diff --git a/akka-actor/src/main/scala/dispatch/MessageHandling.scala b/akka-actor/src/main/scala/dispatch/MessageHandling.scala
index 95923ebfe5..919d4b674d 100644
--- a/akka-actor/src/main/scala/dispatch/MessageHandling.scala
+++ b/akka-actor/src/main/scala/dispatch/MessageHandling.scala
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ trait MessageDispatcher extends MailboxFactory with Logging {
   /**
    * Traverses the list of actors (uuids) currently being attached to this dispatcher and stops those actors
    */
-  def stopAllLinkedActors {
+  def stopAllAttachedActors {
     val i = uuids.iterator
     while(i.hasNext()) {
       val uuid = i.next()