diff --git a/pgconn/pgconn.go b/pgconn/pgconn.go
index e22a0de8..ee8127bf 100644
--- a/pgconn/pgconn.go
+++ b/pgconn/pgconn.go
@@ -814,33 +814,11 @@ func (pgConn *PgConn) ExecPrepared(ctx context.Context, stmtName string, paramVa
 	return pgConn.bufferLastResult(ctx)
 }
 
-type FieldDescription struct {
-	Name                 string
-	TableOID             uint32
-	TableAttributeNumber uint16
-	DataTypeOID          uint32
-	DataTypeSize         int16
-	TypeModifier         int32
-	FormatCode           int16
-}
-
-// pgproto3FieldDescriptionToPgconnFieldDescription copies and converts the data from a pgproto3.FieldDescription to a
-// FieldDescription.
-func pgproto3FieldDescriptionToPgconnFieldDescription(src *pgproto3.FieldDescription, dst *FieldDescription) {
-	dst.Name = string(src.Name)
-	dst.TableOID = src.TableOID
-	dst.TableAttributeNumber = src.TableAttributeNumber
-	dst.DataTypeOID = src.DataTypeOID
-	dst.DataTypeSize = src.DataTypeSize
-	dst.TypeModifier = src.TypeModifier
-	dst.FormatCode = src.Format
-}
-
 type PreparedStatementDescription struct {
 	Name      string
 	SQL       string
 	ParamOIDs []uint32
-	Fields    []FieldDescription
+	Fields    []pgproto3.FieldDescription
 }
 
 // Prepare creates a prepared statement.
@@ -877,10 +855,8 @@ func (pgConn *PgConn) Prepare(ctx context.Context, name, sql string, paramOIDs [
 			psd.ParamOIDs = make([]uint32, len(msg.ParameterOIDs))
 			copy(psd.ParamOIDs, msg.ParameterOIDs)
 		case *pgproto3.RowDescription:
-			psd.Fields = make([]FieldDescription, len(msg.Fields))
-			for i := range msg.Fields {
-				pgproto3FieldDescriptionToPgconnFieldDescription(&msg.Fields[i], &psd.Fields[i])
-			}
+			psd.Fields = make([]pgproto3.FieldDescription, len(msg.Fields))
+			copy(psd.Fields, msg.Fields)
 		case *pgproto3.ErrorResponse:
 			return nil, errorResponseToPgError(msg)
 		}
diff --git a/pgproto3/command_complete.go b/pgproto3/command_complete.go
index ba5a6a63..85848532 100644
--- a/pgproto3/command_complete.go
+++ b/pgproto3/command_complete.go
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 type CommandComplete struct {
-	CommandTag []byte
+	CommandTag string
 }
 
 func (*CommandComplete) Backend() {}
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ func (dst *CommandComplete) Decode(src []byte) error {
 		return &invalidMessageFormatErr{messageType: "CommandComplete"}
 	}
 
-	dst.CommandTag = src[:idx]
+	dst.CommandTag = string(src[:idx])
 
 	return nil
 }
@@ -43,6 +43,6 @@ func (src *CommandComplete) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
 		CommandTag string
 	}{
 		Type:       "CommandComplete",
-		CommandTag: string(src.CommandTag),
+		CommandTag: src.CommandTag,
 	})
 }
diff --git a/pgproto3/row_description.go b/pgproto3/row_description.go
index c7f3477f..7deba379 100644
--- a/pgproto3/row_description.go
+++ b/pgproto3/row_description.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ const (
 )
 
 type FieldDescription struct {
-	Name                 []byte
+	Name                 string
 	TableOID             uint32
 	TableAttributeNumber uint16
 	DataTypeOID          uint32
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ func (dst *RowDescription) Decode(src []byte) error {
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		fd.Name = bName[:len(bName)-1]
+		fd.Name = string(bName[:len(bName)-1])
 
 		// Since buf.Next() doesn't return an error if we hit the end of the buffer
 		// check Len ahead of time