diff --git a/src/rows.rs b/src/rows.rs
index 5496dbe7..e0aa1db0 100644
--- a/src/rows.rs
+++ b/src/rows.rs
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ impl<'a> Row<'a> {
     }
 
     /// Returns a slice describing the columns of the `Row`.
-    pub fn columns(&self) -> &'a [Column] {
+    pub fn columns(&self) -> &[Column] {
         self.stmt.columns()
     }