diff --git a/akka-remote/src/main/scala/akka/remote/RemoteActorRefProvider.scala b/akka-remote/src/main/scala/akka/remote/RemoteActorRefProvider.scala
index 4981e5244a..32248ef6a7 100644
--- a/akka-remote/src/main/scala/akka/remote/RemoteActorRefProvider.scala
+++ b/akka-remote/src/main/scala/akka/remote/RemoteActorRefProvider.scala
@@ -33,9 +33,6 @@ class RemoteActorRefProvider(val app: AkkaApplication) extends ActorRefProvider
   import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap
   import akka.dispatch.Promise
 
-  private[akka] val theOneWhoWalksTheBubblesOfSpaceTime: ActorRef = local.theOneWhoWalksTheBubblesOfSpaceTime
-  private[akka] def terminationFuture = new DefaultPromise[AkkaApplication.ExitStatus](Timeout.never)(app.dispatcher)
-
   val local = new LocalActorRefProvider(app)
   val remote = new Remote(app)
 
@@ -43,6 +40,9 @@ class RemoteActorRefProvider(val app: AkkaApplication) extends ActorRefProvider
 
   private val remoteDaemonConnectionManager = new RemoteConnectionManager(app, remote)
 
+  private[akka] def theOneWhoWalksTheBubblesOfSpaceTime: ActorRef = local.theOneWhoWalksTheBubblesOfSpaceTime
+  private[akka] def terminationFuture = new DefaultPromise[AkkaApplication.ExitStatus](Timeout.never)(app.dispatcher)
+
   def defaultDispatcher = app.dispatcher
   def defaultTimeout = app.AkkaConfig.ActorTimeout