diff --git a/src/database/pool.rs b/src/database/pool.rs
index 3624ecb1..61b657ed 100644
--- a/src/database/pool.rs
+++ b/src/database/pool.rs
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ fn worker_loop(self: &Arc<Self>, recv: &Receiver<Cmd>) {
 	self.busy.fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed);
 
 	while let Ok(cmd) = self.worker_wait(recv) {
-		self.worker_handle(cmd);
+		Pool::worker_handle(cmd);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -331,11 +331,11 @@ fn worker_wait(self: &Arc<Self>, recv: &Receiver<Cmd>) -> Result<Cmd, RecvError>
 }
 
 #[implement(Pool)]
-fn worker_handle(self: &Arc<Self>, cmd: Cmd) {
+fn worker_handle(cmd: Cmd) {
 	match cmd {
-		| Cmd::Get(cmd) if cmd.key.len() == 1 => self.handle_get(cmd),
-		| Cmd::Get(cmd) => self.handle_batch(cmd),
-		| Cmd::Iter(cmd) => self.handle_iter(cmd),
+		| Cmd::Get(cmd) if cmd.key.len() == 1 => Pool::handle_get(cmd),
+		| Cmd::Get(cmd) => Pool::handle_batch(cmd),
+		| Cmd::Iter(cmd) => Pool::handle_iter(cmd),
 	}
 }
 
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ fn worker_handle(self: &Arc<Self>, cmd: Cmd) {
 	skip_all,
 	fields(%cmd.map),
 )]
-fn handle_iter(&self, mut cmd: Seek) {
+fn handle_iter(mut cmd: Seek) {
 	let chan = cmd.res.take().expect("missing result channel");
 
 	if chan.is_canceled() {
@@ -375,8 +375,7 @@ fn handle_iter(&self, mut cmd: Seek) {
 		keys = %cmd.key.len(),
 	),
 )]
-
-fn handle_batch(self: &Arc<Self>, mut cmd: Get) {
+fn handle_batch(mut cmd: Get) {
 	debug_assert!(cmd.key.len() > 1, "should have more than one key");
 	debug_assert!(!cmd.key.iter().any(SmallVec::is_empty), "querying for empty key");
 
@@ -402,7 +401,7 @@ fn handle_batch(self: &Arc<Self>, mut cmd: Get) {
 	skip_all,
 	fields(%cmd.map),
 )]
-fn handle_get(&self, mut cmd: Get) {
+fn handle_get(mut cmd: Get) {
 	debug_assert!(!cmd.key[0].is_empty(), "querying for empty key");
 
 	// Obtain the result channel.