diff --git a/codec/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/codec/protobuf/ProtobufDecoderNano.java b/codec/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/codec/protobuf/ProtobufDecoderNano.java
index 9310bbf341..5144b5fa3d 100644
--- a/codec/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/codec/protobuf/ProtobufDecoderNano.java
+++ b/codec/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/codec/protobuf/ProtobufDecoderNano.java
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ public class ProtobufDecoderNano extends MessageToMessageDecoder<ByteBuf> {
             msg.getBytes(msg.readerIndex(), array, 0, length);
             offset = 0;
         }
-        MessageNano prototype = clazz.newInstance();
+        MessageNano prototype = clazz.getConstructor().newInstance();
         out.add(MessageNano.mergeFrom(prototype, array, offset, length));
     }
 }
diff --git a/transport-udt/src/test/java/io/netty/test/udt/util/CaliperRunner.java b/transport-udt/src/test/java/io/netty/test/udt/util/CaliperRunner.java
index 819142f7ca..fa4f9c5963 100644
--- a/transport-udt/src/test/java/io/netty/test/udt/util/CaliperRunner.java
+++ b/transport-udt/src/test/java/io/netty/test/udt/util/CaliperRunner.java
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ public final class CaliperRunner {
     public static Run execute(final String name,
             final Class<? extends CaliperBench> klaz) throws Exception {
 
-        final CaliperBench booter = klaz.newInstance();
+        final CaliperBench booter = klaz.getConstructor().newInstance();
 
         final List<Map<String, String>> varsSet = product(booter);
 
diff --git a/transport/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/ReflectiveChannelFactory.java b/transport/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/ReflectiveChannelFactory.java
index 0db431bbb0..502d15f173 100644
--- a/transport/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/ReflectiveChannelFactory.java
+++ b/transport/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/ReflectiveChannelFactory.java
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ public class ReflectiveChannelFactory<T extends Channel> implements ChannelFacto
     @Override
     public T newChannel() {
         try {
-            return clazz.newInstance();
+            return clazz.getConstructor().newInstance();
         } catch (Throwable t) {
             throw new ChannelException("Unable to create Channel from class " + clazz, t);
         }