diff --git a/akka-actor-tests/src/test/scala/akka/dispatch/PriorityDispatcherSpec.scala b/akka-actor-tests/src/test/scala/akka/dispatch/PriorityDispatcherSpec.scala
index cf8695d35f..ec6aab48be 100644
--- a/akka-actor-tests/src/test/scala/akka/dispatch/PriorityDispatcherSpec.scala
+++ b/akka-actor-tests/src/test/scala/akka/dispatch/PriorityDispatcherSpec.scala
@@ -3,51 +3,43 @@ package akka.dispatch
 import akka.actor.{ Props, LocalActorRef, Actor }
 import akka.testkit.AkkaSpec
 import akka.util.Duration
+import akka.util.duration._
 import akka.testkit.DefaultTimeout
+import com.typesafe.config.Config
+
+object PriorityDispatcherSpec {
+  val config = """
+    unbounded-prio-dispatcher {
+      mailboxType = "akka.dispatch.PriorityDispatcherSpec$Unbounded"
+    }
+    bounded-prio-dispatcher {
+      mailboxType = "akka.dispatch.PriorityDispatcherSpec$Bounded"
+    }
+    """
+
+  class Unbounded(config: Config) extends UnboundedPriorityMailbox(PriorityGenerator({
+    case i: Int  ⇒ i //Reverse order
+    case 'Result ⇒ Int.MaxValue
+  }: Any ⇒ Int))
+
+  class Bounded(config: Config) extends BoundedPriorityMailbox(PriorityGenerator({
+    case i: Int  ⇒ i //Reverse order
+    case 'Result ⇒ Int.MaxValue
+  }: Any ⇒ Int), 1000, 10 seconds)
+
+}
 
 @org.junit.runner.RunWith(classOf[org.scalatest.junit.JUnitRunner])
-class PriorityDispatcherSpec extends AkkaSpec with DefaultTimeout {
+class PriorityDispatcherSpec extends AkkaSpec(PriorityDispatcherSpec.config) with DefaultTimeout {
 
   "A PriorityDispatcher" must {
     "Order it's messages according to the specified comparator using an unbounded mailbox" in {
-
-      // FIXME #1458: how should we make it easy to configure prio mailbox?
       val dispatcherKey = "unbounded-prio-dispatcher"
-      val dispatcherConfigurator = new MessageDispatcherConfigurator(system.dispatchers.defaultDispatcherConfig, system.dispatchers.prerequisites) {
-        val instance = {
-          val mailboxType = UnboundedPriorityMailbox(PriorityGenerator({
-            case i: Int  ⇒ i //Reverse order
-            case 'Result ⇒ Int.MaxValue
-          }: Any ⇒ Int))
-
-          system.dispatchers.newDispatcher(dispatcherKey, 5, mailboxType).build
-        }
-
-        override def dispatcher(): MessageDispatcher = instance
-      }
-      system.dispatchers.register(dispatcherKey, dispatcherConfigurator)
-
       testOrdering(dispatcherKey)
     }
 
     "Order it's messages according to the specified comparator using a bounded mailbox" in {
-
-      // FIXME #1458: how should we make it easy to configure prio mailbox?
       val dispatcherKey = "bounded-prio-dispatcher"
-      val dispatcherConfigurator = new MessageDispatcherConfigurator(system.dispatchers.defaultDispatcherConfig, system.dispatchers.prerequisites) {
-        val instance = {
-          val mailboxType = BoundedPriorityMailbox(PriorityGenerator({
-            case i: Int  ⇒ i //Reverse order
-            case 'Result ⇒ Int.MaxValue
-          }: Any ⇒ Int), 1000, system.settings.MailboxPushTimeout)
-
-          system.dispatchers.newDispatcher(dispatcherKey, 5, mailboxType).build
-        }
-
-        override def dispatcher(): MessageDispatcher = instance
-      }
-      system.dispatchers.register(dispatcherKey, dispatcherConfigurator)
-
       testOrdering(dispatcherKey)
     }
   }
diff --git a/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/dispatch/Dispatchers.scala b/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/dispatch/Dispatchers.scala
index c5d9831096..8c860fe013 100644
--- a/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/dispatch/Dispatchers.scala
+++ b/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/dispatch/Dispatchers.scala
@@ -112,8 +112,8 @@ class Dispatchers(val settings: ActorSystem.Settings, val prerequisites: Dispatc
     }
   }
 
