diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/change/BatchAbandon.java b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/change/BatchAbandon.java
index a8e2407e84..b15db602f3 100644
--- a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/change/BatchAbandon.java
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/change/BatchAbandon.java
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import com.google.gerrit.extensions.restapi.ResourceConflictException;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.restapi.RestApiException;
 import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.client.Account;
 import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.client.Project;
-import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.server.ReviewDb;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.CurrentUser;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.account.AccountState;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.query.change.ChangeData;
@@ -30,18 +29,15 @@ import com.google.gerrit.server.update.BatchUpdate;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.update.UpdateException;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.util.time.TimeUtil;
 import com.google.inject.Inject;
-import com.google.inject.Provider;
 import com.google.inject.Singleton;
 import java.util.Collection;
 
 @Singleton
 public class BatchAbandon {
-  private final Provider<ReviewDb> dbProvider;
   private final AbandonOp.Factory abandonOpFactory;
 
   @Inject
-  BatchAbandon(Provider<ReviewDb> dbProvider, AbandonOp.Factory abandonOpFactory) {
-    this.dbProvider = dbProvider;
+  BatchAbandon(AbandonOp.Factory abandonOpFactory) {
     this.abandonOpFactory = abandonOpFactory;
   }
 
@@ -65,7 +61,7 @@ public class BatchAbandon {
       return;
     }
     AccountState accountState = user.isIdentifiedUser() ? user.asIdentifiedUser().state() : null;
-    try (BatchUpdate u = updateFactory.create(dbProvider.get(), project, user, TimeUtil.nowTs())) {
+    try (BatchUpdate u = updateFactory.create(project, user, TimeUtil.nowTs())) {
       for (ChangeData change : changes) {
         if (!project.equals(change.project())) {
           throw new ResourceConflictException(
diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/change/ConsistencyChecker.java b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/change/ConsistencyChecker.java
index f38d67039d..c819316300 100644
--- a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/change/ConsistencyChecker.java
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/change/ConsistencyChecker.java
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ import com.google.gerrit.extensions.restapi.RestApiException;
 import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.client.Change;
 import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.client.PatchSet;
 import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.client.Project;
-import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.server.ReviewDb;
 import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.server.ReviewDbUtil;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.ChangeUtil;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.CurrentUser;
@@ -113,7 +112,6 @@ public class ConsistencyChecker {
   private final PatchSetUtil psUtil;
   private final Provider<CurrentUser> user;
   private final Provider<PersonIdent> serverIdent;
-  private final Provider<ReviewDb> db;
   private final RetryHelper retryHelper;
 
   private BatchUpdate.Factory updateFactory;
@@ -141,11 +139,9 @@ public class ConsistencyChecker {
       PatchSetInserter.Factory patchSetInserterFactory,
       PatchSetUtil psUtil,
       Provider<CurrentUser> user,
-      Provider<ReviewDb> db,
       RetryHelper retryHelper) {
     this.accounts = accounts;
     this.accountPatchReviewStore = accountPatchReviewStore;
-    this.db = db;
     this.notesFactory = notesFactory;
     this.patchSetInfoFactory = patchSetInfoFactory;
     this.patchSetInserterFactory = patchSetInserterFactory;
@@ -585,7 +581,7 @@ public class ConsistencyChecker {
   }
 
   private BatchUpdate newBatchUpdate() {
-    return updateFactory.create(db.get(), change().getProject(), user.get(), TimeUtil.nowTs());
+    return updateFactory.create(change().getProject(), user.get(), TimeUtil.nowTs());
   }
 
   private void fixPatchSetRef(ProblemInfo p, PatchSet ps) {
diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/edit/ChangeEditUtil.java b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/edit/ChangeEditUtil.java
index 0f97ddab46..d6fdf563a5 100644
--- a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/edit/ChangeEditUtil.java
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/edit/ChangeEditUtil.java
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.client.Account;
 import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.client.Change;
 import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.client.PatchSet;
 import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.client.RefNames;
-import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.server.ReviewDb;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.ChangeUtil;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.CurrentUser;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.IdentifiedUser;
@@ -69,7 +68,6 @@ public class ChangeEditUtil {
   private final GitRepositoryManager gitManager;
   private final PatchSetInserter.Factory patchSetInserterFactory;
   private final ChangeIndexer indexer;
-  private final Provider<ReviewDb> db;
   private final Provider<CurrentUser> userProvider;
   private final ChangeKindCache changeKindCache;
   private final PatchSetUtil psUtil;
@@ -79,14 +77,12 @@ public class ChangeEditUtil {
       GitRepositoryManager gitManager,
       PatchSetInserter.Factory patchSetInserterFactory,
       ChangeIndexer indexer,
-      Provider<ReviewDb> db,
       Provider<CurrentUser> userProvider,
       ChangeKindCache changeKindCache,
       PatchSetUtil psUtil) {
     this.gitManager = gitManager;
     this.patchSetInserterFactory = patchSetInserterFactory;
     this.indexer = indexer;
-    this.db = db;
     this.userProvider = userProvider;
     this.changeKindCache = changeKindCache;
     this.psUtil = psUtil;
@@ -201,8 +197,7 @@ public class ChangeEditUtil {
             .append(".");
       }
 
-      try (BatchUpdate bu =
-          updateFactory.create(db.get(), change.getProject(), user, TimeUtil.nowTs())) {
+      try (BatchUpdate bu = updateFactory.create(change.getProject(), user, TimeUtil.nowTs())) {
         bu.setRepository(repo, rw, oi);
         bu.addOp(change.getId(), inserter.setMessage(message.toString()));
         bu.addOp(
diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/git/receive/ReceiveCommits.java b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/git/receive/ReceiveCommits.java
index 6896ef94c1..58272998f2 100644
--- a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/git/receive/ReceiveCommits.java
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/git/receive/ReceiveCommits.java
@@ -634,7 +634,7 @@ class ReceiveCommits {
 
     try (BatchUpdate bu =
             batchUpdateFactory.create(
-                db, project.getNameKey(), user.materializedCopy(), TimeUtil.nowTs());
+                project.getNameKey(), user.materializedCopy(), TimeUtil.nowTs());
         ObjectInserter ins = repo.newObjectInserter();
         ObjectReader reader = ins.newReader();
         RevWalk rw = new RevWalk(reader)) {
@@ -782,7 +782,7 @@ class ReceiveCommits {
 
     try (BatchUpdate bu =
             batchUpdateFactory.create(
-                db, project.getNameKey(), user.materializedCopy(), TimeUtil.nowTs());
+                project.getNameKey(), user.materializedCopy(), TimeUtil.nowTs());
         ObjectInserter ins = repo.newObjectInserter();
         ObjectReader reader = ins.newReader();
         RevWalk rw = new RevWalk(reader)) {
@@ -3094,7 +3094,7 @@ class ReceiveCommits {
       retryHelper.execute(
           updateFactory -> {
             try (BatchUpdate bu =
-                    updateFactory.create(db, projectState.getNameKey(), user, TimeUtil.nowTs());
+                    updateFactory.create(projectState.getNameKey(), user, TimeUtil.nowTs());
                 ObjectInserter ins = repo.newObjectInserter();
                 ObjectReader reader = ins.newReader();
                 RevWalk rw = new RevWalk(reader)) {
diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/mail/receive/MailProcessor.java b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/mail/receive/MailProcessor.java
index 8fbce1c50d..a1d745e0f4 100644
--- a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/mail/receive/MailProcessor.java
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/mail/receive/MailProcessor.java
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.client.Comment;
 import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.client.PatchLineComment.Status;
 import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.client.PatchSet;
 import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.client.Project;
-import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.server.ReviewDb;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.ApprovalsUtil;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.ChangeMessagesUtil;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.CommentsUtil;
@@ -85,7 +84,6 @@ import java.util.Set;
 public class MailProcessor {
   private static final FluentLogger logger = FluentLogger.forEnclosingClass();
 
-  private final Provider<ReviewDb> dbProvider;
   private final Emails emails;
   private final InboundEmailRejectionSender.Factory emailRejectionSender;
   private final RetryHelper retryHelper;
@@ -104,7 +102,6 @@ public class MailProcessor {
 
   @Inject
   public MailProcessor(
-      Provider<ReviewDb> dbProvider,
       Emails emails,
       InboundEmailRejectionSender.Factory emailRejectionSender,
       RetryHelper retryHelper,
@@ -120,7 +117,6 @@ public class MailProcessor {
       CommentAdded commentAdded,
       AccountCache accountCache,
       UrlFormatter urlFormatter) {
-    this.dbProvider = dbProvider;
     this.emails = emails;
     this.emailRejectionSender = emailRejectionSender;
     this.retryHelper = retryHelper;
@@ -263,8 +259,7 @@ public class MailProcessor {
       }
 
       Op o = new Op(new PatchSet.Id(cd.getId(), metadata.patchSet), parsedComments, message.id());
-      BatchUpdate batchUpdate =
-          buf.create(dbProvider.get(), project, ctx.getUser(), TimeUtil.nowTs());
+      BatchUpdate batchUpdate = buf.create(project, ctx.getUser(), TimeUtil.nowTs());
       batchUpdate.addOp(cd.getId(), o);
       batchUpdate.execute();
     }
diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/account/DeleteDraftComments.java b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/account/DeleteDraftComments.java
index aab502d3b1..87564abf64 100644
--- a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/account/DeleteDraftComments.java
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/account/DeleteDraftComments.java
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.client.Account.Id;
 import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.client.Comment;
 import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.client.PatchSet;
 import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.client.Project;
-import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.server.ReviewDb;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.CommentsUtil;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.CurrentUser;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.PatchSetUtil;
@@ -74,7 +73,6 @@ import java.util.Objects;
 public class DeleteDraftComments
     implements RestModifyView<AccountResource, DeleteDraftCommentsInput> {
 
-  private final Provider<ReviewDb> db;
   private final Provider<CurrentUser> userProvider;
   private final BatchUpdate.Factory batchUpdateFactory;
   private final Provider<ChangeQueryBuilder> queryBuilderProvider;
@@ -88,7 +86,6 @@ public class DeleteDraftComments
 
