diff --git a/docs/source/execution-profiles/maximal-example.md b/docs/source/execution-profiles/maximal-example.md
index 8209b926a1..2e328970d6 100644
--- a/docs/source/execution-profiles/maximal-example.md
+++ b/docs/source/execution-profiles/maximal-example.md
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ let profile = ExecutionProfile::builder()
     .consistency(Consistency::All)
     .serial_consistency(Some(SerialConsistency::Serial))
     .request_timeout(Some(Duration::from_secs(30)))
-    .retry_policy(Box::new(FallthroughRetryPolicy::new()))
+    .retry_policy(Arc::new(FallthroughRetryPolicy::new()))
     .load_balancing_policy(Arc::new(DefaultPolicy::default()))
     .speculative_execution_policy(
         Some(
diff --git a/docs/source/retry-policy/default.md b/docs/source/retry-policy/default.md
index 9e5a3697e5..3b57562c29 100644
--- a/docs/source/retry-policy/default.md
+++ b/docs/source/retry-policy/default.md
@@ -9,13 +9,14 @@ To use in `Session`:
 # extern crate scylla;
 # use scylla::Session;
 # use std::error::Error;
+# use std::sync::Arc;
 # async fn check_only_compiles() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
 use scylla::{Session, SessionBuilder};
 use scylla::transport::ExecutionProfile;
 use scylla::transport::retry_policy::DefaultRetryPolicy;
 
 let handle = ExecutionProfile::builder()
-    .retry_policy(Box::new(DefaultRetryPolicy::new()))
+    .retry_policy(Arc::new(DefaultRetryPolicy::new()))
     .build()
     .into_handle();
 
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@ my_query.set_retry_policy(Some(Arc::new(DefaultRetryPolicy::new())));
 
 // You can also set retry policy in an execution profile
 let handle = ExecutionProfile::builder()
-    .retry_policy(Box::new(DefaultRetryPolicy::new()))
+    .retry_policy(Arc::new(DefaultRetryPolicy::new()))
     .build()
     .into_handle();
 my_query.set_execution_profile_handle(Some(handle));
@@ -76,7 +77,7 @@ prepared.set_retry_policy(Some(Arc::new(DefaultRetryPolicy::new())));
 
 // You can also set retry policy in an execution profile
 let handle = ExecutionProfile::builder()
-    .retry_policy(Box::new(DefaultRetryPolicy::new()))
+    .retry_policy(Arc::new(DefaultRetryPolicy::new()))
     .build()
     .into_handle();
 prepared.set_execution_profile_handle(Some(handle));
diff --git a/docs/source/retry-policy/downgrading-consistency.md b/docs/source/retry-policy/downgrading-consistency.md
index 0fea0b6a02..2e335f6e4e 100644
--- a/docs/source/retry-policy/downgrading-consistency.md
+++ b/docs/source/retry-policy/downgrading-consistency.md
@@ -50,13 +50,14 @@ To use in `Session`:
 # extern crate scylla;
 # use scylla::Session;
 # use std::error::Error;
+# use std::sync::Arc;
 # async fn check_only_compiles() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
 use scylla::{Session, SessionBuilder};
 use scylla::transport::ExecutionProfile;
 use scylla::transport::downgrading_consistency_retry_policy::DowngradingConsistencyRetryPolicy;
 
 let handle = ExecutionProfile::builder()
-    .retry_policy(Box::new(DowngradingConsistencyRetryPolicy::new()))
+    .retry_policy(Arc::new(DowngradingConsistencyRetryPolicy::new()))
     .build()
     .into_handle();
 
@@ -74,13 +75,14 @@ To use in a [simple query](../queries/simple.md):
 # extern crate scylla;
 # use scylla::Session;
 # use std::error::Error;
+# use std::sync::Arc;
 # async fn check_only_compiles(session: &Session) -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
 use scylla::query::Query;
 use scylla::transport::ExecutionProfile;
 use scylla::transport::downgrading_consistency_retry_policy::DowngradingConsistencyRetryPolicy;
 
 let handle = ExecutionProfile::builder()
-    .retry_policy(Box::new(DowngradingConsistencyRetryPolicy::new()))
+    .retry_policy(Arc::new(DowngradingConsistencyRetryPolicy::new()))
     .build()
     .into_handle();
 
