diff --git a/community/kernel/src/main/java/org/neo4j/kernel/impl/api/KernelTransactionImplementation.java b/community/kernel/src/main/java/org/neo4j/kernel/impl/api/KernelTransactionImplementation.java
index c17616596a6bc..8928950e01a9b 100644
--- a/community/kernel/src/main/java/org/neo4j/kernel/impl/api/KernelTransactionImplementation.java
+++ b/community/kernel/src/main/java/org/neo4j/kernel/impl/api/KernelTransactionImplementation.java
@@ -724,9 +724,14 @@ public SchemaWrite schemaWrite()
     }
 
     @Override
-    public org.neo4j.internal.kernel.api.Locks locks()
+    public StatementLocks locks()
     {
-        throw new UnsupportedOperationException( "not implemented" );
+       return statementLocks;
+    }
+
+    public LockTracer lockTracer()
+    {
+        return currentStatement.lockTracer();
     }
 
     private void afterCommit( long txId )
diff --git a/community/kernel/src/main/java/org/neo4j/kernel/impl/locking/StatementLocks.java b/community/kernel/src/main/java/org/neo4j/kernel/impl/locking/StatementLocks.java
index 4d109346d1a84..a4a7e58218341 100644
--- a/community/kernel/src/main/java/org/neo4j/kernel/impl/locking/StatementLocks.java
+++ b/community/kernel/src/main/java/org/neo4j/kernel/impl/locking/StatementLocks.java
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
  * Component used by {@link KernelStatement} to acquire {@link #pessimistic() pessimistic} and
  * {@link #optimistic() optimistic} locks.
  */
-public interface StatementLocks extends AutoCloseable
+public interface StatementLocks extends AutoCloseable, org.neo4j.internal.kernel.api.Locks
 {
     /**
      * Get {@link Locks.Client} responsible for pessimistic locks. Such locks will be grabbed right away.
diff --git a/community/kernel/src/main/java/org/neo4j/kernel/impl/newapi/Operations.java b/community/kernel/src/main/java/org/neo4j/kernel/impl/newapi/Operations.java
index a2faf4b3e898b..1d0716c1e904d 100644
--- a/community/kernel/src/main/java/org/neo4j/kernel/impl/newapi/Operations.java
+++ b/community/kernel/src/main/java/org/neo4j/kernel/impl/newapi/Operations.java
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@
 import org.neo4j.graphdb.TransactionTerminatedException;
 import org.neo4j.internal.kernel.api.CapableIndexReference;
 import org.neo4j.internal.kernel.api.ExplicitIndexRead;
-import org.neo4j.internal.kernel.api.IndexOrder;
 import org.neo4j.internal.kernel.api.ExplicitIndexWrite;
+import org.neo4j.internal.kernel.api.IndexOrder;
 import org.neo4j.internal.kernel.api.IndexQuery;
 import org.neo4j.internal.kernel.api.IndexReference;
 import org.neo4j.internal.kernel.api.NodeCursor;
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
 import org.neo4j.kernel.api.explicitindex.AutoIndexing;
 import org.neo4j.kernel.impl.api.KernelTransactionImplementation;
 import org.neo4j.kernel.impl.index.ExplicitIndexStore;
+import org.neo4j.kernel.impl.locking.ResourceTypes;
 import org.neo4j.storageengine.api.EntityType;
 import org.neo4j.storageengine.api.StorageEngine;
 import org.neo4j.storageengine.api.StorageStatement;
@@ -353,6 +354,7 @@ public boolean nodeDelete( long node ) throws KernelException
             }
         }
 
+        ktx.locks().optimistic().acquireExclusive( ktx.lockTracer(), ResourceTypes.NODE, node );
         if ( allStoreHolder.nodeExists( node ) )
         {
             autoIndexing.nodes().entityRemoved( this, node );