diff --git a/sqlx-core/src/mysql/protocol/row.rs b/sqlx-core/src/mysql/protocol/row.rs
index 92f517d6..384db51c 100644
--- a/sqlx-core/src/mysql/protocol/row.rs
+++ b/sqlx-core/src/mysql/protocol/row.rs
@@ -110,16 +110,16 @@ impl<'c> Row<'c> {
             if is_null {
                 values.push(None);
             } else {
-                let size = match columns[column_idx] {
-                    TypeId::TINY_INT => 1,
-                    TypeId::SMALL_INT => 2,
-                    TypeId::INT | TypeId::FLOAT => 4,
-                    TypeId::BIG_INT | TypeId::DOUBLE => 8,
+                let (offset, size) = match columns[column_idx] {
+                    TypeId::TINY_INT => (0, 1),
+                    TypeId::SMALL_INT => (0, 2),
+                    TypeId::INT | TypeId::FLOAT => (0, 4),
+                    TypeId::BIG_INT | TypeId::DOUBLE => (0, 8),
 
-                    TypeId::DATE => 5,
-                    TypeId::TIME => 1 + buffer[index] as usize,
+                    TypeId::DATE => (0, 5),
+                    TypeId::TIME => (0, 1 + buffer[index] as usize),
 
-                    TypeId::TIMESTAMP | TypeId::DATETIME => 1 + buffer[index] as usize,
+                    TypeId::TIMESTAMP | TypeId::DATETIME => (0, 1 + buffer[index] as usize),
 
                     TypeId::TINY_BLOB
                     | TypeId::MEDIUM_BLOB
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ impl<'c> Row<'c> {
                     | TypeId::VAR_CHAR => {
                         let (len_size, len) = get_lenenc(&buffer[index..]);
 
-                        len_size + len.unwrap_or_default()
+                        (len_size, len.unwrap_or_default())
                     }
 
                     id => {
@@ -137,8 +137,8 @@ impl<'c> Row<'c> {
                     }
                 };
 
-                values.push(Some(index..(index + size)));
-                index += size;
+                values.push(Some((index + offset)..(index + offset + size)));
+                index += size + offset;
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/sqlx-core/src/mysql/types/bytes.rs b/sqlx-core/src/mysql/types/bytes.rs
index 685dd0aa..ec1725cb 100644
--- a/sqlx-core/src/mysql/types/bytes.rs
+++ b/sqlx-core/src/mysql/types/bytes.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use byteorder::LittleEndian;
 
 use crate::decode::Decode;
 use crate::encode::Encode;
-use crate::mysql::io::{BufExt, BufMutExt};
+use crate::mysql::io::{BufMutExt};
 use crate::mysql::protocol::TypeId;
 use crate::mysql::types::MySqlTypeInfo;
 use crate::mysql::{MySql, MySqlValue};
@@ -41,16 +41,7 @@ impl Encode<MySql> for Vec<u8> {
 impl<'de> Decode<'de, MySql> for Vec<u8> {
     fn decode(value: Option<MySqlValue<'de>>) -> crate::Result<Self> {
         match value.try_into()? {
-            MySqlValue::Binary(mut buf) => {
-                let len = buf
-                    .get_uint_lenenc::<LittleEndian>()
-                    .map_err(crate::Error::decode)?
-                    .unwrap_or_default();
-
-                Ok((&buf[..(len as usize)]).to_vec())
-            }
-
-            MySqlValue::Text(s) => Ok(s.to_vec()),
+            MySqlValue::Binary(buf) | MySqlValue::Text(buf) => Ok(buf.to_vec()),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -58,16 +49,7 @@ impl<'de> Decode<'de, MySql> for Vec<u8> {
 impl<'de> Decode<'de, MySql> for &'de [u8] {
     fn decode(value: Option<MySqlValue<'de>>) -> crate::Result<Self> {
         match value.try_into()? {
-            MySqlValue::Binary(mut buf) => {
-                let len = buf
-                    .get_uint_lenenc::<LittleEndian>()
-                    .map_err(crate::Error::decode)?
-                    .unwrap_or_default();
-
-                Ok(&buf[..(len as usize)])
-            }
-
-            MySqlValue::Text(s) => Ok(s),
+            MySqlValue::Binary(buf) | MySqlValue::Text(buf) => Ok(buf),
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/sqlx-core/src/mysql/types/str.rs b/sqlx-core/src/mysql/types/str.rs
index e644b671..043352d2 100644
--- a/sqlx-core/src/mysql/types/str.rs
+++ b/sqlx-core/src/mysql/types/str.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use byteorder::LittleEndian;
 