-  // FIXME #1458: Not sure if we should have this, but needed it temporary for PriorityDispatcherSpec, ActorModelSpec and DispatcherDocSpec
-  def register(id: String, dispatcherConfigurator: MessageDispatcherConfigurator): Unit = {
+  // FIXME #1458: Not sure if we should have this, but needed it temporary for ActorModelSpec and DispatcherDocSpec
+  private[akka] def register(id: String, dispatcherConfigurator: MessageDispatcherConfigurator): Unit = {
     dispatcherConfigurators.putIfAbsent(id, dispatcherConfigurator)
   }
 
@@ -131,35 +131,6 @@ class Dispatchers(val settings: ActorSystem.Settings, val prerequisites: Dispatc
     ConfigFactory.parseMap(Map("id" -> id).asJava)
   }
 
-  // FIXME #1458: Remove these newDispatcher methods, but still need them temporary for PriorityDispatcherSpec, ActorModelSpec and DispatcherDocSpec
-  /**
-   * Creates a executor-based event-driven dispatcher serving multiple (millions) of actors through a thread pool.
-   * <p/>
-   * Has a fluent builder interface for configuring its semantics.
-   */
-  def newDispatcher(name: String) =
-    ThreadPoolConfigDispatcherBuilder(config ⇒ new Dispatcher(prerequisites, name, name, settings.DispatcherThroughput,
-      settings.DispatcherThroughputDeadlineTime, MailboxType, config, settings.DispatcherDefaultShutdown), ThreadPoolConfig())
-
-  /**
-   * Creates a executor-based event-driven dispatcher serving multiple (millions) of actors through a thread pool.
-   * <p/>
-   * Has a fluent builder interface for configuring its semantics.
-   */
-  def newDispatcher(name: String, throughput: Int, mailboxType: MailboxType) =
-    ThreadPoolConfigDispatcherBuilder(config ⇒
-      new Dispatcher(prerequisites, name, name, throughput, settings.DispatcherThroughputDeadlineTime, mailboxType,
-        config, settings.DispatcherDefaultShutdown), ThreadPoolConfig())
-
-  /**
-   * Creates a executor-based event-driven dispatcher serving multiple (millions) of actors through a thread pool.
-   * <p/>
-   * Has a fluent builder interface for configuring its semantics.
-   */
-  def newDispatcher(name: String, throughput: Int, throughputDeadline: Duration, mailboxType: MailboxType) =
-    ThreadPoolConfigDispatcherBuilder(config ⇒
-      new Dispatcher(prerequisites, name, name, throughput, throughputDeadline, mailboxType, config, settings.DispatcherDefaultShutdown), ThreadPoolConfig())
-
   val MailboxType: MailboxType =
     if (settings.MailboxCapacity < 1) UnboundedMailbox()
     else BoundedMailbox(settings.MailboxCapacity, settings.MailboxPushTimeout)
diff --git a/akka-docs/java/code/akka/docs/dispatcher/DispatcherDocTestBase.java b/akka-docs/java/code/akka/docs/dispatcher/DispatcherDocTestBase.java
index 436c2b0677..fc76c36a14 100644
--- a/akka-docs/java/code/akka/docs/dispatcher/DispatcherDocTestBase.java
+++ b/akka-docs/java/code/akka/docs/dispatcher/DispatcherDocTestBase.java
@@ -14,15 +14,18 @@ import akka.dispatch.MessageDispatcher;
 import akka.actor.UntypedActor;
 import akka.actor.UntypedActorFactory;
 import akka.actor.Actors;
-import akka.dispatch.PriorityGenerator;
-import akka.dispatch.UnboundedPriorityMailbox;
-import akka.dispatch.MessageDispatcherConfigurator;
-import akka.dispatch.DispatcherPrerequisites;
 import akka.event.Logging;
 import akka.event.LoggingAdapter;
 
