diff --git a/postgres-types/src/lib.rs b/postgres-types/src/lib.rs
index c56eebba6..0c979812d 100644
--- a/postgres-types/src/lib.rs
+++ b/postgres-types/src/lib.rs
@@ -313,23 +313,14 @@ impl fmt::Debug for Type {
 
 impl fmt::Display for Type {
     fn fmt(&self, fmt: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
-        match self.schema() {
-            "public" | "pg_catalog" => {}
-            schema => write!(fmt, "{}.", schema)?,
-        }
         fmt.write_str(self.name())
     }
 }
 
 impl Type {
     /// Creates a new `Type`.
-    pub fn new(name: String, oid: Oid, kind: Kind, schema: String) -> Type {
-        Type(Inner::Other(Arc::new(Other {
-            name,
-            oid,
-            kind,
-            schema,
-        })))
+    pub fn new(name: String, oid: Oid, kind: Kind) -> Type {
+        Type(Inner::Other(Arc::new(Other { name, oid, kind })))
     }
 
     /// Returns the `Type` corresponding to the provided `Oid` if it
@@ -348,14 +339,6 @@ impl Type {
         self.0.kind()
     }
 
-    /// Returns the schema of this type.
-    pub fn schema(&self) -> &str {
-        match self.0 {
-            Inner::Other(ref u) => &u.schema,
-            _ => "pg_catalog",
-        }
-    }
-
     /// Returns the name of this type.
     pub fn name(&self) -> &str {
         self.0.name()
diff --git a/postgres-types/src/type_gen.rs b/postgres-types/src/type_gen.rs
index a1bc3f85c..311dbdb96 100644
--- a/postgres-types/src/type_gen.rs
+++ b/postgres-types/src/type_gen.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ pub struct Other {
     pub name: String,
     pub oid: Oid,
     pub kind: Kind,
-    pub schema: String,
 }
 
 #[derive(PartialEq, Eq, Clone, Debug, Hash)]
diff --git a/tokio-postgres/src/error/mod.rs b/tokio-postgres/src/error/mod.rs
index 75664d258..07b3fd152 100644
--- a/tokio-postgres/src/error/mod.rs
+++ b/tokio-postgres/src/error/mod.rs
@@ -357,6 +357,7 @@ enum Kind {
     #[cfg(feature = "runtime")]
     Connect,
     Timeout,
+    UnsupportedType,
 }
 
 struct ErrorInner {
@@ -399,6 +400,7 @@ impl fmt::Display for Error {
             #[cfg(feature = "runtime")]
             Kind::Connect => fmt.write_str("error connecting to server")?,
             Kind::Timeout => fmt.write_str("timeout waiting for server")?,
+            Kind::UnsupportedType => fmt.write_str("unsupported type")?,
         };
         if let Some(ref cause) = self.0.cause {
             write!(fmt, ": {}", cause)?;
@@ -450,6 +452,10 @@ impl Error {
         Error::new(Kind::UnexpectedMessage, None)
     }
 
+    pub(crate) fn unsupported_type() -> Error {
+        Error::new(Kind::UnsupportedType, None)
+    }
+
     #[allow(clippy::needless_pass_by_value)]
     pub(crate) fn db(error: ErrorResponseBody) -> Error {
         match DbError::parse(&mut error.fields()) {
diff --git a/tokio-postgres/src/prepare.rs b/tokio-postgres/src/prepare.rs
index f2aeea007..91dda738a 100644
--- a/tokio-postgres/src/prepare.rs
+++ b/tokio-postgres/src/prepare.rs
@@ -17,18 +17,15 @@ use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicUsize, Ordering};
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
 const TYPEINFO_QUERY: &str = "\
-SELECT t.typname, t.typtype, t.typelem, r.rngsubtype, t.typbasetype, n.nspname, t.typrelid
+SELECT t.typname, t.typtype, t.typelem, t.typbasetype, t.typrelid
 FROM pg_catalog.pg_type t
-LEFT OUTER JOIN pg_catalog.pg_range r ON r.rngtypid = t.oid
-INNER JOIN pg_catalog.pg_namespace n ON t.typnamespace = n.oid
 WHERE t.oid = $1
 ";
 
 // Range types weren't added until Postgres 9.2, so pg_range may not exist
 const TYPEINFO_FALLBACK_QUERY: &str = "\
-SELECT t.typname, t.typtype, t.typelem, NULL::OID, t.typbasetype, n.nspname, t.typrelid
+SELECT t.typname, t.typtype, t.typelem, t.typbasetype, t.typrelid
 FROM pg_catalog.pg_type t
-INNER JOIN pg_catalog.pg_namespace n ON t.typnamespace = n.oid
 WHERE t.oid = $1
 ";
 
@@ -153,10 +150,8 @@ pub(crate) async fn get_type(client: &Arc<InnerClient>, oid: Oid) -> Result<Type
     let name: String = row.try_get(0)?;
     let type_: i8 = row.try_get(1)?;
     let elem_oid: Oid = row.try_get(2)?;
-    let rngsubtype: Option<Oid> = row.try_get(3)?;
-    let basetype: Oid = row.try_get(4)?;
-    let schema: String = row.try_get(5)?;
-    let relid: Oid = row.try_get(6)?;
+    let basetype: Oid = row.try_get(3)?;
+    let relid: Oid = row.try_get(4)?;
 
     let kind = if type_ == b'e' as i8 {
         // Note: Quaint is not using the variants information at any time.
@@ -173,14 +168,13 @@ pub(crate) async fn get_type(client: &Arc<InnerClient>, oid: Oid) -> Result<Type
     } else if relid != 0 {
         let fields = get_composite_fields(client, relid).await?;
         Kind::Composite(fields)
-    } else if let Some(rngsubtype) = rngsubtype {
-        let type_ = get_type_rec(client, rngsubtype).await?;
-        Kind::Range(type_)
-    } else {
+    } else if type_ == b'b' as i8 {
         Kind::Simple
+    } else {
+        return Err(Error::unsupported_type());
     };
 
-    let type_ = Type::new(name, oid, kind, schema);
+    let type_ = Type::new(name, oid, kind);
     client.set_type(oid, &type_);
 
     Ok(type_)