 use crate::decode::Decode;
 use crate::encode::Encode;
-use crate::mysql::io::{BufExt, BufMutExt};
+use crate::mysql::io::{BufMutExt};
 use crate::mysql::protocol::TypeId;
 use crate::mysql::types::MySqlTypeInfo;
 use crate::mysql::{MySql, MySqlValue};
@@ -44,16 +44,9 @@ impl Encode<MySql> for String {
 impl<'de> Decode<'de, MySql> for &'de str {
     fn decode(value: Option<MySqlValue<'de>>) -> crate::Result<Self> {
         match value.try_into()? {
-            MySqlValue::Binary(mut buf) => {
-                let len = buf
-                    .get_uint_lenenc::<LittleEndian>()
-                    .map_err(crate::Error::decode)?
-                    .unwrap_or_default();
-
-                from_utf8(&buf[..(len as usize)]).map_err(crate::Error::decode)
+            MySqlValue::Binary(buf) | MySqlValue::Text(buf) => {
+                from_utf8(buf).map_err(crate::Error::decode)
             }
-
-            MySqlValue::Text(s) => from_utf8(s).map_err(crate::Error::decode),
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/sqlx-macros/src/derives.rs b/sqlx-macros/src/derives.rs
index 1d4a7172..b4e73a07 100644
--- a/sqlx-macros/src/derives.rs
+++ b/sqlx-macros/src/derives.rs
@@ -25,10 +25,10 @@ pub(crate) fn expand_derive_encode(input: DeriveInput) -> syn::Result<proc_macro
 
             Ok(quote!(
                 impl #impl_generics sqlx::encode::Encode<DB> for #ident #ty_generics #where_clause {
-                    fn encode(&self, buf: &mut std::vec::Vec<u8>) {
+                    fn encode(&self, buf: &mut <DB as sqlx::Database>::RawBuffer) {
                         sqlx::encode::Encode::encode(&self.0, buf)
                     }
-                    fn encode_nullable(&self, buf: &mut std::vec::Vec<u8>) -> sqlx::encode::IsNull {
+                    fn encode_nullable(&self, buf: &mut <DB as sqlx::Database>::RawBuffer) -> sqlx::encode::IsNull {
                         sqlx::encode::Encode::encode_nullable(&self.0, buf)
                     }
                     fn size_hint(&self) -> usize {
diff --git a/tests/derives.rs b/tests/derives.rs
index facdbea9..f6feac71 100644
--- a/tests/derives.rs
+++ b/tests/derives.rs
@@ -4,31 +4,36 @@ use sqlx::encode::Encode;
 #[derive(PartialEq, Debug, Encode, Decode)]
 struct Foo(i32);
 
-#[test]
-#[cfg(feature = "mysql")]
-fn encode_mysql() {
-    encode_with_db::<sqlx::MySql>();
-}
-
 #[test]
 #[cfg(feature = "postgres")]
-fn encode_postgres() {
-    encode_with_db::<sqlx::Postgres>();
-}
-
-#[allow(dead_code)]
-fn encode_with_db<DB: sqlx::Database>()
-where
-    Foo: Encode<DB>,
-    i32: Encode<DB>,
+fn encode_with_postgres()
 {
+    use sqlx_core::postgres::Postgres;
+
     let example = Foo(0x1122_3344);
 
     let mut encoded = Vec::new();
     let mut encoded_orig = Vec::new();
 
-    Encode::<DB>::encode(&example, &mut encoded);
-    Encode::<DB>::encode(&example.0, &mut encoded_orig);
+    Encode::<Postgres>::encode(&example, &mut encoded);
+    Encode::<Postgres>::encode(&example.0, &mut encoded_orig);
+
+    assert_eq!(encoded, encoded_orig);
+}
+
+#[test]
+#[cfg(feature = "mysql")]
+fn encode_with_mysql()
+{
+    use sqlx_core::mysql::MySql;
+
+    let example = Foo(0x1122_3344);
+
+    let mut encoded = Vec::new();
+    let mut encoded_orig = Vec::new();
+
+    Encode::<MySql>::encode(&example, &mut encoded);
+    Encode::<MySql>::encode(&example.0, &mut encoded_orig);
 
     assert_eq!(encoded, encoded_orig);
 }