@@ -100,13 +102,14 @@ To use in a [prepared query](../queries/prepared.md):
 # extern crate scylla;
 # use scylla::Session;
 # use std::error::Error;
+# use std::sync::Arc;
 # async fn check_only_compiles(session: &Session) -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
 use scylla::prepared_statement::PreparedStatement;
 use scylla::transport::ExecutionProfile;
 use scylla::transport::downgrading_consistency_retry_policy::DowngradingConsistencyRetryPolicy;
 
 let handle = ExecutionProfile::builder()
-    .retry_policy(Box::new(DowngradingConsistencyRetryPolicy::new()))
+    .retry_policy(Arc::new(DowngradingConsistencyRetryPolicy::new()))
     .build()
     .into_handle();
 
diff --git a/docs/source/retry-policy/fallthrough.md b/docs/source/retry-policy/fallthrough.md
index 089bb1eb41..a2056c52ef 100644
--- a/docs/source/retry-policy/fallthrough.md
+++ b/docs/source/retry-policy/fallthrough.md
@@ -8,13 +8,14 @@ To use in `Session`:
 # extern crate scylla;
 # use scylla::Session;
 # use std::error::Error;
+# use std::sync::Arc;
 # async fn check_only_compiles() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
 use scylla::{Session, SessionBuilder};
 use scylla::transport::ExecutionProfile;
 use scylla::transport::retry_policy::FallthroughRetryPolicy;
 
 let handle = ExecutionProfile::builder()
-    .retry_policy(Box::new(FallthroughRetryPolicy::new()))
+    .retry_policy(Arc::new(FallthroughRetryPolicy::new()))
     .build()
     .into_handle();
 
@@ -32,13 +33,14 @@ To use in a [simple query](../queries/simple.md):
 # extern crate scylla;
 # use scylla::Session;
 # use std::error::Error;
+# use std::sync::Arc;
 # async fn check_only_compiles(session: &Session) -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
 use scylla::query::Query;
 use scylla::transport::ExecutionProfile;
 use scylla::transport::retry_policy::FallthroughRetryPolicy;
 
 let handle = ExecutionProfile::builder()
-    .retry_policy(Box::new(FallthroughRetryPolicy::new()))
+    .retry_policy(Arc::new(FallthroughRetryPolicy::new()))
     .build()
     .into_handle();
 
@@ -58,13 +60,14 @@ To use in a [prepared query](../queries/prepared.md):
 # extern crate scylla;
 # use scylla::Session;
 # use std::error::Error;
+# use std::sync::Arc;
 # async fn check_only_compiles(session: &Session) -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
 use scylla::prepared_statement::PreparedStatement;
 use scylla::transport::ExecutionProfile;
 use scylla::transport::retry_policy::FallthroughRetryPolicy;
 
 let handle = ExecutionProfile::builder()
-    .retry_policy(Box::new(FallthroughRetryPolicy::new()))
+    .retry_policy(Arc::new(FallthroughRetryPolicy::new()))
     .build()
     .into_handle();
 
diff --git a/examples/execution_profile.rs b/examples/execution_profile.rs
index b912c2780c..3562966ac5 100644
--- a/examples/execution_profile.rs
+++ b/examples/execution_profile.rs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ async fn main() -> Result<()> {
         .serial_consistency(Some(SerialConsistency::Serial))
         .request_timeout(Some(Duration::from_secs(42)))
         .load_balancing_policy(Arc::new(load_balancing::DefaultPolicy::default()))
-        .retry_policy(Box::new(FallthroughRetryPolicy::new()))
+        .retry_policy(Arc::new(FallthroughRetryPolicy::new()))
         .speculative_execution_policy(Some(Arc::new(PercentileSpeculativeExecutionPolicy {
             max_retry_count: 2,
             percentile: 42.0,
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ async fn main() -> Result<()> {
         .serial_consistency(None)
         .request_timeout(Some(Duration::from_secs(3)))
         .load_balancing_policy(Arc::new(load_balancing::DefaultPolicy::default()))
-        .retry_policy(Box::new(DefaultRetryPolicy::new()))
+        .retry_policy(Arc::new(DefaultRetryPolicy::new()))
         .speculative_execution_policy(None)
         .build();
 