   @Inject
   DeleteDraftComments(
-      Provider<ReviewDb> db,
       Provider<CurrentUser> userProvider,
       Factory batchUpdateFactory,
       Provider<ChangeQueryBuilder> queryBuilderProvider,
@@ -99,7 +96,6 @@ public class DeleteDraftComments
       CommentsUtil commentsUtil,
       PatchSetUtil psUtil,
       PatchListCache patchListCache) {
-    this.db = db;
     this.userProvider = userProvider;
     this.batchUpdateFactory = batchUpdateFactory;
     this.queryBuilderProvider = queryBuilderProvider;
@@ -142,7 +138,7 @@ public class DeleteDraftComments
             .query(predicate(accountId, input))) {
       BatchUpdate update =
           updates.computeIfAbsent(
-              cd.project(), p -> batchUpdateFactory.create(db.get(), p, rsrc.getUser(), now));
+              cd.project(), p -> batchUpdateFactory.create(p, rsrc.getUser(), now));
       Op op = new Op(commentFormatter, accountId);
       update.addOp(cd.getId(), op);
       ops.add(op);
diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/change/Abandon.java b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/change/Abandon.java
index ddb5138ed6..851752d05f 100644
--- a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/change/Abandon.java
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/change/Abandon.java
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ import com.google.gerrit.extensions.restapi.RestApiException;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.webui.UiAction;
 import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.client.Account;
 import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.client.Change;
-import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.server.ReviewDb;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.CurrentUser;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.PatchSetUtil;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.account.AccountState;
@@ -43,7 +42,6 @@ import com.google.gerrit.server.update.UpdateException;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.util.time.TimeUtil;
 import com.google.gwtorm.server.OrmException;
 import com.google.inject.Inject;
-import com.google.inject.Provider;
 import com.google.inject.Singleton;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.errors.ConfigInvalidException;
@@ -53,7 +51,6 @@ public class Abandon extends RetryingRestModifyView<ChangeResource, AbandonInput
     implements UiAction<ChangeResource> {
   private static final FluentLogger logger = FluentLogger.forEnclosingClass();
 
-  private final Provider<ReviewDb> dbProvider;
   private final ChangeJson.Factory json;
   private final AbandonOp.Factory abandonOpFactory;
   private final NotifyUtil notifyUtil;
@@ -61,14 +58,12 @@ public class Abandon extends RetryingRestModifyView<ChangeResource, AbandonInput
 
   @Inject
   Abandon(
-      Provider<ReviewDb> dbProvider,
       ChangeJson.Factory json,
       RetryHelper retryHelper,
       AbandonOp.Factory abandonOpFactory,
       NotifyUtil notifyUtil,
       PatchSetUtil patchSetUtil) {
     super(retryHelper);
-    this.dbProvider = dbProvider;
     this.json = json;
     this.abandonOpFactory = abandonOpFactory;
     this.notifyUtil = notifyUtil;
@@ -134,8 +129,7 @@ public class Abandon extends RetryingRestModifyView<ChangeResource, AbandonInput
       throws RestApiException, UpdateException {
     AccountState accountState = user.isIdentifiedUser() ? user.asIdentifiedUser().state() : null;
     AbandonOp op = abandonOpFactory.create(accountState, msgTxt, notifyHandling, accountsToNotify);
-    try (BatchUpdate u =
-        updateFactory.create(dbProvider.get(), notes.getProjectName(), user, TimeUtil.nowTs())) {
+    try (BatchUpdate u = updateFactory.create(notes.getProjectName(), user, TimeUtil.nowTs())) {
       u.addOp(notes.getChangeId(), op).execute();
     }
     return op.getChange();
diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/change/CherryPickChange.java b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/change/CherryPickChange.java
index 4c34e62d82..cbf570f2e7 100644
--- a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/change/CherryPickChange.java
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/change/CherryPickChange.java
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.client.Change;
 import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.client.Change.Status;
 import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.client.PatchSet;
 import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.client.Project;
-import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.server.ReviewDb;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.ApprovalsUtil;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.ChangeUtil;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.GerritPersonIdent;
@@ -93,7 +92,6 @@ public class CherryPickChange {
     abstract ImmutableSet<String> filesWithGitConflicts();
   }
 
-  private final Provider<ReviewDb> dbProvider;
   private final Sequences seq;
   private final Provider<InternalChangeQuery> queryProvider;
   private final GitRepositoryManager gitManager;
@@ -109,7 +107,6 @@ public class CherryPickChange {
 
   @Inject
   CherryPickChange(
-      Provider<ReviewDb> dbProvider,
       Sequences seq,
       Provider<InternalChangeQuery> queryProvider,
       @GerritPersonIdent PersonIdent myIdent,
@@ -122,7 +119,6 @@ public class CherryPickChange {
       ProjectCache projectCache,
       ApprovalsUtil approvalsUtil,
       NotifyUtil notifyUtil) {
-    this.dbProvider = dbProvider;
     this.seq = seq;
     this.queryProvider = queryProvider;
     this.gitManager = gitManager;
@@ -248,8 +244,7 @@ public class CherryPickChange {
                   + " reside on the same branch. "
                   + "Cannot create a new patch set.");
         }
-        try (BatchUpdate bu =
-            batchUpdateFactory.create(dbProvider.get(), project, identifiedUser, now)) {
+        try (BatchUpdate bu = batchUpdateFactory.create(project, identifiedUser, now)) {
           bu.setRepository(git, revWalk, oi);
           Change.Id changeId;
           if (destChanges.size() == 1) {
diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/change/CreateChange.java b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/change/CreateChange.java
index ba895ce379..af54ed5064 100644
--- a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/change/CreateChange.java
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/change/CreateChange.java
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.client.Change;
 import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.client.PatchSet;
 import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.client.Project;
 import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.client.RefNames;
-import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.server.ReviewDb;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.CurrentUser;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.GerritPersonIdent;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.IdentifiedUser;
@@ -101,7 +100,6 @@ public class CreateChange
     extends RetryingRestCollectionModifyView<
         TopLevelResource, ChangeResource, ChangeInput, Response<ChangeInfo>> {
   private final String anonymousCowardName;
-  private final Provider<ReviewDb> db;
   private final GitRepositoryManager gitManager;
   private final Sequences seq;
   private final TimeZone serverTimeZone;
@@ -122,7 +120,6 @@ public class CreateChange
   @Inject
   CreateChange(
       @AnonymousCowardName String anonymousCowardName,
-      Provider<ReviewDb> db,
       GitRepositoryManager gitManager,
       Sequences seq,
       @GerritPersonIdent PersonIdent myIdent,
@@ -141,7 +138,6 @@ public class CreateChange
       ContributorAgreementsChecker contributorAgreements) {
     super(retryHelper);
     this.anonymousCowardName = anonymousCowardName;
-    this.db = db;
     this.gitManager = gitManager;
     this.seq = seq;
     this.serverTimeZone = myIdent.getTimeZone();
@@ -319,7 +315,7 @@ public class CreateChange
       ins.setGroups(groups);
       ins.setNotify(input.notify);
       ins.setAccountsToNotify(notifyUtil.resolveAccounts(input.notifyDetails));
-      try (BatchUpdate bu = updateFactory.create(db.get(), project, me, now)) {
+      try (BatchUpdate bu = updateFactory.create(project, me, now)) {
         bu.setRepository(git, rw, oi);
         bu.insertChange(ins);
         bu.execute();
diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/change/CreateDraftComment.java b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/change/CreateDraftComment.java
index bab7fb0fe0..bd51b3e553 100644
--- a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/change/CreateDraftComment.java
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/change/CreateDraftComment.java
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ import com.google.gerrit.extensions.restapi.Url;
 import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.client.Comment;
 import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.client.PatchLineComment.Status;
 import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.client.PatchSet;
-import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.server.ReviewDb;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.CommentsUtil;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.PatchSetUtil;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.change.RevisionResource;
@@ -51,7 +50,6 @@ import java.util.Collections;
 @Singleton
 public class CreateDraftComment
     extends RetryingRestModifyView<RevisionResource, DraftInput, Response<CommentInfo>> {
-  private final Provider<ReviewDb> db;
   private final Provider<CommentJson> commentJson;
   private final CommentsUtil commentsUtil;
   private final PatchSetUtil psUtil;
@@ -59,14 +57,12 @@ public class CreateDraftComment
 
   @Inject
   CreateDraftComment(
-      Provider<ReviewDb> db,
       RetryHelper retryHelper,
       Provider<CommentJson> commentJson,
       CommentsUtil commentsUtil,
       PatchSetUtil psUtil,
       PatchListCache patchListCache) {
     super(retryHelper);
-    this.db = db;
     this.commentJson = commentJson;
     this.commentsUtil = commentsUtil;
     this.psUtil = psUtil;
@@ -88,7 +84,7 @@ public class CreateDraftComment
     }
 
     try (BatchUpdate bu =
-        updateFactory.create(db.get(), rsrc.getProject(), rsrc.getUser(), TimeUtil.nowTs())) {
+        updateFactory.create(rsrc.getProject(), rsrc.getUser(), TimeUtil.nowTs())) {
       Op op = new Op(rsrc.getPatchSet().getId(), in);
       bu.addOp(rsrc.getChange().getId(), op);
       bu.execute();
diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/change/CreateMergePatchSet.java b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/change/CreateMergePatchSet.java
index b88d3e9a42..6efe9598b4 100644
--- a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/change/CreateMergePatchSet.java
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/change/CreateMergePatchSet.java
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.client.Branch;
 import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.client.Change;
 import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.client.PatchSet;
 import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.client.Project;
-import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.server.ReviewDb;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.ChangeUtil;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.CurrentUser;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.GerritPersonIdent;
@@ -79,7 +78,6 @@ import org.eclipse.jgit.util.ChangeIdUtil;
 @Singleton
 public class CreateMergePatchSet
     extends RetryingRestModifyView<ChangeResource, MergePatchSetInput, Response<ChangeInfo>> {
-  private final Provider<ReviewDb> db;
   private final GitRepositoryManager gitManager;
   private final CommitsCollection commits;
   private final TimeZone serverTimeZone;
@@ -94,7 +92,6 @@ public class CreateMergePatchSet
 
