diff --git a/akka-samples/akka-sample-remote/README b/akka-samples/akka-sample-remote/README
index d82565dbe6..98a46bd343 100644
--- a/akka-samples/akka-sample-remote/README
+++ b/akka-samples/akka-sample-remote/README
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ The Sample Explained
 
 In order to showcase the remote capabilities of Akka 2.0 we thought a remote calculator could do the trick.
 
-There are three actor systems (AS) used in the sample:
-* CalculatorApplication : the AS performing the number crunching
+There are three actor systems used in the sample:
+* CalculatorApplication : the actor system performing the number crunching
 * LookupApplication     : illustrates how to look up an actor on a remote node and and how communicate with that actor
 * CreationApplication   : illustrates how to create an actor on a remote node and how to communicate with that actor
 
diff --git a/akka-samples/akka-sample-remote/src/main/scala/sample/remote/calculator/CreationApplication.scala b/akka-samples/akka-sample-remote/src/main/scala/sample/remote/calculator/CreationApplication.scala
index e97f4f9dec..dac7cbe757 100644
--- a/akka-samples/akka-sample-remote/src/main/scala/sample/remote/calculator/CreationApplication.scala
+++ b/akka-samples/akka-sample-remote/src/main/scala/sample/remote/calculator/CreationApplication.scala
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ class CreationApplication extends Bootable {
   val remoteActor = system.actorOf(Props[AdvancedCalculatorActor], "advancedCalculator")
 
   def doSomething(op: MathOp) = {
-    localActor ! Tuple2(remoteActor, op)
+    localActor ! (remoteActor, op)
   }
 
   def startup() {
diff --git a/akka-samples/akka-sample-remote/src/main/scala/sample/remote/calculator/LookupApplication.scala b/akka-samples/akka-sample-remote/src/main/scala/sample/remote/calculator/LookupApplication.scala
index e4b6ccc825..2439a90f7d 100644
--- a/akka-samples/akka-sample-remote/src/main/scala/sample/remote/calculator/LookupApplication.scala
+++ b/akka-samples/akka-sample-remote/src/main/scala/sample/remote/calculator/LookupApplication.scala
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ class LookupApplication extends Bootable {
   val remoteActor = system.actorFor("akka://CalculatorApplication@127.0.0.1:2552/user/simpleCalculator")
 
   def doSomething(op: MathOp) = {
-    actor ! Tuple2(remoteActor, op)
+    actor ! (remoteActor, op)
   }
 
   def startup() {