diff --git a/proxy/src/serverless/json.rs b/proxy/src/serverless/json.rs
index 77ee2496c0..961645dc36 100644
--- a/proxy/src/serverless/json.rs
+++ b/proxy/src/serverless/json.rs
@@ -20,14 +20,14 @@ pub(crate) fn json_to_pg_text(
 }
 
 fn json_value_to_pg_text(value: &RawValue) -> Result<Option<String>, serde_json::Error> {
-    let value = serde_json::from_str(value.get())?;
-    match value {
+    let lazy_value = serde_json::from_str(value.get())?;
+    match lazy_value {
         // special care for nulls
         LazyValue::Null => Ok(None),
 
         // convert to text with escaping
-        v @ (LazyValue::Bool(_) | LazyValue::Number(_) | LazyValue::Object(_)) => {
-            Ok(Some(v.to_string()))
+        LazyValue::Bool | LazyValue::Number | LazyValue::Object => {
+            Ok(Some(value.get().to_string()))
         }
 
         // avoid escaping here, as we pass this as a parameter
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ fn json_value_to_pg_text(value: &RawValue) -> Result<Option<String>, serde_json:
 //
 // Example of the same escaping in node-postgres: packages/pg/lib/utils.js
 //
-fn json_array_to_pg_array(arr: Vec<&RawValue>) ->  Result<String, serde_json::Error> {
+fn json_array_to_pg_array(arr: Vec<&RawValue>) -> Result<String, serde_json::Error> {
     let mut output = String::new();
     let mut first = true;
 
@@ -68,17 +68,17 @@ fn json_array_to_pg_array(arr: Vec<&RawValue>) ->  Result<String, serde_json::Er
 }
 
 fn json_array_to_pg_array_inner(value: &RawValue) -> Result<Option<String>, serde_json::Error> {
-    let value = serde_json::from_str(value.get())?;
-    match value {
+    let lazy_value = serde_json::from_str(value.get())?;
+    match lazy_value {
         // special care for nulls
         LazyValue::Null => Ok(None),
 
         // convert to text with escaping
         // here string needs to be escaped, as it is part of the array
-        v @ (LazyValue::Bool(_) | LazyValue::Number(_) | LazyValue::String(_)) => {
-            Ok(Some(v.to_string()))
+        LazyValue::Bool | LazyValue::Number | LazyValue::String(_) => {
+            Ok(Some(value.get().to_string()))
         }
-        v @ LazyValue::Object(_) => Ok(Some(json!(v.to_string()).to_string())),
+        LazyValue::Object => Ok(Some(json!(value.get().to_string()).to_string())),
 
         // recurse into array
         LazyValue::Array(arr) => Ok(Some(json_array_to_pg_array(arr)?)),
diff --git a/proxy/src/serverless/json_raw_value.rs b/proxy/src/serverless/json_raw_value.rs
index 79caa706bb..a8e518a55b 100644
--- a/proxy/src/serverless/json_raw_value.rs
+++ b/proxy/src/serverless/json_raw_value.rs
@@ -8,20 +8,19 @@
 use core::fmt;
 use std::borrow::Cow;
 
-use indexmap::IndexMap;
 use serde::{
-    de::{MapAccess, SeqAccess, Visitor},
-    Deserialize, Serialize,
+    de::{IgnoredAny, MapAccess, SeqAccess, Visitor},
+    Deserialize,
 };
-use serde_json::{value::RawValue, Number};
+use serde_json::value::RawValue;
 
 pub enum LazyValue<'de> {
     Null,
-    Bool(bool),
-    Number(Number),
+    Bool,
+    Number,
     String(Cow<'de, str>),
     Array(Vec<&'de RawValue>),
-    Object(IndexMap<String, &'de RawValue>),
+    Object,
 }
 
 impl<'de> Deserialize<'de> for LazyValue<'de> {
@@ -40,23 +39,23 @@ impl<'de> Deserialize<'de> for LazyValue<'de> {
             }
 
             #[inline]
-            fn visit_bool<E>(self, value: bool) -> Result<LazyValue<'de>, E> {
-                Ok(LazyValue::Bool(value))
+            fn visit_bool<E>(self, _value: bool) -> Result<LazyValue<'de>, E> {
+                Ok(LazyValue::Bool)
             }
 
             #[inline]
-            fn visit_i64<E>(self, value: i64) -> Result<LazyValue<'de>, E> {
-                Ok(LazyValue::Number(value.into()))
+            fn visit_i64<E>(self, _value: i64) -> Result<LazyValue<'de>, E> {
+                Ok(LazyValue::Number)
             }
 
             #[inline]
-            fn visit_u64<E>(self, value: u64) -> Result<LazyValue<'de>, E> {
-                Ok(LazyValue::Number(value.into()))
+            fn visit_u64<E>(self, _value: u64) -> Result<LazyValue<'de>, E> {
+                Ok(LazyValue::Number)
             }
 
             #[inline]
-            fn visit_f64<E>(self, value: f64) -> Result<LazyValue<'de>, E> {
-                Ok(Number::from_f64(value).map_or(LazyValue::Null, LazyValue::Number))
+            fn visit_f64<E>(self, _value: f64) -> Result<LazyValue<'de>, E> {
+                Ok(LazyValue::Number)
             }
 
             #[inline]
@@ -116,13 +115,8 @@ impl<'de> Deserialize<'de> for LazyValue<'de> {
             where
                 V: MapAccess<'de>,
             {
-                let mut values = IndexMap::new();
-
-                while let Some((key, value)) = visitor.next_entry()? {
-                    values.insert(key, value);
-                }
-
-                Ok(LazyValue::Object(values))
+                while visitor.next_entry::<IgnoredAny, IgnoredAny>()?.is_some() {}
+                Ok(LazyValue::Object)
             }
         }
 
@@ -130,37 +124,6 @@ impl<'de> Deserialize<'de> for LazyValue<'de> {
     }
 }
 
-impl Serialize for LazyValue<'_> {
-    #[inline]
-    fn serialize<S>(&self, serializer: S) -> Result<S::Ok, S::Error>
-    where
-        S: ::serde::Serializer,
-    {
-        match self {
-            LazyValue::Null => serializer.serialize_unit(),
-            LazyValue::Bool(b) => serializer.serialize_bool(*b),
-            LazyValue::Number(n) => n.serialize(serializer),
-            LazyValue::String(s) => serializer.serialize_str(s),
-            LazyValue::Array(v) => v.serialize(serializer),
-            LazyValue::Object(m) => {
-                use serde::ser::SerializeMap;
-                let mut map = serializer.serialize_map(Some(m.len()))?;
-                for (k, v) in m {
-                    map.serialize_entry(k, v)?;
-                }
-                map.end()
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-#[allow(clippy::to_string_trait_impl)]
-impl ToString for LazyValue<'_> {
-    fn to_string(&self) -> String {
-        serde_json::to_string(self).expect("json encoding a LazyValue should never error")
-    }
-}
-
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use std::borrow::Cow;
@@ -181,13 +144,9 @@ mod tests {
 
         let lazy: LazyValue = serde_json::from_str(&json).unwrap();
 
-        let LazyValue::Object(object) = lazy else {
+        let LazyValue::Object = lazy else {
             panic!("expected object")
         };
-        assert_eq!(object.len(), 2);
-
-        assert_eq!(object["foo"].get(), r#"{"bar":1}"#);
-        assert_eq!(object["baz"].get(), r#"[2,3]"#);
     }
 
     #[test]