diff --git a/sqlx-core/src/any/options.rs b/sqlx-core/src/any/options.rs
index 08361eaeeb..08c431a84c 100644
--- a/sqlx-core/src/any/options.rs
+++ b/sqlx-core/src/any/options.rs
@@ -50,12 +50,12 @@ impl ConnectOptions for AnyConnectOptions {
         Box::pin(AnyConnection::establish(self))
     }
 
-    fn log_statements(&mut self, level: LevelFilter) -> &mut Self {
+    fn log_statements(mut self, level: LevelFilter) -> Self {
         self.log_settings.statements_level = level;
         self
     }
 
-    fn log_slow_statements(&mut self, level: LevelFilter, duration: Duration) -> &mut Self {
+    fn log_slow_statements(mut self, level: LevelFilter, duration: Duration) -> Self {
         self.log_settings.slow_statements_level = level;
         self.log_settings.slow_statements_duration = duration;
         self
diff --git a/sqlx-core/src/connection.rs b/sqlx-core/src/connection.rs
index 829e4bb599..c73b23f47e 100644
--- a/sqlx-core/src/connection.rs
+++ b/sqlx-core/src/connection.rs
@@ -170,14 +170,14 @@ pub trait ConnectOptions: 'static + Send + Sync + FromStr<Err = Error> + Debug +
         Self::Connection: Sized;
 
     /// Log executed statements with the specified `level`
-    fn log_statements(&mut self, level: LevelFilter) -> &mut Self;
+    fn log_statements(self, level: LevelFilter) -> Self;
 
     /// Log executed statements with a duration above the specified `duration`
     /// at the specified `level`.
-    fn log_slow_statements(&mut self, level: LevelFilter, duration: Duration) -> &mut Self;
+    fn log_slow_statements(self, level: LevelFilter, duration: Duration) -> Self;
 
     /// Entirely disables statement logging (both slow and regular).
-    fn disable_statement_logging(&mut self) -> &mut Self {
+    fn disable_statement_logging(self) -> Self {
         self.log_statements(LevelFilter::Off)
             .log_slow_statements(LevelFilter::Off, Duration::default())
     }
diff --git a/sqlx-mysql/src/options/connect.rs b/sqlx-mysql/src/options/connect.rs
index 0e07e8331c..e6a8600272 100644
--- a/sqlx-mysql/src/options/connect.rs
+++ b/sqlx-mysql/src/options/connect.rs
@@ -67,12 +67,12 @@ impl ConnectOptions for MySqlConnectOptions {
         })
     }
 
-    fn log_statements(&mut self, level: LevelFilter) -> &mut Self {
+    fn log_statements(mut self, level: LevelFilter) -> Self {
         self.log_settings.log_statements(level);
         self
     }
 
-    fn log_slow_statements(&mut self, level: LevelFilter, duration: Duration) -> &mut Self {
+    fn log_slow_statements(mut self, level: LevelFilter, duration: Duration) -> Self {
         self.log_settings.log_slow_statements(level, duration);
         self
     }
diff --git a/sqlx-postgres/src/options/connect.rs b/sqlx-postgres/src/options/connect.rs
index 295768311b..f61909a9e8 100644
--- a/sqlx-postgres/src/options/connect.rs
+++ b/sqlx-postgres/src/options/connect.rs
@@ -20,12 +20,12 @@ impl ConnectOptions for PgConnectOptions {
         Box::pin(PgConnection::establish(self))
     }
 
-    fn log_statements(&mut self, level: LevelFilter) -> &mut Self {
+    fn log_statements(mut self, level: LevelFilter) -> Self {
         self.log_settings.log_statements(level);
         self
     }
 
-    fn log_slow_statements(&mut self, level: LevelFilter, duration: Duration) -> &mut Self {
+    fn log_slow_statements(mut self, level: LevelFilter, duration: Duration) -> Self {
         self.log_settings.log_slow_statements(level, duration);
         self
     }
diff --git a/sqlx-sqlite/src/options/connect.rs b/sqlx-sqlite/src/options/connect.rs
index b717a99032..3b4b531370 100644
--- a/sqlx-sqlite/src/options/connect.rs
+++ b/sqlx-sqlite/src/options/connect.rs
@@ -37,12 +37,12 @@ impl ConnectOptions for SqliteConnectOptions {
         })
     }
 
-    fn log_statements(&mut self, level: LevelFilter) -> &mut Self {
+    fn log_statements(mut self, level: LevelFilter) -> Self {
         self.log_settings.log_statements(level);
         self
     }
 
-    fn log_slow_statements(&mut self, level: LevelFilter, duration: Duration) -> &mut Self {
+    fn log_slow_statements(mut self, level: LevelFilter, duration: Duration) -> Self {
         self.log_settings.log_slow_statements(level, duration);
         self
     }