diff --git a/remote/src/main/scala/org/apache/pekko/remote/transport/netty/NettyHelpers.scala b/remote/src/main/scala/org/apache/pekko/remote/transport/netty/NettyHelpers.scala
index 8e3a7c55a02..3b17a577303 100644
--- a/remote/src/main/scala/org/apache/pekko/remote/transport/netty/NettyHelpers.scala
+++ b/remote/src/main/scala/org/apache/pekko/remote/transport/netty/NettyHelpers.scala
@@ -13,16 +13,17 @@
 
 package org.apache.pekko.remote.transport.netty
 
-import io.netty.buffer.ByteBuf
-import io.netty.channel.{ ChannelHandlerContext, SimpleChannelInboundHandler }
-
 import java.nio.channels.ClosedChannelException
+
+import scala.annotation.nowarn
 import scala.util.control.NonFatal
+
 import org.apache.pekko
 import pekko.PekkoException
 import pekko.util.unused
 
-import scala.annotation.nowarn
+import io.netty.buffer.ByteBuf
+import io.netty.channel.{ ChannelHandlerContext, SimpleChannelInboundHandler }
 
 /**
  * INTERNAL API
@@ -52,15 +53,16 @@ private[netty] trait NettyHelpers {
 /**
  * INTERNAL API
  */
-private[netty] trait NettyServerHelpers extends SimpleChannelInboundHandler[ByteBuf] with NettyHelpers {
-
+private[netty] abstract class NettyChannelHandlerAdapter extends SimpleChannelInboundHandler[ByteBuf]
+    with NettyHelpers {
   final override def channelRead0(ctx: ChannelHandlerContext, msg: ByteBuf): Unit = {
     onMessage(ctx, msg)
   }
 
   @nowarn("msg=deprecated")
-  final override def exceptionCaught(ctx: ChannelHandlerContext, cause: Throwable): Unit =
+  final override def exceptionCaught(ctx: ChannelHandlerContext, cause: Throwable): Unit = {
     transformException(ctx, cause)
+  }
 
   final override def channelActive(ctx: ChannelHandlerContext): Unit = {
     onOpen(ctx)
@@ -75,23 +77,9 @@ private[netty] trait NettyServerHelpers extends SimpleChannelInboundHandler[Byte
 /**
  * INTERNAL API
  */
-private[netty] trait NettyClientHelpers extends SimpleChannelInboundHandler[ByteBuf] with NettyHelpers {
-
-  final override def channelRead0(ctx: ChannelHandlerContext, msg: ByteBuf): Unit = {
-    onMessage(ctx, msg)
-  }
+private[netty] trait NettyServerHelpers extends NettyChannelHandlerAdapter
 
-  @nowarn("msg=deprecated")
-  final override def exceptionCaught(ctx: ChannelHandlerContext, cause: Throwable): Unit = {
-    transformException(ctx, cause)
-  }
-
-  final override def channelActive(ctx: ChannelHandlerContext): Unit = {
-    onOpen(ctx)
-    onConnect(ctx)
-  }
-
-  final override def channelInactive(ctx: ChannelHandlerContext): Unit = {
-    onDisconnect(ctx)
-  }
-}
+/**
+ * INTERNAL API
+ */
+private[netty] trait NettyClientHelpers extends NettyChannelHandlerAdapter
diff --git a/remote/src/main/scala/org/apache/pekko/remote/transport/netty/NettySSLSupport.scala b/remote/src/main/scala/org/apache/pekko/remote/transport/netty/NettySSLSupport.scala
index 57edc7ed3b1..1d93406b5bd 100644
--- a/remote/src/main/scala/org/apache/pekko/remote/transport/netty/NettySSLSupport.scala
+++ b/remote/src/main/scala/org/apache/pekko/remote/transport/netty/NettySSLSupport.scala
@@ -14,14 +14,16 @@
 package org.apache.pekko.remote.transport.netty
 
 import scala.annotation.nowarn
+
 import com.typesafe.config.Config
-import io.netty.channel.Channel
-import io.netty.handler.ssl.SslHandler
-import io.netty.util.concurrent.Future
 import org.apache.pekko
 import pekko.japi.Util._
 import pekko.util.ccompat._
 
