diff --git a/akka-cluster-sharding/src/multi-jvm/scala/akka/cluster/sharding/ClusterShardingRememberEntitiesNewExtractorSpec.scala b/akka-cluster-sharding/src/multi-jvm/scala/akka/cluster/sharding/ClusterShardingRememberEntitiesNewExtractorSpec.scala
index 01a43a1616..8b3c6d4574 100644
--- a/akka-cluster-sharding/src/multi-jvm/scala/akka/cluster/sharding/ClusterShardingRememberEntitiesNewExtractorSpec.scala
+++ b/akka-cluster-sharding/src/multi-jvm/scala/akka/cluster/sharding/ClusterShardingRememberEntitiesNewExtractorSpec.scala
@@ -55,8 +55,6 @@ abstract class ClusterShardingRememberEntitiesNewExtractorSpecConfig(val mode: S
   val first = role("first")
   val second = role("second")
   val third = role("third")
-  val fourth = role("fourth")
-  val fifth = role("fifth")
 
   commonConfig(ConfigFactory.parseString(s"""
     akka.loglevel = DEBUG
@@ -102,8 +100,6 @@ abstract class ClusterShardingRememberEntitiesNewExtractorSpecConfig(val mode: S
 
   nodeConfig(second)(roleConfig.withFallback(ddataNodeAConfig))
   nodeConfig(third)(roleConfig.withFallback(ddataNodeBConfig))
-  nodeConfig(fourth)(roleConfig.withFallback(ddataNodeAConfig))
-  nodeConfig(fifth)(roleConfig.withFallback(ddataNodeBConfig))
 
 }
 
@@ -118,8 +114,6 @@ class PersistentClusterShardingRememberEntitiesNewExtractorSpec extends ClusterS
 class PersistentClusterShardingRememberEntitiesNewExtractorMultiJvmNode1 extends PersistentClusterShardingRememberEntitiesNewExtractorSpec
 class PersistentClusterShardingRememberEntitiesNewExtractorMultiJvmNode2 extends PersistentClusterShardingRememberEntitiesNewExtractorSpec
 class PersistentClusterShardingRememberEntitiesNewExtractorMultiJvmNode3 extends PersistentClusterShardingRememberEntitiesNewExtractorSpec
-class PersistentClusterShardingRememberEntitiesNewExtractorMultiJvmNode4 extends PersistentClusterShardingRememberEntitiesNewExtractorSpec
-class PersistentClusterShardingRememberEntitiesNewExtractorMultiJvmNode5 extends PersistentClusterShardingRememberEntitiesNewExtractorSpec
 
 class DDataClusterShardingRememberEntitiesNewExtractorSpec extends ClusterShardingRememberEntitiesNewExtractorSpec(
   DDataClusterShardingRememberEntitiesNewExtractorSpecConfig)
@@ -127,8 +121,6 @@ class DDataClusterShardingRememberEntitiesNewExtractorSpec extends ClusterShardi
 class DDataClusterShardingRememberEntitiesNewExtractorMultiJvmNode1 extends DDataClusterShardingRememberEntitiesNewExtractorSpec
 class DDataClusterShardingRememberEntitiesNewExtractorMultiJvmNode2 extends DDataClusterShardingRememberEntitiesNewExtractorSpec
 class DDataClusterShardingRememberEntitiesNewExtractorMultiJvmNode3 extends DDataClusterShardingRememberEntitiesNewExtractorSpec
-class DDataClusterShardingRememberEntitiesNewExtractorMultiJvmNode4 extends DDataClusterShardingRememberEntitiesNewExtractorSpec
-class DDataClusterShardingRememberEntitiesNewExtractorMultiJvmNode5 extends DDataClusterShardingRememberEntitiesNewExtractorSpec
 
 abstract class ClusterShardingRememberEntitiesNewExtractorSpec(config: ClusterShardingRememberEntitiesNewExtractorSpecConfig) extends MultiNodeSpec(config) with STMultiNodeSpec with ImplicitSender {
   import ClusterShardingRememberEntitiesNewExtractorSpec._
@@ -168,16 +160,16 @@ abstract class ClusterShardingRememberEntitiesNewExtractorSpec(config: ClusterSh
       extractShardId = extractShardId1)
   }
 
-  def startShardingWithExtractor2(): Unit = {
-    ClusterSharding(system).start(
+  def startShardingWithExtractor2(sys: ActorSystem, probe: ActorRef): Unit = {
+    ClusterSharding(sys).start(
       typeName = typeName,
-      entityProps = ClusterShardingRememberEntitiesNewExtractorSpec.props(Some(testActor)),
+      entityProps = ClusterShardingRememberEntitiesNewExtractorSpec.props(Some(probe)),
       settings = ClusterShardingSettings(system).withRememberEntities(true).withRole("sharding"),
       extractEntityId = extractEntityId,
       extractShardId = extractShardId2)
   }
 
