diff --git a/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/dispatch/BalancingDispatcher.scala b/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/dispatch/BalancingDispatcher.scala
index 8542ac69c8..a6042046ff 100644
--- a/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/dispatch/BalancingDispatcher.scala
+++ b/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/dispatch/BalancingDispatcher.scala
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ class BalancingDispatcher(
   extends Dispatcher(_prerequisites, _id, throughput, throughputDeadlineTime, mailboxType, _executorServiceFactoryProvider, _shutdownTimeout) {
 
   val buddies = new ConcurrentSkipListSet[ActorCell](akka.util.Helpers.IdentityHashComparator)
-  val rebalance = new AtomicBoolean(false)
 
   val messageQueue: MessageQueue = mailboxType match {
     case u: UnboundedMailbox ⇒ new QueueBasedMessageQueue with UnboundedMessageQueueSemantics {
@@ -84,30 +83,11 @@ class BalancingDispatcher(
   protected[akka] override def unregister(actor: ActorCell) = {
     buddies.remove(actor)
     super.unregister(actor)
-    intoTheFray(except = actor) //When someone leaves, he tosses a friend into the fray
   }
 
-  def intoTheFray(except: ActorCell): Unit =
-    if (rebalance.compareAndSet(false, true)) {
-      try {
-        val i = buddies.iterator()
-
-        @tailrec
-        def throwIn(): Unit = {
-          val n = if (i.hasNext) i.next() else null
-          if (n eq null) ()
-          else if ((n ne except) && registerForExecution(n.mailbox, false, false)) ()
-          else throwIn()
-        }
-        throwIn()
-      } finally {
-        rebalance.set(false)
-      }
-    }
-
   override protected[akka] def dispatch(receiver: ActorCell, invocation: Envelope) = {
     messageQueue.enqueue(receiver.self, invocation)
     registerForExecution(receiver.mailbox, false, false)
-    intoTheFray(except = receiver)
+    //Somewhere around here we have to make sure that not only the intended actor is kept busy
   }
 }