   @Inject
   CreateMergePatchSet(
-      Provider<ReviewDb> db,
       GitRepositoryManager gitManager,
       CommitsCollection commits,
       @GerritPersonIdent PersonIdent myIdent,
@@ -108,7 +105,6 @@ public class CreateMergePatchSet
       ChangeFinder changeFinder,
       PermissionBackend permissionBackend) {
     super(retryHelper);
-    this.db = db;
     this.gitManager = gitManager;
     this.commits = commits;
     this.serverTimeZone = myIdent.getTimeZone();
@@ -185,7 +181,7 @@ public class CreateMergePatchSet
       PatchSet.Id nextPsId = ChangeUtil.nextPatchSetId(ps.getId());
       PatchSetInserter psInserter =
           patchSetInserterFactory.create(rsrc.getNotes(), nextPsId, newCommit);
-      try (BatchUpdate bu = updateFactory.create(db.get(), project, me, now)) {
+      try (BatchUpdate bu = updateFactory.create(project, me, now)) {
         bu.setRepository(git, rw, oi);
         psInserter
             .setMessage("Uploaded patch set " + nextPsId.get() + ".")
diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/change/DeleteAssignee.java b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/change/DeleteAssignee.java
index 1e9b69556d..907347f36b 100644
--- a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/change/DeleteAssignee.java
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/change/DeleteAssignee.java
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import com.google.gerrit.extensions.restapi.RestApiException;
 import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.client.Account;
 import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.client.Change;
 import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.client.ChangeMessage;
-import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.server.ReviewDb;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.ChangeMessagesUtil;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.IdentifiedUser;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.account.AccountLoader;
@@ -41,7 +40,6 @@ import com.google.gerrit.server.update.UpdateException;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.util.time.TimeUtil;
 import com.google.gwtorm.server.OrmException;
 import com.google.inject.Inject;
-import com.google.inject.Provider;
 import com.google.inject.Singleton;
 
 @Singleton
@@ -49,7 +47,6 @@ public class DeleteAssignee
     extends RetryingRestModifyView<ChangeResource, Input, Response<AccountInfo>> {
 
   private final ChangeMessagesUtil cmUtil;
-  private final Provider<ReviewDb> db;
   private final AssigneeChanged assigneeChanged;
   private final IdentifiedUser.GenericFactory userFactory;
   private final AccountLoader.Factory accountLoaderFactory;
@@ -58,13 +55,11 @@ public class DeleteAssignee
   DeleteAssignee(
       RetryHelper retryHelper,
       ChangeMessagesUtil cmUtil,
-      Provider<ReviewDb> db,
       AssigneeChanged assigneeChanged,
       IdentifiedUser.GenericFactory userFactory,
       AccountLoader.Factory accountLoaderFactory) {
     super(retryHelper);
     this.cmUtil = cmUtil;
-    this.db = db;
     this.assigneeChanged = assigneeChanged;
     this.userFactory = userFactory;
     this.accountLoaderFactory = accountLoaderFactory;
@@ -77,7 +72,7 @@ public class DeleteAssignee
     rsrc.permissions().check(ChangePermission.EDIT_ASSIGNEE);
 
     try (BatchUpdate bu =
-        updateFactory.create(db.get(), rsrc.getProject(), rsrc.getUser(), TimeUtil.nowTs())) {
+        updateFactory.create(rsrc.getProject(), rsrc.getUser(), TimeUtil.nowTs())) {
       Op op = new Op();
       bu.addOp(rsrc.getChange().getId(), op);
       bu.execute();
diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/change/DeleteChange.java b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/change/DeleteChange.java
index 3dd7411b49..ce094c6b32 100644
--- a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/change/DeleteChange.java
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/change/DeleteChange.java
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import com.google.gerrit.extensions.restapi.Response;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.restapi.RestApiException;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.webui.UiAction;
 import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.client.Change;
-import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.server.ReviewDb;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.change.ChangeResource;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.permissions.ChangePermission;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.permissions.PermissionBackend;
@@ -41,14 +40,11 @@ import com.google.inject.Singleton;
 public class DeleteChange extends RetryingRestModifyView<ChangeResource, Input, Response<?>>
     implements UiAction<ChangeResource> {
 
-  private final Provider<ReviewDb> db;
   private final Provider<DeleteChangeOp> opProvider;
 
   @Inject
-  public DeleteChange(
-      Provider<ReviewDb> db, RetryHelper retryHelper, Provider<DeleteChangeOp> opProvider) {
+  public DeleteChange(RetryHelper retryHelper, Provider<DeleteChangeOp> opProvider) {
     super(retryHelper);
-    this.db = db;
     this.opProvider = opProvider;
   }
 
@@ -62,7 +58,7 @@ public class DeleteChange extends RetryingRestModifyView<ChangeResource, Input,
     rsrc.permissions().check(ChangePermission.DELETE);
 
     try (BatchUpdate bu =
-        updateFactory.create(db.get(), rsrc.getProject(), rsrc.getUser(), TimeUtil.nowTs())) {
+        updateFactory.create(rsrc.getProject(), rsrc.getUser(), TimeUtil.nowTs())) {
       Change.Id id = rsrc.getChange().getId();
       bu.setOrder(Order.DB_BEFORE_REPO);
       bu.addOp(id, opProvider.get());
diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/change/DeleteChangeMessage.java b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/change/DeleteChangeMessage.java
index c57f9ec757..adbe0e664c 100644
--- a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/change/DeleteChangeMessage.java
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/change/DeleteChangeMessage.java
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ import com.google.gerrit.extensions.restapi.RestApiException;
 import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.client.Change;
 import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.client.ChangeMessage;
 import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.client.PatchSet;
-import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.server.ReviewDb;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.ChangeMessagesUtil;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.CurrentUser;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.account.AccountLoader;
@@ -58,7 +57,6 @@ public class DeleteChangeMessage
         ChangeMessageResource, DeleteChangeMessageInput, Response<ChangeMessageInfo>> {
 
   private final Provider<CurrentUser> userProvider;
-  private final Provider<ReviewDb> dbProvider;
   private final PermissionBackend permissionBackend;
   private final ChangeMessagesUtil changeMessagesUtil;
   private final AccountLoader.Factory accountLoaderFactory;
@@ -67,7 +65,6 @@ public class DeleteChangeMessage
   @Inject
   public DeleteChangeMessage(
       Provider<CurrentUser> userProvider,
-      Provider<ReviewDb> dbProvider,
       PermissionBackend permissionBackend,
       ChangeMessagesUtil changeMessagesUtil,
       AccountLoader.Factory accountLoaderFactory,
@@ -75,7 +72,6 @@ public class DeleteChangeMessage
       RetryHelper retryHelper) {
     super(retryHelper);
     this.userProvider = userProvider;
-    this.dbProvider = dbProvider;
     this.permissionBackend = permissionBackend;
     this.changeMessagesUtil = changeMessagesUtil;
     this.accountLoaderFactory = accountLoaderFactory;
@@ -97,8 +93,7 @@ public class DeleteChangeMessage
     DeleteChangeMessageOp deleteChangeMessageOp =
         new DeleteChangeMessageOp(resource.getChangeMessageIndex(), newChangeMessage);
     try (BatchUpdate batchUpdate =
-        updateFactory.create(
-            dbProvider.get(), resource.getChangeResource().getProject(), user, TimeUtil.nowTs())) {
+        updateFactory.create(resource.getChangeResource().getProject(), user, TimeUtil.nowTs())) {
       batchUpdate.addOp(resource.getChangeId(), deleteChangeMessageOp).execute();
     }
 
diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/change/DeleteComment.java b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/change/DeleteComment.java
index 6279357aba..e73c4f3dbe 100644
--- a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/change/DeleteComment.java
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/change/DeleteComment.java
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import com.google.gerrit.extensions.restapi.ResourceNotFoundException;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.restapi.RestApiException;
 import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.client.Comment;
 import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.client.PatchSet;
-import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.server.ReviewDb;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.CommentsUtil;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.CurrentUser;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.change.CommentResource;
@@ -51,7 +50,6 @@ public class DeleteComment
     extends RetryingRestModifyView<CommentResource, DeleteCommentInput, CommentInfo> {
 
   private final Provider<CurrentUser> userProvider;
-  private final Provider<ReviewDb> dbProvider;
   private final PermissionBackend permissionBackend;
   private final CommentsUtil commentsUtil;
   private final Provider<CommentJson> commentJson;
@@ -60,7 +58,6 @@ public class DeleteComment
   @Inject
   public DeleteComment(
       Provider<CurrentUser> userProvider,
-      Provider<ReviewDb> dbProvider,
       PermissionBackend permissionBackend,
       RetryHelper retryHelper,
       CommentsUtil commentsUtil,
@@ -68,7 +65,6 @@ public class DeleteComment
       ChangeNotes.Factory notesFactory) {
     super(retryHelper);
     this.userProvider = userProvider;
-    this.dbProvider = dbProvider;
     this.permissionBackend = permissionBackend;
     this.commentsUtil = commentsUtil;
     this.commentJson = commentJson;
@@ -91,7 +87,7 @@ public class DeleteComment
     DeleteCommentOp deleteCommentOp = new DeleteCommentOp(rsrc, newMessage);
     try (BatchUpdate batchUpdate =
         batchUpdateFactory.create(
-            dbProvider.get(), rsrc.getRevisionResource().getProject(), user, TimeUtil.nowTs())) {
+            rsrc.getRevisionResource().getProject(), user, TimeUtil.nowTs())) {
       batchUpdate.addOp(rsrc.getRevisionResource().getChange().getId(), deleteCommentOp).execute();
     }
 
diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/change/DeleteDraftComment.java b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/change/DeleteDraftComment.java
index 0e62273ffa..efdd4470a4 100644
--- a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/change/DeleteDraftComment.java
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/change/DeleteDraftComment.java
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ import com.google.gerrit.extensions.restapi.Response;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.restapi.RestApiException;
 import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.client.Comment;
 import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.client.PatchSet;
-import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.server.ReviewDb;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.CommentsUtil;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.PatchSetUtil;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.change.DraftCommentResource;
@@ -38,7 +37,6 @@ import com.google.gerrit.server.update.UpdateException;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.util.time.TimeUtil;
 import com.google.gwtorm.server.OrmException;
 import com.google.inject.Inject;
-import com.google.inject.Provider;
 import com.google.inject.Singleton;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.Optional;
@@ -47,20 +45,17 @@ import java.util.Optional;
 public class DeleteDraftComment
     extends RetryingRestModifyView<DraftCommentResource, Input, Response<CommentInfo>> {
 
-  private final Provider<ReviewDb> db;
   private final CommentsUtil commentsUtil;
   private final PatchSetUtil psUtil;
   private final PatchListCache patchListCache;
 
