diff --git a/serenity-core/src/main/java/net/serenitybdd/core/Serenity.java b/serenity-core/src/main/java/net/serenitybdd/core/Serenity.java
index 4c23c50d5..b03916025 100644
--- a/serenity-core/src/main/java/net/serenitybdd/core/Serenity.java
+++ b/serenity-core/src/main/java/net/serenitybdd/core/Serenity.java
@@ -329,10 +329,6 @@ public static void throwExceptionsImmediately() {
         throwExceptionsImmediately = true;
     }
 
-    public static boolean shouldThrowExceptionsImmediately() {
-        return throwExceptionsImmediately = true;
-    }
-
     public static boolean shouldThrowErrorsImmediately() {
         return throwExceptionsImmediately;
     }
diff --git a/serenity-core/src/main/java/net/thucydides/core/steps/StepInterceptor.java b/serenity-core/src/main/java/net/thucydides/core/steps/StepInterceptor.java
index 4dc8b1e36..9461ce689 100644
--- a/serenity-core/src/main/java/net/thucydides/core/steps/StepInterceptor.java
+++ b/serenity-core/src/main/java/net/thucydides/core/steps/StepInterceptor.java
@@ -606,7 +606,7 @@ private void notifyOfStepFailure(final Object object, final Method method, final
         else {
             StepEventBus.getParallelEventBus().stepFailed(failure);
         }
-        if (shouldThrowExceptionsImmediately()) {
+        if (shouldThrowExceptionImmediately()) {
             finishAnyCucumberSteps();
             throw cause;
         }
@@ -623,8 +623,8 @@ private void finishAnyCucumberSteps() {
         }
     }
 
-    private boolean shouldThrowExceptionsImmediately() {
-        return Serenity.shouldThrowExceptionsImmediately();
+    private boolean shouldThrowExceptionImmediately() {
+        return Serenity.shouldThrowErrorsImmediately();
     }
 
     private void notifyStepStarted(final Object object, final Method method, final Object[] args) {
diff --git a/serenity-junit5/src/test/java/net/serenitybdd/junit5/samples/integration/displayName/JUnit5DisplayNameExample.java b/serenity-junit5/src/test/java/net/serenitybdd/junit5/samples/integration/displayName/JUnit5DisplayNameExample.java
index a5bf46dcb..2616550ac 100644
--- a/serenity-junit5/src/test/java/net/serenitybdd/junit5/samples/integration/displayName/JUnit5DisplayNameExample.java
+++ b/serenity-junit5/src/test/java/net/serenitybdd/junit5/samples/integration/displayName/JUnit5DisplayNameExample.java
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 package net.serenitybdd.junit5.samples.integration.displayName;
 
 import net.serenitybdd.junit5.SerenityJUnit5Extension;
-import net.serenitybdd.junit5.samples.integration.displayName.steps.TestExample;
-import net.thucydides.core.annotations.Steps;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.DisplayName;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.DisplayNameGeneration;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.DisplayNameGenerator;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
@@ -13,16 +12,11 @@
 @DisplayNameGeneration(DisplayNameGenerator.ReplaceUnderscores.class)
 public class JUnit5DisplayNameExample {
 
-    @Steps
-    TestExample testExample;
-
-
     @Test
     void test_spaces_ok() {
     }
 
     @Test
     void test_spaces_fail() {
-        testExample.test_spaces_fail();
     }
 }
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diff --git a/serenity-junit5/src/test/java/net/serenitybdd/junit5/samples/integration/displayName/steps/TestExample.java b/serenity-junit5/src/test/java/net/serenitybdd/junit5/samples/integration/displayName/steps/TestExample.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 8a2e0e918..000000000
--- a/serenity-junit5/src/test/java/net/serenitybdd/junit5/samples/integration/displayName/steps/TestExample.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-package net.serenitybdd.junit5.samples.integration.displayName.steps;
-
-import net.thucydides.core.steps.ScenarioSteps;
-import org.junit.Assert;
-
-public class TestExample extends ScenarioSteps {
-    public void test_spaces_fail() {
-        Assert.assertTrue(false);
-    }
-}
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