diff --git a/scylla/src/transport/downgrading_consistency_retry_policy.rs b/scylla/src/transport/downgrading_consistency_retry_policy.rs
index 51fcdfd3ea..e52a44cbf1 100644
--- a/scylla/src/transport/downgrading_consistency_retry_policy.rs
+++ b/scylla/src/transport/downgrading_consistency_retry_policy.rs
@@ -30,10 +30,6 @@ impl RetryPolicy for DowngradingConsistencyRetryPolicy {
     fn new_session(&self) -> Box<dyn RetrySession> {
         Box::new(DowngradingConsistencyRetrySession::new())
     }
-
-    fn clone_boxed(&self) -> Box<dyn RetryPolicy> {
-        Box::new(DowngradingConsistencyRetryPolicy)
-    }
 }
 
 pub struct DowngradingConsistencyRetrySession {
diff --git a/scylla/src/transport/execution_profile.rs b/scylla/src/transport/execution_profile.rs
index 7b7a14faaf..cb09532a79 100644
--- a/scylla/src/transport/execution_profile.rs
+++ b/scylla/src/transport/execution_profile.rs
@@ -191,8 +191,8 @@ pub(crate) mod defaults {
     pub(crate) fn load_balancing_policy() -> Arc<dyn LoadBalancingPolicy> {
         Arc::new(load_balancing::DefaultPolicy::default())
     }
-    pub(crate) fn retry_policy() -> Box<dyn RetryPolicy> {
-        Box::new(DefaultRetryPolicy::new())
+    pub(crate) fn retry_policy() -> Arc<dyn RetryPolicy> {
+        Arc::new(DefaultRetryPolicy::new())
     }
     pub(crate) fn speculative_execution_policy() -> Option<Arc<dyn SpeculativeExecutionPolicy>> {
         None
@@ -218,10 +218,11 @@ pub(crate) mod defaults {
 /// ```
 /// # use scylla::transport::{ExecutionProfile, retry_policy::FallthroughRetryPolicy};
 /// # use scylla::statement::Consistency;
+/// # use std::sync::Arc;
 /// # fn example() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
 /// let profile: ExecutionProfile = ExecutionProfile::builder()
 ///     .consistency(Consistency::Three) // as this is the number we shall count to
-///     .retry_policy(Box::new(FallthroughRetryPolicy::new()))
+///     .retry_policy(Arc::new(FallthroughRetryPolicy::new()))
 ///     .build();
 /// # Ok(())
 /// # }
@@ -232,7 +233,7 @@ pub struct ExecutionProfileBuilder {
     consistency: Option<Consistency>,
     serial_consistency: Option<Option<SerialConsistency>>,
     load_balancing_policy: Option<Arc<dyn LoadBalancingPolicy>>,
-    retry_policy: Option<Box<dyn RetryPolicy>>,
+    retry_policy: Option<Arc<dyn RetryPolicy>>,
     speculative_execution_policy: Option<Option<Arc<dyn SpeculativeExecutionPolicy>>>,
 }
 
@@ -302,14 +303,15 @@ impl ExecutionProfileBuilder {
     /// ```
     /// use scylla::transport::retry_policy::DefaultRetryPolicy;
     /// # use scylla::transport::ExecutionProfile;
+    /// # use std::sync::Arc;
     /// # fn example() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
     /// let profile: ExecutionProfile = ExecutionProfile::builder()
-    ///     .retry_policy(Box::new(DefaultRetryPolicy::new()))
+    ///     .retry_policy(Arc::new(DefaultRetryPolicy::new()))
     ///     .build();
     /// # Ok(())
     /// # }
     /// ```
-    pub fn retry_policy(mut self, retry_policy: Box<dyn RetryPolicy>) -> Self {
+    pub fn retry_policy(mut self, retry_policy: Arc<dyn RetryPolicy>) -> Self {
         self.retry_policy = Some(retry_policy);
         self
     }
@@ -352,9 +354,10 @@ impl ExecutionProfileBuilder {
     /// ```
     /// use scylla::transport::retry_policy::DefaultRetryPolicy;
     /// # use scylla::transport::ExecutionProfile;
+    /// # use std::sync::Arc;
     /// # fn example() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
     /// let profile: ExecutionProfile = ExecutionProfile::builder()
-    ///     .retry_policy(Box::new(DefaultRetryPolicy::new()))
+    ///     .retry_policy(Arc::new(DefaultRetryPolicy::new()))
     ///     .build();
     /// # Ok(())
     /// # }
@@ -402,7 +405,7 @@ pub(crate) struct ExecutionProfileInner {
     pub(crate) serial_consistency: Option<SerialConsistency>,
 
