diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Auth/Passwords/DatabaseTokenRepository.php b/src/Illuminate/Auth/Passwords/DatabaseTokenRepository.php
index e4e5729faef9..fe5f54b79765 100755
--- a/src/Illuminate/Auth/Passwords/DatabaseTokenRepository.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Auth/Passwords/DatabaseTokenRepository.php
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ class DatabaseTokenRepository implements TokenRepositoryInterface
      *
      * @var int
      */
-    protected $timeout;
+    protected $throttle;
 
     /**
      * Create a new token repository instance.
@@ -60,18 +60,19 @@ class DatabaseTokenRepository implements TokenRepositoryInterface
      * @param  string  $table
      * @param  string  $hashKey
      * @param  int  $expires
-     * @param  int $timeout
+     * @param  int  $throttle
      * @return void
      */
     public function __construct(ConnectionInterface $connection, HasherContract $hasher,
-                                $table, $hashKey, $expires = 60, $timeout = 60)
+                                $table, $hashKey, $expires = 60,
+                                $throttle = 60)
     {
         $this->table = $table;
         $this->hasher = $hasher;
         $this->hashKey = $hashKey;
         $this->expires = $expires * 60;
-        $this->timeout = $timeout;
         $this->connection = $connection;
+        $this->throttle = $throttle;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -149,12 +150,12 @@ protected function tokenExpired($createdAt)
     }
 
     /**
-     * Determine if a token record exists and was recently created.
+     * Determine if the given user recently created a password reset token.
      *
-     * @param \Illuminate\Contracts\Auth\CanResetPassword $user
+     * @param  \Illuminate\Contracts\Auth\CanResetPassword  $user
      * @return bool
      */
-    public function recentlyCreated(CanResetPasswordContract $user)
+    public function recentlyCreatedToken(CanResetPasswordContract $user)
     {
         $record = (array) $this->getTable()->where(
             'email', $user->getEmailForPasswordReset()
@@ -166,12 +167,18 @@ public function recentlyCreated(CanResetPasswordContract $user)
     /**
      * Determine if the token was recently created.
      *
-     * @param string $createdAt
+     * @param  string  $createdAt
      * @return bool
      */
     protected function tokenRecentlyCreated($createdAt)
     {
-        return Carbon::parse($createdAt)->addSeconds($this->timeout)->isFuture();
+        if ($this->throttle <= 0) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        return Carbon::parse($createdAt)->addSeconds(
+            $this->throttle
+        )->isFuture();
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Auth/Passwords/PasswordBroker.php b/src/Illuminate/Auth/Passwords/PasswordBroker.php
index 968096cc3f4a..66d4d2d3372c 100755
--- a/src/Illuminate/Auth/Passwords/PasswordBroker.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Auth/Passwords/PasswordBroker.php
@@ -55,14 +55,9 @@ public function sendResetLink(array $credentials)
             return static::INVALID_USER;
         }
 
-        // Before 7.x we have to check the existence of a new method.
-        // In 7.x, this code must be removed.
-        if (method_exists($this->tokens, 'recentlyCreated')) {
-            // An attacker can make a lot of password reset requests,
-            // which will lead to spam in user's mailbox.
-            if ($this->tokens->recentlyCreated($user)) {
-                return static::RESEND_TIMEOUT;
-            }
+        if (method_exists($this->tokens, 'recentlyCreatedToken') &&
+            $this->tokens->recentlyCreatedToken($user)) {
+            return static::RESET_THROTTLED;
         }
 
         // Once we have the reset token, we are ready to send the message out to this
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Auth/Passwords/PasswordBrokerManager.php b/src/Illuminate/Auth/Passwords/PasswordBrokerManager.php
index 39e9d0073f07..ac2d95c3b7c6 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Auth/Passwords/PasswordBrokerManager.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Auth/Passwords/PasswordBrokerManager.php
@@ -96,9 +96,7 @@ protected function createTokenRepository(array $config)
             $config['table'],
             $key,
             $config['expire'],
-            // Before 7.x this element in the configuration may not exist.
-            // In 7.x, this check must be removed.
-            $config['timeout'] ?? 0
+            $config['throttle'] ?? 0
         );
     }
 