+import io.netty.channel.Channel
+import io.netty.handler.ssl.SslHandler
+import io.netty.util.concurrent.Future
+
 /**
  * INTERNAL API
  */
diff --git a/remote/src/main/scala/org/apache/pekko/remote/transport/netty/NettyTransport.scala b/remote/src/main/scala/org/apache/pekko/remote/transport/netty/NettyTransport.scala
index 9c05f9e2968..c331bd5938f 100644
--- a/remote/src/main/scala/org/apache/pekko/remote/transport/netty/NettyTransport.scala
+++ b/remote/src/main/scala/org/apache/pekko/remote/transport/netty/NettyTransport.scala
@@ -16,11 +16,13 @@ package org.apache.pekko.remote.transport.netty
 import java.net.{ InetAddress, InetSocketAddress, SocketAddress }
 import java.util.concurrent.CancellationException
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicInteger
+
 import scala.annotation.nowarn
 import scala.concurrent.{ blocking, ExecutionContext, Future, Promise }
 import scala.concurrent.duration.FiniteDuration
 import scala.util.Try
 import scala.util.control.{ NoStackTrace, NonFatal }
+
 import com.typesafe.config.Config
 import org.apache.pekko
 import pekko.ConfigurationException
@@ -30,11 +32,13 @@ import pekko.dispatch.ThreadPoolConfig
 import pekko.event.Logging
 import pekko.remote.RARP
 import pekko.remote.transport.{ AssociationHandle, Transport }
+import pekko.remote.transport.AssociationHandle.HandleEventListener
+import pekko.remote.transport.Transport._
+import pekko.util.Helpers.Requiring
 import pekko.util.{ Helpers, OptionVal }
-import AssociationHandle.HandleEventListener
-import Transport._
-import Helpers.Requiring
+
 import io.netty.bootstrap.{ Bootstrap => ClientBootstrap, ServerBootstrap }
+import io.netty.buffer.Unpooled
 import io.netty.channel.{
   Channel,
   ChannelFuture,
@@ -44,7 +48,6 @@ import io.netty.channel.{
   ChannelPipeline
 }
 import io.netty.channel.group.{ ChannelGroup, ChannelGroupFuture, ChannelMatchers, DefaultChannelGroup }
-import io.netty.buffer.Unpooled
 import io.netty.channel.nio.NioEventLoopGroup
 import io.netty.channel.socket.SocketChannel
 import io.netty.channel.socket.nio.{ NioServerSocketChannel, NioSocketChannel }
diff --git a/remote/src/main/scala/org/apache/pekko/remote/transport/netty/TcpSupport.scala b/remote/src/main/scala/org/apache/pekko/remote/transport/netty/TcpSupport.scala
index b09d1cd6cbc..47771ed5ee5 100644
--- a/remote/src/main/scala/org/apache/pekko/remote/transport/netty/TcpSupport.scala
+++ b/remote/src/main/scala/org/apache/pekko/remote/transport/netty/TcpSupport.scala
@@ -13,11 +13,11 @@
 
 package org.apache.pekko.remote.transport.netty
 
-import io.netty.channel.{ Channel, ChannelHandlerContext }
-
 import java.net.InetSocketAddress
-import scala.concurrent.{ Future, Promise }
+
 import scala.annotation.nowarn
+import scala.concurrent.{ Future, Promise }
+
 import org.apache.pekko
 import pekko.actor.Address
 import pekko.event.LoggingAdapter
@@ -25,7 +25,9 @@ import pekko.remote.transport.AssociationHandle
 import pekko.remote.transport.AssociationHandle.{ Disassociated, HandleEvent, HandleEventListener, InboundPayload }
 import pekko.remote.transport.Transport.AssociationEventListener
 import pekko.util.ByteString
+
 import io.netty.buffer.{ ByteBuf, ByteBufUtil, Unpooled }
+import io.netty.channel.{ Channel, ChannelHandlerContext }
 import io.netty.util.AttributeKey
 
 private[remote] object TcpHandlers {