diff --git a/sqlx-core/src/mysql/protocol/row.rs b/sqlx-core/src/mysql/protocol/row.rs
index 384db51c..15096376 100644
--- a/sqlx-core/src/mysql/protocol/row.rs
+++ b/sqlx-core/src/mysql/protocol/row.rs
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ impl<'c> Row<'c> {
                     | TypeId::LONG_BLOB
                     | TypeId::CHAR
                     | TypeId::TEXT
+                    | TypeId::ENUM
                     | TypeId::VAR_CHAR => {
                         let (len_size, len) = get_lenenc(&buffer[index..]);
 
diff --git a/sqlx-core/src/mysql/types/mod.rs b/sqlx-core/src/mysql/types/mod.rs
index 343d39aa..2c4421f1 100644
--- a/sqlx-core/src/mysql/types/mod.rs
+++ b/sqlx-core/src/mysql/types/mod.rs
@@ -64,11 +64,6 @@ impl MySqlTypeInfo {
             _ => None,
         }
     }
-
-    #[doc(hidden)]
-    pub fn r#enum() -> Self {
-        Self::new(TypeId::ENUM)
-    }
 }
 
 impl Display for MySqlTypeInfo {