diff --git a/akka-docs/java/remote-actors.rst b/akka-docs/java/remote-actors.rst
index 745679c537..2147e03db1 100644
--- a/akka-docs/java/remote-actors.rst
+++ b/akka-docs/java/remote-actors.rst
@@ -178,10 +178,7 @@ The messages that it prevents are all that extends 'LifeCycleMessage':
 * case object ReceiveTimeout
 
 It also prevents the client from invoking any life-cycle and side-effecting methods, such as:
-* start
 * stop
-* startsWatching
-* stopsWatching
 * etc.
 
 Using secure cookie for remote client authentication
diff --git a/akka-docs/scala/remote-actors.rst b/akka-docs/scala/remote-actors.rst
index ab2fe345c8..c408436b1e 100644
--- a/akka-docs/scala/remote-actors.rst
+++ b/akka-docs/scala/remote-actors.rst
@@ -180,10 +180,7 @@ The messages that it prevents are all that extends 'LifeCycleMessage':
 * class ReceiveTimeout..)
 
 It also prevents the client from invoking any life-cycle and side-effecting methods, such as:
-* start
 * stop
-* startsWatching
-* stopsWatching
 * etc.
 
 Using secure cookie for remote client authentication
diff --git a/akka-remote/src/main/scala/akka/remote/RemoteActorRefProvider.scala b/akka-remote/src/main/scala/akka/remote/RemoteActorRefProvider.scala
index 358568e13c..a10f8ca63a 100644
--- a/akka-remote/src/main/scala/akka/remote/RemoteActorRefProvider.scala
+++ b/akka-remote/src/main/scala/akka/remote/RemoteActorRefProvider.scala
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ private[akka] case class RemoteActorRef private[akka] (
 
   def isTerminated: Boolean = !running
 
-  protected[akka] def sendSystemMessage(message: SystemMessage): Unit = unsupported
+  protected[akka] def sendSystemMessage(message: SystemMessage): Unit = throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Not supported for RemoteActorRef")
 
   override def !(message: Any)(implicit sender: ActorRef = null): Unit = remote.send(message, Option(sender), remoteAddress, this, loader)
 
@@ -318,11 +318,5 @@ private[akka] case class RemoteActorRef private[akka] (
   @throws(classOf[java.io.ObjectStreamException])
   private def writeReplace(): AnyRef = provider.serialize(this)
 
-  def startsWatching(actorRef: ActorRef): ActorRef = unsupported //FIXME Implement
-
-  def stopsWatching(actorRef: ActorRef): ActorRef = unsupported //FIXME Implement
-
   protected[akka] def restart(cause: Throwable): Unit = ()
-
-  private def unsupported = throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Not supported for RemoteActorRef")
 }