diff --git a/akka.iws b/akka.iws
index ffffdcc102..ed6f042be5 100644
--- a/akka.iws
+++ b/akka.iws
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diff --git a/kernel/src/main/scala/actor/Actor.scala b/kernel/src/main/scala/actor/Actor.scala
index 1975440bc4..a5e887640a 100644
--- a/kernel/src/main/scala/actor/Actor.scala
+++ b/kernel/src/main/scala/actor/Actor.scala
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ object Actor {
    * </pre>
    */
   protected[kernel] var dispatcher: MessageDispatcher = {
-    val dispatcher = new EventBasedThreadPoolDispatcher
+    val dispatcher = Dispatchers.newEventBasedThreadPoolDispatcher
     mailbox = dispatcher.messageQueue
     dispatcher.registerHandler(this, new ActorMessageInvoker(this))
     dispatcher
diff --git a/kernel/src/main/scala/reactor/Dispatchers.scala b/kernel/src/main/scala/reactor/Dispatchers.scala
index 17cf4144b6..d7697e965c 100644
--- a/kernel/src/main/scala/reactor/Dispatchers.scala
+++ b/kernel/src/main/scala/reactor/Dispatchers.scala
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ class DispatcherFactory {
    * Has a fluent builder interface for configuring its semantics.
    */
   def newEventBasedThreadPoolDispatcher = new EventBasedThreadPoolDispatcher
+  def newConcurrentEventBasedThreadPoolDispatcher = new EventBasedThreadPoolDispatcher(true)
 
   /**
    * Creates an event based dispatcher serving multiple (millions) of actors through a single thread.
diff --git a/kernel/src/main/scala/reactor/EventBasedThreadPoolDispatcher.scala b/kernel/src/main/scala/reactor/EventBasedThreadPoolDispatcher.scala
index 01a2efd7f9..a3b9b4dbe4 100644
--- a/kernel/src/main/scala/reactor/EventBasedThreadPoolDispatcher.scala
+++ b/kernel/src/main/scala/reactor/EventBasedThreadPoolDispatcher.scala
@@ -56,11 +56,12 @@ import java.util.{Collection, HashSet, HashMap, LinkedList, List}
  *
  * @author <a href="http://jonasboner.com">Jonas Bon&#233;r</a>
  */
-class EventBasedThreadPoolDispatcher extends MessageDispatcherBase {
+class EventBasedThreadPoolDispatcher(private val concurrentMode: Boolean) extends MessageDispatcherBase {
+  def this() = this(false)
+  
   private val NR_START_THREADS = 16
   private val NR_MAX_THREADS = 128
   private val KEEP_ALIVE_TIME = 60000L // default is one minute
-
   private var inProcessOfBuilding = false
   private var executor: ExecutorService = _
   private var threadPoolBuilder: ThreadPoolExecutor = _
@@ -117,7 +118,7 @@ class EventBasedThreadPoolDispatcher extends MessageDispatcherBase {
     val iterator = invocations.iterator
     while (iterator.hasNext) {
       val invocation = iterator.next
-      if (CONCURRENT_MODE) {
+      if (concurrentMode) {
         val invoker = messageHandlers.get(invocation.sender)
         if (invocation == null) throw new IllegalStateException("Message invocation is null [" + invocation + "]")
         if (invoker == null) throw new IllegalStateException("Message invoker for invocation [" + invocation + "] is null")
@@ -135,7 +136,7 @@ class EventBasedThreadPoolDispatcher extends MessageDispatcherBase {
   }
 
   private def free(invoker: AnyRef) = guard.synchronized {
-    if (!CONCURRENT_MODE) busyInvokers.remove(invoker)
+    if (!concurrentMode) busyInvokers.remove(invoker)
   }
   
