1 files changed, 19 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/lib/sqlalchemy/dialects/mysql/dml.py b/lib/sqlalchemy/dialects/mysql/dml.py
index a21d49e0b..eb4a9f798 100644
--- a/lib/sqlalchemy/dialects/mysql/dml.py
+++ b/lib/sqlalchemy/dialects/mysql/dml.py
@@ -14,12 +14,30 @@ from ...sql.base import ColumnCollection
 from ...sql.dml import Insert as StandardInsert
 from ...sql.elements import ClauseElement
 from ...sql.expression import alias
-from ...util.langhelpers import public_factory
 
 
 __all__ = ("Insert", "insert")
 
 
+def insert(table):
+    """Construct a MySQL/MariaDB-specific variant :class:`_mysql.Insert`
+    construct.
+
+    .. container:: inherited_member
+
+        The :func:`sqlalchemy.dialects.mysql.insert` function creates
+        a :class:`sqlalchemy.dialects.mysql.Insert`.  This class is based
+        on the dialect-agnostic :class:`_sql.Insert` construct which may
+        be constructed using the :func:`_sql.insert` function in
+        SQLAlchemy Core.
+
+    The :class:`_mysql.Insert` construct includes additional methods
+    :meth:`_mysql.Insert.on_duplicate_key_update`.
+
+    """
+    return Insert(table)
+
+
 SelfInsert = typing.TypeVar("SelfInsert", bound="Insert")
 
 
@@ -145,11 +163,6 @@ class Insert(StandardInsert):
         return self
 
 
-insert = public_factory(
-    Insert, ".dialects.mysql.insert", ".dialects.mysql.Insert"
-)
-
-
 class OnDuplicateClause(ClauseElement):
     __visit_name__ = "on_duplicate_key_update"