     pub(crate) load_balancing_policy: Arc<dyn LoadBalancingPolicy>,
-    pub(crate) retry_policy: Box<dyn RetryPolicy>,
+    pub(crate) retry_policy: Arc<dyn RetryPolicy>,
     pub(crate) speculative_execution_policy: Option<Arc<dyn SpeculativeExecutionPolicy>>,
 }
 
diff --git a/scylla/src/transport/retry_policy.rs b/scylla/src/transport/retry_policy.rs
index 44baa44248..54f87380eb 100644
--- a/scylla/src/transport/retry_policy.rs
+++ b/scylla/src/transport/retry_policy.rs
@@ -29,15 +29,6 @@ pub enum RetryDecision {
 pub trait RetryPolicy: std::fmt::Debug + Send + Sync {
     /// Called for each new query, starts a session of deciding about retries
     fn new_session(&self) -> Box<dyn RetrySession>;
-
-    /// Used to clone this RetryPolicy
-    fn clone_boxed(&self) -> Box<dyn RetryPolicy>;
-}
-
-impl Clone for Box<dyn RetryPolicy> {
-    fn clone(&self) -> Box<dyn RetryPolicy> {
-        self.clone_boxed()
-    }
 }
 
 /// Used throughout a single query to decide when to retry it
@@ -71,10 +62,6 @@ impl RetryPolicy for FallthroughRetryPolicy {
     fn new_session(&self) -> Box<dyn RetrySession> {
         Box::new(FallthroughRetrySession)
     }
-
-    fn clone_boxed(&self) -> Box<dyn RetryPolicy> {
-        Box::new(FallthroughRetryPolicy)
-    }
 }
 
 impl RetrySession for FallthroughRetrySession {
@@ -106,10 +93,6 @@ impl RetryPolicy for DefaultRetryPolicy {
     fn new_session(&self) -> Box<dyn RetrySession> {
         Box::new(DefaultRetrySession::new())
     }
-
-    fn clone_boxed(&self) -> Box<dyn RetryPolicy> {
-        Box::new(DefaultRetryPolicy)
-    }
 }
 
 pub struct DefaultRetrySession {
diff --git a/scylla/src/transport/session_test.rs b/scylla/src/transport/session_test.rs
index ad2c21960d..bfaed4d515 100644
--- a/scylla/src/transport/session_test.rs
+++ b/scylla/src/transport/session_test.rs
@@ -2708,9 +2708,6 @@ async fn test_iter_works_when_retry_policy_returns_ignore_write_error() {
         fn new_session(&self) -> Box<dyn RetrySession> {
             Box::new(MyRetrySession(self.0.clone()))
         }
-        fn clone_boxed(&self) -> Box<dyn RetryPolicy> {
-            Box::new(MyRetryPolicy(self.0.clone()))
-        }
     }
 
     struct MyRetrySession(Arc<AtomicBool>);
@@ -2724,7 +2721,7 @@ async fn test_iter_works_when_retry_policy_returns_ignore_write_error() {
 
     let handle = ExecutionProfile::builder()
         .consistency(Consistency::All)
-        .retry_policy(Box::new(MyRetryPolicy(retried_flag.clone())))
+        .retry_policy(Arc::new(MyRetryPolicy(retried_flag.clone())))
         .build()
         .into_handle();
 
diff --git a/scylla/tests/integration/consistency.rs b/scylla/tests/integration/consistency.rs
index 6402a9ba9d..f12f2d8677 100644
--- a/scylla/tests/integration/consistency.rs
+++ b/scylla/tests/integration/consistency.rs
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ async fn consistency_is_correctly_set_in_cql_requests() {
             }
 
             let fallthrough_exec_profile_builder =
-                ExecutionProfile::builder().retry_policy(Box::new(FallthroughRetryPolicy));
+                ExecutionProfile::builder().retry_policy(Arc::new(FallthroughRetryPolicy));
 
             let translation_map = Arc::new(translation_map);
 
