diff --git a/components/rate/index.tsx b/components/rate/index.tsx
index 2c272a31c7..87184ea324 100644
--- a/components/rate/index.tsx
+++ b/components/rate/index.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
 import RcRate from 'rc-rate';
 import omit from 'omit.js';
-import classNames from 'classnames';
 import StarFilled from '@ant-design/icons/StarFilled';
 
 import Tooltip from '../tooltip';
@@ -54,13 +53,10 @@ export default class Rate extends React.Component<RateProps, any> {
   }
 
   renderRate = ({ getPrefixCls, direction }: ConfigConsumerProps) => {
-    const { prefixCls, className, ...restProps } = this.props;
+    const { prefixCls, ...restProps } = this.props;
 
     const rateProps = omit(restProps, ['tooltips']);
     const ratePrefixCls = getPrefixCls('rate', prefixCls);
-    const rateClassNames = classNames(className, {
-      [`${ratePrefixCls}-rtl`]: direction === 'rtl',
-    });
 
     return (
       <RcRate
@@ -68,7 +64,7 @@ export default class Rate extends React.Component<RateProps, any> {
         characterRender={this.characterRender}
         {...rateProps}
         prefixCls={ratePrefixCls}
-        className={rateClassNames}
+        direction={direction}
       />
     );
   };
diff --git a/components/rate/style/index.less b/components/rate/style/index.less
index 17625a5b4f..43fba3a6f9 100644
--- a/components/rate/style/index.less
+++ b/components/rate/style/index.less
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
 
   &-text {
     display: inline-block;
-    margin-left: 8px;
+    margin: 0 8px;
     font-size: @font-size-base;
   }
 }
diff --git a/components/rate/style/rtl.less b/components/rate/style/rtl.less
index f0678bc0ac..425ab11e4e 100644
--- a/components/rate/style/rtl.less
+++ b/components/rate/style/rtl.less
@@ -23,11 +23,4 @@
       }
     }
   }
-
-  &-text {
-    .@{rate-prefix-cls}-rtl & {
-      margin-right: 8px;
-      margin-left: 0;
-    }
-  }
 }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5775292a3f..0c3ac33a17 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@
     "rc-pagination": "~2.2.0",
     "rc-picker": "~1.4.0",
     "rc-progress": "~2.5.0",
-    "rc-rate": "~2.5.1",
+    "rc-rate": "~2.6.0",
     "rc-resize-observer": "^0.2.0",
     "rc-select": "~10.2.0",
     "rc-slider": "~9.2.3",