diff --git a/sqlx-mysql/src/value.rs b/sqlx-mysql/src/value.rs
index fe8b50c670..a4e231f721 100644
--- a/sqlx-mysql/src/value.rs
+++ b/sqlx-mysql/src/value.rs
@@ -33,18 +33,18 @@ pub struct MySqlValueRef<'r> {
 }
 
 impl<'r> MySqlValueRef<'r> {
-    pub(crate) fn format(&self) -> MySqlValueFormat {
+    pub fn format(&self) -> MySqlValueFormat {
         self.format
     }
 
-    pub(crate) fn as_bytes(&self) -> Result<&'r [u8], BoxDynError> {
+    pub fn as_bytes(&self) -> Result<&'r [u8], BoxDynError> {
         match &self.value {
             Some(v) => Ok(v),
             None => Err(UnexpectedNullError.into()),
         }
     }
 
-    pub(crate) fn as_str(&self) -> Result<&'r str, BoxDynError> {
+    pub fn as_str(&self) -> Result<&'r str, BoxDynError> {
         Ok(from_utf8(self.as_bytes()?)?)
     }
 }