diff --git a/context.go b/context.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 665940a..0000000
--- a/context.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-package mux
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"net/http"
-)
-
-func contextGet(r *http.Request, key interface{}) interface{} {
-	return r.Context().Value(key)
-}
-
-func contextSet(r *http.Request, key, val interface{}) *http.Request {
-	if val == nil {
-		return r
-	}
-
-	return r.WithContext(context.WithValue(r.Context(), key, val))
-}
diff --git a/mux.go b/mux.go
index 26f9582..ce79587 100644
--- a/mux.go
+++ b/mux.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 package mux
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
@@ -195,8 +196,8 @@ func (r *Router) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 	var handler http.Handler
 	if r.Match(req, &match) {
 		handler = match.Handler
-		req = setVars(req, match.Vars)
-		req = setCurrentRoute(req, match.Route)
+		req = requestWithVars(req, match.Vars)
+		req = requestWithRoute(req, match.Route)
 	}
 
 	if handler == nil && match.MatchErr == ErrMethodMismatch {
@@ -426,7 +427,7 @@ const (
 
 // Vars returns the route variables for the current request, if any.
 func Vars(r *http.Request) map[string]string {
-	if rv := contextGet(r, varsKey); rv != nil {
+	if rv := r.Context().Value(varsKey); rv != nil {
 		return rv.(map[string]string)
 	}
 	return nil
@@ -438,18 +439,20 @@ func Vars(r *http.Request) map[string]string {
 // after the handler returns, unless the KeepContext option is set on the
 // Router.
 func CurrentRoute(r *http.Request) *Route {
-	if rv := contextGet(r, routeKey); rv != nil {
+	if rv := r.Context().Value(routeKey); rv != nil {
 		return rv.(*Route)
 	}
 	return nil
 }
 
-func setVars(r *http.Request, val interface{}) *http.Request {
-	return contextSet(r, varsKey, val)
+func requestWithVars(r *http.Request, val interface{}) *http.Request {
+	ctx := context.WithValue(r.Context(), varsKey, val)
+	return r.WithContext(ctx)
 }
 
-func setCurrentRoute(r *http.Request, val interface{}) *http.Request {
-	return contextSet(r, routeKey, val)
+func requestWithRoute(r *http.Request, val interface{}) *http.Request {
+	ctx := context.WithValue(r.Context(), routeKey, val)
+	return r.WithContext(ctx)
 }
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/test_helpers.go b/test_helpers.go
index 32ecffd..5f5c496 100644
--- a/test_helpers.go
+++ b/test_helpers.go
@@ -15,5 +15,5 @@ import "net/http"
 // can be set by making a route that captures the required variables,
 // starting a server and sending the request to that server.
 func SetURLVars(r *http.Request, val map[string]string) *http.Request {
-	return setVars(r, val)
+	return requestWithVars(r, val)
 }