 //#imports-prio
 
+//#imports-prio-mailbox
+import akka.dispatch.PriorityGenerator;
+import akka.dispatch.UnboundedPriorityMailbox;
+import com.typesafe.config.Config;
+
+//#imports-prio-mailbox
+
 import org.junit.After;
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Test;
@@ -73,34 +76,6 @@ public class DispatcherDocTestBase {
   @Test
   public void priorityDispatcher() throws Exception {
     //#prio-dispatcher
-    final PriorityGenerator generator = new PriorityGenerator() { // Create a new PriorityGenerator, lower prio means more important
-      @Override
-      public int gen(Object message) {
-        if (message.equals("highpriority"))
-          return 0; // 'highpriority messages should be treated first if possible
-        else if (message.equals("lowpriority"))
-          return 100; // 'lowpriority messages should be treated last if possible
-        else if (message.equals(Actors.poisonPill()))
-          return 1000; // PoisonPill when no other left
-        else
-          return 50; // We default to 50
-      }
-    };
-
-    // FIXME #1458: how should we make it easy to configure prio mailbox?
-    // We create a new Priority dispatcher and seed it with the priority generator
-    final String dispatcherKey = "prio-dispatcher";
-    MessageDispatcherConfigurator dispatcherConfigurator = new MessageDispatcherConfigurator(system.dispatchers()
-        .defaultDispatcherConfig(), system.dispatchers().prerequisites()) {
-      private final MessageDispatcher instance = system.dispatchers()
-          .newDispatcher(dispatcherKey, 5, new UnboundedPriorityMailbox(generator)).build();
-
-      @Override
-      public MessageDispatcher dispatcher() {
-        return instance;
-      }
-    };
-    system.dispatchers().register(dispatcherKey, dispatcherConfigurator);
 
     ActorRef myActor = system.actorOf( // We create a new Actor that just prints out what it processes
         new Props().withCreator(new UntypedActorFactory() {
@@ -123,7 +98,7 @@ public class DispatcherDocTestBase {
               }
             };
           }
-        }).withDispatcher(dispatcherKey));
+        }).withDispatcher("prio-dispatcher-java"));
 
     /*
     Logs:
@@ -143,4 +118,27 @@ public class DispatcherDocTestBase {
       Thread.sleep(100);
     }
   }
+
+  //#prio-mailbox
+  public static class PrioMailbox extends UnboundedPriorityMailbox {
+
+    static final PriorityGenerator generator = new PriorityGenerator() { // Create a new PriorityGenerator, lower prio means more important
+      @Override
+      public int gen(Object message) {
+        if (message.equals("highpriority"))
+          return 0; // 'highpriority messages should be treated first if possible
+        else if (message.equals("lowpriority"))
+          return 100; // 'lowpriority messages should be treated last if possible
+        else if (message.equals(Actors.poisonPill()))
+          return 1000; // PoisonPill when no other left
+        else
+          return 50; // We default to 50
+      }
+    };
+
+    public PrioMailbox(Config config) {
+      super(generator);
+    }
+  }
+  //#prio-mailbox
 }
diff --git a/akka-docs/java/dispatchers.rst b/akka-docs/java/dispatchers.rst
index 901cf6ff56..29eba1769c 100644
--- a/akka-docs/java/dispatchers.rst
+++ b/akka-docs/java/dispatchers.rst
@@ -118,7 +118,19 @@ Sometimes it's useful to be able to specify priority order of messages, that is
 an UnboundedPriorityMailbox or BoundedPriorityMailbox with a ``java.util.Comparator[Envelope]`` or use a
 ``akka.dispatch.PriorityGenerator`` (recommended).
 
-Creating a Dispatcher using PriorityGenerator:
+Creating a Dispatcher with a mailbox using PriorityGenerator:
+
+Config:
+
+.. includecode:: ../scala/code/akka/docs/dispatcher/DispatcherDocSpec.scala
+   :include: prio-dispatcher-config-java
+
+Priority mailbox:
+
+.. includecode:: code/akka/docs/dispatcher/DispatcherDocTestBase.java
+   :include: imports-prio-mailbox,prio-mailbox
+
+Usage:
 
 .. includecode:: code/akka/docs/dispatcher/DispatcherDocTestBase.java
    :include: imports-prio,prio-dispatcher
diff --git a/akka-docs/scala/code/akka/docs/dispatcher/DispatcherDocSpec.scala b/akka-docs/scala/code/akka/docs/dispatcher/DispatcherDocSpec.scala
index 2ce292a882..2b576fe479 100644
--- a/akka-docs/scala/code/akka/docs/dispatcher/DispatcherDocSpec.scala
+++ b/akka-docs/scala/code/akka/docs/dispatcher/DispatcherDocSpec.scala
@@ -6,10 +6,8 @@ package akka.docs.dispatcher
 import org.scalatest.{ BeforeAndAfterAll, WordSpec }
 import org.scalatest.matchers.MustMatchers
 import akka.testkit.AkkaSpec
-import akka.dispatch.PriorityGenerator
 import akka.actor.Props
 import akka.actor.Actor
-import akka.dispatch.UnboundedPriorityMailbox
 import akka.event.Logging
 import akka.event.LoggingAdapter
 import akka.util.duration._
@@ -56,8 +54,36 @@ object DispatcherDocSpec {
       type = BalancingDispatcher
     }
     //#my-balancing-config
+
+    //#prio-dispatcher-config
+    prio-dispatcher {
+      mailboxType = "akka.docs.dispatcher.DispatcherDocSpec$PrioMailbox"
+    }
+    //#prio-dispatcher-config
+
+    //#prio-dispatcher-config-java
+    prio-dispatcher-java {
+      mailboxType = "akka.docs.dispatcher.DispatcherDocTestBase$PrioMailbox"
+    }
+    //#prio-dispatcher-config-java
   """
 
