diff --git a/src/database/sql/convert.go b/src/database/sql/convert.go
index 4d9d070137..32941cb4c2 100644
--- a/src/database/sql/convert.go
+++ b/src/database/sql/convert.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 package sql
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
 	"database/sql/driver"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
@@ -252,13 +253,13 @@ func convertAssignRows(dest, src any, rows *Rows) error {
 			if d == nil {
 				return errNilPtr
 			}
-			*d = cloneBytes(s)
+			*d = bytes.Clone(s)
 			return nil
 		case *[]byte:
 			if d == nil {
 				return errNilPtr
 			}
-			*d = cloneBytes(s)
+			*d = bytes.Clone(s)
 			return nil
 		case *RawBytes:
 			if d == nil {
@@ -401,7 +402,7 @@ func convertAssignRows(dest, src any, rows *Rows) error {
 	if sv.IsValid() && sv.Type().AssignableTo(dv.Type()) {
 		switch b := src.(type) {
 		case []byte:
-			dv.Set(reflect.ValueOf(cloneBytes(b)))
+			dv.Set(reflect.ValueOf(bytes.Clone(b)))
 		default:
 			dv.Set(sv)
 		}
@@ -486,15 +487,6 @@ func strconvErr(err error) error {
 	return err
 }
 
-func cloneBytes(b []byte) []byte {
-	if b == nil {
-		return nil
-	}
-	c := make([]byte, len(b))
-	copy(c, b)
-	return c
-}
-
 func asString(src any) string {
 	switch v := src.(type) {
 	case string: