diff --git a/akka-remote/src/main/scala/akka/remote/Endpoint.scala b/akka-remote/src/main/scala/akka/remote/Endpoint.scala
index f3f922cd92..292b535c7f 100644
--- a/akka-remote/src/main/scala/akka/remote/Endpoint.scala
+++ b/akka-remote/src/main/scala/akka/remote/Endpoint.scala
@@ -431,8 +431,8 @@ private[remote] class EndpointWriter(
     throw reason
   }
 
-  private def publishAndStay(reason: Throwable): State = {
-    publishError(reason)
+  private def logAndStay(reason: Throwable): State = {
+    log.error(reason, "Transient association error (association remains live)")
     stay()
   }
 
@@ -511,7 +511,7 @@ private[remote] class EndpointWriter(
             remoteMetrics.logPayloadBytes(msg, pduSize)
 
             if (pduSize > transport.maximumPayloadBytes) {
-              publishAndStay(new OversizedPayloadException(s"Discarding oversized payload sent to ${recipient}: max allowed size ${transport.maximumPayloadBytes} bytes, actual size of encoded ${msg.getClass} was ${pdu.size} bytes."))
+              logAndStay(new OversizedPayloadException(s"Discarding oversized payload sent to ${recipient}: max allowed size ${transport.maximumPayloadBytes} bytes, actual size of encoded ${msg.getClass} was ${pdu.size} bytes."))
             } else if (h.write(pdu)) {
               stay()
             } else {
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@ private[remote] class EndpointWriter(
             throw new EndpointException("Internal error: Endpoint is in state Writing, but no association handle is present.")
         }
       } catch {
-        case e: NotSerializableException ⇒ publishAndStay(e)
+        case e: NotSerializableException ⇒ logAndStay(e)
         case e: EndpointException        ⇒ publishAndThrow(e)
         case NonFatal(e)                 ⇒ publishAndThrow(new EndpointException("Failed to write message to the transport", e))
       }
@@ -705,8 +705,9 @@ private[remote] class EndpointReader(
       }
 
     case InboundPayload(oversized) ⇒
-      publishError(new OversizedPayloadException(s"Discarding oversized payload received: " +
-        s"max allowed size [${transport.maximumPayloadBytes}] bytes, actual size [${oversized.size}] bytes."))
+      log.error(new OversizedPayloadException(s"Discarding oversized payload received: " +
+        s"max allowed size [${transport.maximumPayloadBytes}] bytes, actual size [${oversized.size}] bytes."),
+        "Transient error while reading from association (association remains live)")
 
     case StopReading(writer) ⇒
       saveState()
diff --git a/akka-remote/src/test/scala/akka/remote/RemotingSpec.scala b/akka-remote/src/test/scala/akka/remote/RemotingSpec.scala
index fcaf62247e..4042a0d166 100644
--- a/akka-remote/src/test/scala/akka/remote/RemotingSpec.scala
+++ b/akka-remote/src/test/scala/akka/remote/RemotingSpec.scala
@@ -466,9 +466,9 @@ class RemotingSpec extends AkkaSpec(RemotingSpec.cfg) with ImplicitSender with D
 
     "drop unserializable messages" in {
       object Unserializable
-      verifySend(Unserializable) {
-        expectMsgPF(1.second) {
-          case AssociationErrorEvent(_: NotSerializableException, _, _, _) ⇒ ()
+      EventFilter[NotSerializableException](pattern = ".*No configured serialization.*", occurrences = 1).intercept {
+        verifySend(Unserializable) {
+          expectNoMsg(1.second) // No AssocitionErrorEvent should be published
         }
       }
     }
@@ -483,18 +483,18 @@ class RemotingSpec extends AkkaSpec(RemotingSpec.cfg) with ImplicitSender with D
 
     "drop sent messages over payload size" in {
       val oversized = byteStringOfSize(maxPayloadBytes + 1)
-      verifySend(oversized) {
-        expectMsgPF(1.second) {
-          case AssociationErrorEvent(e: OversizedPayloadException, _, _, _) if e.getMessage.startsWith("Discarding oversized payload sent") ⇒ ()
+      EventFilter[OversizedPayloadException](pattern = ".*Discarding oversized payload sent.*", occurrences = 1).intercept {
+        verifySend(oversized) {
+          expectNoMsg(1.second) // No AssocitionErrorEvent should be published
         }
       }
     }
 
     "drop received messages over payload size" in {
       // Receiver should reply with a message of size maxPayload + 1, which will be dropped and an error logged
-      verifySend(maxPayloadBytes + 1) {
-        expectMsgPF(1.second) {
-          case AssociationErrorEvent(e: OversizedPayloadException, _, _, _) if e.getMessage.startsWith("Discarding oversized payload received") ⇒ ()
+      EventFilter[OversizedPayloadException](pattern = ".*Discarding oversized payload received.*", occurrences = 1).intercept {
+        verifySend(maxPayloadBytes + 1) {
+          expectNoMsg(1.second) // No AssocitionErrorEvent should be published
         }
       }
     }