diff --git a/src/core/Akka.Remote.Tests/RemoteConfigSpec.cs b/src/core/Akka.Remote.Tests/RemoteConfigSpec.cs
index 9ffbf8c4c83..6ceb0c72939 100644
--- a/src/core/Akka.Remote.Tests/RemoteConfigSpec.cs
+++ b/src/core/Akka.Remote.Tests/RemoteConfigSpec.cs
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ public void Remoting_should_contain_correct_PrimitiveSerializer_settings_in_Refe
         {
             var c = RARP.For(Sys).Provider.RemoteSettings.Config.GetConfig("akka.actor.serialization-settings.primitive");
             c.Should().NotBeNull();
-            c.GetBoolean("use-neutral-primitives").Should().BeFalse();
+            c.GetBoolean("use-legacy-behavior").Should().BeTrue();
         }
    }
 }
diff --git a/src/core/Akka.Remote.Tests/Serialization/BugFix5279Spec.cs b/src/core/Akka.Remote.Tests/Serialization/BugFix5279Spec.cs
index e026d11cbb8..7f2aca1f329 100644
--- a/src/core/Akka.Remote.Tests/Serialization/BugFix5279Spec.cs
+++ b/src/core/Akka.Remote.Tests/Serialization/BugFix5279Spec.cs
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ public class BugFix5279Spec: AkkaSpec
         [InlineData("1", "S")]
         public void PrimitiveSerializer_without_useNeutralPrimitives_should_return_custom_manifest(object data, string manifest)
         {
-            var config = ConfigurationFactory.ParseString("use-neutral-primitives = off");
+            var config = ConfigurationFactory.ParseString("use-legacy-behavior = off");
             var serializer = new PrimitiveSerializers((ExtendedActorSystem)Sys, config);
             serializer.Manifest(data).Should().Be(manifest);
         }
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ public void PrimitiveSerializer_without_useNeutralPrimitives_should_return_custo
         [InlineData("1")]
         public void PrimitiveSerializer_without_useNeutralPrimitives_should_return_type_manifest(object data)
         {
-            var config = ConfigurationFactory.ParseString("use-neutral-primitives = on");
+            var config = ConfigurationFactory.ParseString("use-legacy-behavior = on");
             var serializer = new PrimitiveSerializers((ExtendedActorSystem)Sys, config);
             serializer.Manifest(data).Should().Be(data.GetType().TypeQualifiedName());
         }
diff --git a/src/core/Akka.Remote/Configuration/Remote.conf b/src/core/Akka.Remote/Configuration/Remote.conf
index 1ef223c7300..f1b6ce5d167 100644
--- a/src/core/Akka.Remote/Configuration/Remote.conf
+++ b/src/core/Akka.Remote/Configuration/Remote.conf
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ akka {
   actor {
 	serialization-settings {
       primitive {
-        use-neutral-primitives = off
+        use-legacy-behavior = on
       }
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/core/Akka.Remote/Serialization/PrimitiveSerializers.cs b/src/core/Akka.Remote/Serialization/PrimitiveSerializers.cs
index 91fb307ec0f..67130a42f4d 100644
--- a/src/core/Akka.Remote/Serialization/PrimitiveSerializers.cs
+++ b/src/core/Akka.Remote/Serialization/PrimitiveSerializers.cs
@@ -30,18 +30,19 @@ public sealed class PrimitiveSerializers : SerializerWithStringManifest
         internal const string Int32ManifestNetFx = "System.Int32, mscorlib";
         internal const string Int64ManifestNetFx = "System.Int64, mscorlib";
 
-        private readonly bool _useNeutralPrimitives;
+        private readonly bool _useLegacyBehavior;
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="PrimitiveSerializers" /> class.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="system">The actor system to associate with this serializer. </param>
+        /// <param name="config">Config object containing the serializer settings</param>
         public PrimitiveSerializers(ExtendedActorSystem system, Config config) : base(system)
         {
             if (config == null)
                 throw new ConfigurationException("configuration is null");
                     
-            _useNeutralPrimitives = config.GetBoolean("use-neutral-primitives");
+            _useLegacyBehavior = config.GetBoolean("use-legacy-behavior");
         }
 
         /// <inheritdoc />
@@ -85,7 +86,7 @@ public override object FromBinary(byte[] bytes, string manifest)
         /// <inheritdoc />
         public override string Manifest(object obj)
         {
-            if (_useNeutralPrimitives)
+            if (_useLegacyBehavior)
                 return obj.GetType().TypeQualifiedName();
             
             switch (obj)