diff --git a/data_diff/sqeleton/databases/_connect.py b/data_diff/sqeleton/databases/_connect.py
index aee220dd..464a71f4 100644
--- a/data_diff/sqeleton/databases/_connect.py
+++ b/data_diff/sqeleton/databases/_connect.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-from typing import Type, Optional, Union, Dict
+from typing import Hashable, MutableMapping, Type, Optional, Union, Dict
 from itertools import zip_longest
 from contextlib import suppress
+import weakref
 import dsnparse
 import toml
 
@@ -8,7 +9,6 @@
 from typing_extensions import Self
 
 from ..abcs.mixins import AbstractMixin
-from ..utils import WeakCache
 from .base import Database, ThreadedDatabase
 from .postgresql import PostgreSQL
 from .mysql import MySQL
@@ -94,11 +94,12 @@ def match_path(self, dsn):
 
 class Connect:
     """Provides methods for connecting to a supported database using a URL or connection dict."""
+    conn_cache: MutableMapping[Hashable, Database]
 
     def __init__(self, database_by_scheme: Dict[str, Database] = DATABASE_BY_SCHEME):
         self.database_by_scheme = database_by_scheme
         self.match_uri_path = {name: MatchUriPath(cls) for name, cls in database_by_scheme.items()}
-        self.conn_cache = WeakCache()
+        self.conn_cache = weakref.WeakValueDictionary()
 
     def for_databases(self, *dbs) -> Self:
         database_by_scheme = {k: db for k, db in self.database_by_scheme.items() if k in dbs}
@@ -263,9 +264,10 @@ def __call__(
             >>> connect({"driver": "mysql", "host": "localhost", "database": "db"})
             <data_diff.sqeleton.databases.mysql.MySQL object at ...>
         """
+        cache_key = self.__make_cache_key(db_conf)
         if shared:
             with suppress(KeyError):
-                conn = self.conn_cache.get(db_conf)
+                conn = self.conn_cache[cache_key]
                 if not conn.is_closed:
                     return conn
 
@@ -277,5 +279,10 @@ def __call__(
             raise TypeError(f"db configuration must be a URI string or a dictionary. Instead got '{db_conf}'.")
 
         if shared:
-            self.conn_cache.add(db_conf, conn)
+            self.conn_cache[cache_key] = conn
         return conn
+
+    def __make_cache_key(self, db_conf: Union[str, dict]) -> Hashable:
+        if isinstance(db_conf, dict):
+            return tuple(db_conf.items())
+        return db_conf
diff --git a/data_diff/sqeleton/utils.py b/data_diff/sqeleton/utils.py
index d356d18b..d1f596db 100644
--- a/data_diff/sqeleton/utils.py
+++ b/data_diff/sqeleton/utils.py
@@ -7,12 +7,10 @@
     Any,
     Sequence,
     Dict,
-    Hashable,
     TypeVar,
     List,
 )
 from abc import abstractmethod
-from weakref import ref
 import math
 import string
 import re
@@ -24,30 +22,6 @@
 # -- Common --
 
 
-class WeakCache:
-    def __init__(self):
-        self._cache = {}
-
-    def _hashable_key(self, k: Union[dict, Hashable]) -> Hashable:
-        if isinstance(k, dict):
-            return tuple(k.items())
-        return k
-
-    def add(self, key: Union[dict, Hashable], value: Any):
-        key = self._hashable_key(key)
-        self._cache[key] = ref(value)
-
-    def get(self, key: Union[dict, Hashable]) -> Any:
-        key = self._hashable_key(key)
-
-        value = self._cache[key]()
-        if value is None:
-            del self._cache[key]
-            raise KeyError(f"Key {key} not found, or no longer a valid reference")
-
-        return value
-
-
 def join_iter(joiner: Any, iterable: Iterable) -> Iterable:
     it = iter(iterable)
     try:
diff --git a/tests/sqeleton/test_utils.py b/tests/sqeleton/test_utils.py
index 25ec9c39..973121a2 100644
--- a/tests/sqeleton/test_utils.py
+++ b/tests/sqeleton/test_utils.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import unittest
 
-from data_diff.sqeleton.utils import remove_passwords_in_dict, match_regexps, match_like, number_to_human, WeakCache
+from data_diff.sqeleton.utils import remove_passwords_in_dict, match_regexps, match_like, number_to_human
 
 
 class TestUtils(unittest.TestCase):
@@ -81,24 +81,3 @@ def test_number_to_human(self):
         assert number_to_human(-1000) == "-1k"
         assert number_to_human(-1000000) == "-1m"
         assert number_to_human(-1000000000) == "-1b"
-
-    def test_weak_cache(self):
-        # Create cache
-        cache = WeakCache()
-
-        # Test adding and retrieving basic value
-        o = {1, 2}
-        cache.add("key", o)
-        assert cache.get("key") is o
-
-        # Test adding and retrieving dict value
-        cache.add({"key": "value"}, o)
-        assert cache.get({"key": "value"}) is o
-
-        # Test deleting value when reference is lost
-        del o
-        try:
-            cache.get({"key": "value"})
-            assert False, "KeyError should have been raised"
-        except KeyError:
-            pass