diff --git a/async_postgres/pg_client.nim b/async_postgres/pg_client.nim
index 23218aa..f3104a9 100644
--- a/async_postgres/pg_client.nim
+++ b/async_postgres/pg_client.nim
@@ -381,7 +381,6 @@ template queryRecvLoop(
     cachedColOids: seq[int32],
     qr: var QueryResult,
     timeout: Duration = ZeroDuration,
-    reuseBuffer: bool = true,
 ) =
   var queryError: ref PgQueryError
 
@@ -391,19 +390,8 @@ template queryRecvLoop(
       for i in 0 ..< qr.fields.len:
         qr.fields[i].formatCode = cachedColFmts[i]
     if qr.fields.len > 0:
-      if reuseBuffer:
-        if conn.rowDataBuf != nil:
-          conn.rowDataBuf = conn.rowDataBuf.reuseRowData(
-            int16(qr.fields.len), cachedColFmts, cachedColOids
-          )
-        else:
-          conn.rowDataBuf =
-            newRowData(int16(qr.fields.len), cachedColFmts, cachedColOids)
-        conn.rowDataBuf.fields = qr.fields
-        qr.data = conn.rowDataBuf
-      else:
-        qr.data = newRowData(int16(qr.fields.len), cachedColFmts, cachedColOids)
-        qr.data.fields = qr.fields
+      qr.data = newRowData(int16(qr.fields.len), cachedColFmts, cachedColOids)
+      qr.data.fields = qr.fields
 
   block recvLoop:
     while true:
@@ -433,17 +421,8 @@ template queryRecvLoop(
                   cf[i] = resultFormats[i]
           else:
             qr.fields = msg.fields
-          if reuseBuffer:
-            if conn.rowDataBuf != nil:
-              conn.rowDataBuf =
-                conn.rowDataBuf.reuseRowData(int16(qr.fields.len), cf, co)
-            else:
-              conn.rowDataBuf = newRowData(int16(qr.fields.len), cf, co)
-            conn.rowDataBuf.fields = qr.fields
-            qr.data = conn.rowDataBuf
-          else:
-            qr.data = newRowData(int16(qr.fields.len), cf, co)
-            qr.data.fields = qr.fields
+          qr.data = newRowData(int16(qr.fields.len), cf, co)
+          qr.data.fields = qr.fields
         of bmkNoData:
           discard
         of bmkCommandComplete:
@@ -530,18 +509,8 @@ proc queryImpl(
 
   var qr = QueryResult()
   queryRecvLoop(
-    conn,
-    sql,
-    effectiveResultFormats,
-    cacheHit,
-    cacheMiss,
-    stmtName,
-    cachedFields,
-    cachedColFmts,
-    cachedColOids,
-    qr,
-    timeout,
-    reuseBuffer = false,
+    conn, sql, effectiveResultFormats, cacheHit, cacheMiss, stmtName, cachedFields,
+    cachedColFmts, cachedColOids, qr, timeout,
   )
   return qr
 
@@ -601,18 +570,8 @@ proc queryImpl(
 
   var qr = QueryResult()
   queryRecvLoop(
-    conn,
-    sql,
-    effectiveResultFormats,
-    cacheHit,
-    cacheMiss,
-    stmtName,
-    cachedFields,
-    cachedColFmts,
-    cachedColOids,
-    qr,
-    timeout,
-    reuseBuffer = false,
+    conn, sql, effectiveResultFormats, cacheHit, cacheMiss, stmtName, cachedFields,
+    cachedColFmts, cachedColOids, qr, timeout,
   )
   return qr
 
diff --git a/async_postgres/pg_connection.nim b/async_postgres/pg_connection.nim
index db75828..e1d4abc 100644
--- a/async_postgres/pg_connection.nim
+++ b/async_postgres/pg_connection.nim
@@ -167,7 +167,6 @@ type
     stmtCacheLru: DoublyLinkedList[string] ## LRU order: oldest at head, newest at tail
     stmtCounter*: int
     stmtCacheCapacity*: int ## 0=disabled, default 256
-    rowDataBuf*: RowData ## Reusable RowData buffer to avoid per-query allocation
     hstoreOid*: int32 ## Dynamic OID for hstore extension type; 0 if not available
     tracer*: PgTracer ## Inherited from ConnConfig on connect
 
@@ -1542,7 +1541,6 @@ proc reconnectInPlace(conn: PgConnection) {.async.} =
   conn.recvBuf.setLen(0)
   conn.recvBufStart = 0
   conn.clearStmtCache()
-  conn.rowDataBuf = nil
   conn.state = csConnecting
   var newConn: PgConnection
   try:
diff --git a/async_postgres/pg_pool.nim b/async_postgres/pg_pool.nim
index 1f312c2..fc38f73 100644
--- a/async_postgres/pg_pool.nim
+++ b/async_postgres/pg_pool.nim
@@ -175,7 +175,6 @@ proc resetSession*(pool: PgPool, conn: PgConnection) {.async.} =
     try:
       discard await conn.simpleExec(pool.config.resetQuery)
       conn.clearStmtCache()
-      conn.rowDataBuf = nil
     except CatchableError:
       try:
         await conn.close()
diff --git a/tests/test_e2e.nim b/tests/test_e2e.nim
index d8397b6..91e1990 100644
--- a/tests/test_e2e.nim
+++ b/tests/test_e2e.nim
@@ -6039,6 +6039,21 @@ suite "E2E: queryDirect / execDirect":
 
     waitFor t()
 
+  test "queryDirect Row survives subsequent queries (lifetime bug)":
+    proc t() {.async.} =
+      let conn = await connect(plainConfig())
+      let qr1 = await conn.queryDirect("SELECT $1::text", "x")
+      let qr2 = await conn.queryDirect("SELECT $1::text", "y")
+      doAssert qr1.rowCount == 1
+      doAssert qr2.rowCount == 1
+      let row1 = Row(data: qr1.data, rowIdx: 0)
+      let row2 = Row(data: qr2.data, rowIdx: 0)
+      doAssert row1.getStr(0) == "x", "qr1 data was invalidated by qr2"
+      doAssert row2.getStr(0) == "y"
+      await conn.close()
+
+    waitFor t()
+
   test "execDirect INSERT and UPDATE":
     proc t() {.async.} =
       let conn = await connect(plainConfig())