+  //#prio-mailbox
+  import akka.dispatch.PriorityGenerator
+  import akka.dispatch.UnboundedPriorityMailbox
+  import com.typesafe.config.Config
+
+  val generator = PriorityGenerator { // Create a new PriorityGenerator, lower prio means more important
+    case 'highpriority ⇒ 0 // 'highpriority messages should be treated first if possible
+    case 'lowpriority  ⇒ 100 // 'lowpriority messages should be treated last if possible
+    case PoisonPill    ⇒ 1000 // PoisonPill when no other left
+    case otherwise     ⇒ 50 // We default to 50
+  }
+
+  // We create a new Priority dispatcher and seed it with the priority generator
+  class PrioMailbox(config: Config) extends UnboundedPriorityMailbox(generator)
+  //#prio-mailbox
+
   class MyActor extends Actor {
     def receive = {
       case x ⇒
@@ -90,21 +116,6 @@ class DispatcherDocSpec extends AkkaSpec(DispatcherDocSpec.config) {
 
   "defining priority dispatcher" in {
     //#prio-dispatcher
-    val gen = PriorityGenerator { // Create a new PriorityGenerator, lower prio means more important
-      case 'highpriority ⇒ 0 // 'highpriority messages should be treated first if possible
-      case 'lowpriority  ⇒ 100 // 'lowpriority messages should be treated last if possible
-      case PoisonPill    ⇒ 1000 // PoisonPill when no other left
-      case otherwise     ⇒ 50 // We default to 50
-    }
-
-    // FIXME #1458: how should we make it easy to configure prio mailbox?
-    // We create a new Priority dispatcher and seed it with the priority generator
-    val dispatcherKey = "prio-dispatcher"
-    val dispatcherConfigurator = new MessageDispatcherConfigurator(system.dispatchers.defaultDispatcherConfig, system.dispatchers.prerequisites) {
-      val instance = system.dispatchers.newDispatcher(dispatcherKey, 5, UnboundedPriorityMailbox(gen)).build
-      override def dispatcher(): MessageDispatcher = instance
-    }
-    system.dispatchers.register(dispatcherKey, dispatcherConfigurator)
 
     val a = system.actorOf( // We create a new Actor that just prints out what it processes
       Props(new Actor {
@@ -122,7 +133,7 @@ class DispatcherDocSpec extends AkkaSpec(DispatcherDocSpec.config) {
         def receive = {
           case x ⇒ log.info(x.toString)
         }
-      }).withDispatcher(dispatcherKey))
+      }).withDispatcher("prio-dispatcher"))
 
     /*
     Logs:
diff --git a/akka-docs/scala/dispatchers.rst b/akka-docs/scala/dispatchers.rst
index c33bc3e629..5f38b84641 100644
--- a/akka-docs/scala/dispatchers.rst
+++ b/akka-docs/scala/dispatchers.rst
@@ -118,9 +118,22 @@ Sometimes it's useful to be able to specify priority order of messages, that is
 an UnboundedPriorityMailbox or BoundedPriorityMailbox with a ``java.util.Comparator[Envelope]`` or use a
 ``akka.dispatch.PriorityGenerator`` (recommended).
 
-Creating a Dispatcher using PriorityGenerator:
+Creating a Dispatcher with a mailbox using PriorityGenerator:
 
-.. includecode:: code/akka/docs/dispatcher/DispatcherDocSpec.scala#prio-dispatcher
+Config:
+
+.. includecode:: code/akka/docs/dispatcher/DispatcherDocSpec.scala
+   :include: prio-dispatcher-config
+
+Priority mailbox:
+
+.. includecode:: code/akka/docs/dispatcher/DispatcherDocSpec.scala
+   :include: prio-mailbox
+
+Usage:
+
+.. includecode:: code/akka/docs/dispatcher/DispatcherDocSpec.scala
+   :include: prio-dispatcher
 
 Work-sharing event-based
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^