diff --git a/examples/json/src/main.rs b/examples/json/src/main.rs
index 5d074f935..6d85a35e8 100644
--- a/examples/json/src/main.rs
+++ b/examples/json/src/main.rs
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ fn index(req: HttpRequest) -> Box<Future<Item=HttpResponse, Error=Error>> {
 }
 
 /// This handler uses `With` helper for loading serde json object.
-fn extract_item(_: &HttpRequest, item: Json<MyObj>) -> Result<HttpResponse> {
+fn extract_item(_: HttpRequest, item: Json<MyObj>) -> Result<HttpResponse> {
     println!("model: {:?}", &item);
     httpcodes::HTTPOk.build().json(item.0)  // <- send response
 }
diff --git a/src/extractor.rs b/src/extractor.rs
index c7eb558fb..a6373ab3f 100644
--- a/src/extractor.rs
+++ b/src/extractor.rs
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ pub trait HttpRequestExtractor<T>: Sized where T: DeserializeOwned
 /// }
 ///
 /// /// extract path info using serde
-/// fn index(req: &HttpRequest, info: Path<Info>) -> Result<String> {
+/// fn index(req: HttpRequest, info: Path<Info>) -> Result<String> {
 ///     Ok(format!("Welcome {}!", info.username))
 /// }
 ///
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ impl<T> HttpRequestExtractor<T> for Path<T> where T: DeserializeOwned
 ///
 /// // use `with` extractor for query info
 /// // this handler get called only if request's query contains `username` field
-/// fn index(req: &HttpRequest, info: Query<Info>) -> Result<String> {
+/// fn index(req: HttpRequest, info: Query<Info>) -> Result<String> {
 ///     Ok(format!("Welcome {}!", info.username))
 /// }
 ///
diff --git a/src/json.rs b/src/json.rs
index 5687e75c5..94a3f368c 100644
--- a/src/json.rs
+++ b/src/json.rs
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn test_with_json() {
-        let mut handler = with(|_: &_, data: Json<MyObject>| data);
+        let mut handler = with(|_: _, data: Json<MyObject>| data);
 
         let req = HttpRequest::default();
         let mut json = handler.handle(req).into_future();
diff --git a/src/route.rs b/src/route.rs
index 83879bce1..9f18cce51 100644
--- a/src/route.rs
+++ b/src/route.rs
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ impl<S: 'static> Route<S> {
     /// }
     ///
     /// /// extract path info using serde
-    /// fn index(req: &HttpRequest, info: Path<Info>) -> Result<String> {
+    /// fn index(req: HttpRequest, info: Path<Info>) -> Result<String> {
     ///     Ok(format!("Welcome {}!", info.username))
     /// }
     ///
diff --git a/src/with.rs b/src/with.rs
index b0cb0290e..a7b338a73 100644
--- a/src/with.rs
+++ b/src/with.rs
@@ -20,19 +20,19 @@ pub trait WithHandler<T, D, S>: 'static
     type Result: Responder;
 
     /// Handle request
-    fn handle(&mut self, req: &HttpRequest<S>, data: D) -> Self::Result;
+    fn handle(&mut self, req: HttpRequest<S>, data: D) -> Self::Result;
 }
 
 /// WithHandler<D, T, S> for Fn()
 impl<T, D, S, F, R> WithHandler<T, D, S> for F
-    where F: Fn(&HttpRequest<S>, D) -> R + 'static,
+    where F: Fn(HttpRequest<S>, D) -> R + 'static,
           R: Responder + 'static,
           D: HttpRequestExtractor<T>,
           T: DeserializeOwned,
 {
     type Result = R;
 
-    fn handle(&mut self, req: &HttpRequest<S>, item: D) -> R {
+    fn handle(&mut self, req: HttpRequest<S>, item: D) -> R {
         (self)(req, item)
     }
 }
@@ -114,7 +114,8 @@ impl<T, D, S, H> Future for WithHandlerFut<T, D, S, H>
         };
 
         let hnd: &mut H = unsafe{&mut *self.hnd.get()};
-        let item = match hnd.handle(&self.req, item).respond_to(self.req.without_state())
+        let item = match hnd.handle(self.req.clone(), item)
+            .respond_to(self.req.without_state())
         {
             Ok(item) => item.into(),
             Err(err) => return Err(err.into()),