diff --git a/database/src/key.rs b/database/src/key.rs
index c0fee09d..69beff0d 100644
--- a/database/src/key.rs
+++ b/database/src/key.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 #[allow(unused_imports)] // docs
 use crate::table::Table;
 
+use crate::pod::Pod;
+
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Table
 /// Database [`Table`] key metadata.
 ///
@@ -18,14 +20,28 @@ pub trait Key {
     /// will just be the same type as [`Key::Primary`].
     const DUPLICATE: bool;
 
-    /// The primary key type.
-    type Primary;
+    // TODO: fix this sanakirja bound.
+    cfg_if::cfg_if! {
+        if #[cfg(all(feature = "sanakirja", not(feature = "heed")))] {
+            /// The primary key type.
+            type Primary: Pod + sanakirja::Storable;
 
-    /// The secondary key type.
-    ///
-    /// Only needs to be different than [`Key::Primary`]
-    /// if [`Key::DUPLICATE`] is `true`.
-    type Secondary;
+            /// The secondary key type.
+            ///
+            /// Only needs to be different than [`Key::Primary`]
+            /// if [`Key::DUPLICATE`] is `true`.
+            type Secondary: Pod + sanakirja::Storable;
+        } else {
+            /// The primary key type.
+            type Primary: Pod;
+
+            /// The secondary key type.
+            ///
+            /// Only needs to be different than [`Key::Primary`]
+            /// if [`Key::DUPLICATE`] is `true`.
+            type Secondary: Pod;
+        }
+    }
 
     /// Acquire [`Key::Primary`].
     fn primary(self) -> Self::Primary;
@@ -105,23 +121,24 @@ impl_key! {
 // Implement `Key` for any [`DupKey`] using [`Copy`] types.
 impl<P, S> Key for DupKey<P, S>
 where
-    P: Key + Copy,
-    S: Key + Copy,
+    // TODO: fix sanakirja serde bound.
+    P: Pod + Copy,
+    S: Pod + Copy,
 {
     const DUPLICATE: bool = true;
 
-    type Primary = Self;
+    type Primary = P;
 
     type Secondary = S;
 
     #[inline]
     fn primary(self) -> Self::Primary {
-        self
+        self.primary
     }
 
     #[inline]
     fn primary_secondary(self) -> (Self::Primary, Self::Secondary) {
-        (self, self.secondary)
+        (self.primary, self.secondary)
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/database/src/pod.rs b/database/src/pod.rs
index 5dc9c7b6..b7c1ed7d 100644
--- a/database/src/pod.rs
+++ b/database/src/pod.rs
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ mod private {
     impl<const N: usize> Sealed for [u8; N] {}
 
     impl_sealed! {
+        std::convert::Infallible,
         Vec<u8>,
         Box<[u8]>,
         std::sync::Arc<[u8]>,
@@ -132,6 +133,42 @@ mod private {
 }
 
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pod Impl (bytes)
+// Implement for `Infallible`.
+// This type is `!` and should never be constructable,
+// so all these functions will just panic.
+impl Pod for std::convert::Infallible {
+    #[cold]
+    #[inline(never)]
+    fn as_bytes(&self) -> impl AsRef<[u8]> {
+        let bytes: &[u8] = unreachable!();
+        bytes
+    }
+
+    #[cold]
+    #[inline(never)]
+    fn into_bytes(self) -> Cow<'static, [u8]> {
+        unreachable!()
+    }
+
+    #[cold]
+    #[inline(never)]
+    fn from_bytes(bytes: &[u8]) -> Self {
+        unreachable!()
+    }
+
+    #[cold]
+    #[inline(never)]
+    fn from_reader<R: Read>(reader: &mut R) -> Self {
+        unreachable!()
+    }
+
+    #[cold]
+    #[inline(never)]
+    fn to_writer<W: Write>(self, writer: &mut W) -> usize {
+        unreachable!()
+    }
+}
+
 // Implement for owned `Vec` bytes.
 impl Pod for Vec<u8> {
     #[inline]
diff --git a/database/src/table.rs b/database/src/table.rs
index b500dfdd..c44742fe 100644
--- a/database/src/table.rs
+++ b/database/src/table.rs
@@ -24,18 +24,15 @@ pub trait Table {
     /// Whether the table's values are all the same size or not.
     const CONSTANT_SIZE: bool;
 
+    /// Primary key type.
+    type Key: Key;
+
     // TODO: fix this sanakirja bound.
     cfg_if::cfg_if! {
         if #[cfg(all(feature = "sanakirja", not(feature = "heed")))] {
-            /// Primary key type.
-            type Key: Key + Pod + sanakirja::Storable;
-
             /// Value type.
             type Value: Pod + sanakirja::Storable;
         } else {
-            /// Primary key type.
-            type Key: Key + Pod;
-
             /// Value type.
             type Value: Pod;
         }