diff --git a/src/fs.rs b/src/fs.rs
index 73ca6828..495a0510 100644
--- a/src/fs.rs
+++ b/src/fs.rs
@@ -498,18 +498,18 @@ impl<S: 'static> Handler<S> for StaticFiles<S> {
                     HttpResponse::Found()
                         .header(header::LOCATION, new_path.as_str())
                         .finish()
-                        .respond_to(req.without_state())
+                        .respond_to(req.drop_state())
                 } else if self.show_index {
                     Directory::new(self.directory.clone(), path)
-                        .respond_to(req.without_state())?
-                    .respond_to(req.without_state())
+                        .respond_to(req.drop_state())?
+                    .respond_to(req.drop_state())
                 } else {
                     Ok(self.default.handle(req))
                 }
             } else {
                 NamedFile::open(path)?.set_cpu_pool(self.cpu_pool.clone())
-                    .respond_to(req.without_state())?
-                .respond_to(req.without_state())
+                    .respond_to(req.drop_state())?
+                .respond_to(req.drop_state())
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/handler.rs b/src/handler.rs
index edfd1edb..1fc7febd 100644
--- a/src/handler.rs
+++ b/src/handler.rs
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ impl<S, H, R> RouteHandler<S> for WrapHandler<S, H, R>
           S: 'static,
 {
     fn handle(&mut self, req: HttpRequest<S>) -> Reply {
-        let req2 = req.without_state();
+        let req2 = req.drop_state();
         match self.h.handle(req).respond_to(req2) {
             Ok(reply) => reply.into(),
             Err(err) => Reply::response(err.into()),
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ impl<S, H, F, R, E> RouteHandler<S> for AsyncHandler<S, H, F, R, E>
           S: 'static,
 {
     fn handle(&mut self, req: HttpRequest<S>) -> Reply {
-        let req2 = req.without_state();
+        let req2 = req.drop_state();
         let fut = (self.h)(req)
             .map_err(|e| e.into())
             .then(move |r| {
diff --git a/src/httprequest.rs b/src/httprequest.rs
index 9d8c39b4..b4707f90 100644
--- a/src/httprequest.rs
+++ b/src/httprequest.rs
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ impl<S> HttpRequest<S> {
 
     #[inline]
     /// Construct new http request without state.
-    pub(crate) fn without_state(&self) -> HttpRequest {
+    pub fn drop_state(&self) -> HttpRequest {
         HttpRequest(self.0.clone(), None, self.2.clone())
     }
 
diff --git a/src/test.rs b/src/test.rs
index 4e5ed9bd..2a12657c 100644
--- a/src/test.rs
+++ b/src/test.rs
@@ -559,7 +559,7 @@ impl<S> TestRequest<S> {
         let req = self.finish();
         let resp = h.handle(req.clone());
 
-        match resp.respond_to(req.without_state()) {
+        match resp.respond_to(req.drop_state()) {
             Ok(resp) => {
                 match resp.into().into() {
                     ReplyItem::Message(resp) => Ok(resp),
@@ -586,7 +586,7 @@ impl<S> TestRequest<S> {
         let mut core = Core::new().unwrap();
         match core.run(fut) {
             Ok(r) => {
-                match r.respond_to(req.without_state()) {
+                match r.respond_to(req.drop_state()) {
                     Ok(reply) => match reply.into().into() {
                         ReplyItem::Message(resp) => Ok(resp),
                         _ => panic!("Nested async replies are not supported"),
diff --git a/src/with.rs b/src/with.rs
index 5f70db25..5e117225 100644
--- a/src/with.rs
+++ b/src/with.rs
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ impl<T, S, F, R> Future for WithHandlerFut<T, S, F, R>
         };
 
         let hnd: &mut F = unsafe{&mut *self.hnd.get()};
-        let item = match (*hnd)(item).respond_to(self.req.without_state()) {
+        let item = match (*hnd)(item).respond_to(self.req.drop_state()) {
             Ok(item) => item.into(),
             Err(e) => return Err(e.into()),
         };
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ impl<T1, T2, S, F, R> Future for WithHandlerFut2<T1, T2, S, F, R>
                         Ok(Async::Ready(item2)) => {
                             let hnd: &mut F = unsafe{&mut *self.hnd.get()};
                             match (*hnd)(item1, item2)
-                                .respond_to(self.req.without_state())
+                                .respond_to(self.req.drop_state())
                             {
                                 Ok(item) => match item.into().into() {
                                     ReplyItem::Message(resp) =>
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ impl<T1, T2, S, F, R> Future for WithHandlerFut2<T1, T2, S, F, R>
 
         let hnd: &mut F = unsafe{&mut *self.hnd.get()};
         let item = match (*hnd)(self.item.take().unwrap(), item)
-            .respond_to(self.req.without_state())
+            .respond_to(self.req.drop_state())
         {
             Ok(item) => item.into(),
             Err(err) => return Err(err.into()),
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ impl<T1, T2, T3, S, F, R> Future for WithHandlerFut3<T1, T2, T3, S, F, R>
                                 Ok(Async::Ready(item3)) => {
                                     let hnd: &mut F = unsafe{&mut *self.hnd.get()};
                                     match (*hnd)(item1, item2, item3)
-                                        .respond_to(self.req.without_state())
+                                        .respond_to(self.req.drop_state())
                                     {
                                         Ok(item) => match item.into().into() {
                                             ReplyItem::Message(resp) =>
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ impl<T1, T2, T3, S, F, R> Future for WithHandlerFut3<T1, T2, T3, S, F, R>
         let item = match (*hnd)(self.item1.take().unwrap(),
                                 self.item2.take().unwrap(),
                                 item)
-            .respond_to(self.req.without_state())
+            .respond_to(self.req.drop_state())
         {
             Ok(item) => item.into(),
             Err(err) => return Err(err.into()),