   // ============ Code for configuration of thread pool =============
diff --git a/kernel/src/main/scala/reactor/MessageDispatcherBase.scala b/kernel/src/main/scala/reactor/MessageDispatcherBase.scala
index 9fb59a3bde..9dd21f2f42 100644
--- a/kernel/src/main/scala/reactor/MessageDispatcherBase.scala
+++ b/kernel/src/main/scala/reactor/MessageDispatcherBase.scala
@@ -9,9 +9,8 @@ import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit
 import java.util.HashMap
 
 trait MessageDispatcherBase extends MessageDispatcher {
-  val CONCURRENT_MODE = kernel.Kernel.config.getBool("akka.actor.concurrent-mode", false)
+  //val CONCURRENT_MODE = kernel.Kernel.config.getBool("akka.actor.concurrent-mode", false)
   val MILLISECONDS = TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS
-
   val queue = new ReactiveMessageQueue
 
   @volatile protected var active: Boolean = false
diff --git a/kernel/src/main/scala/reactor/Reactor.scala b/kernel/src/main/scala/reactor/Reactor.scala
index 9a87d4d73f..9e4983a6f8 100644
--- a/kernel/src/main/scala/reactor/Reactor.scala
+++ b/kernel/src/main/scala/reactor/Reactor.scala
@@ -41,8 +41,6 @@ class MessageInvocation(val sender: AnyRef,
     var result = HashCode.SEED
     result = HashCode.hash(result, sender)
     result = HashCode.hash(result, message)
-    result = if (future.isDefined) HashCode.hash(result, future.get) else result
-    result = if (tx.isDefined) HashCode.hash(result, tx.get.id) else result
     result
   }
 
@@ -50,11 +48,7 @@ class MessageInvocation(val sender: AnyRef,
     that != null &&
     that.isInstanceOf[MessageInvocation] &&
     that.asInstanceOf[MessageInvocation].sender == sender &&
-    that.asInstanceOf[MessageInvocation].message == message &&
-    that.asInstanceOf[MessageInvocation].future.isDefined == future.isDefined &&
-    that.asInstanceOf[MessageInvocation].future.get == future.get &&
-    that.asInstanceOf[MessageInvocation].tx.isDefined == tx.isDefined &&
-    that.asInstanceOf[MessageInvocation].tx.get.id == tx.get.id
+    that.asInstanceOf[MessageInvocation].message == message
 
   override def toString(): String = "MessageInvocation[message = " + message + ", sender = " + sender + ", future = " + future + ", tx = " + tx + "]"
 }
diff --git a/kernel/src/test/scala/EventBasedThreadPoolDispatcherTest.scala b/kernel/src/test/scala/EventBasedThreadPoolDispatcherTest.scala
index d5a89b5ad9..89b908015e 100644
--- a/kernel/src/test/scala/EventBasedThreadPoolDispatcherTest.scala
+++ b/kernel/src/test/scala/EventBasedThreadPoolDispatcherTest.scala
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class EventBasedThreadPoolDispatcherTest extends TestCase {
     val guardLock = new ReentrantLock
     val handleLatch = new CountDownLatch(10)
     val key = "key"
-    val dispatcher = new EventBasedThreadPoolDispatcher
+    val dispatcher = Dispatchers.newEventBasedThreadPoolDispatcher
     dispatcher.withNewThreadPoolWithBoundedBlockingQueue(100)
             .setCorePoolSize(2)
             .setMaxPoolSize(4)
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ class EventBasedThreadPoolDispatcherTest extends TestCase {
     val handlersBarrier = new CyclicBarrier(3)
     val key1 = "key1"
     val key2 = "key2"
-    val dispatcher = new EventBasedThreadPoolDispatcher
+    val dispatcher = Dispatchers.newEventBasedThreadPoolDispatcher
     dispatcher.withNewThreadPoolWithBoundedBlockingQueue(100)
             .setCorePoolSize(2)
             .setMaxPoolSize(4)
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ class EventBasedThreadPoolDispatcherTest extends TestCase {
     val handleLatch = new CountDownLatch(200)
     val key1 = "key1"
     val key2 = "key2"
-    val dispatcher = new EventBasedThreadPoolDispatcher
+    val dispatcher = Dispatchers.newEventBasedThreadPoolDispatcher
     dispatcher.withNewThreadPoolWithBoundedBlockingQueue(100)
             .setCorePoolSize(2)
             .setMaxPoolSize(4)