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Contracts/Auth/PasswordBroker.php b/src/Illuminate/Contracts/Auth/PasswordBroker.php
index 3d9a7e257701..944a249bea80 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Contracts/Auth/PasswordBroker.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Contracts/Auth/PasswordBroker.php
@@ -35,11 +35,11 @@ interface PasswordBroker
     const INVALID_TOKEN = 'passwords.token';
 
     /**
-     * Constant representing the wait before password reset link resending.
+     * Constant representing a throttled reset attempt.
      *
      * @var string
      */
-    const RESEND_TIMEOUT = 'passwords.timeout';
+    const RESET_THROTTLED = 'passwords.throttled';
 
     /**
      * Send a password reset link to a user.
diff --git a/tests/Auth/AuthDatabaseTokenRepositoryTest.php b/tests/Auth/AuthDatabaseTokenRepositoryTest.php
index 9c66908e9d63..446139c0c7da 100755
--- a/tests/Auth/AuthDatabaseTokenRepositoryTest.php
+++ b/tests/Auth/AuthDatabaseTokenRepositoryTest.php
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ public function testRecentlyCreatedReturnsFalseIfNoRowFoundForUser()
         $user = m::mock(CanResetPassword::class);
         $user->shouldReceive('getEmailForPasswordReset')->once()->andReturn('email');
 
-        $this->assertFalse($repo->recentlyCreated($user));
+        $this->assertFalse($repo->recentlyCreatedToken($user));
     }
 
     public function testRecentlyCreatedReturnsTrueIfRecordIsRecentlyCreated()
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ public function testRecentlyCreatedReturnsTrueIfRecordIsRecentlyCreated()
         $user = m::mock(CanResetPassword::class);
         $user->shouldReceive('getEmailForPasswordReset')->once()->andReturn('email');
 
-        $this->assertTrue($repo->recentlyCreated($user));
+        $this->assertTrue($repo->recentlyCreatedToken($user));
     }
 
     public function testRecentlyCreatedReturnsFalseIfValidRecordExists()
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ public function testRecentlyCreatedReturnsFalseIfValidRecordExists()
         $user = m::mock(CanResetPassword::class);
         $user->shouldReceive('getEmailForPasswordReset')->once()->andReturn('email');
 
-        $this->assertFalse($repo->recentlyCreated($user));
+        $this->assertFalse($repo->recentlyCreatedToken($user));
     }
 
     public function testDeleteMethodDeletesByToken()
diff --git a/tests/Auth/AuthPasswordBrokerTest.php b/tests/Auth/AuthPasswordBrokerTest.php
index c495702fb94d..84e8523811fa 100755
--- a/tests/Auth/AuthPasswordBrokerTest.php
+++ b/tests/Auth/AuthPasswordBrokerTest.php
@@ -35,10 +35,10 @@ public function testIfTokenIsRecentlyCreated()
         $mocks['tokens'] = m::mock(TestTokenRepositoryInterface::class);
         $broker = $this->getMockBuilder(PasswordBroker::class)->setMethods(['emailResetLink', 'getUri'])->setConstructorArgs(array_values($mocks))->getMock();
         $mocks['users']->shouldReceive('retrieveByCredentials')->once()->with(['foo'])->andReturn($user = m::mock(CanResetPassword::class));
-        $mocks['tokens']->shouldReceive('recentlyCreated')->once()->with($user)->andReturn(true);
+        $mocks['tokens']->shouldReceive('recentlyCreatedToken')->once()->with($user)->andReturn(true);
         $user->shouldReceive('sendPasswordResetNotification')->with('token');
 
-        $this->assertEquals(PasswordBrokerContract::RESEND_TIMEOUT, $broker->sendResetLink(['foo']));
+        $this->assertEquals(PasswordBrokerContract::RESET_THROTTLED, $broker->sendResetLink(['foo']));
     }
 
     public function testGetUserThrowsExceptionIfUserDoesntImplementCanResetPassword()
@@ -130,5 +130,5 @@ protected function getMocks()
 
 interface TestTokenRepositoryInterface extends TokenRepositoryInterface
 {
-    public function recentlyCreated(CanResetPassword $user);
+    public function recentlyCreatedToken(CanResetPassword $user);
 }