diff --git a/crates/matrix-sdk-sqlite/src/crypto_store.rs b/crates/matrix-sdk-sqlite/src/crypto_store.rs
index 7f3d68c6f..4f28b4812 100644
--- a/crates/matrix-sdk-sqlite/src/crypto_store.rs
+++ b/crates/matrix-sdk-sqlite/src/crypto_store.rs
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ impl SqliteCryptoStore {
         self.static_account.read().unwrap().clone()
     }
 
-    async fn acquire(&self) -> Result<deadpool_sqlite::Object> {
+    async fn acquire(&self) -> Result<SqliteConn> {
         Ok(self.pool.get().await?)
     }
 }
@@ -674,7 +674,7 @@ trait SqliteObjectCryptoStoreExt: SqliteObjectExt {
 }
 
 #[async_trait]
-impl SqliteObjectCryptoStoreExt for deadpool_sqlite::Object {}
+impl SqliteObjectCryptoStoreExt for SqliteConn {}
 
 #[async_trait]
 impl CryptoStore for SqliteCryptoStore {
diff --git a/crates/matrix-sdk-sqlite/src/event_cache_store.rs b/crates/matrix-sdk-sqlite/src/event_cache_store.rs
index 73366d1a6..e59c1d902 100644
--- a/crates/matrix-sdk-sqlite/src/event_cache_store.rs
+++ b/crates/matrix-sdk-sqlite/src/event_cache_store.rs
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ impl SqliteEventCacheStore {
         }
     }
 
-    async fn acquire(&self) -> Result<deadpool_sqlite::Object> {
+    async fn acquire(&self) -> Result<SqliteConn> {
         Ok(self.pool.get().await?)
     }
 }
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ trait SqliteObjectEventCacheStoreExt: SqliteObjectExt {
 }
 
 #[async_trait]
-impl SqliteObjectEventCacheStoreExt for deadpool_sqlite::Object {}
+impl SqliteObjectEventCacheStoreExt for SqliteConn {}
 
 #[async_trait]
 impl EventCacheStore for SqliteEventCacheStore {
diff --git a/crates/matrix-sdk-sqlite/src/state_store.rs b/crates/matrix-sdk-sqlite/src/state_store.rs
index 4b209e7c4..9f41fdf1d 100644
--- a/crates/matrix-sdk-sqlite/src/state_store.rs
+++ b/crates/matrix-sdk-sqlite/src/state_store.rs
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ impl SqliteStateStore {
         self.encode_key(keys::KV_BLOB, full_key)
     }
 
-    async fn acquire(&self) -> Result<deadpool_sqlite::Object> {
+    async fn acquire(&self) -> Result<SqliteConn> {
         Ok(self.pool.get().await?)
     }
 
@@ -901,7 +901,7 @@ trait SqliteObjectStateStoreExt: SqliteObjectExt {
 }
 
 #[async_trait]
-impl SqliteObjectStateStoreExt for deadpool_sqlite::Object {
+impl SqliteObjectStateStoreExt for SqliteConn {
     async fn set_kv_blob(&self, key: Key, value: Vec<u8>) -> Result<()> {
         Ok(self.interact(move |conn| conn.set_kv_blob(&key, &value)).await.unwrap()?)
     }
diff --git a/crates/matrix-sdk-sqlite/src/utils.rs b/crates/matrix-sdk-sqlite/src/utils.rs
index 5e030aa09..5df49004a 100644
--- a/crates/matrix-sdk-sqlite/src/utils.rs
+++ b/crates/matrix-sdk-sqlite/src/utils.rs
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ use core::fmt;
 use std::{borrow::Borrow, cmp::min, future::Future, iter, ops::Deref};
 
 use async_trait::async_trait;
+use deadpool_sqlite::Object as SqliteConn;
 use itertools::Itertools;
 use rusqlite::{limits::Limit, OptionalExtension, Params, Row, Statement, Transaction};
 
@@ -106,7 +107,7 @@ pub(crate) trait SqliteObjectExt {
 }
 
 #[async_trait]
-impl SqliteObjectExt for deadpool_sqlite::Object {
+impl SqliteObjectExt for SqliteConn {
     async fn execute<P>(
         &self,
         sql: impl AsRef<str> + Send + 'static,
@@ -245,7 +246,7 @@ pub(crate) trait SqliteObjectStoreExt: SqliteObjectExt {
 }
 
 #[async_trait]
-impl SqliteObjectStoreExt for deadpool_sqlite::Object {
+impl SqliteObjectStoreExt for SqliteConn {
     async fn set_kv(&self, key: &str, value: Vec<u8>) -> rusqlite::Result<()> {
         let key = key.to_owned();
         self.interact(move |conn| conn.set_kv(&key, &value)).await.unwrap()?;
@@ -255,7 +256,7 @@ impl SqliteObjectStoreExt for deadpool_sqlite::Object {
 }
 
 /// Load the version of the database with the given connection.
-pub(crate) async fn load_db_version(conn: &deadpool_sqlite::Object) -> Result<u8, OpenStoreError> {
+pub(crate) async fn load_db_version(conn: &SqliteConn) -> Result<u8, OpenStoreError> {
     let kv_exists = conn
         .query_row(
             "SELECT count(*) FROM sqlite_master WHERE type = 'table' AND name = 'kv'",