diff --git a/akka-actor-tests/src/test/java/akka/actor/JavaExtension.java b/akka-actor-tests/src/test/java/akka/actor/JavaExtension.java
index 218dcc90d8..0a994b93d6 100644
--- a/akka-actor-tests/src/test/java/akka/actor/JavaExtension.java
+++ b/akka-actor-tests/src/test/java/akka/actor/JavaExtension.java
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import com.typesafe.config.Config;
 
 import static org.junit.Assert.*;
 
-public class JavaExtension extends JavaExtensionSuite {
+public class JavaExtension {
 
   static class Provider implements ExtensionIdProvider {
     public ExtensionId<TestExtension> lookup() {
diff --git a/akka-actor-tests/src/test/scala/akka/actor/ActorSystemSpec.scala b/akka-actor-tests/src/test/scala/akka/actor/ActorSystemSpec.scala
index ef13ed71d5..6f8c364ff8 100644
--- a/akka-actor-tests/src/test/scala/akka/actor/ActorSystemSpec.scala
+++ b/akka-actor-tests/src/test/scala/akka/actor/ActorSystemSpec.scala
@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@ import akka.testkit._
 import org.scalatest.junit.JUnitSuite
 import com.typesafe.config.ConfigFactory
 
-//FIXME SOME BUG WITH COMPILER?
-//class JavaExtensionSpec extends JavaExtension with JUnitSuite
+class JavaExtensionSpec extends JavaExtension with JUnitSuite
 
 object TestExtension extends ExtensionId[TestExtension] with ExtensionIdProvider {
   def lookup = this
diff --git a/akka-actor-tests/src/test/scala/akka/actor/JavaAPISpec.scala b/akka-actor-tests/src/test/scala/akka/actor/JavaAPISpec.scala
index c90de6c4bf..49fcc6d638 100644
--- a/akka-actor-tests/src/test/scala/akka/actor/JavaAPISpec.scala
+++ b/akka-actor-tests/src/test/scala/akka/actor/JavaAPISpec.scala
@@ -5,5 +5,4 @@ package akka.actor
 
 import org.scalatest.junit.JUnitSuite
 
-//FIXME SOME BUG WITH COMPILER?
-//class JavaAPISpec extends akka.actor.JavaAPI with JUnitSuite
+class JavaAPISpec extends JavaAPI with JUnitSuite
diff --git a/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/dispatch/Future.scala b/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/dispatch/Future.scala
index 241c00ee65..494a387a98 100644
--- a/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/dispatch/Future.scala
+++ b/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/dispatch/Future.scala
@@ -407,14 +407,6 @@ sealed trait Future[+T] extends japi.Future[T] with Block.Blockable[T] {
    */
   def value: Option[Either[Throwable, T]]
 
-  /**
-   * Returns the successful result of this Future if it exists.
-   */
-  final def result: Option[T] = value match {
-    case Some(Right(r)) ⇒ Some(r)
-    case _              ⇒ None
-  }
-
   /**
    * When this Future is completed, apply the provided function to the
    * Future. If the Future has already been completed, this will apply
diff --git a/akka-stm/src/main/scala/akka/agent/Agent.scala b/akka-stm/src/main/scala/akka/agent/Agent.scala
index 33530c8406..25c0d6f188 100644
--- a/akka-stm/src/main/scala/akka/agent/Agent.scala
+++ b/akka-stm/src/main/scala/akka/agent/Agent.scala
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ class Agent[T](initialValue: T, system: ActorSystem) {
   /**
    * Gets this agent's value after all currently queued updates have completed.
    */
-  def await(implicit timeout: Timeout): T = Block.on(future, timeout.duration).result.get
+  def await(implicit timeout: Timeout): T = Block.sync(future, timeout.duration)
 
