diff --git a/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/actor/Actor.scala b/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/actor/Actor.scala
index 921be31f4e..1ae1622dca 100644
--- a/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/actor/Actor.scala
+++ b/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/actor/Actor.scala
@@ -592,7 +592,7 @@ trait Actor {
    */
   def unhandled(message: Any): Unit = {
     message match {
-      case Terminated(dead) ⇒ throw new DeathPactException(dead)
+      case Terminated(dead) ⇒ throw DeathPactException(dead)
       case _                ⇒ context.system.eventStream.publish(UnhandledMessage(message, sender(), self))
     }
   }
diff --git a/akka-typed/src/main/scala/akka/typed/adapter/ActorAdapter.scala b/akka-typed/src/main/scala/akka/typed/adapter/ActorAdapter.scala
index 3be13f403c..bd83b883f4 100644
--- a/akka-typed/src/main/scala/akka/typed/adapter/ActorAdapter.scala
+++ b/akka-typed/src/main/scala/akka/typed/adapter/ActorAdapter.scala
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ private[typed] class ActorAdapter[T](_initialBehavior: Behavior[T]) extends a.Ac
   }
 
   override def unhandled(msg: Any): Unit = msg match {
-    case Terminated(ref) ⇒ throw new a.DeathPactException(toUntyped(ref))
+    case Terminated(ref) ⇒ throw a.DeathPactException(toUntyped(ref))
     case other           ⇒ super.unhandled(other)
   }