diff --git a/src/lib-storage/index/index-transaction.c b/src/lib-storage/index/index-transaction.c
index 2aa6fbebd0..f5a46c9e6e 100644
--- a/src/lib-storage/index/index-transaction.c
+++ b/src/lib-storage/index/index-transaction.c
@@ -32,8 +32,6 @@ index_transaction_index_commit(struct mail_index_transaction *index_trans,
 	int ret = 0;
 
 	index_pop3_uidl_update_exists_finish(t);
-	if (t->nontransactional_changes)
-		t->changes->changed = TRUE;
 
 	if (t->attr_pvt_trans != NULL) {
 		if (dict_transaction_commit(&t->attr_pvt_trans, &error) < 0) {
diff --git a/src/lib-storage/index/maildir/maildir-mail.c b/src/lib-storage/index/maildir/maildir-mail.c
index 981299d45c..21688b89af 100644
--- a/src/lib-storage/index/maildir/maildir-mail.c
+++ b/src/lib-storage/index/maildir/maildir-mail.c
@@ -629,7 +629,6 @@ static void maildir_update_pop3_uidl(struct mail *_mail, const char *uidl)
 		uidl = "";
 	}
 
-	_mail->transaction->nontransactional_changes = TRUE;
 	maildir_uidlist_set_ext(mbox->uidlist, _mail->uid,
 				MAILDIR_UIDLIST_REC_EXT_POP3_UIDL, uidl);
 }
diff --git a/src/lib-storage/mail-storage-private.h b/src/lib-storage/mail-storage-private.h
index 5f3511fbc9..d08959970f 100644
--- a/src/lib-storage/mail-storage-private.h
+++ b/src/lib-storage/mail-storage-private.h
@@ -623,8 +623,6 @@ struct mailbox_transaction_context {
 	struct mailbox_transaction_stats stats;
 	/* Set to TRUE to update stats_* fields */
 	bool stats_track:1;
-	/* We've done some non-transactional (e.g. dovecot-uidlist updates) */
-	bool nontransactional_changes:1;
 };
 
 union mail_search_module_context {