diff --git a/src/ydb_db.c b/src/ydb_db.c
index 7f3801f1d5b..4c3d9da6104 100644
--- a/src/ydb_db.c
+++ b/src/ydb_db.c
@@ -649,20 +649,20 @@ int
 autotxn_db_get(DB* db, DB_TXN* txn, DBT* key, DBT* data, u_int32_t flags) {
     BOOL changed; int r;
     // ydb lock is NOT held here
-    r = toku_db_construct_autotxn(db, &txn, &changed, FALSE, FALSE);
+    r = toku_db_construct_autotxn(db, &txn, &changed, FALSE);
     if (r!=0) return r;
     r = toku_db_get(db, txn, key, data, flags);
-    return toku_db_destruct_autotxn(txn, r, changed, FALSE);
+    return toku_db_destruct_autotxn(txn, r, changed);
 }
 
 static inline int 
 autotxn_db_getf_set (DB *db, DB_TXN *txn, u_int32_t flags, DBT *key, YDB_CALLBACK_FUNCTION f, void *extra) {
     BOOL changed; int r;
     // ydb lock is NOT held here
-    r = toku_db_construct_autotxn(db, &txn, &changed, FALSE, FALSE);
+    r = toku_db_construct_autotxn(db, &txn, &changed, FALSE);
     if (r!=0) return r;
     r = db_getf_set(db, txn, flags, key, f, extra);
-    return toku_db_destruct_autotxn(txn, r, changed, FALSE);
+    return toku_db_destruct_autotxn(txn, r, changed);
 }
 
 static int 
diff --git a/src/ydb_db.h b/src/ydb_db.h
index 5f8f65c64c8..1a3b62b5187 100644
--- a/src/ydb_db.h
+++ b/src/ydb_db.h
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ int autotxn_db_get(DB* db, DB_TXN* txn, DBT* key, DBT* data, u_int32_t flags);
 //TODO: Nowait only conditionally?
 //TODO: NOSYNC change to SYNC if DB_ENV has something in set_flags
 static inline int 
-toku_db_construct_autotxn(DB* db, DB_TXN **txn, BOOL* changed, BOOL force_auto_commit, BOOL holds_ydb_lock) {
+toku_db_construct_autotxn(DB* db, DB_TXN **txn, BOOL* changed, BOOL force_auto_commit) {
     assert(db && txn && changed);
     DB_ENV* env = db->dbenv;
     if (*txn || !(env->i->open_flags & DB_INIT_TXN)) {
@@ -60,23 +60,23 @@ toku_db_construct_autotxn(DB* db, DB_TXN **txn, BOOL* changed, BOOL force_auto_c
     }
     BOOL nosync = (BOOL)(!force_auto_commit && !(env->i->open_flags & DB_AUTO_COMMIT));
     u_int32_t txn_flags = DB_TXN_NOWAIT | (nosync ? DB_TXN_NOSYNC : 0);
-    int r = toku_txn_begin(env, NULL, txn, txn_flags, 1, holds_ydb_lock);
+    int r = toku_txn_begin(env, NULL, txn, txn_flags, 1, FALSE);
     if (r!=0) return r;
     *changed = TRUE;
     return 0;
 }
 
 static inline int 
-toku_db_destruct_autotxn(DB_TXN *txn, int r, BOOL changed, BOOL holds_ydb_lock) {
+toku_db_destruct_autotxn(DB_TXN *txn, int r, BOOL changed) {
     if (!changed) return r;
-    if (!holds_ydb_lock) toku_ydb_lock();
+    toku_ydb_lock();
     if (r==0) {
         r = toku_txn_commit(txn, 0, NULL, NULL, false);
     }
     else {
         toku_txn_abort(txn, NULL, NULL, false);
     }
-    if (!holds_ydb_lock) toku_ydb_unlock();    
+    toku_ydb_unlock();    
     return r; 
 }
 
diff --git a/src/ydb_write.c b/src/ydb_write.c
index f277c8b9058..7c38cc6ded7 100644
--- a/src/ydb_write.c
+++ b/src/ydb_write.c
@@ -764,10 +764,10 @@ cleanup:
 int 
 autotxn_db_del(DB* db, DB_TXN* txn, DBT* key, u_int32_t flags) {
     BOOL changed; int r;
-    r = toku_db_construct_autotxn(db, &txn, &changed, FALSE, FALSE);
+    r = toku_db_construct_autotxn(db, &txn, &changed, FALSE);
     if (r!=0) return r;
     r = toku_db_del(db, txn, key, flags, FALSE);
-    return toku_db_destruct_autotxn(txn, r, changed, FALSE);
+    return toku_db_destruct_autotxn(txn, r, changed);
 }
 
 int 
@@ -776,12 +776,12 @@ autotxn_db_put(DB* db, DB_TXN* txn, DBT* key, DBT* data, u_int32_t flags) {
     BOOL changed; int r;
     r = env_check_avail_fs_space(db->dbenv);
     if (r != 0) { goto cleanup; }
-    r = toku_db_construct_autotxn(db, &txn, &changed, FALSE, FALSE);
+    r = toku_db_construct_autotxn(db, &txn, &changed, FALSE);
     if (r!=0) {
         goto cleanup;
     }
     r = toku_db_put(db, txn, key, data, flags, FALSE);
-    r = toku_db_destruct_autotxn(txn, r, changed, FALSE);
+    r = toku_db_destruct_autotxn(txn, r, changed);
 cleanup:
     return r;
 }
@@ -794,10 +794,10 @@ autotxn_db_update(DB *db, DB_TXN *txn,
     BOOL changed; int r;
     r = env_check_avail_fs_space(db->dbenv);
     if (r != 0) { goto cleanup; }
-    r = toku_db_construct_autotxn(db, &txn, &changed, FALSE, FALSE);
+    r = toku_db_construct_autotxn(db, &txn, &changed, FALSE);
     if (r != 0) { return r; }
     r = toku_db_update(db, txn, key, update_function_extra, flags);
-    r = toku_db_destruct_autotxn(txn, r, changed, FALSE);
+    r = toku_db_destruct_autotxn(txn, r, changed);
 cleanup:
     return r;
 }
@@ -809,10 +809,10 @@ autotxn_db_update_broadcast(DB *db, DB_TXN *txn,
     BOOL changed; int r;
     r = env_check_avail_fs_space(db->dbenv);
     if (r != 0) { goto cleanup; }
-    r = toku_db_construct_autotxn(db, &txn, &changed, FALSE, FALSE);
+    r = toku_db_construct_autotxn(db, &txn, &changed, FALSE);
     if (r != 0) { return r; }
     r = toku_db_update_broadcast(db, txn, update_function_extra, flags);
-    r = toku_db_destruct_autotxn(txn, r, changed, FALSE);
+    r = toku_db_destruct_autotxn(txn, r, changed);
 cleanup:
     return r;
 }