diff --git a/actix-rt/src/arbiter.rs b/actix-rt/src/arbiter.rs
index c3307835..6f723111 100644
--- a/actix-rt/src/arbiter.rs
+++ b/actix-rt/src/arbiter.rs
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ impl Arbiter {
     }
 
     /// Sets up an Arbiter runner on the current thread using the provided runtime local task set.
-    pub(crate) fn new_current_thread(local: &LocalSet) -> ArbiterHandle {
+    pub(crate) fn in_new_system(local: &LocalSet) -> ArbiterHandle {
         let (tx, rx) = mpsc::unbounded_channel();
 
         let hnd = ArbiterHandle::new(tx);
diff --git a/actix-rt/src/system.rs b/actix-rt/src/system.rs
index 41b95f21..d2f38ca8 100644
--- a/actix-rt/src/system.rs
+++ b/actix-rt/src/system.rs
@@ -36,15 +36,11 @@ impl System {
     /// Panics if underlying Tokio runtime can not be created.
     #[allow(clippy::new_ret_no_self)]
     pub fn new() -> SystemRunner {
-        Self::create_runtime()
-    }
-
-    fn create_runtime() -> SystemRunner {
         let (stop_tx, stop_rx) = oneshot::channel();
         let (sys_tx, sys_rx) = mpsc::unbounded_channel();
 
         let rt = Runtime::new().expect("Actix (Tokio) runtime could not be created.");
-        let system = System::construct(sys_tx, Arbiter::new_current_thread(rt.local_set()));
+        let system = System::construct(sys_tx, Arbiter::in_new_system(rt.local_set()));
 
         // init background system arbiter
         let sys_ctrl = SystemController::new(sys_rx, stop_tx);