   @Inject
   DeleteDraftComment(
-      Provider<ReviewDb> db,
       CommentsUtil commentsUtil,
       PatchSetUtil psUtil,
       RetryHelper retryHelper,
       PatchListCache patchListCache) {
     super(retryHelper);
-    this.db = db;
     this.commentsUtil = commentsUtil;
     this.psUtil = psUtil;
     this.patchListCache = patchListCache;
@@ -71,8 +66,7 @@ public class DeleteDraftComment
       BatchUpdate.Factory updateFactory, DraftCommentResource rsrc, Input input)
       throws RestApiException, UpdateException {
     try (BatchUpdate bu =
-        updateFactory.create(
-            db.get(), rsrc.getChange().getProject(), rsrc.getUser(), TimeUtil.nowTs())) {
+        updateFactory.create(rsrc.getChange().getProject(), rsrc.getUser(), TimeUtil.nowTs())) {
       Op op = new Op(rsrc.getComment().key);
       bu.addOp(rsrc.getChange().getId(), op);
       bu.execute();
diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/change/DeletePrivate.java b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/change/DeletePrivate.java
index 9b747e072d..571c3190d8 100644
--- a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/change/DeletePrivate.java
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/change/DeletePrivate.java
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import com.google.gerrit.extensions.restapi.AuthException;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.restapi.ResourceConflictException;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.restapi.Response;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.restapi.RestApiException;
-import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.server.ReviewDb;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.ChangeMessagesUtil;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.change.ChangeResource;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.permissions.GlobalPermission;
@@ -32,26 +31,22 @@ import com.google.gerrit.server.update.RetryingRestModifyView;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.update.UpdateException;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.util.time.TimeUtil;
 import com.google.inject.Inject;
-import com.google.inject.Provider;
 import com.google.inject.Singleton;
 
 @Singleton
 public class DeletePrivate
     extends RetryingRestModifyView<ChangeResource, SetPrivateOp.Input, Response<String>> {
   private final ChangeMessagesUtil cmUtil;
-  private final Provider<ReviewDb> dbProvider;
   private final PermissionBackend permissionBackend;
   private final SetPrivateOp.Factory setPrivateOpFactory;
 
   @Inject
   DeletePrivate(
-      Provider<ReviewDb> dbProvider,
       RetryHelper retryHelper,
       ChangeMessagesUtil cmUtil,
       PermissionBackend permissionBackend,
       SetPrivateOp.Factory setPrivateOpFactory) {
     super(retryHelper);
-    this.dbProvider = dbProvider;
     this.cmUtil = cmUtil;
     this.permissionBackend = permissionBackend;
     this.setPrivateOpFactory = setPrivateOpFactory;
@@ -71,8 +66,7 @@ public class DeletePrivate
 
     SetPrivateOp op = setPrivateOpFactory.create(cmUtil, false, input);
     try (BatchUpdate u =
-        updateFactory.create(
-            dbProvider.get(), rsrc.getProject(), rsrc.getUser(), TimeUtil.nowTs())) {
+        updateFactory.create(rsrc.getProject(), rsrc.getUser(), TimeUtil.nowTs())) {
       u.addOp(rsrc.getId(), op).execute();
     }
 
diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/change/DeletePrivateByPost.java b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/change/DeletePrivateByPost.java
index cf0143ac04..6404256709 100644
--- a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/change/DeletePrivateByPost.java
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/change/DeletePrivateByPost.java
@@ -17,25 +17,22 @@ package com.google.gerrit.server.restapi.change;
 import static com.google.gerrit.extensions.conditions.BooleanCondition.and;
 
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.webui.UiAction;
-import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.server.ReviewDb;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.ChangeMessagesUtil;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.change.ChangeResource;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.permissions.PermissionBackend;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.update.RetryHelper;
 import com.google.inject.Inject;
-import com.google.inject.Provider;
 import com.google.inject.Singleton;
 
 @Singleton
 public class DeletePrivateByPost extends DeletePrivate implements UiAction<ChangeResource> {
   @Inject
   DeletePrivateByPost(
-      Provider<ReviewDb> dbProvider,
       RetryHelper retryHelper,
       ChangeMessagesUtil cmUtil,
       PermissionBackend permissionBackend,
       SetPrivateOp.Factory setPrivateOpFactory) {
-    super(dbProvider, retryHelper, cmUtil, permissionBackend, setPrivateOpFactory);
+    super(retryHelper, cmUtil, permissionBackend, setPrivateOpFactory);
   }
 
   @Override
diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/change/DeleteReviewer.java b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/change/DeleteReviewer.java
index 245d1cdf58..da1679c849 100644
--- a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/change/DeleteReviewer.java
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/change/DeleteReviewer.java
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ package com.google.gerrit.server.restapi.change;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.api.changes.DeleteReviewerInput;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.restapi.Response;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.restapi.RestApiException;
-import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.server.ReviewDb;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.change.ReviewerResource;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.update.BatchUpdate;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.update.BatchUpdateOp;
@@ -26,25 +25,21 @@ import com.google.gerrit.server.update.RetryingRestModifyView;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.update.UpdateException;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.util.time.TimeUtil;
 import com.google.inject.Inject;
-import com.google.inject.Provider;
 import com.google.inject.Singleton;
 
 @Singleton
 public class DeleteReviewer
     extends RetryingRestModifyView<ReviewerResource, DeleteReviewerInput, Response<?>> {
 
-  private final Provider<ReviewDb> dbProvider;
   private final DeleteReviewerOp.Factory deleteReviewerOpFactory;
   private final DeleteReviewerByEmailOp.Factory deleteReviewerByEmailOpFactory;
 
   @Inject
   DeleteReviewer(
-      Provider<ReviewDb> dbProvider,
       RetryHelper retryHelper,
       DeleteReviewerOp.Factory deleteReviewerOpFactory,
       DeleteReviewerByEmailOp.Factory deleteReviewerByEmailOpFactory) {
     super(retryHelper);
-    this.dbProvider = dbProvider;
     this.deleteReviewerOpFactory = deleteReviewerOpFactory;
     this.deleteReviewerByEmailOpFactory = deleteReviewerByEmailOpFactory;
   }
@@ -59,7 +54,6 @@ public class DeleteReviewer
 
     try (BatchUpdate bu =
         updateFactory.create(
-            dbProvider.get(),
             rsrc.getChangeResource().getProject(),
             rsrc.getChangeResource().getUser(),
             TimeUtil.nowTs())) {
diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/change/DeleteVote.java b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/change/DeleteVote.java
index 8aaf458826..60d11633e5 100644
--- a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/change/DeleteVote.java
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/change/DeleteVote.java
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.client.Change;
 import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.client.ChangeMessage;
 import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.client.PatchSet;
 import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.client.PatchSetApproval;
-import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.server.ReviewDb;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.ApprovalsUtil;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.ChangeMessagesUtil;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.IdentifiedUser;
@@ -58,7 +57,6 @@ import com.google.gerrit.server.util.LabelVote;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.util.time.TimeUtil;
 import com.google.gwtorm.server.OrmException;
 import com.google.inject.Inject;
-import com.google.inject.Provider;
 import com.google.inject.Singleton;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.HashMap;
@@ -68,7 +66,6 @@ import java.util.Map;
 public class DeleteVote extends RetryingRestModifyView<VoteResource, DeleteVoteInput, Response<?>> {
   private static final FluentLogger logger = FluentLogger.forEnclosingClass();
 
-  private final Provider<ReviewDb> db;
   private final ApprovalsUtil approvalsUtil;
   private final PatchSetUtil psUtil;
   private final ChangeMessagesUtil cmUtil;
@@ -81,7 +78,6 @@ public class DeleteVote extends RetryingRestModifyView<VoteResource, DeleteVoteI
 
   @Inject
   DeleteVote(
-      Provider<ReviewDb> db,
       RetryHelper retryHelper,
       ApprovalsUtil approvalsUtil,
       PatchSetUtil psUtil,
@@ -93,7 +89,6 @@ public class DeleteVote extends RetryingRestModifyView<VoteResource, DeleteVoteI
       RemoveReviewerControl removeReviewerControl,
       ProjectCache projectCache) {
     super(retryHelper);
-    this.db = db;
     this.approvalsUtil = approvalsUtil;
     this.psUtil = psUtil;
     this.cmUtil = cmUtil;
@@ -127,7 +122,7 @@ public class DeleteVote extends RetryingRestModifyView<VoteResource, DeleteVoteI
 
     try (BatchUpdate bu =
         updateFactory.create(
-            db.get(), change.getProject(), r.getChangeResource().getUser(), TimeUtil.nowTs())) {
+            change.getProject(), r.getChangeResource().getUser(), TimeUtil.nowTs())) {
       bu.addOp(
           change.getId(),
           new Op(
diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/change/Move.java b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/change/Move.java
index 462a9965e9..2932e5ca19 100644
--- a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/change/Move.java
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/change/Move.java
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.client.PatchSet;
 import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.client.PatchSetApproval;
 import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.client.Project;
 import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.client.RefNames;
-import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.server.ReviewDb;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.ApprovalsUtil;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.ChangeMessagesUtil;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.ChangeUtil;
@@ -82,7 +81,6 @@ public class Move extends RetryingRestModifyView<ChangeResource, MoveInput, Chan
   private static final FluentLogger logger = FluentLogger.forEnclosingClass();
 
   private final PermissionBackend permissionBackend;
-  private final Provider<ReviewDb> dbProvider;
   private final ChangeJson.Factory json;
   private final GitRepositoryManager repoManager;
   private final Provider<InternalChangeQuery> queryProvider;
@@ -95,7 +93,6 @@ public class Move extends RetryingRestModifyView<ChangeResource, MoveInput, Chan
   @Inject
   Move(
       PermissionBackend permissionBackend,
-      Provider<ReviewDb> dbProvider,
       ChangeJson.Factory json,
       GitRepositoryManager repoManager,
       Provider<InternalChangeQuery> queryProvider,
@@ -107,7 +104,6 @@ public class Move extends RetryingRestModifyView<ChangeResource, MoveInput, Chan
       @GerritServerConfig Config gerritConfig) {
     super(retryHelper);
     this.permissionBackend = permissionBackend;
-    this.dbProvider = dbProvider;
     this.json = json;
     this.repoManager = repoManager;
     this.queryProvider = queryProvider;
@@ -159,8 +155,7 @@ public class Move extends RetryingRestModifyView<ChangeResource, MoveInput, Chan
     projectCache.checkedGet(project).checkStatePermitsWrite();
 
     Op op = new Op(input);
-    try (BatchUpdate u =
-        updateFactory.create(dbProvider.get(), project, caller, TimeUtil.nowTs())) {
+    try (BatchUpdate u = updateFactory.create(project, caller, TimeUtil.nowTs())) {
       u.addOp(change.getId(), op);
       u.execute();
     }
diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/change/PostHashtags.java b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/change/PostHashtags.java
index c67fb67979..a7a88aeaeb 100644
--- a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/change/PostHashtags.java
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/change/PostHashtags.java
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ import com.google.gerrit.extensions.api.changes.HashtagsInput;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.restapi.Response;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.restapi.RestApiException;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.webui.UiAction;
-import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.server.ReviewDb;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.change.ChangeResource;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.change.SetHashtagsOp;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.permissions.ChangePermission;
@@ -30,7 +29,6 @@ import com.google.gerrit.server.update.RetryingRestModifyView;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.update.UpdateException;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.util.time.TimeUtil;
 import com.google.inject.Inject;
-import com.google.inject.Provider;
 import com.google.inject.Singleton;
 
