diff --git a/bb8/src/api.rs b/bb8/src/api.rs
index 548fd04..9ecad68 100644
--- a/bb8/src/api.rs
+++ b/bb8/src/api.rs
@@ -60,7 +60,10 @@ impl<M: ManageConnection> Pool<M> {
     /// Using an owning `PooledConnection` makes it easier to leak the connection pool. Therefore, [`Pool::get`]
     /// (which stores a lifetime-bound reference to the pool) should be preferred whenever possible.
     pub async fn get_owned(&self) -> Result<PooledConnection<'static, M>, RunError<M::Error>> {
-        self.inner.get_owned().await
+        Ok(PooledConnection {
+            conn: self.get().await?.take(),
+            pool: Cow::Owned(self.inner.clone()),
+        })
     }
 
     /// Get a new dedicated connection that will not be managed by the pool.
@@ -385,17 +388,9 @@ where
     pub(crate) fn drop_invalid(mut self) {
         let _ = self.conn.take();
     }
-}
 
-impl<M> PooledConnection<'static, M>
-where
-    M: ManageConnection,
-{
-    pub(crate) fn new_owned(pool: PoolInner<M>, conn: Conn<M::Connection>) -> Self {
-        Self {
-            pool: Cow::Owned(pool),
-            conn: Some(conn),
-        }
+    pub(crate) fn take(&mut self) -> Option<Conn<M::Connection>> {
+        self.conn.take()
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/bb8/src/inner.rs b/bb8/src/inner.rs
index 5842324..0c3bbb6 100644
--- a/bb8/src/inner.rs
+++ b/bb8/src/inner.rs
@@ -89,22 +89,6 @@ where
         }
     }
 
-    pub(crate) async fn get_owned(
-        &self,
-    ) -> Result<PooledConnection<'static, M>, RunError<M::Error>> {
-        let future = self.make_pooled(|this, conn| {
-            let pool = PoolInner {
-                inner: Arc::clone(&this.inner),
-            };
-            PooledConnection::new_owned(pool, conn)
-        });
-
-        match timeout(self.inner.statics.connection_timeout, future).await {
-            Ok(result) => result,
-            _ => Err(RunError::TimedOut),
-        }
-    }
-
     pub(crate) async fn make_pooled<'a, 'b>(
         &'a self,
         make_pooled_conn: impl Fn(&'a Self, Conn<M::Connection>) -> PooledConnection<'b, M>,