diff --git a/src/box/execute.c b/src/box/execute.c
index 06298703aabea0d08fb2a007f5744cc408dd8483..44d465602d5c221c1106d20bec840672ed641231 100644
--- a/src/box/execute.c
+++ b/src/box/execute.c
@@ -257,3 +257,56 @@ sql_prepare_and_execute(const char *sql, int len, const struct sql_bind *bind,
 	port_destroy(port);
 	return -1;
 }
+
+int
+box_process_sql(const struct sql_request *request, struct port *port)
+{
+	struct region *region = &fiber()->gc;
+	struct sql_bind *bind = NULL;
+	int bind_count = 0;
+	if (request->bind != NULL) {
+		bind_count = sql_bind_list_decode(request->bind, &bind);
+		if (bind_count < 0)
+			return -1;
+	}
+	/*
+	 * There are four options:
+	 * 1. Prepare SQL query (IPROTO_PREPARE + SQL string);
+	 * 2. Unprepare SQL query (IPROTO_PREPARE + stmt id);
+	 * 3. Execute SQL query (IPROTO_EXECUTE + SQL string);
+	 * 4. Execute prepared query (IPROTO_EXECUTE + stmt id).
+	 */
+	if (request->execute) {
+		if (request->sql_text != NULL) {
+			assert(request->stmt_id == NULL);
+			const char *sql = request->sql_text;
+			uint32_t len;
+			sql = mp_decode_str(&sql, &len);
+			return sql_prepare_and_execute(sql, len,
+						       bind, bind_count,
+						       port, region);
+		} else {
+			assert(request->stmt_id != NULL);
+			const char *data = request->stmt_id;
+			uint32_t stmt_id = mp_decode_uint(&data);
+			return sql_execute_prepared(stmt_id, bind, bind_count,
+						    port, region);
+		}
+	} else {
+		if (request->sql_text != NULL) {
+			assert(request->stmt_id == NULL);
+			const char *sql = request->sql_text;
+			uint32_t len;
+			sql = mp_decode_str(&sql, &len);
+			return sql_prepare(sql, len, port);
+		} else {
+			assert(request->stmt_id != NULL);
+			const char *data = request->stmt_id;
+			uint32_t stmt_id = mp_decode_uint(&data);
+			if (sql_unprepare(stmt_id) != 0)
+				return -1;
+			port_sql_create(port, NULL, UNPREPARE, false);
+			return 0;
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/box/execute.h b/src/box/execute.h
index 77ca9756067800ec9cc9fa8fabc62c4f12048999..c5f64a26ef71f6fe06a60ba417976546a70516c6 100644
--- a/src/box/execute.h
+++ b/src/box/execute.h
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ extern const char *sql_info_key_strs[];
 struct Vdbe;
 struct region;
 struct sql_bind;
+struct sql_request;
 
 int
 sql_unprepare(uint32_t stmt_id);
@@ -113,6 +114,22 @@ sql_stmt_busy(const struct Vdbe *stmt);
 int
 sql_prepare(const char *sql, int len, struct port *port);
 
+/**
+ * Process an SQL request received over IPROTO.
+ *
+ * @param request SQL request.
+ * @param port Port to store request response.
+ *
+ * @retval  0 Success.
+ * @retval -1 Error, see diag.
+ *
+ * NOTE: The port may refer to data allocated from the fiber region.
+ * The caller is responsible for truncating the region after using
+ * the port.
+ */
+int
+box_process_sql(const struct sql_request *request, struct port *port);
+
 #if defined(__cplusplus)
 } /* extern "C" { */
 #endif
diff --git a/src/box/iproto.cc b/src/box/iproto.cc
index 6af38911a20b32c6f666f20a7910a3d7c2393add..f825df1a9fc2d3f9bf62ad639f9ae777c7031f1c 100644
--- a/src/box/iproto.cc
+++ b/src/box/iproto.cc
@@ -2432,11 +2432,6 @@ tx_process_sql(struct cmsg *m)
 	struct iproto_msg *msg = tx_accept_msg(m);
 	struct obuf *out;
 	struct port port;
-	struct sql_bind *bind = NULL;
-	int bind_count = 0;
-	const char *sql;
-	uint32_t len;
-	bool is_unprepare = false;
 	RegionGuard region_guard(&fiber()->gc);
 
