diff --git a/akka-remote/src/main/scala/akka/remote/RemoteActorRefProvider.scala b/akka-remote/src/main/scala/akka/remote/RemoteActorRefProvider.scala
index c517fa8a14..0a0fd50555 100644
--- a/akka-remote/src/main/scala/akka/remote/RemoteActorRefProvider.scala
+++ b/akka-remote/src/main/scala/akka/remote/RemoteActorRefProvider.scala
@@ -225,10 +225,7 @@ private[akka] class RemoteActorRef private[akka] (
     }
   }
 
-  @volatile
-  private var running: Boolean = true
-
-  def isTerminated: Boolean = !running
+  def isTerminated: Boolean = false
 
   def sendSystemMessage(message: SystemMessage): Unit =
     try remote.send(message, None, this)