-  lazy val region = ClusterSharding(system).shardRegion(typeName)
+  def region(sys: ActorSystem = system) = ClusterSharding(sys).shardRegion(typeName)
 
   def isDdataMode: Boolean = mode == ClusterShardingSettings.StateStoreModeDData
 
@@ -192,7 +184,7 @@ abstract class ClusterShardingRememberEntitiesNewExtractorSpec(config: ClusterSh
         }
         enterBarrier("persistence-started")
 
-        runOn(second, third, fourth, fifth) {
+        runOn(second, third) {
           system.actorSelection(node(first) / "user" / "store") ! Identify(None)
           val sharedStore = expectMsgType[ActorIdentity](10.seconds).ref.get
           SharedLeveldbJournal.setStore(sharedStore, system)
@@ -222,7 +214,7 @@ abstract class ClusterShardingRememberEntitiesNewExtractorSpec(config: ClusterSh
       runOn(second, third) {
         // one entity for each shard id
         (1 to 10).foreach { n ⇒
-          region ! n
+          region() ! n
           expectMsg(n)
         }
       }
@@ -244,35 +236,40 @@ abstract class ClusterShardingRememberEntitiesNewExtractorSpec(config: ClusterSh
       enterBarrier("first-sharding-cluster-stopped")
     }
 
-    "start new nodes with different extractor" in within(15.seconds) {
+    "start new nodes with different extractor, and have the entities running on the right shards" in within(30.seconds) {
 
       // start it with a new shard id extractor, which will put the entities
       // on different shards
 
-      join(fourth, first)
-      join(fifth, first)
-      runOn(first) {
-        within(remaining) {
-          awaitAssert {
-            cluster.state.members.count(_.status == MemberStatus.Up) should ===(3)
-          }
+      runOn(second, third) {
+        watch(region())
+        Cluster(system).leave(Cluster(system).selfAddress)
+        expectTerminated(region())
+        awaitAssert {
+          Cluster(system).isTerminated should ===(true)
         }
       }
-      runOn(fourth, fifth) {
-        startShardingWithExtractor2()
-      }
+      enterBarrier("first-cluster-terminated")
 
-      // TODO how do we know that the shards has started??
-      Thread.sleep(7000)
-      enterBarrier("new-nodes-started")
-    }
+      // no sharding nodes left of the original cluster, start a new nodes
+      runOn(second, third) {
+        val sys2 = ActorSystem(system.name, system.settings.config)
+        val probe2 = TestProbe()(sys2)
+
+        if (!isDdataMode) {
+          sys2.actorSelection(node(first) / "user" / "store").tell(Identify(None), probe2.ref)
+          val sharedStore = probe2.expectMsgType[ActorIdentity](10.seconds).ref.get
+          SharedLeveldbJournal.setStore(sharedStore, sys2)
+        }
+
+        Cluster(sys2).join(node(first).address)
+        startShardingWithExtractor2(sys2, probe2.ref)
+        probe2.expectMsgType[Started](20.seconds)
 
-    "have the remembered entities running on the right shards" in within(15.seconds) {
-      runOn(fourth, fifth) {
         var stats: ShardRegion.CurrentShardRegionState = null
-        within(remaining) {
+        within(10.seconds) {
           awaitAssert {
-            region ! ShardRegion.GetShardRegionState
+            region(sys2) ! ShardRegion.GetShardRegionState
             val reply = expectMsgType[ShardRegion.CurrentShardRegionState]
             reply.shards should not be empty
             stats = reply
@@ -286,6 +283,13 @@ abstract class ClusterShardingRememberEntitiesNewExtractorSpec(config: ClusterSh
           val calculatedShardId = extractShardId2(entityId.toInt)
           calculatedShardId should ===(shardState.shardId)
         }
+
+        enterBarrier("verified")
+        shutdown(sys2)
+      }
+
+      runOn(first) {
+        enterBarrier("verified")
       }
 
       enterBarrier("done")
diff --git a/akka-cluster-sharding/src/multi-jvm/scala/akka/cluster/sharding/ClusterShardingRememberEntitiesSpec.scala b/akka-cluster-sharding/src/multi-jvm/scala/akka/cluster/sharding/ClusterShardingRememberEntitiesSpec.scala
index c46f0e5150..8888d5fa7d 100644
--- a/akka-cluster-sharding/src/multi-jvm/scala/akka/cluster/sharding/ClusterShardingRememberEntitiesSpec.scala
+++ b/akka-cluster-sharding/src/multi-jvm/scala/akka/cluster/sharding/ClusterShardingRememberEntitiesSpec.scala
@@ -225,6 +225,8 @@ abstract class ClusterShardingRememberEntitiesSpec(config: ClusterShardingRememb
         Cluster(sys2).join(Cluster(sys2).selfAddress)
         startSharding(sys2, probe2.ref)
         probe2.expectMsgType[Started](20.seconds)
+
+        shutdown(sys2)
       }
       enterBarrier("after-3")
     }