diff --git a/akka-stream/src/main/scala/akka/stream/impl/io/DelayedInitProcessor.scala b/akka-stream/src/main/scala/akka/stream/impl/io/DelayedInitProcessor.scala
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--- a/akka-stream/src/main/scala/akka/stream/impl/io/DelayedInitProcessor.scala
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@@ -1,54 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * Copyright (C) 2014 Typesafe Inc. <http://www.typesafe.com>
- */
-package akka.stream.impl.io
-
-import scala.concurrent.ExecutionContext
-import org.reactivestreams.Subscription
-import org.reactivestreams.Processor
-import org.reactivestreams.Subscriber
-import scala.concurrent.Future
-import scala.util.Failure
-import scala.util.Success
-import akka.stream.impl.ReactiveStreamsCompliance
-
-/**
- * INTERNAL API
- */
-private[akka] class DelayedInitProcessor[I, O](val implFuture: Future[Processor[I, O]])(implicit ec: ExecutionContext) extends Processor[I, O] {
-  import ReactiveStreamsCompliance._
-  @volatile private var impl: Processor[I, O] = _
-  private val setVarFuture = implFuture.andThen { case Success(p) ⇒ impl = p }
-
-  override def onSubscribe(s: Subscription): Unit = {
-    requireNonNullSubscription(s)
-    setVarFuture.onComplete {
-      case Success(x) ⇒ tryOnSubscribe(x, s)
-      case Failure(_) ⇒ s.cancel()
-    }
-  }
-
-  override def onError(t: Throwable): Unit = {
-    requireNonNullException(t)
-    if (impl eq null) setVarFuture.onSuccess { case p ⇒ p.onError(t) }
-    else impl.onError(t)
-  }
-
-  override def onComplete(): Unit = {
-    if (impl eq null) setVarFuture.onSuccess { case p ⇒ p.onComplete() }
-    else impl.onComplete()
-  }
-
-  override def onNext(t: I): Unit = {
-    requireNonNullElement(t)
-    impl.onNext(t)
-  }
-
-  override def subscribe(s: Subscriber[_ >: O]): Unit = {
-    requireNonNullSubscriber(s)
-    setVarFuture.onComplete {
-      case Success(x) ⇒ x.subscribe(s)
-      case Failure(e) ⇒ s.onError(e)
-    }
-  }
-}