diff --git a/akka-cluster/src/main/scala/akka/cluster/routing/ClusterRouterConfig.scala b/akka-cluster/src/main/scala/akka/cluster/routing/ClusterRouterConfig.scala
index dc9ee4ac0e..2cbd01e784 100644
--- a/akka-cluster/src/main/scala/akka/cluster/routing/ClusterRouterConfig.scala
+++ b/akka-cluster/src/main/scala/akka/cluster/routing/ClusterRouterConfig.scala
@@ -70,11 +70,51 @@ case class ClusterRouterConfig(local: RouterConfig, settings: ClusterRouterSetti
   }
 }
 
-case class ClusterRouterSettings(
+object ClusterRouterSettings {
+  /**
+   * Settings for create and deploy of the routees
+   */
+  def apply(totalInstances: Int, maxInstancesPerNode: Int, routeesOnOwnNode: Boolean): ClusterRouterSettings =
+    new ClusterRouterSettings(totalInstances, maxInstancesPerNode, routeesOnOwnNode)
+
+  /**
+   * Settings for remote deployment of the routees, allowed to use routees on own node
+   */
+  def apply(totalInstances: Int, maxInstancesPerNode: Int): ClusterRouterSettings =
+    apply(totalInstances, maxInstancesPerNode, routeesOnOwnNode = true)
+
+  /**
+   * Settings for lookup of the routees
+   */
+  def apply(totalInstances: Int, routeesPath: String, routeesOnOwnNode: Boolean): ClusterRouterSettings =
+    new ClusterRouterSettings(totalInstances, routeesPath, routeesOnOwnNode)
+
+  /**
+   * Settings for lookup of the routees, allowed to use routees on own node
+   */
+  def apply(totalInstances: Int, routeesPath: String): ClusterRouterSettings =
+    apply(totalInstances, routeesPath, routeesOnOwnNode = true)
+}
+
+case class ClusterRouterSettings private[akka] (
   totalInstances: Int,
-  maxInstancesPerNode: Int = 1,
-  routeesOnOwnNode: Boolean = true,
-  routeesPath: String = "") {
+  maxInstancesPerNode: Int,
+  routeesPath: String,
+  routeesOnOwnNode: Boolean) {
+
+  /**
+   * Settings for create and deploy of the routees
+   * JAVA API
+   */
+  def this(totalInstances: Int, maxInstancesPerNode: Int, routeesOnOwnNode: Boolean) =
+    this(totalInstances, maxInstancesPerNode, routeesPath = "", routeesOnOwnNode)
+
+  /**
+   * Settings for lookup of the routees
+   * JAVA API
+   */
+  def this(totalInstances: Int, routeesPath: String, routeesOnOwnNode: Boolean) =
+    this(totalInstances, maxInstancesPerNode = 1, routeesPath, routeesOnOwnNode)
 
   if (totalInstances <= 0) throw new IllegalArgumentException("totalInstances of cluster router must be > 0")
   if (maxInstancesPerNode <= 0) throw new IllegalArgumentException("maxInstancesPerNode of cluster router must be > 0")
@@ -221,32 +261,3 @@ private[akka] class ClusterRouterActor extends Router {
 
