diff --git a/src/main/java/io/ebean/config/dbplatform/DatabasePlatform.java b/src/main/java/io/ebean/config/dbplatform/DatabasePlatform.java
index 2f105e0d6..166a9b5df 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/ebean/config/dbplatform/DatabasePlatform.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/ebean/config/dbplatform/DatabasePlatform.java
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import io.ebean.annotation.Platform;
 import io.ebean.config.CustomDbTypeMapping;
 import io.ebean.config.DbTypeConfig;
 import io.ebean.config.ServerConfig;
-import io.ebeaninternal.util.JdbcClose; // FIXME: should not import ebeaninternal here
+import io.ebean.util.JdbcClose;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/ebean/config/dbplatform/SequenceIdGenerator.java b/src/main/java/io/ebean/config/dbplatform/SequenceIdGenerator.java
index 985a545c6..44f20e643 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/ebean/config/dbplatform/SequenceIdGenerator.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/ebean/config/dbplatform/SequenceIdGenerator.java
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ package io.ebean.config.dbplatform;
 
 import io.ebean.BackgroundExecutor;
 import io.ebean.Transaction;
-import io.ebeaninternal.util.JdbcClose;
+import io.ebean.util.JdbcClose;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/ebean/config/dbplatform/SimpleSequenceIdGenerator.java b/src/main/java/io/ebean/config/dbplatform/SimpleSequenceIdGenerator.java
index 902579384..95ee33894 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/ebean/config/dbplatform/SimpleSequenceIdGenerator.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/ebean/config/dbplatform/SimpleSequenceIdGenerator.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package io.ebean.config.dbplatform;
 
 import io.ebean.Transaction;
+import io.ebean.util.JdbcClose;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
@@ -82,27 +83,9 @@ public class SimpleSequenceIdGenerator implements PlatformIdGenerator {
   }
 
   private void closeResources(ResultSet rset, PreparedStatement pstmt, Connection c) {
-    try {
-      if (rset != null) {
-        rset.close();
-      }
-    } catch (SQLException e) {
-      logger.error("Error closing ResultSet", e);
-    }
-    try {
-      if (pstmt != null) {
-        pstmt.close();
-      }
-    } catch (SQLException e) {
-      logger.error("Error closing PreparedStatement", e);
-    }
-    try {
-      if (c != null) {
-        c.close();
-      }
-    } catch (SQLException e) {
-      logger.error("Error closing Connection", e);
-    }
+    JdbcClose.close(rset);
+    JdbcClose.close(pstmt);
+    JdbcClose.close(c);
   }
 
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/util/JdbcClose.java b/src/main/java/io/ebean/util/JdbcClose.java
similarity index 97%
rename from src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/util/JdbcClose.java
rename to src/main/java/io/ebean/util/JdbcClose.java
index f74e3dd46..92b3f7e28 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/util/JdbcClose.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/ebean/util/JdbcClose.java
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package io.ebeaninternal.util;
+package io.ebean.util;
 
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/core/RelationalQueryRequest.java b/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/core/RelationalQueryRequest.java
index 115c7e93c..9461142f0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/core/RelationalQueryRequest.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/core/RelationalQueryRequest.java
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import io.ebean.EbeanServer;
 import io.ebean.SqlQuery;
 import io.ebean.SqlRow;
 import io.ebean.Transaction;
+import io.ebean.util.JdbcClose;
 import io.ebeaninternal.api.BindParams;
 import io.ebeaninternal.api.SpiEbeanServer;
 import io.ebeaninternal.api.SpiSqlQuery;
@@ -14,8 +15,6 @@ import io.ebeaninternal.server.persist.TrimLogSql;
 import io.ebeaninternal.server.query.DefaultSqlRow;
 import io.ebeaninternal.server.transaction.TransactionManager;
 import io.ebeaninternal.server.util.BindParamsParser;
-import org.slf4j.Logger;
-import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
 import java.sql.Connection;
 import java.sql.PreparedStatement;
@@ -32,8 +31,6 @@ import java.util.function.Predicate;
  */
 public final class RelationalQueryRequest {
 