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ async fn consistency_is_correctly_set_in_routing_info() {
     };
 
     let exec_profile_builder = ExecutionProfile::builder()
-        .retry_policy(Box::new(FallthroughRetryPolicy))
+        .retry_policy(Arc::new(FallthroughRetryPolicy))
         .load_balancing_policy(Arc::new(reporting_load_balancer));
 
     // DB preparation phase
diff --git a/scylla/tests/integration/execution_profiles.rs b/scylla/tests/integration/execution_profiles.rs
index 948a1a1502..0a49bae785 100644
--- a/scylla/tests/integration/execution_profiles.rs
+++ b/scylla/tests/integration/execution_profiles.rs
@@ -95,10 +95,6 @@ impl<const NODE: u8> RetryPolicy for BoundToPredefinedNodePolicy<NODE> {
         self.report_node(Report::RetryPolicy);
         Box::new(self.clone())
     }
-
-    fn clone_boxed(&self) -> Box<dyn RetryPolicy> {
-        Box::new(self.clone())
-    }
 }
 
 impl<const NODE: u8> RetrySession for BoundToPredefinedNodePolicy<NODE> {
@@ -145,7 +141,7 @@ async fn test_execution_profiles() {
 
         let profile1 = ExecutionProfile::builder()
             .load_balancing_policy(policy1.clone())
-            .retry_policy(Box::new(policy1.deref().clone()))
+            .retry_policy(Arc::new(policy1.deref().clone()))
             .consistency(Consistency::One)
             .serial_consistency(None)
             .speculative_execution_policy(None)
@@ -153,7 +149,7 @@ async fn test_execution_profiles() {
 
         let profile2 = ExecutionProfile::builder()
             .load_balancing_policy(policy2.clone())
-            .retry_policy(Box::new(policy2.deref().clone()))
+            .retry_policy(Arc::new(policy2.deref().clone()))
             .consistency(Consistency::Two)
             .serial_consistency(Some(SerialConsistency::LocalSerial))
             .speculative_execution_policy(Some(policy2))
diff --git a/scylla/tests/integration/lwt_optimisation.rs b/scylla/tests/integration/lwt_optimisation.rs
index 689a352b39..ca56cff930 100644
--- a/scylla/tests/integration/lwt_optimisation.rs
+++ b/scylla/tests/integration/lwt_optimisation.rs
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ async fn if_lwt_optimisation_mark_offered_then_negotiatied_and_lwt_routed_optima
         });
 
         let handle = ExecutionProfile::builder()
-            .retry_policy(Box::new(FallthroughRetryPolicy))
+            .retry_policy(Arc::new(FallthroughRetryPolicy))
             .build()
             .into_handle();
 
diff --git a/scylla/tests/integration/retries.rs b/scylla/tests/integration/retries.rs
index 8aca5d197f..43cbf58074 100644
--- a/scylla/tests/integration/retries.rs
+++ b/scylla/tests/integration/retries.rs
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ async fn speculative_execution_is_fired() {
         let simple_speculative_no_retry_profile = ExecutionProfile::builder().speculative_execution_policy(Some(Arc::new(SimpleSpeculativeExecutionPolicy {
             max_retry_count: 2,
             retry_interval: Duration::from_millis(10),
-        }))).retry_policy(Box::new(FallthroughRetryPolicy)).build();
+        }))).retry_policy(Arc::new(FallthroughRetryPolicy)).build();
         let session: Session = SessionBuilder::new()
             .known_node(proxy_uris[0].as_str())
             .default_execution_profile_handle(simple_speculative_no_retry_profile.into_handle())
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ async fn speculative_execution_panic_regression_test() {
         };
         let profile = ExecutionProfile::builder()
             .speculative_execution_policy(Some(Arc::new(se)))
-            .retry_policy(Box::new(FallthroughRetryPolicy))
+            .retry_policy(Arc::new(FallthroughRetryPolicy))
             .build();
         // DB preparation phase
         let session: Session = SessionBuilder::new()