diff --git a/spring-cloud-gateway-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/gateway/config/GatewayAutoConfiguration.java b/spring-cloud-gateway-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/gateway/config/GatewayAutoConfiguration.java
index 7dcd766e..2593ccf7 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-gateway-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/gateway/config/GatewayAutoConfiguration.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-gateway-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/gateway/config/GatewayAutoConfiguration.java
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ import org.springframework.cloud.gateway.filter.factory.SetResponseHeaderWebFilt
 import org.springframework.cloud.gateway.filter.factory.SetStatusWebFilterFactory;
 import org.springframework.cloud.gateway.filter.factory.WebFilterFactory;
 import org.springframework.cloud.gateway.handler.FilteringWebHandler;
-import org.springframework.cloud.gateway.handler.NettyRoutingWebHandler;
+import org.springframework.cloud.gateway.handler.NettyProxyWebHandler;
 import org.springframework.cloud.gateway.handler.RoutePredicateHandlerMapping;
 import org.springframework.cloud.gateway.handler.predicate.AfterRoutePredicateFactory;
 import org.springframework.cloud.gateway.handler.predicate.BeforeRoutePredicateFactory;
@@ -104,8 +104,8 @@ public class GatewayAutoConfiguration {
 		}
 
 		@Bean
-		public NettyRoutingWebHandler nettyRoutingWebHandler(HttpClient httpClient) {
-			return new NettyRoutingWebHandler(httpClient);
+		public NettyProxyWebHandler proxyWebHandler(HttpClient httpClient) {
+			return new NettyProxyWebHandler(httpClient);
 		}
 
 		@Bean
diff --git a/spring-cloud-gateway-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/gateway/handler/NettyRoutingWebHandler.java b/spring-cloud-gateway-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/gateway/handler/NettyProxyWebHandler.java
similarity index 96%
rename from spring-cloud-gateway-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/gateway/handler/NettyRoutingWebHandler.java
rename to spring-cloud-gateway-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/gateway/handler/NettyProxyWebHandler.java
index 1f06b2ad..1cb4a05d 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-gateway-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/gateway/handler/NettyRoutingWebHandler.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-gateway-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/gateway/handler/NettyProxyWebHandler.java
@@ -41,11 +41,11 @@ import reactor.ipc.netty.http.client.HttpClient;
 /**
  * @author Spencer Gibb
  */
-public class NettyRoutingWebHandler implements WebHandler {
+public class NettyProxyWebHandler implements WebHandler {
 
 	private final HttpClient httpClient;
 
-	public NettyRoutingWebHandler(HttpClient httpClient) {
+	public NettyProxyWebHandler(HttpClient httpClient) {
 		this.httpClient = httpClient;
 	}