-  private static final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(RelationalQueryRequest.class);
-
   private final SpiSqlQuery query;
 
   private final RelationalQueryEngine queryEngine;
@@ -168,20 +165,8 @@ public final class RelationalQueryRequest {
    * Close the underlying resources.
    */
   public void close() {
-    try {
-      if (resultSet != null) {
-        resultSet.close();
-      }
-    } catch (SQLException e) {
-      logger.error(null, e);
-    }
-    try {
-      if (pstmt != null) {
-        pstmt.close();
-      }
-    } catch (SQLException e) {
-      logger.error(null, e);
-    }
+    JdbcClose.close(resultSet);
+    JdbcClose.close(pstmt);
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/persist/ExeCallableSql.java b/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/persist/ExeCallableSql.java
index dde0be020..a1e8daa4e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/persist/ExeCallableSql.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/persist/ExeCallableSql.java
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 package io.ebeaninternal.server.persist;
 
+import io.ebean.util.JdbcClose;
 import io.ebeaninternal.api.BindParams;
 import io.ebeaninternal.api.SpiCallableSql;
 import io.ebeaninternal.api.SpiTransaction;
 import io.ebeaninternal.server.core.PersistRequestCallableSql;
 import io.ebeaninternal.server.util.BindParamsParser;
-import org.slf4j.Logger;
-import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
 import javax.persistence.PersistenceException;
 import java.sql.CallableStatement;
@@ -15,15 +14,13 @@ import java.sql.SQLException;
 /**
  * Handles the execution of CallableSql requests.
  */
-public class ExeCallableSql {
-
-  private static final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(ExeCallableSql.class);
+class ExeCallableSql {
 
   private final Binder binder;
 
   private final PstmtFactory pstmtFactory;
 
-  public ExeCallableSql(Binder binder) {
+  ExeCallableSql(Binder binder) {
     this.binder = binder;
     this.pstmtFactory = new PstmtFactory();
   }
@@ -54,12 +51,8 @@ public class ExeCallableSql {
       throw new PersistenceException(ex);
 
     } finally {
-      if (!batchThisRequest && cstmt != null) {
-        try {
-          cstmt.close();
-        } catch (SQLException e) {
-          logger.error(null, e);
-        }
+      if (!batchThisRequest) {
+        JdbcClose.close(cstmt);
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/persist/ExeOrmUpdate.java b/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/persist/ExeOrmUpdate.java
index 3830096a6..32faa0924 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/persist/ExeOrmUpdate.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/persist/ExeOrmUpdate.java
@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
 package io.ebeaninternal.server.persist;
 
+import io.ebean.util.JdbcClose;
 import io.ebeaninternal.api.BindParams;
 import io.ebeaninternal.api.SpiTransaction;
 import io.ebeaninternal.api.SpiUpdate;
 import io.ebeaninternal.server.core.PersistRequestOrmUpdate;
 import io.ebeaninternal.server.deploy.BeanDescriptor;
 import io.ebeaninternal.server.util.BindParamsParser;
-import org.slf4j.Logger;
-import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
 import javax.persistence.PersistenceException;
 import java.sql.PreparedStatement;
@@ -18,8 +17,6 @@ import java.sql.SQLException;
  */
 class ExeOrmUpdate {
 
-  private static final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(ExeOrmUpdate.class);
-
   private final Binder binder;
 
   private final PstmtFactory pstmtFactory;
@@ -61,12 +58,8 @@ class ExeOrmUpdate {
       throw new PersistenceException("Error executing: " + request.getOrmUpdate().getGeneratedSql(), ex);
 
     } finally {
-      if (!batchThisRequest && pstmt != null) {
-        try {
-          pstmt.close();
-        } catch (SQLException e) {
-          logger.error(null, e);
-        }
+      if (!batchThisRequest) {
+        JdbcClose.close(pstmt);
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/persist/ExeUpdateSql.java b/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/persist/ExeUpdateSql.java
index b8e050783..fd1f0c7d4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/persist/ExeUpdateSql.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/persist/ExeUpdateSql.java
@@ -1,14 +1,12 @@
 package io.ebeaninternal.server.persist;
 