   /**
    * Map this agent to a new agent, applying the function to the internal state.
diff --git a/akka-stm/src/test/java/akka/transactor/example/UntypedTransactorExample.java b/akka-stm/src/test/java/akka/transactor/example/UntypedTransactorExample.java
index 2c6a5b5e7b..65ec9e1dae 100644
--- a/akka-stm/src/test/java/akka/transactor/example/UntypedTransactorExample.java
+++ b/akka-stm/src/test/java/akka/transactor/example/UntypedTransactorExample.java
@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@ import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 public class UntypedTransactorExample {
   public static void main(String[] args) throws InterruptedException {
 
-    ActorSystem application = ActorSystem.create("UntypedTransactorExample", AkkaSpec.testConf());
+    ActorSystem app = ActorSystem.create("UntypedTransactorExample", AkkaSpec.testConf());
 
-    ActorRef counter1 = application.actorOf(new Props().withCreator(UntypedCounter.class));
-    ActorRef counter2 = application.actorOf(new Props().withCreator(UntypedCounter.class));
+    ActorRef counter1 = app.actorOf(new Props().withCreator(UntypedCounter.class));
+    ActorRef counter2 = app.actorOf(new Props().withCreator(UntypedCounter.class));
 
     counter1.tell(new Increment(counter2));
 
@@ -28,25 +28,11 @@ public class UntypedTransactorExample {
     Future future1 = counter1.ask("GetCount", timeout);
     Future future2 = counter2.ask("GetCount", timeout);
 
-    Block.on(future1, d);
-    if (future1.isCompleted()) {
-      if (future1.result().isDefined()) {
-        int result = (Integer) future1.result().get();
-        System.out.println("counter 1: " + result);
-      }
-    }
+    int count1 = (Integer)Block.sync(future1, d);
+    System.out.println("counter 1: " + count1);
+    int count2 = (Integer)Block.sync(future2, d);
+    System.out.println("counter 1: " + count2);
 
-    Block.on(future2, d);
-    if (future2.isCompleted()) {
-      if (future2.result().isDefined()) {
-        int result = (Integer) future2.result().get();
-        System.out.println("counter 2: " + result);
-      }
-    }
-
-    counter1.stop();
-    counter2.stop();
-
-    application.stop();
+    app.stop();
   }
 }
diff --git a/akka-stm/src/test/java/akka/transactor/test/UntypedTransactorTest.java b/akka-stm/src/test/java/akka/transactor/test/UntypedTransactorTest.java
index d93b1d2389..b2db2e387a 100644
--- a/akka-stm/src/test/java/akka/transactor/test/UntypedTransactorTest.java
+++ b/akka-stm/src/test/java/akka/transactor/test/UntypedTransactorTest.java
@@ -79,16 +79,9 @@ public class UntypedTransactorTest {
     } catch (InterruptedException exception) {
     }
     for (ActorRef counter : counters) {
-      Future future = counter.ask("GetCount", askTimeout);
-      Block.on(future, Duration.create(askTimeout, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS));
-        if (future.isCompleted()) {
-        Option resultOption = future.result();
-        if (resultOption.isDefined()) {
-          Object result = resultOption.get();
-          int count = (Integer) result;
-          assertEquals(1, count);
-        }
-      }
+      Future<Object> future = counter.ask("GetCount", askTimeout);
+      int count = (Integer)Block.sync(future, Duration.create(askTimeout, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS));
+      assertEquals(1, count);
     }
   }
 
@@ -109,15 +102,8 @@ public class UntypedTransactorTest {
     }
     for (ActorRef counter : counters) {
       Future future = counter.ask("GetCount", askTimeout);
-      Block.on(future, Duration.create(askTimeout, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS));
-      if (future.isCompleted()) {
-        Option resultOption = future.result();
-        if (resultOption.isDefined()) {
-          Object result = resultOption.get();
-          int count = (Integer) result;
-          assertEquals(0, count);
-        }
-      }
+      int count = (Integer)Block.sync(future, Duration.create(askTimeout, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS));
+      assertEquals(0, count);
     }
   }