 @Singleton
@@ -38,14 +36,11 @@ public class PostHashtags
     extends RetryingRestModifyView<
         ChangeResource, HashtagsInput, Response<ImmutableSortedSet<String>>>
     implements UiAction<ChangeResource> {
-  private final Provider<ReviewDb> db;
   private final SetHashtagsOp.Factory hashtagsFactory;
 
   @Inject
-  PostHashtags(
-      Provider<ReviewDb> db, RetryHelper retryHelper, SetHashtagsOp.Factory hashtagsFactory) {
+  PostHashtags(RetryHelper retryHelper, SetHashtagsOp.Factory hashtagsFactory) {
     super(retryHelper);
-    this.db = db;
     this.hashtagsFactory = hashtagsFactory;
   }
 
@@ -56,8 +51,7 @@ public class PostHashtags
     req.permissions().check(ChangePermission.EDIT_HASHTAGS);
 
     try (BatchUpdate bu =
-        updateFactory.create(
-            db.get(), req.getChange().getProject(), req.getUser(), TimeUtil.nowTs())) {
+        updateFactory.create(req.getChange().getProject(), req.getUser(), TimeUtil.nowTs())) {
       SetHashtagsOp op = hashtagsFactory.create(input);
       bu.addOp(req.getId(), op);
       bu.execute();
diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/change/PostPrivate.java b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/change/PostPrivate.java
index 3f37bc1c0f..b1a250c997 100644
--- a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/change/PostPrivate.java
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/change/PostPrivate.java
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ import com.google.gerrit.extensions.restapi.Response;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.restapi.RestApiException;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.webui.UiAction;
 import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.client.Change;
-import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.server.ReviewDb;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.ChangeMessagesUtil;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.change.ChangeResource;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.config.GerritServerConfig;
@@ -36,7 +35,6 @@ import com.google.gerrit.server.update.RetryingRestModifyView;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.update.UpdateException;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.util.time.TimeUtil;
 import com.google.inject.Inject;
-import com.google.inject.Provider;
 import com.google.inject.Singleton;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.lib.Config;
 
@@ -45,21 +43,18 @@ public class PostPrivate
     extends RetryingRestModifyView<ChangeResource, SetPrivateOp.Input, Response<String>>
     implements UiAction<ChangeResource> {
   private final ChangeMessagesUtil cmUtil;
-  private final Provider<ReviewDb> dbProvider;
   private final PermissionBackend permissionBackend;
   private final SetPrivateOp.Factory setPrivateOpFactory;
   private final boolean disablePrivateChanges;
 
   @Inject
   PostPrivate(
-      Provider<ReviewDb> dbProvider,
       RetryHelper retryHelper,
       ChangeMessagesUtil cmUtil,
       PermissionBackend permissionBackend,
       SetPrivateOp.Factory setPrivateOpFactory,
       @GerritServerConfig Config config) {
     super(retryHelper);
-    this.dbProvider = dbProvider;
     this.cmUtil = cmUtil;
     this.permissionBackend = permissionBackend;
     this.setPrivateOpFactory = setPrivateOpFactory;
@@ -84,8 +79,7 @@ public class PostPrivate
 
     SetPrivateOp op = setPrivateOpFactory.create(cmUtil, true, input);
     try (BatchUpdate u =
-        updateFactory.create(
-            dbProvider.get(), rsrc.getProject(), rsrc.getUser(), TimeUtil.nowTs())) {
+        updateFactory.create(rsrc.getProject(), rsrc.getUser(), TimeUtil.nowTs())) {
       u.addOp(rsrc.getId(), op).execute();
     }
 
diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/change/PostReview.java b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/change/PostReview.java
index d627166a51..90e420840e 100644
--- a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/change/PostReview.java
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/change/PostReview.java
@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@ import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.client.PatchLineComment.Status;
 import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.client.PatchSet;
 import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.client.PatchSetApproval;
 import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.client.RobotComment;
-import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.server.ReviewDb;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.ApprovalsUtil;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.ChangeMessagesUtil;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.ChangeUtil;
@@ -124,7 +123,6 @@ import com.google.gerrit.server.util.time.TimeUtil;
 import com.google.gson.Gson;
 import com.google.gwtorm.server.OrmException;
 import com.google.inject.Inject;
-import com.google.inject.Provider;
 import com.google.inject.Singleton;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
@@ -158,7 +156,6 @@ public class PostReview
   private static final Gson GSON = OutputFormat.JSON_COMPACT.newGson();
   private static final int DEFAULT_ROBOT_COMMENT_SIZE_LIMIT_IN_BYTES = 1024 * 1024;
 
-  private final Provider<ReviewDb> db;
   private final ChangeResource.Factory changeResourceFactory;
   private final ChangeData.Factory changeDataFactory;
   private final ApprovalsUtil approvalsUtil;
@@ -181,7 +178,6 @@ public class PostReview
 
   @Inject
   PostReview(
-      Provider<ReviewDb> db,
       RetryHelper retryHelper,
       ChangeResource.Factory changeResourceFactory,
       ChangeData.Factory changeDataFactory,
@@ -202,7 +198,6 @@ public class PostReview
       ProjectCache projectCache,
       PermissionBackend permissionBackend) {
     super(retryHelper);
-    this.db = db;
     this.changeResourceFactory = changeResourceFactory;
     this.changeDataFactory = changeDataFactory;
     this.commentsUtil = commentsUtil;
@@ -303,7 +298,7 @@ public class PostReview
     output.labels = input.labels;
 
     try (BatchUpdate bu =
-        updateFactory.create(db.get(), revision.getChange().getProject(), revision.getUser(), ts)) {
+        updateFactory.create(revision.getChange().getProject(), revision.getUser(), ts)) {
       Account.Id id = revision.getUser().getAccountId();
       boolean ccOrReviewer = false;
       if (input.labels != null && !input.labels.isEmpty()) {
diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/change/PostReviewers.java b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/change/PostReviewers.java
index fd823a87b8..fdfefabb2c 100644
--- a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/change/PostReviewers.java
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/change/PostReviewers.java
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ import com.google.gerrit.extensions.api.changes.AddReviewerResult;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.restapi.BadRequestException;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.restapi.RestApiException;
 import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.client.Change;
-import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.server.ReviewDb;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.change.ChangeResource;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.change.ReviewerAdder;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.change.ReviewerAdder.ReviewerAddition;
@@ -33,7 +32,6 @@ import com.google.gerrit.server.update.UpdateException;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.util.time.TimeUtil;
 import com.google.gwtorm.server.OrmException;
 import com.google.inject.Inject;
-import com.google.inject.Provider;
 import com.google.inject.Singleton;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.errors.ConfigInvalidException;
@@ -43,18 +41,13 @@ public class PostReviewers
     extends RetryingRestCollectionModifyView<
         ChangeResource, ReviewerResource, AddReviewerInput, AddReviewerResult> {
 
-  private final Provider<ReviewDb> dbProvider;
   private final ChangeData.Factory changeDataFactory;
   private final ReviewerAdder reviewerAdder;
 
   @Inject
   PostReviewers(
-      Provider<ReviewDb> db,
-      ChangeData.Factory changeDataFactory,
-      RetryHelper retryHelper,
-      ReviewerAdder reviewerAdder) {
+      ChangeData.Factory changeDataFactory, RetryHelper retryHelper, ReviewerAdder reviewerAdder) {
     super(retryHelper);
-    this.dbProvider = db;
     this.changeDataFactory = changeDataFactory;
     this.reviewerAdder = reviewerAdder;
   }
@@ -73,8 +66,7 @@ public class PostReviewers
       return addition.result;
     }
     try (BatchUpdate bu =
-        updateFactory.create(
-            dbProvider.get(), rsrc.getProject(), rsrc.getUser(), TimeUtil.nowTs())) {
+        updateFactory.create(rsrc.getProject(), rsrc.getUser(), TimeUtil.nowTs())) {
       Change.Id id = rsrc.getChange().getId();
       bu.addOp(id, addition.op);
       bu.execute();
diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/change/PutAssignee.java b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/change/PutAssignee.java
index bdec929754..982b3e6b88 100644
--- a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/change/PutAssignee.java
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/change/PutAssignee.java
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ import com.google.gerrit.extensions.restapi.BadRequestException;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.restapi.RestApiException;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.restapi.UnprocessableEntityException;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.webui.UiAction;
-import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.server.ReviewDb;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.IdentifiedUser;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.account.AccountLoader;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.account.AccountResolver;
@@ -43,7 +42,6 @@ import com.google.gerrit.server.update.UpdateException;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.util.time.TimeUtil;
 import com.google.gwtorm.server.OrmException;
 import com.google.inject.Inject;
-import com.google.inject.Provider;
 import com.google.inject.Singleton;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.errors.ConfigInvalidException;
@@ -54,7 +52,6 @@ public class PutAssignee extends RetryingRestModifyView<ChangeResource, Assignee
 
   private final AccountResolver accountResolver;
   private final SetAssigneeOp.Factory assigneeFactory;
-  private final Provider<ReviewDb> db;
   private final ReviewerAdder reviewerAdder;
   private final AccountLoader.Factory accountLoaderFactory;
   private final PermissionBackend permissionBackend;
@@ -64,14 +61,12 @@ public class PutAssignee extends RetryingRestModifyView<ChangeResource, Assignee
       AccountResolver accountResolver,
       SetAssigneeOp.Factory assigneeFactory,
       RetryHelper retryHelper,
-      Provider<ReviewDb> db,
       ReviewerAdder reviewerAdder,
       AccountLoader.Factory accountLoaderFactory,
       PermissionBackend permissionBackend) {
     super(retryHelper);
     this.accountResolver = accountResolver;
     this.assigneeFactory = assigneeFactory;
-    this.db = db;
     this.reviewerAdder = reviewerAdder;
     this.accountLoaderFactory = accountLoaderFactory;
     this.permissionBackend = permissionBackend;
@@ -103,8 +98,7 @@ public class PutAssignee extends RetryingRestModifyView<ChangeResource, Assignee
     }
 
     try (BatchUpdate bu =
-        updateFactory.create(
-            db.get(), rsrc.getChange().getProject(), rsrc.getUser(), TimeUtil.nowTs())) {
+        updateFactory.create(rsrc.getChange().getProject(), rsrc.getUser(), TimeUtil.nowTs())) {
       SetAssigneeOp op = assigneeFactory.create(assignee);
       bu.addOp(rsrc.getId(), op);
 
diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/change/PutDescription.java b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/change/PutDescription.java
index 279732a0eb..b5c6c95dd0 100644
--- a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/change/PutDescription.java
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/change/PutDescription.java
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import com.google.gerrit.extensions.restapi.RestApiException;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.webui.UiAction;
 import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.client.ChangeMessage;
 import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.client.PatchSet;
-import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.server.ReviewDb;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.ChangeMessagesUtil;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.PatchSetUtil;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.change.RevisionResource;
@@ -37,25 +36,18 @@ import com.google.gerrit.server.update.UpdateException;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.util.time.TimeUtil;
 import com.google.gwtorm.server.OrmException;
 import com.google.inject.Inject;
-import com.google.inject.Provider;
 import com.google.inject.Singleton;
 
