diff --git a/nano/node/json_handler.cpp b/nano/node/json_handler.cpp
index 61f7357e..d4f6fa64 100644
--- a/nano/node/json_handler.cpp
+++ b/nano/node/json_handler.cpp
@@ -4114,7 +4114,6 @@ void nano::json_handler::unchecked ()
 	if (!ec)
 	{
 		boost::property_tree::ptree unchecked;
-		auto transaction (node.store.tx_begin_read ());
 		node.unchecked.for_each (
 		[&unchecked, &json_block_l] (nano::unchecked_key const & key, nano::unchecked_info const & info) {
 			if (json_block_l)
@@ -4137,7 +4136,6 @@ void nano::json_handler::unchecked ()
 void nano::json_handler::unchecked_clear ()
 {
 	node.workers.push_task (create_worker_task ([] (std::shared_ptr<nano::json_handler> const & rpc_l) {
-		auto transaction (rpc_l->node.store.tx_begin_write ({ tables::unchecked }));
 		rpc_l->node.unchecked.clear ();
 		rpc_l->response_l.put ("success", "");
 		rpc_l->response_errors ();
@@ -4195,7 +4193,6 @@ void nano::json_handler::unchecked_keys ()
 	if (!ec)
 	{
 		boost::property_tree::ptree unchecked;
-		auto transaction (node.store.tx_begin_read ());
 		node.unchecked.for_each (
 		key,
 		[&unchecked, json_block_l] (nano::unchecked_key const & key, nano::unchecked_info const & info) {