diff --git a/akka-testkit/src/main/scala/akka/testkit/TestKit.scala b/akka-testkit/src/main/scala/akka/testkit/TestKit.scala
index 869d0d146f..b771d8a1d5 100644
--- a/akka-testkit/src/main/scala/akka/testkit/TestKit.scala
+++ b/akka-testkit/src/main/scala/akka/testkit/TestKit.scala
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ object TestActor {
   val FALSE = (x: Any) ⇒ false
 
   // make creator serializable, for VerifySerializabilitySpec
-  def props(queue: BlockingDeque[Message]): Props = Props(new TestActor(queue))
+  def props(queue: BlockingDeque[Message]): Props = Props(classOf[TestActor], queue)
 }
 
 class TestActor(queue: BlockingDeque[TestActor.Message]) extends Actor {
diff --git a/akka-testkit/src/test/scala/akka/testkit/TestActorRefSpec.scala b/akka-testkit/src/test/scala/akka/testkit/TestActorRefSpec.scala
index 1c06a63043..b1296711c2 100644
--- a/akka-testkit/src/test/scala/akka/testkit/TestActorRefSpec.scala
+++ b/akka-testkit/src/test/scala/akka/testkit/TestActorRefSpec.scala
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ class TestActorRefSpec extends AkkaSpec("disp1.type=Dispatcher") with BeforeAndA
 
     "support reply via sender" in {
       val serverRef = TestActorRef(Props[ReplyActor])
-      val clientRef = TestActorRef(Props(new SenderActor(serverRef)))
+      val clientRef = TestActorRef(Props(classOf[SenderActor], serverRef))
 
       counter = 4