diff --git a/src/core/Akka.Remote/RemoteActorRefProvider.cs b/src/core/Akka.Remote/RemoteActorRefProvider.cs
index 173ad3099cd..d166c3b9c06 100644
--- a/src/core/Akka.Remote/RemoteActorRefProvider.cs
+++ b/src/core/Akka.Remote/RemoteActorRefProvider.cs
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ internal IInternalActorRef ResolveActorRefWithLocalAddress(string path, Address
 
         public IActorRef ResolveActorRef(string path)
         {
-            if (path == "" || path == ActorRefs.NoSender.Path.ToStringWithAddress())
+            if (path == "")
                 return ActorRefs.NoSender;
 
             ActorPath actorPath;
diff --git a/src/core/Akka/Actor/ActorRef.cs b/src/core/Akka/Actor/ActorRef.cs
index 19a4d8fc1ff..423b3b5f71f 100644
--- a/src/core/Akka/Actor/ActorRef.cs
+++ b/src/core/Akka/Actor/ActorRef.cs
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ public abstract class ActorRefWithCell : InternalActorRefBase
     public sealed class NoSender : ActorRefBase
     {
         public static readonly NoSender Instance = new NoSender();
-        private readonly ActorPath _path = new RootActorPath(Address.AllSystems) / "NoSender";
+        private readonly ActorPath _path = new RootActorPath(Address.AllSystems, "/NoSender");
 
         private NoSender() { }