diff --git a/akka-stream-tests/src/test/scala/akka/stream/scaladsl/CollectionSinkSpec.scala b/akka-stream-tests/src/test/scala/akka/stream/scaladsl/CollectionSinkSpec.scala
deleted file mode 100644
index b101868ec2..0000000000
--- a/akka-stream-tests/src/test/scala/akka/stream/scaladsl/CollectionSinkSpec.scala
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,68 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * Copyright (C) 2015-2017 Lightbend Inc. <http://www.lightbend.com>
- */
-package akka.stream.scaladsl
-
-import akka.stream.testkit.{ StreamSpec, TestPublisher }
-import akka.stream.{ AbruptTerminationException, ActorMaterializer, ActorMaterializerSettings }
-
-import scala.collection.immutable
-import scala.concurrent.{ Await, Future }
-
-class CollectionSinkSpec extends StreamSpec with a {
-
-  val settings = ActorMaterializerSettings(system)
-    .withInputBuffer(initialSize = 2, maxSize = 16)
-
-  implicit val mat = ActorMaterializer(settings)
-
-  "Sink.collection" when {
-    "using Seq as Collection" must {
-      "return a Seq[T] from a Source" in {
-        val input = (1 to 6)
-        val future: Future[immutable.Seq[Int]] = Source(input).runWith(Sink.collection)
-        val result: immutable.Seq[Int] = Await.result(future, remainingOrDefault)
-        result should be(input.toSeq)
-      }
-
-      "return an empty Seq[T] from an empty Source" in {
-        val input: immutable.Seq[Int] = Nil
-        val future: Future[immutable.Seq[Int]] = Source.fromIterator(() ⇒ input.iterator).runWith(Sink.collection)
-        val result: immutable.Seq[Int] = Await.result(future, remainingOrDefault)
-        result should be(input)
-      }
-
-      "fail the future on abrupt termination" in {
-        val mat = ActorMaterializer()
-        val probe = TestPublisher.probe()
-        val future = Source.fromPublisher(probe).runWith(Sink.collection[Nothing, Seq[Nothing]])(mat)
-        mat.shutdown()
-        future.failed.futureValue shouldBe an[AbruptTerminationException]
-      }
-    }
-    "using Vector as Collection" must {
-      "return a Vector[T] from a Source" in {
-        val input = (1 to 6)
-        val future: Future[immutable.Vector[Int]] = Source(input).runWith(Sink.collection)
-        val result: immutable.Vector[Int] = Await.result(future, remainingOrDefault)
-        result should be(input.toVector)
-      }
-
-      "return an empty Vector[T] from an empty Source" in {
-        val input = Nil
-        val future: Future[immutable.Vector[Int]] = Source.fromIterator(() ⇒ input.iterator).runWith(Sink.collection[Int, Vector[Int]])
-        val result: immutable.Vector[Int] = Await.result(future, remainingOrDefault)
-        result should be(Vector.empty[Int])
-      }
-
-      "fail the future on abrupt termination" in {
-        val mat = ActorMaterializer()
-        val probe = TestPublisher.probe()
-        val future = Source.fromPublisher(probe).runWith(Sink.collection[Nothing, Seq[Nothing]])(mat)
-        mat.shutdown()
-        future.failed.futureValue shouldBe an[AbruptTerminationException]
-      }
-    }
-  }
-}
-
diff --git a/akka-stream/src/main/scala/akka/stream/impl/Sinks.scala b/akka-stream/src/main/scala/akka/stream/impl/Sinks.scala
index b0e2d81ab4..f231f2638b 100644
--- a/akka-stream/src/main/scala/akka/stream/impl/Sinks.scala
+++ b/akka-stream/src/main/scala/akka/stream/impl/Sinks.scala
@@ -40,8 +40,6 @@ import akka.annotation.{ DoNotInherit, InternalApi }
 import akka.event.Logging
 import akka.util.OptionVal
 
-import scala.collection.generic.CanBuildFrom
-
 /**
  * INTERNAL API
  */
@@ -271,7 +269,7 @@ import scala.collection.generic.CanBuildFrom
 /**
  * INTERNAL API
  */
-@InternalApi private[akka] final class SeqStage[T, That](implicit cbf: CanBuildFrom[Nothing, T, That with immutable.Traversable[_]]) extends GraphStageWithMaterializedValue[SinkShape[T], Future[That]] {
+@InternalApi private[akka] final class SeqStage[T] extends GraphStageWithMaterializedValue[SinkShape[T], Future[immutable.Seq[T]]] {
   val in = Inlet[T]("seq.in")
 
   override def toString: String = "SeqStage"
@@ -281,9 +279,9 @@ import scala.collection.generic.CanBuildFrom
   override protected def initialAttributes: Attributes = DefaultAttributes.seqSink
 
   override def createLogicAndMaterializedValue(inheritedAttributes: Attributes) = {
-    val p: Promise[That] = Promise()
+    val p: Promise[immutable.Seq[T]] = Promise()
     val logic = new GraphStageLogic(shape) with InHandler {
-      val buf = cbf()
+      val buf = Vector.newBuilder[T]
 
       override def preStart(): Unit = pull(in)
 
diff --git a/akka-stream/src/main/scala/akka/stream/scaladsl/Sink.scala b/akka-stream/src/main/scala/akka/stream/scaladsl/Sink.scala
index 8c37de5335..477e0e9d7f 100644
--- a/akka-stream/src/main/scala/akka/stream/scaladsl/Sink.scala
+++ b/akka-stream/src/main/scala/akka/stream/scaladsl/Sink.scala
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ import akka.stream.{ javadsl, _ }
 import org.reactivestreams.{ Publisher, Subscriber }
 
 import scala.annotation.tailrec
-import scala.collection.generic.CanBuildFrom
 import scala.collection.immutable
 import scala.concurrent.{ ExecutionContext, Future }
 import scala.util.{ Failure, Success, Try }
@@ -199,21 +198,7 @@ object Sink {
    *
    * See also [[Flow.limit]], [[Flow.limitWeighted]], [[Flow.take]], [[Flow.takeWithin]], [[Flow.takeWhile]]
    */
-  def seq[T]: Sink[T, Future[immutable.Seq[T]]] = Sink.fromGraph(new SeqStage[T, Vector[T]])
-
-  /**
-   * A `Sink` that keeps on collecting incoming elements until upstream terminates.
-   * As upstream may be unbounded, `Flow[T].take` or the stricter `Flow[T].limit` (and their variants)
-   * may be used to ensure boundedness.
-   * Materializes into a `Future` of `That[T]` containing all the collected elements.
-   * `That[T]` is limited to the limitations of the CanBuildFrom associated with it. For example, `Seq` is limited to
-   * `Int.MaxValue` elements. See [The Architecture of Scala Collectionss](https://docs.scala-lang.org/overviews/core/architecture-of-scala-collections.html) for more info.
-   * This Sink will cancel the stream after having received that many elements.
-   *
-   * See also [[Flow.limit]], [[Flow.limitWeighted]], [[Flow.take]], [[Flow.takeWithin]], [[Flow.takeWhile]]
-   */
-  def collection[T, That](implicit cbf: CanBuildFrom[Nothing, T, That with immutable.Traversable[_]]): Sink[T, Future[That]] =
-    Sink.fromGraph(new SeqStage[T, That])
+  def seq[T]: Sink[T, Future[immutable.Seq[T]]] = Sink.fromGraph(new SeqStage[T])
 
   /**
    * A `Sink` that materializes into a [[org.reactivestreams.Publisher]].