diff --git a/akka-cluster/src/multi-jvm/scala/akka/cluster/NodeMembershipSpec.scala b/akka-cluster/src/multi-jvm/scala/akka/cluster/NodeMembershipSpec.scala
index 8e3fb04ec6..4b9436165d 100644
--- a/akka-cluster/src/multi-jvm/scala/akka/cluster/NodeMembershipSpec.scala
+++ b/akka-cluster/src/multi-jvm/scala/akka/cluster/NodeMembershipSpec.scala
@@ -31,22 +31,16 @@ object NodeMembershipMultiJvmSpec extends MultiNodeConfig {
 
 }
 
-class NodeMembershipMultiJvmNode1 extends NodeMembershipSpec {
-  override var node: Cluster = _
-}
-class NodeMembershipMultiJvmNode2 extends NodeMembershipSpec {
-  override var node: Cluster = _
-}
-class NodeMembershipMultiJvmNode3 extends NodeMembershipSpec {
-  override var node: Cluster = _
-}
+class NodeMembershipMultiJvmNode1 extends NodeMembershipSpec
+class NodeMembershipMultiJvmNode2 extends NodeMembershipSpec
+class NodeMembershipMultiJvmNode3 extends NodeMembershipSpec
 
 abstract class NodeMembershipSpec extends MultiNodeSpec(NodeMembershipMultiJvmSpec) with ImplicitSender with BeforeAndAfter {
   import NodeMembershipMultiJvmSpec._
 
   override def initialParticipants = 3
 
-  var node: Cluster
+  var node: Cluster = _
 
   after {
     testConductor.enter("after")
diff --git a/akka-cluster/src/multi-jvm/scala/akka/cluster/NodeStartupSpec.scala b/akka-cluster/src/multi-jvm/scala/akka/cluster/NodeStartupSpec.scala
index 3a5eeb846d..6d95b4d651 100644
--- a/akka-cluster/src/multi-jvm/scala/akka/cluster/NodeStartupSpec.scala
+++ b/akka-cluster/src/multi-jvm/scala/akka/cluster/NodeStartupSpec.scala
@@ -33,19 +33,15 @@ object NodeStartupMultiJvmSpec extends MultiNodeConfig {
 
 }
 
-class NodeStartupMultiJvmNode1 extends NodeStartupSpec {
-  override var node: Cluster = _
-}
-class NodeStartupMultiJvmNode2 extends NodeStartupSpec {
-  override var node: Cluster = _
-}
+class NodeStartupMultiJvmNode1 extends NodeStartupSpec
+class NodeStartupMultiJvmNode2 extends NodeStartupSpec
 
 abstract class NodeStartupSpec extends MultiNodeSpec(NodeStartupMultiJvmSpec) with ImplicitSender with BeforeAndAfter {
   import NodeStartupMultiJvmSpec._
 
   override def initialParticipants = 2
 
-  var node: Cluster
+  var node: Cluster = _
 
   after {
     testConductor.enter("after")