+import io.ebean.util.JdbcClose;
 import io.ebeaninternal.api.BindParams;
 import io.ebeaninternal.api.SpiSqlUpdate;
 import io.ebeaninternal.api.SpiTransaction;
 import io.ebeaninternal.server.core.PersistRequestUpdateSql;
 import io.ebeaninternal.server.core.PersistRequestUpdateSql.SqlType;
 import io.ebeaninternal.server.util.BindParamsParser;
-import io.ebeaninternal.util.JdbcClose;
-import org.slf4j.Logger;
-import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
 import javax.persistence.PersistenceException;
 import java.sql.PreparedStatement;
@@ -20,8 +18,6 @@ import java.sql.SQLException;
  */
 class ExeUpdateSql {
 
-  private static final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(ExeUpdateSql.class);
-
   private final Binder binder;
 
   private final PstmtFactory pstmtFactory;
@@ -63,12 +59,8 @@ class ExeUpdateSql {
       throw new PersistenceException(ex);
 
     } finally {
-      if (!batchThisRequest && pstmt != null) {
-        try {
-          pstmt.close();
-        } catch (SQLException e) {
-          logger.error(null, e);
-        }
+      if (!batchThisRequest) {
+        JdbcClose.close(pstmt);
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/persist/dml/InsertHandler.java b/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/persist/dml/InsertHandler.java
index df8b82d5c..ec8cdd7df 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/persist/dml/InsertHandler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/persist/dml/InsertHandler.java
@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
 package io.ebeaninternal.server.persist.dml;
 
 import io.ebean.bean.EntityBean;
+import io.ebean.util.JdbcClose;
 import io.ebeaninternal.api.SpiTransaction;
 import io.ebeaninternal.server.core.Message;
 import io.ebeaninternal.server.core.PersistRequestBean;
 import io.ebeaninternal.server.deploy.BeanDescriptor;
 import io.ebeaninternal.server.persist.DmlUtil;
-import org.slf4j.Logger;
-import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
 import javax.persistence.OptimisticLockException;
 import javax.persistence.PersistenceException;
@@ -21,8 +20,6 @@ import java.sql.SQLException;
  */
 public class InsertHandler extends DmlHandler {
 
-  private static final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(InsertHandler.class);
-
   /**
    * The associated InsertMeta data.
    */
@@ -142,12 +139,7 @@ public class InsertHandler extends DmlHandler {
     try {
       setGeneratedKey(rset);
     } finally {
-      try {
-        rset.close();
-      } catch (SQLException ex) {
-        String msg = "Error closing rset for returning generatedKeys?";
-        logger.warn(msg, ex);
-      }
+      JdbcClose.close(rset);
     }
   }
 
