diff --git a/lib/transaction.js b/lib/transaction.js
index f05f74118da1..6445fc123b7f 100644
--- a/lib/transaction.js
+++ b/lib/transaction.js
@@ -135,7 +135,6 @@ class Transaction {
         return this.begin()
           .then(() => this.setDeferrable())
           .then(() => this.setIsolationLevel())
-          .then(() => this.setAutocommit())
           .catch(setupErr => this.rollback().finally(() => {
             throw setupErr;
           }));