 @Singleton
 public class PutDescription
     extends RetryingRestModifyView<RevisionResource, DescriptionInput, Response<String>>
     implements UiAction<RevisionResource> {
-  private final Provider<ReviewDb> dbProvider;
   private final ChangeMessagesUtil cmUtil;
   private final PatchSetUtil psUtil;
 
   @Inject
-  PutDescription(
-      Provider<ReviewDb> dbProvider,
-      ChangeMessagesUtil cmUtil,
-      RetryHelper retryHelper,
-      PatchSetUtil psUtil) {
+  PutDescription(ChangeMessagesUtil cmUtil, RetryHelper retryHelper, PatchSetUtil psUtil) {
     super(retryHelper);
-    this.dbProvider = dbProvider;
     this.cmUtil = cmUtil;
     this.psUtil = psUtil;
   }
@@ -68,8 +60,7 @@ public class PutDescription
 
     Op op = new Op(input != null ? input : new DescriptionInput(), rsrc.getPatchSet().getId());
     try (BatchUpdate u =
-        updateFactory.create(
-            dbProvider.get(), rsrc.getChange().getProject(), rsrc.getUser(), TimeUtil.nowTs())) {
+        updateFactory.create(rsrc.getChange().getProject(), rsrc.getUser(), TimeUtil.nowTs())) {
       u.addOp(rsrc.getChange().getId(), op);
       u.execute();
     }
diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/change/PutDraftComment.java b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/change/PutDraftComment.java
index 76fb889ea3..25fa5d76f0 100644
--- a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/change/PutDraftComment.java
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/change/PutDraftComment.java
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ import com.google.gerrit.extensions.restapi.Url;
 import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.client.Comment;
 import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.client.PatchLineComment.Status;
 import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.client.PatchSet;
-import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.server.ReviewDb;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.CommentsUtil;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.PatchSetUtil;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.change.DraftCommentResource;
@@ -53,7 +52,6 @@ import java.util.Optional;
 public class PutDraftComment
     extends RetryingRestModifyView<DraftCommentResource, DraftInput, Response<CommentInfo>> {
 
-  private final Provider<ReviewDb> db;
   private final DeleteDraftComment delete;
   private final CommentsUtil commentsUtil;
   private final PatchSetUtil psUtil;
@@ -62,7 +60,6 @@ public class PutDraftComment
 
   @Inject
   PutDraftComment(
-      Provider<ReviewDb> db,
       DeleteDraftComment delete,
       CommentsUtil commentsUtil,
       PatchSetUtil psUtil,
@@ -70,7 +67,6 @@ public class PutDraftComment
       Provider<CommentJson> commentJson,
       PatchListCache patchListCache) {
     super(retryHelper);
-    this.db = db;
     this.delete = delete;
     this.commentsUtil = commentsUtil;
     this.psUtil = psUtil;
@@ -93,8 +89,7 @@ public class PutDraftComment
     }
 
     try (BatchUpdate bu =
-        updateFactory.create(
-            db.get(), rsrc.getChange().getProject(), rsrc.getUser(), TimeUtil.nowTs())) {
+        updateFactory.create(rsrc.getChange().getProject(), rsrc.getUser(), TimeUtil.nowTs())) {
       Op op = new Op(rsrc.getComment().key, in);
       bu.addOp(rsrc.getChange().getId(), op);
       bu.execute();
diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/change/PutMessage.java b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/change/PutMessage.java
index 541fabdfe1..80d0aba2f0 100644
--- a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/change/PutMessage.java
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/change/PutMessage.java
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ import com.google.gerrit.extensions.restapi.Response;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.restapi.RestApiException;
 import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.client.BooleanProjectConfig;
 import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.client.PatchSet;
-import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.server.ReviewDb;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.ChangeUtil;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.CurrentUser;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.GerritPersonIdent;
@@ -68,7 +67,6 @@ public class PutMessage
 
   private final GitRepositoryManager repositoryManager;
   private final Provider<CurrentUser> userProvider;
-  private final Provider<ReviewDb> db;
   private final TimeZone tz;
   private final PatchSetInserter.Factory psInserterFactory;
   private final PermissionBackend permissionBackend;
@@ -81,7 +79,6 @@ public class PutMessage
       RetryHelper retryHelper,
       GitRepositoryManager repositoryManager,
       Provider<CurrentUser> userProvider,
-      Provider<ReviewDb> db,
       PatchSetInserter.Factory psInserterFactory,
       PermissionBackend permissionBackend,
       @GerritPersonIdent PersonIdent gerritIdent,
@@ -91,7 +88,6 @@ public class PutMessage
     super(retryHelper);
     this.repositoryManager = repositoryManager;
     this.userProvider = userProvider;
-    this.db = db;
     this.psInserterFactory = psInserterFactory;
     this.tz = gerritIdent.getTimeZone();
     this.permissionBackend = permissionBackend;
@@ -138,8 +134,7 @@ public class PutMessage
 
       Timestamp ts = TimeUtil.nowTs();
       try (BatchUpdate bu =
-          updateFactory.create(
-              db.get(), resource.getChange().getProject(), userProvider.get(), ts)) {
+          updateFactory.create(resource.getChange().getProject(), userProvider.get(), ts)) {
         // Ensure that BatchUpdate will update the same repo
         bu.setRepository(repository, new RevWalk(objectInserter.newReader()), objectInserter);
 
diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/change/PutTopic.java b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/change/PutTopic.java
index 60d50882ee..bc272e95ef 100644
--- a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/change/PutTopic.java
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/change/PutTopic.java
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import com.google.gerrit.extensions.restapi.RestApiException;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.webui.UiAction;
 import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.client.Change;
 import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.client.ChangeMessage;
-import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.server.ReviewDb;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.ChangeMessagesUtil;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.ChangeUtil;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.change.ChangeResource;
@@ -40,24 +39,17 @@ import com.google.gerrit.server.update.UpdateException;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.util.time.TimeUtil;
 import com.google.gwtorm.server.OrmException;
 import com.google.inject.Inject;
-import com.google.inject.Provider;
 import com.google.inject.Singleton;
 
 @Singleton
 public class PutTopic extends RetryingRestModifyView<ChangeResource, TopicInput, Response<String>>
     implements UiAction<ChangeResource> {
-  private final Provider<ReviewDb> dbProvider;
   private final ChangeMessagesUtil cmUtil;
   private final TopicEdited topicEdited;
 
   @Inject
-  PutTopic(
-      Provider<ReviewDb> dbProvider,
-      ChangeMessagesUtil cmUtil,
-      RetryHelper retryHelper,
-      TopicEdited topicEdited) {
+  PutTopic(ChangeMessagesUtil cmUtil, RetryHelper retryHelper, TopicEdited topicEdited) {
     super(retryHelper);
-    this.dbProvider = dbProvider;
     this.cmUtil = cmUtil;
     this.topicEdited = topicEdited;
   }
@@ -82,8 +74,7 @@ public class PutTopic extends RetryingRestModifyView<ChangeResource, TopicInput,
 
     Op op = new Op(sanitizedInput);
     try (BatchUpdate u =
-        updateFactory.create(
-            dbProvider.get(), req.getChange().getProject(), req.getUser(), TimeUtil.nowTs())) {
+        updateFactory.create(req.getChange().getProject(), req.getUser(), TimeUtil.nowTs())) {
       u.addOp(req.getId(), op);
       u.execute();
     }
diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/change/Rebase.java b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/change/Rebase.java
index c337bc37a4..de9e990fd7 100644
--- a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/change/Rebase.java
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/change/Rebase.java
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.client.Branch;
 import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.client.Change;
 import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.client.Change.Status;
 import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.client.PatchSet;
-import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.server.ReviewDb;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.ChangeUtil;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.PatchSetUtil;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.change.ChangeJson;
@@ -51,7 +50,6 @@ import com.google.gerrit.server.update.UpdateException;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.util.time.TimeUtil;
 import com.google.gwtorm.server.OrmException;
 import com.google.inject.Inject;
-import com.google.inject.Provider;
 import com.google.inject.Singleton;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.lib.ObjectId;
@@ -74,7 +72,6 @@ public class Rebase extends RetryingRestModifyView<RevisionResource, RebaseInput
   private final RebaseChangeOp.Factory rebaseFactory;
   private final RebaseUtil rebaseUtil;
   private final ChangeJson.Factory json;
-  private final Provider<ReviewDb> dbProvider;
   private final PermissionBackend permissionBackend;
   private final ProjectCache projectCache;
   private final PatchSetUtil patchSetUtil;
@@ -86,7 +83,6 @@ public class Rebase extends RetryingRestModifyView<RevisionResource, RebaseInput
       RebaseChangeOp.Factory rebaseFactory,
       RebaseUtil rebaseUtil,
       ChangeJson.Factory json,
-      Provider<ReviewDb> dbProvider,
       PermissionBackend permissionBackend,
       ProjectCache projectCache,
       PatchSetUtil patchSetUtil) {
@@ -95,7 +91,6 @@ public class Rebase extends RetryingRestModifyView<RevisionResource, RebaseInput
     this.rebaseFactory = rebaseFactory;
     this.rebaseUtil = rebaseUtil;
     this.json = json;
-    this.dbProvider = dbProvider;
     this.permissionBackend = permissionBackend;
     this.projectCache = projectCache;
     this.patchSetUtil = patchSetUtil;
@@ -118,8 +113,7 @@ public class Rebase extends RetryingRestModifyView<RevisionResource, RebaseInput
         ObjectReader reader = oi.newReader();
         RevWalk rw = new RevWalk(reader);
         BatchUpdate bu =
-            updateFactory.create(
-                dbProvider.get(), change.getProject(), rsrc.getUser(), TimeUtil.nowTs())) {
+            updateFactory.create(change.getProject(), rsrc.getUser(), TimeUtil.nowTs())) {
       if (!change.getStatus().isOpen()) {
         throw new ResourceConflictException("change is " + ChangeUtil.status(change));
       } else if (!hasOneParent(rw, rsrc.getPatchSet())) {
diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/change/Restore.java b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/change/Restore.java
index 39f6b64d3f..532c10ff33 100644
--- a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/change/Restore.java
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/change/Restore.java
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.client.Change;
 import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.client.Change.Status;
 import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.client.ChangeMessage;
 import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.client.PatchSet;
-import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.server.ReviewDb;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.ChangeMessagesUtil;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.ChangeUtil;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.PatchSetUtil;
@@ -48,7 +47,6 @@ import com.google.gerrit.server.update.UpdateException;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.util.time.TimeUtil;
 import com.google.gwtorm.server.OrmException;
 import com.google.inject.Inject;
-import com.google.inject.Provider;
 import com.google.inject.Singleton;
 import java.io.IOException;
 
