diff --git a/src/application.rs b/src/application.rs
index 95ff8d47a..de77317d5 100644
--- a/src/application.rs
+++ b/src/application.rs
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ impl<S> ApplicationBuilder<S> where S: 'static {
     /// impl Route for MyRoute {
     ///     type State = ();
     ///
-    ///     fn request(req: HttpRequest,
+    ///     fn request(req: &mut HttpRequest,
     ///                payload: Payload,
     ///                ctx: &mut HttpContext<Self>) -> Reply<Self> {
     ///         Reply::reply(httpcodes::HTTPOk)
diff --git a/src/ws.rs b/src/ws.rs
index fb4d3b10a..7dbae44f3 100644
--- a/src/ws.rs
+++ b/src/ws.rs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 //! impl Route for WsRoute {
 //!     type State = ();
 //!
-//!     fn request(req: HttpRequest, payload: Payload, ctx: &mut HttpContext<Self>) -> Reply<Self>
+//!     fn request(req: &mut HttpRequest, payload: Payload, ctx: &mut HttpContext<Self>) -> Reply<Self>
 //!     {
 //!         // WebSocket handshake
 //!         match ws::handshake(&req) {
diff --git a/tests/test_httprequest.rs b/tests/test_httprequest.rs
index d25778841..0e57adc09 100644
--- a/tests/test_httprequest.rs
+++ b/tests/test_httprequest.rs
@@ -79,14 +79,14 @@ fn test_request_query() {
 
 #[test]
 fn test_request_match_info() {
-    let req = HttpRequest::new(Method::GET, Uri::try_from("/value/?id=test").unwrap(),
-                               Version::HTTP_11, HeaderMap::new());
+    let mut req = HttpRequest::new(Method::GET, Uri::try_from("/value/?id=test").unwrap(),
+                                   Version::HTTP_11, HeaderMap::new());
 
     let rec = RouteRecognizer::new("/".to_owned(), vec![("/{key}/".to_owned(), 1)]);
     let (params, _) = rec.recognize(req.path()).unwrap();
     let params = params.unwrap();
 
-    let req = req.with_match_info(params);
+    req.set_match_info(params);
     assert_eq!(req.match_info().get("key"), Some("value"));
 }