diff --git a/actix-http/src/payload.rs b/actix-http/src/payload.rs
index 85bfc0b5a..5734af341 100644
--- a/actix-http/src/payload.rs
+++ b/actix-http/src/payload.rs
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@ use h2::RecvStream;
 
 use crate::error::PayloadError;
 
-/// Type represent boxed payload
+/// A boxed payload.
 pub type PayloadStream = Pin<Box<dyn Stream<Item = Result<Bytes, PayloadError>>>>;
 
-/// Type represent streaming payload
+/// A streaming payload.
 pub enum Payload<S = PayloadStream> {
     None,
     H1(crate::h1::Payload),
diff --git a/src/app_service.rs b/src/app_service.rs
index cc5100f04..515693db4 100644
--- a/src/app_service.rs
+++ b/src/app_service.rs
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ use crate::{
 type Guards = Vec<Box<dyn Guard>>;
 
 /// Service factory to convert `Request` to a `ServiceRequest<S>`.
+///
 /// It also executes data factories.
 pub struct AppInit<T, B>
 where
diff --git a/src/request.rs b/src/request.rs
index d84722d95..07fb4eb2d 100644
--- a/src/request.rs
+++ b/src/request.rs
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ impl Drop for HttpRequest {
     fn drop(&mut self) {
         // if possible, contribute to current worker's HttpRequest allocation pool
 
-        // This relies on no Weak<HttpRequestInner> exists anywhere. (There is none.)
+        // This relies on no weak references to inner existing anywhere within the codebase.
         if let Some(inner) = Rc::get_mut(&mut self.inner) {
             if inner.app_state.pool().is_available() {
                 // clear additional app_data and keep the root one for reuse.
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ impl Drop for HttpRequest {
                 Rc::get_mut(&mut inner.req_data).unwrap().get_mut().clear();
 
                 // a re-borrow of pool is necessary here.
-                let req = self.inner.clone();
+                let req = Rc::clone(&self.inner);
                 self.app_state().pool().push(req);
             }
         }