diff --git a/_examples/miscellaneous/ratelimit/main.go b/_examples/miscellaneous/ratelimit/main.go
index b204702d..2260840a 100644
--- a/_examples/miscellaneous/ratelimit/main.go
+++ b/_examples/miscellaneous/ratelimit/main.go
@@ -23,10 +23,10 @@ func newApp() *iris.Application {
 	//	  Allow 1 request per second, with a maximum burst size of 5.
 	//
 	// Third optional variadic input parameter:
-	//	  Can be a cleanup function.
+	//    Can be a cleanup function.
 	//    Iris provides a cleanup function that will check for old entries and remove them.
-	// 	  You can customize it, e.g. check every 1 minute
-	// 	  if a client's last visit was 5 minutes ago ("old" entry)
+	//    You can customize it, e.g. check every 1 minute
+	//    if a client's last visit was 5 minutes ago ("old" entry)
 	//    and remove it from the memory.
 	rateLimiter := rate.Limit(1, 5, rate.PurgeEvery(time.Minute, 5*time.Minute))
 	app.Use(rateLimiter)
diff --git a/middleware/rate/rate.go b/middleware/rate/rate.go
index 94005537..40fffb86 100644
--- a/middleware/rate/rate.go
+++ b/middleware/rate/rate.go
@@ -89,9 +89,7 @@ func Limit(limit float64, burst int, options ...Option) context.Handler {
 }
 
 func (l *Limiter) acquire() *Client {
-	v := l.pool.Get().(*Client)
-	v.LastSeen = time.Now()
-	return v
+	return l.pool.Get().(*Client)
 }
 
 func (l *Limiter) release(client *Client) {