@@ -58,7 +56,6 @@ public class Restore extends RetryingRestModifyView<ChangeResource, RestoreInput
   private static final FluentLogger logger = FluentLogger.forEnclosingClass();
 
   private final RestoredSender.Factory restoredSenderFactory;
-  private final Provider<ReviewDb> dbProvider;
   private final ChangeJson.Factory json;
   private final ChangeMessagesUtil cmUtil;
   private final PatchSetUtil psUtil;
@@ -68,7 +65,6 @@ public class Restore extends RetryingRestModifyView<ChangeResource, RestoreInput
   @Inject
   Restore(
       RestoredSender.Factory restoredSenderFactory,
-      Provider<ReviewDb> dbProvider,
       ChangeJson.Factory json,
       ChangeMessagesUtil cmUtil,
       PatchSetUtil psUtil,
@@ -77,7 +73,6 @@ public class Restore extends RetryingRestModifyView<ChangeResource, RestoreInput
       ProjectCache projectCache) {
     super(retryHelper);
     this.restoredSenderFactory = restoredSenderFactory;
-    this.dbProvider = dbProvider;
     this.json = json;
     this.cmUtil = cmUtil;
     this.psUtil = psUtil;
@@ -98,8 +93,7 @@ public class Restore extends RetryingRestModifyView<ChangeResource, RestoreInput
 
     Op op = new Op(input);
     try (BatchUpdate u =
-        updateFactory.create(
-            dbProvider.get(), rsrc.getChange().getProject(), rsrc.getUser(), TimeUtil.nowTs())) {
+        updateFactory.create(rsrc.getChange().getProject(), rsrc.getUser(), TimeUtil.nowTs())) {
       u.addOp(rsrc.getId(), op).execute();
     }
     return json.noOptions().format(op.change);
diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/change/Revert.java b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/change/Revert.java
index 1d792271ec..c81b0f852b 100644
--- a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/change/Revert.java
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/change/Revert.java
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.client.Change;
 import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.client.ChangeMessage;
 import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.client.PatchSet;
 import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.client.Project;
-import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.server.ReviewDb;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.ApprovalsUtil;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.ChangeMessagesUtil;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.ChangeUtil;
@@ -92,7 +91,6 @@ public class Revert extends RetryingRestModifyView<ChangeResource, RevertInput,
     implements UiAction<ChangeResource> {
   private static final FluentLogger logger = FluentLogger.forEnclosingClass();
 
-  private final Provider<ReviewDb> db;
   private final PermissionBackend permissionBackend;
   private final GitRepositoryManager repoManager;
   private final ChangeInserter.Factory changeInserterFactory;
@@ -110,7 +108,6 @@ public class Revert extends RetryingRestModifyView<ChangeResource, RevertInput,
 
   @Inject
   Revert(
-      Provider<ReviewDb> db,
       PermissionBackend permissionBackend,
       GitRepositoryManager repoManager,
       ChangeInserter.Factory changeInserterFactory,
@@ -127,7 +124,6 @@ public class Revert extends RetryingRestModifyView<ChangeResource, RevertInput,
       ProjectCache projectCache,
       NotifyUtil notifyUtil) {
     super(retryHelper);
-    this.db = db;
     this.permissionBackend = permissionBackend;
     this.repoManager = repoManager;
     this.changeInserterFactory = changeInserterFactory;
@@ -242,7 +238,7 @@ public class Revert extends RetryingRestModifyView<ChangeResource, RevertInput,
       ins.setReviewersAndCcs(reviewers, ccs);
       ins.setRevertOf(changeIdToRevert);
 
-      try (BatchUpdate bu = updateFactory.create(db.get(), project, user, now)) {
+      try (BatchUpdate bu = updateFactory.create(project, user, now)) {
         bu.setRepository(git, revWalk, oi);
         bu.insertChange(ins);
         bu.addOp(changeId, new NotifyOp(changeToRevert, ins, input.notify, accountsToNotify));
diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/change/SetReadyForReview.java b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/change/SetReadyForReview.java
index f911147406..6d25d93888 100644
--- a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/change/SetReadyForReview.java
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/change/SetReadyForReview.java
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ import com.google.gerrit.extensions.restapi.RestApiException;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.webui.UiAction;
 import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.client.Change;
 import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.client.Change.Status;
-import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.server.ReviewDb;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.ChangeUtil;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.CurrentUser;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.change.ChangeResource;
@@ -46,7 +45,6 @@ import com.google.inject.Singleton;
 public class SetReadyForReview extends RetryingRestModifyView<ChangeResource, Input, Response<?>>
     implements UiAction<ChangeResource> {
   private final WorkInProgressOp.Factory opFactory;
-  private final Provider<ReviewDb> db;
   private final PermissionBackend permissionBackend;
   private final Provider<CurrentUser> user;
 
@@ -54,12 +52,10 @@ public class SetReadyForReview extends RetryingRestModifyView<ChangeResource, In
   SetReadyForReview(
       RetryHelper retryHelper,
       WorkInProgressOp.Factory opFactory,
-      Provider<ReviewDb> db,
       PermissionBackend permissionBackend,
       Provider<CurrentUser> user) {
     super(retryHelper);
     this.opFactory = opFactory;
-    this.db = db;
     this.permissionBackend = permissionBackend;
     this.user = user;
   }
@@ -80,7 +76,7 @@ public class SetReadyForReview extends RetryingRestModifyView<ChangeResource, In
     }
 
     try (BatchUpdate bu =
-        updateFactory.create(db.get(), rsrc.getProject(), rsrc.getUser(), TimeUtil.nowTs())) {
+        updateFactory.create(rsrc.getProject(), rsrc.getUser(), TimeUtil.nowTs())) {
       bu.addOp(rsrc.getChange().getId(), opFactory.create(false, input));
       bu.execute();
       return Response.ok("");
diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/change/SetWorkInProgress.java b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/change/SetWorkInProgress.java
index da5d8bbe9e..a23f591201 100644
--- a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/change/SetWorkInProgress.java
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/change/SetWorkInProgress.java
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ import com.google.gerrit.extensions.restapi.RestApiException;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.webui.UiAction;
 import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.client.Change;
 import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.client.Change.Status;
-import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.server.ReviewDb;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.ChangeUtil;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.CurrentUser;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.change.ChangeResource;
@@ -46,7 +45,6 @@ import com.google.inject.Singleton;
 public class SetWorkInProgress extends RetryingRestModifyView<ChangeResource, Input, Response<?>>
     implements UiAction<ChangeResource> {
   private final WorkInProgressOp.Factory opFactory;
-  private final Provider<ReviewDb> db;
   private final PermissionBackend permissionBackend;
   private final Provider<CurrentUser> user;
 
@@ -54,12 +52,10 @@ public class SetWorkInProgress extends RetryingRestModifyView<ChangeResource, In
   SetWorkInProgress(
       WorkInProgressOp.Factory opFactory,
       RetryHelper retryHelper,
-      Provider<ReviewDb> db,
       PermissionBackend permissionBackend,
       Provider<CurrentUser> user) {
     super(retryHelper);
     this.opFactory = opFactory;
-    this.db = db;
     this.permissionBackend = permissionBackend;
     this.user = user;
   }
@@ -80,7 +76,7 @@ public class SetWorkInProgress extends RetryingRestModifyView<ChangeResource, In
     }
 
