diff --git a/akka-cluster/src/main/scala/akka/cluster/Node.scala b/akka-cluster/src/main/scala/akka/cluster/Node.scala
index 33c1ad840e..0f324936f3 100644
--- a/akka-cluster/src/main/scala/akka/cluster/Node.scala
+++ b/akka-cluster/src/main/scala/akka/cluster/Node.scala
@@ -170,8 +170,6 @@ final class ClusterCommandDaemon(system: ActorSystem, node: Node) extends Actor
   }
 }
 
-// FIXME create package object with implicit conversion that enables: system.node
-
 /**
  * Pooled and routed wit N number of configurable instances.
  * Concurrent access to Node.
diff --git a/akka-cluster/src/main/scala/akka/package.scala b/akka-cluster/src/main/scala/akka/package.scala
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..993a12c64f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/akka-cluster/src/main/scala/akka/package.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+/**
+ *  Copyright (C) 2009-2012 Typesafe Inc. <http://www.typesafe.com>
+ */
+
+package akka
+
+import akka.actor.ActorSystem
+
+package object cluster {
+
+  /**
+   * Implicitly creates an augmented [[akka.actor.ActorSystem]] with a method {{{def node: Node}}}.
+   *
+   * @param system
+   * @return An augmented [[akka.actor.ActorSystem]] with a method {{{def node: Node}}}.
+   */
+  implicit def actorSystemWithNodeAccessor(system: ActorSystem) = new {
+    val node = NodeExtension(system)
+  }
+}
diff --git a/akka-cluster/src/test/scala/akka/cluster/AccrualFailureDetectorSpec.scala b/akka-cluster/src/test/scala/akka/cluster/AccrualFailureDetectorSpec.scala
index 2e00c72ad1..e867bc834b 100644
--- a/akka-cluster/src/test/scala/akka/cluster/AccrualFailureDetectorSpec.scala
+++ b/akka-cluster/src/test/scala/akka/cluster/AccrualFailureDetectorSpec.scala
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import akka.testkit.AkkaSpec
 import akka.actor.Address
 
 class AccrualFailureDetectorSpec extends AkkaSpec("""
-  akka.loglevel = "DEBUG"
+  akka.loglevel = "INFO"
 """) {
 
   "An AccrualFailureDetector" must {
diff --git a/akka-cluster/src/test/scala/akka/cluster/LeaderElectionSpec.scala b/akka-cluster/src/test/scala/akka/cluster/LeaderElectionSpec.scala
index e3da64cfa0..85587f8780 100644
--- a/akka-cluster/src/test/scala/akka/cluster/LeaderElectionSpec.scala
+++ b/akka-cluster/src/test/scala/akka/cluster/LeaderElectionSpec.scala
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import java.net.InetSocketAddress
 
 class LeaderElectionSpec extends AkkaSpec("""
   akka {
-    loglevel = "DEBUG"
+    loglevel = "INFO"
     actor.debug.lifecycle = on
     actor.debug.autoreceive = on
     cluster.failure-detector.threshold = 3
diff --git a/akka-cluster/src/test/scala/akka/cluster/NodeMembershipSpec.scala b/akka-cluster/src/test/scala/akka/cluster/NodeMembershipSpec.scala
index 56f053fc6c..ddd773dce8 100644
--- a/akka-cluster/src/test/scala/akka/cluster/NodeMembershipSpec.scala
+++ b/akka-cluster/src/test/scala/akka/cluster/NodeMembershipSpec.scala
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class NodeMembershipSpec extends AkkaSpec("""
           .withFallback(system.settings.config))
           .asInstanceOf[ActorSystemImpl]
         val remote0 = system0.provider.asInstanceOf[RemoteActorRefProvider]
-        node0 = new Node(system0)
+        node0 = system0.node
 
         // ======= NODE 1 ========
         system1 = ActorSystem("system1", ConfigFactory
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ class NodeMembershipSpec extends AkkaSpec("""
           .withFallback(system.settings.config))
           .asInstanceOf[ActorSystemImpl]
         val remote1 = system1.provider.asInstanceOf[RemoteActorRefProvider]
-        node1 = new Node(system1)
+        node1 = system1.node
 
         Thread.sleep(10.seconds.dilated.toMillis)
 
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ class NodeMembershipSpec extends AkkaSpec("""
           .withFallback(system.settings.config))
           .asInstanceOf[ActorSystemImpl]
         val remote2 = system2.provider.asInstanceOf[RemoteActorRefProvider]
-        node2 = new Node(system2)
+        node2 = system2.node
 
         Thread.sleep(10.seconds.dilated.toMillis)