diff --git a/akka-actor-tests/src/test/scala/akka/actor/SchedulerSpec.scala b/akka-actor-tests/src/test/scala/akka/actor/SchedulerSpec.scala
index b7c0ba6c8a..6edbe64108 100644
--- a/akka-actor-tests/src/test/scala/akka/actor/SchedulerSpec.scala
+++ b/akka-actor-tests/src/test/scala/akka/actor/SchedulerSpec.scala
@@ -58,22 +58,6 @@ class SchedulerSpec extends AkkaSpec with BeforeAndAfterEach {
       assert(countDownLatch.getCount == 1)
     }
 
-    /**
-     * ticket #372
-     * FIXME rewrite the test so that registry is not used
-     */
-    // "not create actors" in {
-    //   object Ping
-    //   val ticks = new CountDownLatch(1000)
-    //   val actor = actorOf(new Actor {
-    //     def receive = { case Ping ⇒ ticks.countDown }
-    //   })
-    //   val numActors = system.registry.local.actors.length
-    //   (1 to 1000).foreach(_ ⇒ collectFuture(Scheduler.scheduleOnce(actor, Ping, 1, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS)))
-    //   assert(ticks.await(10, TimeUnit.SECONDS))
-    //   assert(system.registry.local.actors.length === numActors)
-    // }
-
     /**
      * ticket #372
      */