diff --git a/src/core/Akka.Remote/Endpoint.cs b/src/core/Akka.Remote/Endpoint.cs
index 2f33d0f9055..388db64f5ba 100644
--- a/src/core/Akka.Remote/Endpoint.cs
+++ b/src/core/Akka.Remote/Endpoint.cs
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ public void Dispatch(IInternalActorRef recipient, Address recipientAddress, Seri
             }
 
             //message is intended for a local recipient
-            else if ((recipient is LocalRef || recipient is RepointableActorRef) && recipient.IsLocal)
+            else if ((recipient is ILocalRef || recipient is RepointableActorRef) && recipient.IsLocal)
             {
                 if (settings.LogReceive) log.Debug("received local message [{0}]", msgLog);
                 payload.Match()
diff --git a/src/core/Akka/Actor/ActorRef.cs b/src/core/Akka/Actor/ActorRef.cs
index c3bac96607a..0d0279a82ca 100644
--- a/src/core/Akka/Actor/ActorRef.cs
+++ b/src/core/Akka/Actor/ActorRef.cs
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ public interface IActorRefScope
     /// Marker interface for Actors that are deployed within local scope, 
     /// i.e. <see cref="IActorRefScope.IsLocal"/> always returns <c>true</c>.
     /// </summary>
-    internal interface LocalRef : IActorRefScope { }
+    internal interface ILocalRef : IActorRefScope { }
 
     /// <summary>
     /// RepointableActorRef (and potentially others) may change their locality at
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ public abstract class InternalActorRefBase : ActorRefBase, IInternalActorRef
         public abstract bool IsLocal { get; }
     }
 
-    public abstract class MinimalActorRef : InternalActorRefBase, LocalRef
+    public abstract class MinimalActorRef : InternalActorRefBase, ILocalRef
     {
         public override IInternalActorRef Parent
         {
diff --git a/src/core/Akka/Actor/LocalActorRef.cs b/src/core/Akka/Actor/LocalActorRef.cs
index 041fec59508..3e28df23dbf 100644
--- a/src/core/Akka/Actor/LocalActorRef.cs
+++ b/src/core/Akka/Actor/LocalActorRef.cs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 namespace Akka.Actor
 {
-    public class LocalActorRef : ActorRefWithCell, LocalRef
+    public class LocalActorRef : ActorRefWithCell, ILocalRef
     {
         private readonly ActorSystem _system;
         private readonly Props _props;