diff --git a/internal/dbtest/db_test.go b/internal/dbtest/db_test.go
index bf4e82f4c..d5556b35d 100644
--- a/internal/dbtest/db_test.go
+++ b/internal/dbtest/db_test.go
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ func TestDB(t *testing.T) {
 		{testUpsert},
 		{testMultiUpdate},
 		{testUpdateWithSkipupdateTag},
-		{testTxScanAndCount},
+		{testScanAndCount},
 		{testEmbedModelValue},
 		{testEmbedModelPointer},
 		{testJSONMarshaler},
@@ -1301,7 +1301,7 @@ func testUpdateWithSkipupdateTag(t *testing.T, db *bun.DB) {
 	require.NotEqual(t, model.CreatedAt.UTC(), model_.CreatedAt.UTC())
 }
 
-func testTxScanAndCount(t *testing.T, db *bun.DB) {
+func testScanAndCount(t *testing.T, db *bun.DB) {
 	type Model struct {
 		ID  int64 `bun:",pk,autoincrement"`
 		Str string
@@ -1312,14 +1312,33 @@ func testTxScanAndCount(t *testing.T, db *bun.DB) {
 	err := db.ResetModel(ctx, (*Model)(nil))
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
-	for i := 0; i < 100; i++ {
-		err := db.RunInTx(ctx, nil, func(ctx context.Context, tx bun.Tx) error {
-			var models []Model
-			_, err := tx.NewSelect().Model(&models).ScanAndCount(ctx)
-			return err
-		})
+	t.Run("tx", func(t *testing.T) {
+		for i := 0; i < 100; i++ {
+			err := db.RunInTx(ctx, nil, func(ctx context.Context, tx bun.Tx) error {
+				var models []Model
+				count, err := tx.NewSelect().Model(&models).ScanAndCount(ctx)
+				require.NoError(t, err)
+				require.Equal(t, 0, count)
+				return err
+			})
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("no limit", func(t *testing.T) {
+		src := []Model{
+			{Str: "str1"},
+			{Str: "str2"},
+		}
+		_, err = db.NewInsert().Model(&src).Exec(ctx)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
-	}
+
+		var dest []Model
+		count, err := db.NewSelect().Model(&dest).ScanAndCount(ctx)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.Equal(t, 2, count)
+		require.Equal(t, 2, len(dest))
+	})
 }
 
 func testEmbedModelValue(t *testing.T, db *bun.DB) {
diff --git a/query_select.go b/query_select.go
index 1c5116c96..b61bcfaf0 100644
--- a/query_select.go
+++ b/query_select.go
@@ -48,8 +48,6 @@ func NewSelectQuery(db *DB) *SelectQuery {
 				conn: db.DB,
 			},
 		},
-		offset: -1,
-		limit:  -1,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -400,7 +398,6 @@ func (q *SelectQuery) Relation(name string, apply ...func(*SelectQuery) *SelectQ
 
 	if len(join.Relation.Condition) > 0 {
 		apply1 = func(q *SelectQuery) *SelectQuery {
-
 			for _, opt := range join.Relation.Condition {
 				q.addWhere(schema.SafeQueryWithSep(opt, nil, " AND "))
 			}
@@ -601,7 +598,7 @@ func (q *SelectQuery) appendQuery(
 		}
 
 		if fmter.Dialect().Features().Has(feature.OffsetFetch) {
-			if q.limit >= 0 && q.offset >= 0 {
+			if q.limit > 0 && q.offset > 0 {
 				b = append(b, " OFFSET "...)
 				b = strconv.AppendInt(b, int64(q.offset), 10)
 				b = append(b, " ROWS"...)
@@ -609,23 +606,23 @@ func (q *SelectQuery) appendQuery(
 				b = append(b, " FETCH NEXT "...)
 				b = strconv.AppendInt(b, int64(q.limit), 10)
 				b = append(b, " ROWS ONLY"...)
-			} else if q.limit >= 0 {
+			} else if q.limit > 0 {
 				b = append(b, " OFFSET 0 ROWS"...)
 
 				b = append(b, " FETCH NEXT "...)
 				b = strconv.AppendInt(b, int64(q.limit), 10)
 				b = append(b, " ROWS ONLY"...)
-			} else if q.offset >= 0 {
+			} else if q.offset > 0 {
 				b = append(b, " OFFSET "...)
 				b = strconv.AppendInt(b, int64(q.offset), 10)
 				b = append(b, " ROWS"...)
 			}
 		} else {
-			if q.limit >= 0 {
+			if q.limit > 0 {
 				b = append(b, " LIMIT "...)
 				b = strconv.AppendInt(b, int64(q.limit), 10)
 			}
-			if q.offset >= 0 {
+			if q.offset > 0 {
 				b = append(b, " OFFSET "...)
 				b = strconv.AppendInt(b, int64(q.offset), 10)
 			}