diff --git a/packages/payload/src/auth/operations/auth.ts b/packages/payload/src/auth/operations/auth.ts
index efb2f1d568..110abaab50 100644
--- a/packages/payload/src/auth/operations/auth.ts
+++ b/packages/payload/src/auth/operations/auth.ts
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ import type { TypedUser } from '../../index.js'
 import type { PayloadRequest } from '../../types/index.js'
 import type { Permissions } from '../types.js'
 
-import { commitTransaction } from '../../utilities/commitTransaction.js'
-import { initTransaction } from '../../utilities/initTransaction.js'
 import { killTransaction } from '../../utilities/killTransaction.js'
 import { executeAuthStrategies } from '../executeAuthStrategies.js'
 import { getAccessResults } from '../getAccessResults.js'
@@ -25,8 +23,6 @@ export const auth = async (args: Required<AuthArgs>): Promise<AuthResult> => {
   const { payload } = req
 
   try {
-    const shouldCommit = await initTransaction(req)
-
     const { responseHeaders, user } = await executeAuthStrategies({
       headers,
       payload,
@@ -39,10 +35,6 @@ export const auth = async (args: Required<AuthArgs>): Promise<AuthResult> => {
       req,
     })
 
-    if (shouldCommit) {
-      await commitTransaction(req)
-    }
-
     return {
       permissions,
       responseHeaders,
diff --git a/packages/payload/src/auth/operations/login.ts b/packages/payload/src/auth/operations/login.ts
index d3d0375496..cc4535a848 100644
--- a/packages/payload/src/auth/operations/login.ts
+++ b/packages/payload/src/auth/operations/login.ts
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@ import type { User } from '../types.js'
 import { buildAfterOperation } from '../../collections/operations/utils.js'
 import { AuthenticationError, LockedAuth, ValidationError } from '../../errors/index.js'
 import { afterRead } from '../../fields/hooks/afterRead/index.js'
-import { commitTransaction } from '../../utilities/commitTransaction.js'
-import { initTransaction } from '../../utilities/initTransaction.js'
 import { killTransaction } from '../../utilities/killTransaction.js'
 import sanitizeInternalFields from '../../utilities/sanitizeInternalFields.js'
 import { getFieldsToSign } from '../getFieldsToSign.js'
@@ -43,8 +41,6 @@ export const loginOperation = async <TSlug extends CollectionSlug>(
   let args = incomingArgs
 
   try {
-    const shouldCommit = await initTransaction(args.req)
-
     // /////////////////////////////////////
     // beforeOperation - Collection
     // /////////////////////////////////////
@@ -202,10 +198,6 @@ export const loginOperation = async <TSlug extends CollectionSlug>(
         })
       }
 
-      if (shouldCommit) {
-        await commitTransaction(req)
-      }
-
       throw new AuthenticationError(req.t)
     }
 
@@ -334,10 +326,6 @@ export const loginOperation = async <TSlug extends CollectionSlug>(
     // Return results
     // /////////////////////////////////////
 
-    if (shouldCommit) {
-      await commitTransaction(req)
-    }
-
     return result
   } catch (error: unknown) {
     await killTransaction(args.req)