   }
 }
-
-/**
- * Sugar to define cluster aware router programatically.
- * Java API.
- * When creating and deploying routees:
- * [[[
- * context.actorOf(ClusterRouterPropsDecorator.decorate(new Props(MyActor.class),
- *   new RoundRobinRouter(0), 10, 2), "myrouter");
- * ]]]
- * When looking up routees:
- * [[[
- * context.actorOf(ClusterRouterPropsDecorator.decorate(new Props(MyActor.class),
- *   new RoundRobinRouter(0), 10, "/user/myservice"), "myrouter");
- * ]]]
- *
- * Corresponding for Scala API is found in [[akka.cluster.routing.ClusterRouterProps]].
- *
- */
-object ClusterRouterPropsDecorator {
-  def decorate(props: Props, router: RouterConfig, totalInstances: Int, maxInstancesPerNode: Int): Props =
-    decorate(props, router, ClusterRouterSettings(totalInstances, maxInstancesPerNode))
-
-  def decorate(props: Props, router: RouterConfig, totalInstances: Int, routeesPath: String): Props =
-    decorate(props, router, ClusterRouterSettings(totalInstances, routeesPath = routeesPath))
-
-  def decorate(props: Props, router: RouterConfig, settings: ClusterRouterSettings): Props =
-    props.withClusterRouter(router, settings)
-}
-
diff --git a/akka-cluster/src/main/scala/akka/cluster/routing/package.scala b/akka-cluster/src/main/scala/akka/cluster/routing/package.scala
deleted file mode 100644
index f16c6e839b..0000000000
--- a/akka-cluster/src/main/scala/akka/cluster/routing/package.scala
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,47 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * Copyright (C) 2009-2012 Typesafe Inc. <http://www.typesafe.com>
- */
-
-package akka.cluster
-
-import language.implicitConversions
-import akka.actor.Deploy
-import akka.actor.Props
-import akka.routing.RouterConfig
-
-package object routing {
-
-  /**
-   * Sugar to define cluster aware router programatically.
-   *
-   * When creating and deploying routees:
-   * [[[
-   * import akka.cluster.routing.ClusterRouterProps
-   * context.actorOf(Props[SomeActor].withClusterRouter(RoundRobinRouter(),
-   *   totalInstances = 10, maxInstancesPerNode = 2), "myrouter")
-   * ]]]
-   *
-   * When looking up routees:
-   * [[[
-   * import akka.cluster.routing.ClusterRouterProps
-   * context.actorOf(Props[SomeActor].withClusterRouter(RoundRobinRouter(),
-   *   totalInstances = 10, routeesPath = "/user/myservice"), "myrouter")
-   * ]]]
-   *
-   * Corresponding for Java API is found in [[akka.cluster.routing.ClusterRouterPropsDecorator]].
-   */
-  implicit class ClusterRouterProps(val props: Props) extends AnyVal {
-
-    def withClusterRouter(router: RouterConfig, totalInstances: Int, maxInstancesPerNode: Int): Props =
-      withClusterRouter(router, ClusterRouterSettings(totalInstances, maxInstancesPerNode))
-
-    def withClusterRouter(router: RouterConfig, totalInstances: Int, routeesPath: String): Props =
-      withClusterRouter(router, ClusterRouterSettings(totalInstances, routeesPath = routeesPath))
-
-    def withClusterRouter(router: RouterConfig, settings: ClusterRouterSettings): Props = {
-      props.withRouter(router).withDeploy(
-        Deploy(routerConfig = ClusterRouterConfig(router, settings)))
-    }
-  }
-
-}
diff --git a/akka-cluster/src/multi-jvm/scala/akka/cluster/routing/ClusterRoundRobinRoutedActorSpec.scala b/akka-cluster/src/multi-jvm/scala/akka/cluster/routing/ClusterRoundRobinRoutedActorSpec.scala
index 8ad38b1264..0405b152a5 100644
--- a/akka-cluster/src/multi-jvm/scala/akka/cluster/routing/ClusterRoundRobinRoutedActorSpec.scala
+++ b/akka-cluster/src/multi-jvm/scala/akka/cluster/routing/ClusterRoundRobinRoutedActorSpec.scala
@@ -88,11 +88,8 @@ abstract class ClusterRoundRobinRoutedActorSpec extends MultiNodeSpec(ClusterRou
   import ClusterRoundRobinRoutedActorMultiJvmSpec._
 
   lazy val router1 = system.actorOf(Props[SomeActor].withRouter(RoundRobinRouter()), "router1")
-  lazy val router2 = {
-    import akka.cluster.routing.ClusterRouterProps
-    system.actorOf(Props[SomeActor].withClusterRouter(RoundRobinRouter(),
-      totalInstances = 3, maxInstancesPerNode = 1), "router2")
-  }
+  lazy val router2 = system.actorOf(Props[SomeActor].withRouter(ClusterRouterConfig(RoundRobinRouter(),
+    ClusterRouterSettings(totalInstances = 3, maxInstancesPerNode = 1))), "router2")
   lazy val router3 = system.actorOf(Props[SomeActor].withRouter(RoundRobinRouter()), "router3")
   lazy val router4 = system.actorOf(Props[SomeActor].withRouter(RoundRobinRouter()), "router4")
 
@@ -275,5 +272,6 @@ abstract class ClusterRoundRobinRoutedActorSpec extends MultiNodeSpec(ClusterRou
 
       enterBarrier("after-8")
     }
+
   }
 }
diff --git a/akka-cluster/src/test/scala/akka/cluster/ClusterDeployerSpec.scala b/akka-cluster/src/test/scala/akka/cluster/ClusterDeployerSpec.scala
index a966e61fcd..013f94b408 100644
--- a/akka-cluster/src/test/scala/akka/cluster/ClusterDeployerSpec.scala
+++ b/akka-cluster/src/test/scala/akka/cluster/ClusterDeployerSpec.scala
@@ -52,7 +52,8 @@ class ClusterDeployerSpec extends AkkaSpec(ClusterDeployerSpec.deployerConf) {
         Deploy(
           service,
           deployment.get.config,
-          ClusterRouterConfig(RoundRobinRouter(20), ClusterRouterSettings(20, 3, false, "")),
+          ClusterRouterConfig(RoundRobinRouter(20), ClusterRouterSettings(
+            totalInstances = 20, maxInstancesPerNode = 3, routeesOnOwnNode = false)),
           ClusterScope)))
     }
 
@@ -65,7 +66,8 @@ class ClusterDeployerSpec extends AkkaSpec(ClusterDeployerSpec.deployerConf) {
         Deploy(
           service,
           deployment.get.config,
-          ClusterRouterConfig(RoundRobinRouter(20), ClusterRouterSettings(20, 1, false, "/user/myservice")),
+          ClusterRouterConfig(RoundRobinRouter(20), ClusterRouterSettings(
+            totalInstances = 20, routeesPath = "/user/myservice", routeesOnOwnNode = false)),
           ClusterScope)))
     }