diff --git a/context.go b/context.go
index 5716318e..725947ba 100644
--- a/context.go
+++ b/context.go
@@ -796,7 +796,7 @@ func (c *Context) ClientIP() string {
 
 	if trusted && c.engine.ForwardedByClientIP && c.engine.RemoteIPHeaders != nil {
 		for _, headerName := range c.engine.RemoteIPHeaders {
-			ip, valid := c.engine.validateHeader(c.requestHeader(headerName))
+			ip, valid := c.engine.getTrustedClientIP(c.requestHeader(headerName))
 			if valid {
 				return ip
 			}
diff --git a/gin.go b/gin.go
index f95e5dda..3cb9aced 100644
--- a/gin.go
+++ b/gin.go
@@ -454,8 +454,8 @@ func (engine *Engine) isTrustedProxy(ip net.IP) bool {
 	return false
 }
 
-// validateHeader will parse X-Forwarded-For header and return the trusted client IP address
-func (engine *Engine) validateHeader(header string) (clientIP string, valid bool) {
+// getTrustedClientIP will parse X-Forwarded-For header and return the trusted client IP address
+func (engine *Engine) getTrustedClientIP(header string) (clientIP string, valid bool) {
 	if header == "" {
 		return "", false
 	}