diff --git a/akka-actor/src/main/java/akka/japi/pf/ReceiveBuilder.java b/akka-actor/src/main/java/akka/japi/pf/ReceiveBuilder.java
index 1fa7959c9b..2c9d55364d 100644
--- a/akka-actor/src/main/java/akka/japi/pf/ReceiveBuilder.java
+++ b/akka-actor/src/main/java/akka/japi/pf/ReceiveBuilder.java
@@ -4,9 +4,10 @@
 
 package akka.japi.pf;
 
-import akka.actor.AbstractActor.Receive;
 import scala.PartialFunction;
 import scala.runtime.BoxedUnit;
+import akka.actor.AbstractActor;
+import akka.actor.AbstractActor.Receive;
 
 /**
  * Used for building a partial function for {@link akka.actor.AbstractActor#createReceive()
@@ -168,7 +169,7 @@ public class ReceiveBuilder {
    * List.class</code> and <code>(List&lt;String&gt; list) -> {}</code>.
    *
    * @param type a type to match the argument against
-   * @param externalPredicate an external predicate that will be evaluated if the type matches
+   * @param externalPredicate a external predicate that will be evaluated if the type matches
    * @param apply an action to apply to the argument if the type matches and the predicate returns
    *     true
    * @return a builder with the case statement added
@@ -239,27 +240,6 @@ public class ReceiveBuilder {
     return this;
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Add a new case statement to this builder.
-   *
-   * @param object the object to compare equals with
-   * @param externalPredicate an external predicate that will be evaluated if the object compares
-   *     equal
-   * @param apply an action to apply to the argument if the object compares equal
-   * @return a builder with the case statement added
-   */
-  @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
-  public <P> ReceiveBuilder matchEquals(
-      final P object,
-      final java.util.function.BooleanSupplier externalPredicate,
-      final FI.UnitApply<P> apply) {
-    final FI.Predicate predicate = o -> object.equals(o) && externalPredicate.getAsBoolean();
-    addStatement(new UnitCaseStatement<>(predicate, (FI.UnitApply<Object>) apply));
-    return this;
-  }
-
-  private static final FI.Predicate ALWAYS_TRUE = (input) -> true;
-
   /**
    * Add a new case statement to this builder, that matches any argument.
    *
@@ -267,22 +247,15 @@ public class ReceiveBuilder {
    * @return a builder with the case statement added
    */
   public ReceiveBuilder matchAny(final FI.UnitApply<Object> apply) {
-    addStatement(new UnitCaseStatement<>(ALWAYS_TRUE, apply));
-    return this;
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Add a new case statement to this builder, that pass the test of the predicate.
-   *
-   * @param externalPredicate an external predicate that will always be evaluated.
-   * @param apply an action to apply to the argument
-   * @return a builder with the case statement added
-   */
-  public ReceiveBuilder matchAny(
-      final java.util.function.BooleanSupplier externalPredicate,
-      final FI.UnitApply<Object> apply) {
-    final FI.Predicate predicate = o -> externalPredicate.getAsBoolean();
-    addStatement(new UnitCaseStatement<>(predicate, apply));
+    addStatement(
+        new UnitCaseStatement<Object, Object>(
+            new FI.Predicate() {
+              @Override
+              public boolean defined(Object o) {
+                return true;
+              }
+            },
+            apply));
     return this;
   }
 }