diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract_mysql_adapter.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract_mysql_adapter.rb
index 477b09944f951..07acb5425ef85 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract_mysql_adapter.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract_mysql_adapter.rb
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class AbstractMysqlAdapter < AbstractAdapter
 
       class StatementPool < ConnectionAdapters::StatementPool # :nodoc:
         private def dealloc(stmt)
-          stmt[:stmt].close
+          stmt.close
         end
       end
 
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/mysql/database_statements.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/mysql/database_statements.rb
index 458c9bfd70d7f..4106ce01be9ae 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/mysql/database_statements.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/mysql/database_statements.rb
@@ -71,10 +71,7 @@ def exec_stmt_and_free(sql, name, binds, cache_stmt: false)
 
             log(sql, name, binds, type_casted_binds) do
               if cache_stmt
-                cache = @statements[sql] ||= {
-                  stmt: @connection.prepare(sql)
-                }
-                stmt = cache[:stmt]
+                stmt = @statements[sql] ||= @connection.prepare(sql)
               else
                 stmt = @connection.prepare(sql)
               end