diff --git a/sqlx-core/src/mysql/row.rs b/sqlx-core/src/mysql/row.rs
index 09126f3f9..33fafc13f 100644
--- a/sqlx-core/src/mysql/row.rs
+++ b/sqlx-core/src/mysql/row.rs
@@ -37,9 +37,8 @@ impl<'c> Row<'c> for MySqlRow<'c> {
         self.row.len()
     }
 
-    fn try_get_raw<'r, I>(&'r self, index: I) -> crate::Result<MySql, Option<MySqlValue<'r>>>
+    fn try_get_raw<I>(&self, index: I) -> crate::Result<MySql, Option<MySqlValue<'c>>>
     where
-        'c: 'r,
         I: ColumnIndex<Self::Database>,
     {
         let index = index.resolve(self)?;
diff --git a/sqlx-core/src/postgres/row.rs b/sqlx-core/src/postgres/row.rs
index 4a46ab6ef..c53387db3 100644
--- a/sqlx-core/src/postgres/row.rs
+++ b/sqlx-core/src/postgres/row.rs
@@ -42,9 +42,8 @@ impl<'c> Row<'c> for PgRow<'c> {
         self.data.len()
     }
 
-    fn try_get_raw<'r, I>(&'r self, index: I) -> crate::Result<Postgres, Option<PgValue<'r>>>
+    fn try_get_raw<I>(&self, index: I) -> crate::Result<Postgres, Option<PgValue<'c>>>
     where
-        'c: 'r,
         I: ColumnIndex<Self::Database>,
     {
         let index = index.resolve(self)?;
diff --git a/sqlx-core/src/row.rs b/sqlx-core/src/row.rs
index 85424fcd8..b80c90d9f 100644
--- a/sqlx-core/src/row.rs
+++ b/sqlx-core/src/row.rs
@@ -24,32 +24,29 @@ pub trait Row<'c>: Unpin + Send {
     /// Returns the number of values in the row.
     fn len(&self) -> usize;
 
-    fn get<'r, T, I>(&'r self, index: I) -> T
+    fn get<T, I>(&self, index: I) -> T
     where
-        'c: 'r,
         T: Type<Self::Database>,
         I: ColumnIndex<Self::Database>,
-        T: Decode<'r, Self::Database>,
+        T: Decode<'c, Self::Database>,
     {
         self.try_get::<T, I>(index).unwrap()
     }
 
-    fn try_get<'r, T, I>(&'r self, index: I) -> crate::Result<Self::Database, T>
+    fn try_get<T, I>(&self, index: I) -> crate::Result<Self::Database, T>
     where
-        'c: 'r,
         T: Type<Self::Database>,
         I: ColumnIndex<Self::Database>,
-        T: Decode<'r, Self::Database>,
+        T: Decode<'c, Self::Database>,
     {
         Ok(Decode::decode(self.try_get_raw(index)?)?)
     }
 
-    fn try_get_raw<'r, I>(
-        &'r self,
+    fn try_get_raw<I>(
+        &self,
         index: I,
-    ) -> crate::Result<Self::Database, <Self::Database as HasRawValue<'r>>::RawValue>
+    ) -> crate::Result<Self::Database, <Self::Database as HasRawValue<'c>>::RawValue>
     where
-        'c: 'r,
         I: ColumnIndex<Self::Database>;
 }
 
@@ -72,7 +69,7 @@ macro_rules! impl_from_row_for_tuple {
         where
             $($T: 'c,)+
             $($T: crate::types::Type<$db>,)+
-            $($T: for<'r> crate::decode::Decode<'r, $db>,)+
+            $($T: crate::decode::Decode<'c, $db>,)+
         {
             #[inline]
             fn from_row(row: $r<'c>) -> crate::Result<$db, Self> {
diff --git a/sqlx-core/src/sqlite/row.rs b/sqlx-core/src/sqlite/row.rs
index 3c46bf224..ef55d60ea 100644
--- a/sqlx-core/src/sqlite/row.rs
+++ b/sqlx-core/src/sqlite/row.rs
@@ -7,11 +7,19 @@ use crate::sqlite::{Sqlite, SqliteConnection};
 pub struct SqliteRow<'c> {
     pub(super) values: usize,
     pub(super) statement: Option<usize>,
-    pub(super) connection: &'c mut SqliteConnection,
+    pub(super) connection: &'c SqliteConnection,
 }
 
+// Accessing values from the statement object is
+// safe across threads as long as we don't call [sqlite3_step]
+// That should not be possible as long as an immutable borrow is held on the connection
+
+#[allow(unsafe_code)]
+unsafe impl Send for SqliteRow<'_> {}
+
 impl<'c> SqliteRow<'c> {
-    fn statement(&'c self) -> &'c Statement {
+    #[inline]
+    fn statement(&self) -> &'c Statement {
         self.connection.statement(self.statement)
     }
 }
@@ -24,15 +32,14 @@ impl<'c> Row<'c> for SqliteRow<'c> {
         self.values
     }
 
-    fn try_get_raw<'r, I>(&'r self, index: I) -> crate::Result<Sqlite, SqliteValue<'r>>
+    fn try_get_raw<I>(&self, index: I) -> crate::Result<Sqlite, SqliteValue<'c>>
     where
-        'c: 'r,
         I: ColumnIndex<Self::Database>,
     {
-        let index = index.resolve(self)?;
-        let value = SqliteValue::new(self.statement(), index);
-
-        Ok(value)
+        Ok(SqliteValue {
+            statement: self.statement(),
+            index: index.resolve(self)? as i32,
+        })
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/sqlx-core/src/sqlite/value.rs b/sqlx-core/src/sqlite/value.rs
index bfceb369c..09be2618e 100644
--- a/sqlx-core/src/sqlite/value.rs
+++ b/sqlx-core/src/sqlite/value.rs
@@ -11,18 +11,8 @@ use libsqlite3_sys::{
 use crate::sqlite::statement::Statement;
 
 pub struct SqliteValue<'c> {
-    index: i32,
-    statement: &'c Statement,
-}
-
-impl<'c> SqliteValue<'c> {
-    #[inline]
-    pub(super) fn new(statement: &'c Statement, index: usize) -> Self {
-        Self {
-            statement,
-            index: index as i32,
-        }
-    }
+    pub(super) index: i32,
+    pub(super) statement: &'c Statement,
 }
 
 // https://www.sqlite.org/c3ref/column_blob.html