 	if (tx_check_msg(msg) != 0)
@@ -2444,68 +2439,14 @@ tx_process_sql(struct cmsg *m)
 	assert(msg->header.type == IPROTO_EXECUTE ||
 	       msg->header.type == IPROTO_PREPARE);
 	tx_inject_delay();
-	if (msg->sql.bind != NULL) {
-		bind_count = sql_bind_list_decode(msg->sql.bind, &bind);
-		if (bind_count < 0)
-			goto error;
-	}
-	/*
-	 * There are four options:
-	 * 1. Prepare SQL query (IPROTO_PREPARE + SQL string);
-	 * 2. Unprepare SQL query (IPROTO_PREPARE + stmt id);
-	 * 3. Execute SQL query (IPROTO_EXECUTE + SQL string);
-	 * 4. Execute prepared query (IPROTO_EXECUTE + stmt id).
-	 */
-	if (msg->header.type == IPROTO_EXECUTE) {
-		if (msg->sql.sql_text != NULL) {
-			assert(msg->sql.stmt_id == NULL);
-			sql = msg->sql.sql_text;
-			sql = mp_decode_str(&sql, &len);
-			if (sql_prepare_and_execute(sql, len, bind, bind_count,
-						    &port, &fiber()->gc) != 0)
-				goto error;
-		} else {
-			assert(msg->sql.sql_text == NULL);
-			assert(msg->sql.stmt_id != NULL);
-			sql = msg->sql.stmt_id;
-			uint32_t stmt_id = mp_decode_uint(&sql);
-			if (sql_execute_prepared(stmt_id, bind, bind_count,
-						 &port, &fiber()->gc) != 0)
-				goto error;
-		}
-	} else {
-		/* IPROTO_PREPARE */
-		if (msg->sql.sql_text != NULL) {
-			assert(msg->sql.stmt_id == NULL);
-			sql = msg->sql.sql_text;
-			sql = mp_decode_str(&sql, &len);
-			if (sql_prepare(sql, len, &port) != 0)
-				goto error;
-		} else {
-			/* UNPREPARE */
-			assert(msg->sql.sql_text == NULL);
-			assert(msg->sql.stmt_id != NULL);
-			sql = msg->sql.stmt_id;
-			uint32_t stmt_id = mp_decode_uint(&sql);
-			if (sql_unprepare(stmt_id) != 0)
-				goto error;
-			is_unprepare = true;
-		}
-	}
-
+	if (box_process_sql(&msg->sql, &port) != 0)
+		goto error;
 	/*
 	 * Take an obuf only after execute(). Else the buffer can
 	 * become out of date during yield.
 	 */
 	out = msg->connection->tx.p_obuf;
 	struct obuf_svp header_svp;
-	if (is_unprepare) {
-		header_svp = obuf_create_svp(out);
-		iproto_reply_ok(out, msg->header.sync, schema_version);
-		iproto_wpos_create(&msg->wpos, out);
-		tx_end_msg(msg, &header_svp);
-		return;
-	}
 	iproto_prepare_header(out, &header_svp, IPROTO_HEADER_LEN);
 	if (port_dump_msgpack(&port, out) != 0) {
 		port_destroy(&port);
diff --git a/src/box/sql/port.c b/src/box/sql/port.c
index c274482165c2fa771ce6a67977319867ca2851fa..3e2113e664f45ce675a112132eb80de5a4f7f30d 100644
--- a/src/box/sql/port.c
+++ b/src/box/sql/port.c
@@ -345,7 +345,17 @@ port_sql_dump_msgpack(struct port *port, struct obuf *out)
 		 */
 		int keys = 3;
 		return sql_get_prepare_common_keys(stmt, out, keys);
+	}
+	case UNPREPARE: {
+		int size = mp_sizeof_map(0);
+		char *pos = obuf_alloc(out, size);
+		if (pos == NULL) {
+			diag_set(OutOfMemory, size, "obuf_alloc", "pos");
+			return -1;
 		}
+		mp_encode_map(pos, 0);
+		break;
+	}
 	default: {
 		unreachable();
 	}
diff --git a/src/box/sql/port.h b/src/box/sql/port.h
index e5f09a5ff0e855252d2ea416a0caf34fca9e82ad..ff1fdfafe2d4f9f8b7ad23671729fe2c4fa69c7c 100644
--- a/src/box/sql/port.h
+++ b/src/box/sql/port.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ enum sql_serialization_format {
 	DML_EXECUTE = 1,
 	DQL_PREPARE = 2,
 	DML_PREPARE = 3,
+	UNPREPARE = 4,
 };
 
 /** Methods of struct port_sql. */
diff --git a/src/box/xrow.c b/src/box/xrow.c
index de0403cc8067dd51d89789b629ae1e4e44b43bd3..4194568c0cf1c964d11e5fe1cb10b4f650de4a92 100644
--- a/src/box/xrow.c
+++ b/src/box/xrow.c
@@ -753,6 +753,7 @@ iproto_reply_select_with_position(struct obuf *buf, struct obuf_svp *svp,
 int
 xrow_decode_sql(const struct xrow_header *row, struct sql_request *request)
 {
+	assert(row->type == IPROTO_EXECUTE || row->type == IPROTO_PREPARE);
 	if (row->bodycnt == 0) {
 		diag_set(ClientError, ER_INVALID_MSGPACK, "missing request body");
 		return 1;
@@ -765,6 +766,7 @@ xrow_decode_sql(const struct xrow_header *row, struct sql_request *request)
 	}
 
 	uint32_t map_size = mp_decode_map(&data);
+	request->execute = row->type == IPROTO_EXECUTE;
 	request->sql_text = NULL;
 	request->bind = NULL;
 	request->stmt_id = NULL;
diff --git a/src/box/xrow.h b/src/box/xrow.h
index 9764dd57949da1326c20d2d5cc3b85dd3700460d..edd2d96e1ca5d8cbaf3c087d7e330db92080a219 100644
--- a/src/box/xrow.h
+++ b/src/box/xrow.h
@@ -831,6 +831,8 @@ iproto_reply_error(struct obuf *out, const struct error *e, uint64_t sync,
 
 /** EXECUTE/PREPARE request. */
 struct sql_request {
+	/** True for EXECUTE, false for PREPARE. */
+	bool execute;
 	/** SQL statement text. */
 	const char *sql_text;
 	/** MessagePack array of parameters. */
diff --git a/test/fuzz/xrow_decode_sql_fuzzer.c b/test/fuzz/xrow_decode_sql_fuzzer.c
index 4cdc1e370433d78e7290191617481edf7cf4b998..621b0aa12bf7bf25ac172f79aeb6f1ce7109a842 100644
--- a/test/fuzz/xrow_decode_sql_fuzzer.c
+++ b/test/fuzz/xrow_decode_sql_fuzzer.c
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ LLVMFuzzerTestOneInput(const uint8_t *data, size_t size)
 	body.iov_len = size;
 
 	struct xrow_header row = {0};
+	row.type = IPROTO_EXECUTE;
 	row.body[0] = body;
 	row.bodycnt = 1;