diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index 461db58e..f8d0dfd7 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ func parseRules(cfg *RawConfig, proxies map[string]C.Proxy) ([]C.Rule, map[strin
 		}
 
 		ruleProviders[name] = &rp
-		R.SetRuleProvider(&rp)
+		R.SetRuleProvider(rp)
 	}
 
 	for _, provider := range ruleProviders {
diff --git a/rule/provider.go b/rule/provider.go
index 74acddbd..ea409f55 100644
--- a/rule/provider.go
+++ b/rule/provider.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 var (
-	ruleProviders = map[string]*P.RuleProvider{}
+	ruleProviders = map[string]P.RuleProvider{}
 )
 
 type ruleSetProvider struct {
@@ -38,13 +38,13 @@ type RulePayload struct {
 	Rules []string `yaml:"payload"`
 }
 
-func RuleProviders() map[string]*P.RuleProvider {
+func RuleProviders() map[string]P.RuleProvider {
 	return ruleProviders
 }
 
-func SetRuleProvider(ruleProvider *P.RuleProvider) {
+func SetRuleProvider(ruleProvider P.RuleProvider) {
 	if ruleProvider != nil {
-		ruleProviders[(*ruleProvider).Name()] = ruleProvider
+		ruleProviders[(ruleProvider).Name()] = ruleProvider
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/rule/rule_set.go b/rule/rule_set.go
index 07f18bd0..03e7b2a3 100644
--- a/rule/rule_set.go
+++ b/rule/rule_set.go
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import (
 type RuleSet struct {
 	ruleProviderName string
 	adapter          string
-	ruleProvider     *P.RuleProvider
+	ruleProvider     P.RuleProvider
 	ruleExtra        *C.RuleExtra
 }
 
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ func (rs *RuleSet) getProviders() P.RuleProvider {
 		rs.ruleProvider = rp
 	}
 
-	return *rs.ruleProvider
+	return rs.ruleProvider
 }
 
 func (rs *RuleSet) RuleExtra() *C.RuleExtra {