@@ -178,20 +170,8 @@ public class InsertHandler extends DmlHandler {
       rset = stmt.executeQuery();
       setGeneratedKey(rset);
     } finally {
-      try {
-        if (rset != null) {
-          rset.close();
-        }
-      } catch (SQLException ex) {
-        logger.warn("Error closing ResultSet for fetchGeneratedKeyUsingSelect?", ex);
-      }
-      try {
-        if (stmt != null) {
-          stmt.close();
-        }
-      } catch (SQLException ex) {
-        logger.warn("Error closing Statement for fetchGeneratedKeyUsingSelect?", ex);
-      }
+      JdbcClose.close(rset);
+      JdbcClose.close(stmt);
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/query/CQuery.java b/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/query/CQuery.java
index 95c3d9767..6ab29d742 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/query/CQuery.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/query/CQuery.java
@@ -10,10 +10,11 @@ import io.ebean.bean.NodeUsageListener;
 import io.ebean.bean.ObjectGraphNode;
 import io.ebean.bean.PersistenceContext;
 import io.ebean.event.readaudit.ReadEvent;
+import io.ebean.util.JdbcClose;
+import io.ebeaninternal.api.SpiProfileTransactionEvent;
 import io.ebeaninternal.api.SpiQuery;
 import io.ebeaninternal.api.SpiQuery.Mode;
 import io.ebeaninternal.api.SpiTransaction;
-import io.ebeaninternal.api.SpiProfileTransactionEvent;
 import io.ebeaninternal.server.autotune.ProfilingListener;
 import io.ebeaninternal.server.core.OrmQueryRequest;
 import io.ebeaninternal.server.core.SpiOrmQueryRequest;
@@ -381,14 +382,8 @@ public class CQuery<T> implements DbReadContext, CancelableQuery, SpiProfileTran
     } catch (SQLException e) {
       logger.error("Error closing dataReader", e);
     }
-    try {
-      if (pstmt != null) {
-        pstmt.close();
-        pstmt = null;
-      }
-    } catch (SQLException e) {
-      logger.error("Error closing preparedStatement", e);
-    }
+    JdbcClose.close(pstmt);
+    pstmt = null;
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/query/CQueryFetchSingleAttribute.java b/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/query/CQueryFetchSingleAttribute.java
index af6420980..8ea69624c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/query/CQueryFetchSingleAttribute.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/query/CQueryFetchSingleAttribute.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package io.ebeaninternal.server.query;
 
+import io.ebean.util.JdbcClose;
 import io.ebeaninternal.api.SpiProfileTransactionEvent;
 import io.ebeaninternal.api.SpiQuery;
 import io.ebeaninternal.api.SpiTransaction;
@@ -169,14 +170,8 @@ class CQueryFetchSingleAttribute implements SpiProfileTransactionEvent {
     } catch (SQLException e) {
       logger.error("Error closing DataReader", e);
     }
-    try {
-      if (pstmt != null) {
-        pstmt.close();
-        pstmt = null;
-      }
-    } catch (SQLException e) {
-      logger.error("Error closing PreparedStatement", e);
-    }
+    JdbcClose.close(pstmt);
+    pstmt = null;
   }
 
   @Override
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/query/CQueryRowCount.java b/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/query/CQueryRowCount.java
index efa590883..5ddfe7b02 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/query/CQueryRowCount.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/query/CQueryRowCount.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package io.ebeaninternal.server.query;
 
+import io.ebean.util.JdbcClose;
 import io.ebeaninternal.api.SpiProfileTransactionEvent;
 import io.ebeaninternal.api.SpiQuery;
 import io.ebeaninternal.api.SpiTransaction;
@@ -141,8 +142,8 @@ class CQueryRowCount implements SpiProfileTransactionEvent {
    * Close the resources.
    */
   private void close() {
-    UtilJdbc.close(rset);
-    UtilJdbc.close(pstmt);
+    JdbcClose.close(rset);
+    JdbcClose.close(pstmt);
     rset = null;
     pstmt = null;
   }
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/query/CQueryUpdate.java b/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/query/CQueryUpdate.java
index a64738f0a..6331c1cb6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/query/CQueryUpdate.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/query/CQueryUpdate.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package io.ebeaninternal.server.query;
 
+import io.ebean.util.JdbcClose;
 import io.ebeaninternal.api.SpiProfileTransactionEvent;
 import io.ebeaninternal.api.SpiQuery;
 import io.ebeaninternal.api.SpiTransaction;
@@ -127,7 +128,7 @@ class CQueryUpdate implements SpiProfileTransactionEvent {
    * Close the resources.
    */
   private void close() {
-    UtilJdbc.close(pstmt);
+    JdbcClose.close(pstmt);
     pstmt = null;
   }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/query/UtilJdbc.java b/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/query/UtilJdbc.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 56cec9d40..000000000
--- a/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/query/UtilJdbc.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-package io.ebeaninternal.server.query;
-
-import org.slf4j.Logger;
-import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
-
-import java.sql.PreparedStatement;
-import java.sql.ResultSet;
-import java.sql.SQLException;
-
-public class UtilJdbc {
-
-  private static final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(UtilJdbc.class);
-
-  public static void close(ResultSet resultSet) {
-    try {
-      if (resultSet != null) {
-        resultSet.close();
-      }
-    } catch (SQLException e) {
-      logger.error("Error closing ResultSet", e);
-    }
-  }
-
-  public static void close(PreparedStatement statement) {
-    try {
-      if (statement != null) {
-        statement.close();
-      }
-    } catch (SQLException e) {
-      logger.error("Error closing PreparedStatement", e);
-    }
-  }
-
-}
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/transaction/JtaTransactionManager.java b/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/transaction/JtaTransactionManager.java
index 1a0c0043c..1933b10c6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/transaction/JtaTransactionManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/transaction/JtaTransactionManager.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package io.ebeaninternal.server.transaction;
 
