diff --git a/akka-docs/java/code/akka/docs/transactor/TransactorDocTest.java b/akka-docs/java/code/akka/docs/transactor/TransactorDocTest.java
index 7ad2c62cc0..e6b45f675c 100644
--- a/akka-docs/java/code/akka/docs/transactor/TransactorDocTest.java
+++ b/akka-docs/java/code/akka/docs/transactor/TransactorDocTest.java
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ public class TransactorDocTest {
         //#coordinated-example
         ActorSystem system = ActorSystem.create("CoordinatedExample");
 
-        ActorRef counter1 = system.actorOf(new Props().withCreator(CoordinatedCounter.class));
-        ActorRef counter2 = system.actorOf(new Props().withCreator(CoordinatedCounter.class));
+        ActorRef counter1 = system.actorOf(new Props(CoordinatedCounter.class));
+        ActorRef counter2 = system.actorOf(new Props(CoordinatedCounter.class));
 
         Timeout timeout = new Timeout(5, SECONDS);
 
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ public class TransactorDocTest {
         //#create-coordinated
 
         ActorSystem system = ActorSystem.create("CoordinatedApi");
-        ActorRef actor = system.actorOf(new Props().withCreator(Coordinator.class));
+        ActorRef actor = system.actorOf(new Props(Coordinator.class));
 
         //#send-coordinated
         actor.tell(new Coordinated(new Message(), timeout));
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ public class TransactorDocTest {
     @Test
     public void counterTransactor() {
         ActorSystem system = ActorSystem.create("CounterTransactor");
-        ActorRef counter = system.actorOf(new Props().withCreator(Counter.class));
+        ActorRef counter = system.actorOf(new Props(Counter.class));
 
         Timeout timeout = new Timeout(5, SECONDS);
         Coordinated coordinated = new Coordinated(timeout);
@@ -80,8 +80,8 @@ public class TransactorDocTest {
     @Test
     public void friendlyCounterTransactor() {
         ActorSystem system = ActorSystem.create("FriendlyCounterTransactor");
-        ActorRef friend = system.actorOf(new Props().withCreator(Counter.class));
-        ActorRef friendlyCounter = system.actorOf(new Props().withCreator(FriendlyCounter.class));
+        ActorRef friend = system.actorOf(new Props(Counter.class));
+        ActorRef friendlyCounter = system.actorOf(new Props(FriendlyCounter.class));
 
         Timeout timeout = new Timeout(5, SECONDS);
         Coordinated coordinated = new Coordinated(timeout);
diff --git a/akka-transactor/src/test/java/akka/transactor/UntypedCoordinatedIncrementTest.java b/akka-transactor/src/test/java/akka/transactor/UntypedCoordinatedIncrementTest.java
index 591b8f2a48..7fce881b2c 100644
--- a/akka-transactor/src/test/java/akka/transactor/UntypedCoordinatedIncrementTest.java
+++ b/akka-transactor/src/test/java/akka/transactor/UntypedCoordinatedIncrementTest.java
@@ -60,14 +60,14 @@ public class UntypedCoordinatedIncrementTest {
     counters = new ArrayList<ActorRef>();
     for (int i = 1; i <= numCounters; i++) {
       final String name = "counter" + i;
-      ActorRef counter = system.actorOf(new Props().withCreator(new UntypedActorFactory() {
+      ActorRef counter = system.actorOf(new Props(new UntypedActorFactory() {
         public UntypedActor create() {
           return new UntypedCoordinatedCounter(name);
         }
       }));
       counters.add(counter);
     }
-    failer = system.actorOf(new Props().withCreator(UntypedFailer.class));
+    failer = system.actorOf(new Props(UntypedFailer.class));
   }
 
   @Test
diff --git a/akka-transactor/src/test/java/akka/transactor/UntypedTransactorTest.java b/akka-transactor/src/test/java/akka/transactor/UntypedTransactorTest.java
index aa83fe0d4f..9e2cf39f8d 100644
--- a/akka-transactor/src/test/java/akka/transactor/UntypedTransactorTest.java
+++ b/akka-transactor/src/test/java/akka/transactor/UntypedTransactorTest.java
@@ -61,14 +61,14 @@ public class UntypedTransactorTest {
     counters = new ArrayList<ActorRef>();
     for (int i = 1; i <= numCounters; i++) {
       final String name = "counter" + i;
-      ActorRef counter = system.actorOf(new Props().withCreator(new UntypedActorFactory() {
+      ActorRef counter = system.actorOf(new Props(new UntypedActorFactory() {
         public UntypedActor create() {
           return new UntypedCounter(name);
         }
       }));
       counters.add(counter);
     }
-    failer = system.actorOf(new Props().withCreator(UntypedFailer.class));
+    failer = system.actorOf(new Props(UntypedFailer.class));
   }
 
   @Test