diff --git a/src/Dapr.Actors.AspNetCore/DaprActorSetupFilter.cs b/src/Dapr.Actors.AspNetCore/DaprActorSetupFilter.cs
index af5c61e4..d4c3b3ca 100644
--- a/src/Dapr.Actors.AspNetCore/DaprActorSetupFilter.cs
+++ b/src/Dapr.Actors.AspNetCore/DaprActorSetupFilter.cs
@@ -26,8 +26,7 @@ namespace Dapr.Actors.AspNetCore
                 app.UseEndpoints(endpoints =>
                 {
                     endpoints.MapHealthChecks("/healthz");
-                    endpoints.AddDaprConfigRoute();
-                    endpoints.AddActorActivationRoute();
+                    endpoints.AddDaprConfigRoute();                    
                     endpoints.AddActorDeactivationRoute();
                     endpoints.AddActorMethodRoute();
                     endpoints.AddReminderRoute();
diff --git a/src/Dapr.Actors.AspNetCore/EndpointRouteBuilderExtensions.cs b/src/Dapr.Actors.AspNetCore/EndpointRouteBuilderExtensions.cs
index d87e218e..a488fdc0 100644
--- a/src/Dapr.Actors.AspNetCore/EndpointRouteBuilderExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/Dapr.Actors.AspNetCore/EndpointRouteBuilderExtensions.cs
@@ -20,18 +20,7 @@ namespace Dapr.Actors.AspNetCore
                 context.Response.ContentType = "application/json";
                 await ActorRuntime.Instance.SerializeSettingsAndRegisteredTypes(context.Response.BodyWriter);
             });
-        }
-
-        public static IEndpointConventionBuilder AddActorActivationRoute(this IEndpointRouteBuilder endpoints)
-        {
-            return endpoints.MapPost("actors/{actorTypeName}/{actorId}", async context =>
-            {
-                var routeValues = context.Request.RouteValues;
-                var actorTypeName = (string)routeValues["actorTypeName"];
-                var actorId = (string)routeValues["actorId"];
-                await ActorRuntime.ActivateAsync(actorTypeName, actorId);
-            });
-        }
+        }     
 
         public static IEndpointConventionBuilder AddActorDeactivationRoute(this IEndpointRouteBuilder endpoints)
         {
diff --git a/src/Dapr.Actors/Runtime/ActorManager.cs b/src/Dapr.Actors/Runtime/ActorManager.cs
index 0c2565fa..1b4c2498 100644
--- a/src/Dapr.Actors/Runtime/ActorManager.cs
+++ b/src/Dapr.Actors/Runtime/ActorManager.cs
@@ -226,9 +226,13 @@ namespace Dapr.Actors.Runtime
 
         private async Task<T> DispatchInternalAsync<T>(ActorId actorId, ActorMethodContext actorMethodContext, Func<Actor, CancellationToken, Task<T>> actorFunc, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
         {
-            if (!this.activeActors.TryGetValue(actorId, out var actor))
+            if (!this.activeActors.ContainsKey(actorId))
             {
-                // This should never happen, as "Dapr" runtime activates the actor first. if it ever it would mean a bug in "Dapr" runtime.
+                await this.ActivateActor(actorId);
+            }
+
+            if (!this.activeActors.TryGetValue(actorId, out var actor))
+            {             
                 var errorMsg = $"Actor {actorId} is not yet activated.";
                 ActorTrace.Instance.WriteError(TraceType, errorMsg);
                 throw new InvalidOperationException(errorMsg);
diff --git a/src/Dapr.Actors/Runtime/ActorRuntime.cs b/src/Dapr.Actors/Runtime/ActorRuntime.cs
index 37777967..55da6af5 100644
--- a/src/Dapr.Actors/Runtime/ActorRuntime.cs
+++ b/src/Dapr.Actors/Runtime/ActorRuntime.cs
@@ -118,17 +118,6 @@ namespace Dapr.Actors.Runtime
             return writer.FlushAsync();
         }
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Activates an actor for an actor type with given actor id.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="actorTypeName">Actor type name to activate the actor for.</param>
-        /// <param name="actorId">Actor id for the actor to be activated.</param>
-        /// <returns>A <see cref="Task"/> representing the result of the asynchronous operation.</returns>
-        internal static async Task ActivateAsync(string actorTypeName, string actorId)
-        {
-            await Instance.GetActorManager(actorTypeName).ActivateActor(new ActorId(actorId));
-        }
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Deactivates an actor for an actor type with given actor id.
         /// </summary>
@@ -201,7 +190,7 @@ namespace Dapr.Actors.Runtime
         {
             if (!this.actorManagers.TryGetValue(actorTypeName, out var actorManager))
             {
-                var errorMsg = $"Actor type {actorTypeName} is not registerd with Actor runtime.";
+                var errorMsg = $"Actor type {actorTypeName} is not registered with Actor runtime.";
                 ActorTrace.Instance.WriteError(TraceType, errorMsg);
                 throw new InvalidOperationException(errorMsg);
             }
diff --git a/test/Dapr.Actors.Test/Runtime/ActorRuntimeTests.cs b/test/Dapr.Actors.Test/Runtime/ActorRuntimeTests.cs
index 6ee97e79..3e220a34 100644
--- a/test/Dapr.Actors.Test/Runtime/ActorRuntimeTests.cs
+++ b/test/Dapr.Actors.Test/Runtime/ActorRuntimeTests.cs
@@ -7,8 +7,11 @@ namespace Dapr.Actors.Test
 {
     using System;
     using System.Buffers;
+    using System.Collections.Generic;
+    using System.IO;
     using System.Text;
     using System.Text.Json;
+    using System.Threading.Tasks;
     using Dapr.Actors;
     using Dapr.Actors.Runtime;
     using Xunit;
@@ -49,6 +52,23 @@ namespace Dapr.Actors.Test
             Assert.Contains(RenamedActorTypeName, actorRuntime.RegisteredActorTypes, StringComparer.InvariantCulture);
         }
 
+        // This tests the change that removed the Activate message from Dapr runtime -> app.
+        [Fact]
+        public void NoActivateMessageFromRuntime()
+        {
+            var actorType = typeof(MyActor);
+
+            ActorRuntime.Instance.RegisterActor<MyActor>();
+
+            var output = new MemoryStream();
+            ActorRuntime.DispatchWithoutRemotingAsync("MyActor", "abc", "MyMethod", new MemoryStream(), output).GetAwaiter().GetResult();
+            string s = Encoding.UTF8.GetString(output.ToArray());
+
+            Assert.Equal("\"hi\"", s);            
+            Assert.Contains(actorType.Name, ActorRuntime.Instance.RegisteredActorTypes, StringComparer.InvariantCulture);
+            Console.WriteLine("done");
+        }
+
         [Fact]
         public void TestActorSettings()
         {
@@ -117,5 +137,23 @@ namespace Dapr.Actors.Test
             {
             }
         }
+
+        private interface IAnotherActor : IActor
+        {
+            public Task<string> MyMethod();
+        }
+
+        private sealed class MyActor : Actor, IAnotherActor
+        {
+            public MyActor(ActorService actorService, ActorId actorId)
+                : base(actorService, actorId)
+            {
+            }
+
+            public Task<string> MyMethod()
+            {
+                return Task.FromResult("hi");
+            }
+        }
     }
 }