diff --git a/src/tree_store/page_store/cached_file.rs b/src/tree_store/page_store/cached_file.rs
index 7310c165..6b08eff0 100644
--- a/src/tree_store/page_store/cached_file.rs
+++ b/src/tree_store/page_store/cached_file.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ use crate::tree_store::LEAF;
 use crate::{DatabaseError, Result, StorageBackend, StorageError};
 use std::collections::BTreeMap;
 use std::io;
+use std::mem::ManuallyDrop;
 use std::ops::{Index, IndexMut};
 use std::slice::SliceIndex;
 #[cfg(feature = "cache_metrics")]
@@ -30,23 +31,27 @@ impl CachePriority {
 pub(super) struct WritablePage {
     buffer: Arc<Mutex<PrioritizedWriteCache>>,
     offset: u64,
-    data: Option<Arc<[u8]>>,
+    data: ManuallyDrop<Arc<[u8]>>,
     priority: CachePriority,
 }
 
 impl WritablePage {
     pub(super) fn mem(&self) -> &[u8] {
-        self.data.as_ref().unwrap()
+        &self.data
     }
 
     pub(super) fn mem_mut(&mut self) -> &mut [u8] {
-        Arc::get_mut(self.data.as_mut().unwrap()).unwrap()
+        let data = Arc::get_mut(&mut self.data);
+        debug_assert!(data.is_some());
+        // SAFETY: `self` has the sole reference to `data`.
+        unsafe { data.unwrap_unchecked() }
     }
 }
 
 impl Drop for WritablePage {
     fn drop(&mut self) {
-        let data = self.data.take().unwrap();
+        // SAFETY: `drop` is called at most once
+        let data = unsafe { ManuallyDrop::take(&mut self.data) };
         self.buffer
             .lock()
             .unwrap()
@@ -487,7 +492,7 @@ impl PagedCachedFile {
         Ok(WritablePage {
             buffer: self.write_buffer.clone(),
             offset,
-            data: Some(data),
+            data: ManuallyDrop::new(data),
             priority,
         })
     }