 import io.ebean.config.ExternalTransactionManager;
+import io.ebean.util.JdbcClose;
 import io.ebeaninternal.api.SpiTransaction;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
@@ -18,7 +19,6 @@ import javax.transaction.Synchronization;
 import javax.transaction.SystemException;
 import javax.transaction.TransactionSynchronizationRegistry;
 import javax.transaction.UserTransaction;
-import io.ebeaninternal.util.JdbcClose;
 
 /**
  * Hook into external JTA transaction manager.
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/transaction/TransactionFactory.java b/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/transaction/TransactionFactory.java
index a1593736d..c30a430ba 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/transaction/TransactionFactory.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/transaction/TransactionFactory.java
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 package io.ebeaninternal.server.transaction;
 
+import io.ebean.util.JdbcClose;
 import io.ebeaninternal.api.SpiTransaction;
-import io.ebeaninternal.util.JdbcClose;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 
 import javax.persistence.PersistenceException;
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/transaction/TransactionFactoryBasic.java b/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/transaction/TransactionFactoryBasic.java
index 3b552bf27..88959e921 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/transaction/TransactionFactoryBasic.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/transaction/TransactionFactoryBasic.java
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 package io.ebeaninternal.server.transaction;
 
+import io.ebean.util.JdbcClose;
 import io.ebeaninternal.api.SpiTransaction;
-import io.ebeaninternal.util.JdbcClose;
 
 import javax.persistence.PersistenceException;
 import javax.sql.DataSource;
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/transaction/TransactionFactoryBasicWithRead.java b/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/transaction/TransactionFactoryBasicWithRead.java
index 19926ffea..dbab9e870 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/transaction/TransactionFactoryBasicWithRead.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/transaction/TransactionFactoryBasicWithRead.java
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 package io.ebeaninternal.server.transaction;
 
+import io.ebean.util.JdbcClose;
 import io.ebeaninternal.api.SpiTransaction;
-import io.ebeaninternal.util.JdbcClose;
 
 import javax.persistence.PersistenceException;
 import javax.sql.DataSource;
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/transaction/TransactionFactoryTenant.java b/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/transaction/TransactionFactoryTenant.java
index c1fa5f670..fdb76e23e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/transaction/TransactionFactoryTenant.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/transaction/TransactionFactoryTenant.java
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 package io.ebeaninternal.server.transaction;
 
 import io.ebean.config.CurrentTenantProvider;
+import io.ebean.util.JdbcClose;
 import io.ebeaninternal.api.SpiTransaction;
-import io.ebeaninternal.util.JdbcClose;
 
 import javax.persistence.PersistenceException;
 import java.sql.Connection;
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/transaction/TransactionFactoryTenantWithRead.java b/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/transaction/TransactionFactoryTenantWithRead.java
index 94f83d5fd..77bec4413 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/transaction/TransactionFactoryTenantWithRead.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/transaction/TransactionFactoryTenantWithRead.java
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 package io.ebeaninternal.server.transaction;
 
 import io.ebean.config.CurrentTenantProvider;
+import io.ebean.util.JdbcClose;
 import io.ebeaninternal.api.SpiTransaction;
-import io.ebeaninternal.util.JdbcClose;
 
 import javax.persistence.PersistenceException;
 import java.sql.Connection;