     try (BatchUpdate bu =
-        updateFactory.create(db.get(), rsrc.getProject(), rsrc.getUser(), TimeUtil.nowTs())) {
+        updateFactory.create(rsrc.getProject(), rsrc.getUser(), TimeUtil.nowTs())) {
       bu.addOp(rsrc.getChange().getId(), opFactory.create(true, input));
       bu.execute();
       return Response.ok("");
diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/project/CreateAccessChange.java b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/project/CreateAccessChange.java
index f67961096a..870eb0f5e6 100644
--- a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/project/CreateAccessChange.java
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/project/CreateAccessChange.java
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.client.Change;
 import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.client.PatchSet;
 import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.client.Project;
 import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.client.RefNames;
-import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.server.ReviewDb;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.ApprovalsUtil;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.Sequences;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.change.ChangeInserter;
@@ -64,7 +63,6 @@ public class CreateAccessChange implements RestModifyView<ProjectResource, Proje
   private final ChangeInserter.Factory changeInserterFactory;
   private final BatchUpdate.Factory updateFactory;
   private final Provider<MetaDataUpdate.User> metaDataUpdateFactory;
-  private final Provider<ReviewDb> db;
   private final SetAccessUtil setAccess;
   private final ChangeJson.Factory jsonFactory;
   private final ProjectCache projectCache;
@@ -77,7 +75,6 @@ public class CreateAccessChange implements RestModifyView<ProjectResource, Proje
       BatchUpdate.Factory updateFactory,
       Sequences seq,
       Provider<MetaDataUpdate.User> metaDataUpdateFactory,
-      Provider<ReviewDb> db,
       SetAccessUtil accessUtil,
       ChangeJson.Factory jsonFactory,
       ProjectCache projectCache,
@@ -87,7 +84,6 @@ public class CreateAccessChange implements RestModifyView<ProjectResource, Proje
     this.changeInserterFactory = changeInserterFactory;
     this.updateFactory = updateFactory;
     this.metaDataUpdateFactory = metaDataUpdateFactory;
-    this.db = db;
     this.setAccess = accessUtil;
     this.jsonFactory = jsonFactory;
     this.projectCache = projectCache;
@@ -153,7 +149,7 @@ public class CreateAccessChange implements RestModifyView<ProjectResource, Proje
           ObjectReader objReader = objInserter.newReader();
           RevWalk rw = new RevWalk(objReader);
           BatchUpdate bu =
-              updateFactory.create(db.get(), rsrc.getNameKey(), rsrc.getUser(), TimeUtil.nowTs())) {
+              updateFactory.create(rsrc.getNameKey(), rsrc.getUser(), TimeUtil.nowTs())) {
         bu.setRepository(md.getRepository(), rw, objInserter);
         ChangeInserter ins = newInserter(changeId, commit);
         bu.insertChange(ins);
diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/submit/MergeOp.java b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/submit/MergeOp.java
index 4ebf5e650d..416a8097b8 100644
--- a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/submit/MergeOp.java
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/submit/MergeOp.java
@@ -904,7 +904,7 @@ public class MergeOp implements AutoCloseable {
     try {
       for (ChangeData cd : queryProvider.get().byProjectOpen(destProject)) {
         try (BatchUpdate bu =
-            batchUpdateFactory.create(db, destProject, internalUserFactory.create(), ts)) {
+            batchUpdateFactory.create(destProject, internalUserFactory.create(), ts)) {
           bu.addOp(
               cd.getId(),
               new BatchUpdateOp() {
diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/submit/MergeOpRepoManager.java b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/submit/MergeOpRepoManager.java
index 3f07ed7500..72d8a142cc 100644
--- a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/submit/MergeOpRepoManager.java
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/submit/MergeOpRepoManager.java
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ public class MergeOpRepoManager implements AutoCloseable {
       if (update == null) {
         update =
             batchUpdateFactory
-                .create(db, getProjectName(), caller, ts)
+                .create(getProjectName(), caller, ts)
                 .setRepository(repo, rw, ins)
                 .setOnSubmitValidators(onSubmitValidatorsFactory.create());
       }
diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/update/BatchUpdate.java b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/update/BatchUpdate.java
index 62fd1ef1c0..b1cd4339a3 100644
--- a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/update/BatchUpdate.java
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/update/BatchUpdate.java
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ import com.google.gerrit.extensions.restapi.RestApiException;
 import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.client.Change;
 import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.client.PatchSet;
 import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.client.Project;
-import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.server.ReviewDb;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.CurrentUser;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.GerritPersonIdent;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.account.AccountState;
@@ -110,7 +109,7 @@ public class BatchUpdate implements AutoCloseable {
 
   // TODO(dborowitz): Make this package-private to force all callers to use RetryHelper.
   public interface Factory {
-    BatchUpdate create(ReviewDb db, Project.NameKey project, CurrentUser user, Timestamp when);
+    BatchUpdate create(Project.NameKey project, CurrentUser user, Timestamp when);
   }
 
   public static void execute(
@@ -385,7 +384,6 @@ public class BatchUpdate implements AutoCloseable {
       NoteDbUpdateManager.Factory updateManagerFactory,
       ChangeIndexer indexer,
       GitReferenceUpdated gitRefUpdated,
-      @SuppressWarnings("unused") @Assisted ReviewDb db,
       @Assisted Project.NameKey project,
       @Assisted CurrentUser user,
       @Assisted Timestamp when) {
diff --git a/javatests/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/api/change/ChangeIT.java b/javatests/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/api/change/ChangeIT.java
index b1e2b6e250..f4f5d5b70f 100644
--- a/javatests/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/api/change/ChangeIT.java
+++ b/javatests/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/api/change/ChangeIT.java
@@ -3850,7 +3850,7 @@ public class ChangeIT extends AbstractDaemonTest {
 
   private void setChangeStatus(Change.Id id, Change.Status newStatus) throws Exception {
     try (BatchUpdate batchUpdate =
-        batchUpdateFactory.create(db, project, atrScope.get().getUser(), TimeUtil.nowTs())) {
+        batchUpdateFactory.create(project, atrScope.get().getUser(), TimeUtil.nowTs())) {
       batchUpdate.addOp(id, new ChangeStatusUpdateOp(newStatus));
       batchUpdate.execute();
     }
diff --git a/javatests/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/rest/change/AbstractSubmit.java b/javatests/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/rest/change/AbstractSubmit.java
index a06bd95531..c594eac26c 100644
--- a/javatests/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/rest/change/AbstractSubmit.java
+++ b/javatests/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/rest/change/AbstractSubmit.java
@@ -1114,7 +1114,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractSubmit extends AbstractDaemonTest {
   private void setChangeStatusToNew(PushOneCommit.Result... changes) throws Exception {
     for (PushOneCommit.Result change : changes) {
       try (BatchUpdate bu =
-          batchUpdateFactory.create(db, project, userFactory.create(admin.id), TimeUtil.nowTs())) {
+          batchUpdateFactory.create(project, userFactory.create(admin.id), TimeUtil.nowTs())) {
         bu.addOp(
             change.getChange().getId(),
             new BatchUpdateOp() {
diff --git a/javatests/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/server/change/ConsistencyCheckerIT.java b/javatests/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/server/change/ConsistencyCheckerIT.java
index 33e2db61b4..3073022dec 100644
--- a/javatests/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/server/change/ConsistencyCheckerIT.java
+++ b/javatests/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/server/change/ConsistencyCheckerIT.java
@@ -733,7 +733,7 @@ public class ConsistencyCheckerIT extends AbstractDaemonTest {
   }
 
   private BatchUpdate newUpdate(Account.Id owner) {
-    return batchUpdateFactory.create(db, project, userFactory.create(owner), TimeUtil.nowTs());
+    return batchUpdateFactory.create(project, userFactory.create(owner), TimeUtil.nowTs());
   }
 
   private ChangeNotes insertChange() throws Exception {
diff --git a/javatests/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/server/change/GetRelatedIT.java b/javatests/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/server/change/GetRelatedIT.java
index 971a03e723..2a273adffb 100644
--- a/javatests/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/server/change/GetRelatedIT.java
+++ b/javatests/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/server/change/GetRelatedIT.java
@@ -601,7 +601,7 @@ public class GetRelatedIT extends AbstractDaemonTest {
   }
 
   private void clearGroups(PatchSet.Id psId) throws Exception {
-    try (BatchUpdate bu = batchUpdateFactory.create(db, project, user(user), TimeUtil.nowTs())) {
+    try (BatchUpdate bu = batchUpdateFactory.create(project, user(user), TimeUtil.nowTs())) {
       bu.addOp(
           psId.getParentKey(),
           new BatchUpdateOp() {
diff --git a/javatests/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/server/notedb/NoteDbOnlyIT.java b/javatests/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/server/notedb/NoteDbOnlyIT.java
index 7af0ff8f34..a61b7a6d99 100644
--- a/javatests/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/server/notedb/NoteDbOnlyIT.java
+++ b/javatests/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/server/notedb/NoteDbOnlyIT.java
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ public class NoteDbOnlyIT extends AbstractDaemonTest {
   }
 
   private BatchUpdate newBatchUpdate(BatchUpdate.Factory buf) {
-    return buf.create(db, project, identifiedUserFactory.create(user.getId()), TimeUtil.nowTs());
+    return buf.create(project, identifiedUserFactory.create(user.getId()), TimeUtil.nowTs());
   }
 
   private Optional<ObjectId> getRef(String name) throws Exception {
diff --git a/javatests/com/google/gerrit/server/query/change/AbstractQueryChangesTest.java b/javatests/com/google/gerrit/server/query/change/AbstractQueryChangesTest.java
index 65609c8e46..ed26bc2f18 100644
--- a/javatests/com/google/gerrit/server/query/change/AbstractQueryChangesTest.java
+++ b/javatests/com/google/gerrit/server/query/change/AbstractQueryChangesTest.java
@@ -2969,7 +2969,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractQueryChangesTest extends GerritServerTests {
         new Project.NameKey(repo.getRepository().getDescription().getRepositoryName());
     Account.Id ownerId = owner != null ? owner : userId;
     IdentifiedUser user = userFactory.create(ownerId);
-    try (BatchUpdate bu = updateFactory.create(db, project, user, createdOn)) {
+    try (BatchUpdate bu = updateFactory.create(project, user, createdOn)) {
       bu.insertChange(ins);
       bu.execute();
       return ins.getChange();
@@ -2989,7 +2989,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractQueryChangesTest extends GerritServerTests {
             .setNotify(NotifyHandling.NONE)
             .setFireRevisionCreated(false)
             .setValidate(false);
-    try (BatchUpdate bu = updateFactory.create(db, c.getProject(), user, TimeUtil.nowTs());
+    try (BatchUpdate bu = updateFactory.create(c.getProject(), user, TimeUtil.nowTs());
         ObjectInserter oi = repo.getRepository().newObjectInserter();
         ObjectReader reader = oi.newReader();
         RevWalk rw = new RevWalk(reader)) {
diff --git a/javatests/com/google/gerrit/server/update/BatchUpdateTest.java b/javatests/com/google/gerrit/server/update/BatchUpdateTest.java
index 7f8e1f444a..2ae0a5fd77 100644
--- a/javatests/com/google/gerrit/server/update/BatchUpdateTest.java
+++ b/javatests/com/google/gerrit/server/update/BatchUpdateTest.java
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ package com.google.gerrit.server.update;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
 
 import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.client.Project;
-import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.server.ReviewDb;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.CurrentUser;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.git.GitRepositoryManager;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.util.time.TimeUtil;
@@ -37,7 +36,6 @@ public class BatchUpdateTest extends GerritBaseTests {
 
   @Inject private GitRepositoryManager repoManager;
   @Inject private BatchUpdate.Factory batchUpdateFactory;
-  @Inject private ReviewDb db;
   @Inject private Provider<CurrentUser> user;
 
   private Project.NameKey project;
@@ -56,7 +54,7 @@ public class BatchUpdateTest extends GerritBaseTests {
     final RevCommit masterCommit = repo.branch("master").commit().create();
     final RevCommit branchCommit = repo.branch("branch").commit().parent(masterCommit).create();
 
-    try (BatchUpdate bu = batchUpdateFactory.create(db, project, user.get(), TimeUtil.nowTs())) {
+    try (BatchUpdate bu = batchUpdateFactory.create(project, user.get(), TimeUtil.nowTs())) {
       bu.addRepoOnlyOp(
           new RepoOnlyOp() {
             @Override