyWith) = response.poll(5, TimeUnit.SECONDS)
 
     println("---------------> %s is busy with %s.".format(fromHakker, busyWith))
diff --git a/akka-samples/akka-sample-remote/src/main/scala/sample/remote/calculator/CreationApplication.scala b/akka-samples/akka-sample-remote/src/main/scala/sample/remote/calculator/CreationApplication.scala
index a32c46d600..c6f8cbb6c4 100644
--- a/akka-samples/akka-sample-remote/src/main/scala/sample/remote/calculator/CreationApplication.scala
+++ b/akka-samples/akka-sample-remote/src/main/scala/sample/remote/calculator/CreationApplication.scala
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ class CreationApplication extends Bootable {
     ActorSystem("RemoteCreation", ConfigFactory.load.getConfig("remotecreation"))
   val remoteActor = system.actorOf(Props[AdvancedCalculatorActor],
     name = "advancedCalculator")
-  val localActor = system.actorOf(Props(new CreationActor(remoteActor)),
+  val localActor = system.actorOf(Props(classOf[CreationActor], remoteActor),
     name = "creationActor")
 
   def doSomething(op: MathOp): Unit =
diff --git a/akka-samples/akka-sample-remote/src/main/scala/sample/remote/calculator/LookupApplication.scala b/akka-samples/akka-sample-remote/src/main/scala/sample/remote/calculator/LookupApplication.scala
index a1c21b4f56..86024cc9b9 100644
--- a/akka-samples/akka-sample-remote/src/main/scala/sample/remote/calculator/LookupApplication.scala
+++ b/akka-samples/akka-sample-remote/src/main/scala/sample/remote/calculator/LookupApplication.scala
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class LookupApplication extends Bootable {
     ActorSystem("LookupApplication", ConfigFactory.load.getConfig("remotelookup"))
   val remotePath =
     "akka.tcp://CalculatorApplication@127.0.0.1:2552/user/simpleCalculator"
-  val actor = system.actorOf(Props(new LookupActor(remotePath)), "lookupActor")
+  val actor = system.actorOf(Props(classOf[LookupActor], remotePath), "lookupActor")
 
   def doSomething(op: MathOp): Unit =
     actor ! op