diff --git a/cinder/db/sqlalchemy/migrate_repo/versions/005_sqlite_downgrade.sql b/cinder/db/sqlalchemy/migrate_repo/versions/005_sqlite_downgrade.sql
index c34f31752fb..51dd54f7e51 100644
--- a/cinder/db/sqlalchemy/migrate_repo/versions/005_sqlite_downgrade.sql
+++ b/cinder/db/sqlalchemy/migrate_repo/versions/005_sqlite_downgrade.sql
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-BEGIN TRANSACTION;
-
 CREATE TEMPORARY TABLE volumes_backup (
     created_at DATETIME,
     updated_at DATETIME,
@@ -121,4 +119,3 @@ INSERT INTO volumes
     FROM volumes_backup;
 
 DROP TABLE volumes_backup;
-COMMIT;
diff --git a/cinder/db/sqlalchemy/migrate_repo/versions/007_sqlite_downgrade.sql b/cinder/db/sqlalchemy/migrate_repo/versions/007_sqlite_downgrade.sql
index d2fe9b69305..5c73a1c6dcb 100644
--- a/cinder/db/sqlalchemy/migrate_repo/versions/007_sqlite_downgrade.sql
+++ b/cinder/db/sqlalchemy/migrate_repo/versions/007_sqlite_downgrade.sql
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 -- As sqlite does not support the DROP FOREIGN KEY, we need to create
 -- the table, and move all the data to it.
 
-BEGIN TRANSACTION;
-
 CREATE TABLE snapshots_v6 (
     created_at DATETIME,
     updated_at DATETIME,
@@ -28,5 +26,3 @@ INSERT INTO snapshots_v6 SELECT * FROM snapshots;
 DROP TABLE snapshots;
 
 ALTER TABLE snapshots_v6 RENAME TO snapshots;
-
-COMMIT;
diff --git a/cinder/db/sqlalchemy/migrate_repo/versions/011_sqlite_downgrade.sql b/cinder/db/sqlalchemy/migrate_repo/versions/011_sqlite_downgrade.sql
index f27f48541a0..d86ea6a9816 100644
--- a/cinder/db/sqlalchemy/migrate_repo/versions/011_sqlite_downgrade.sql
+++ b/cinder/db/sqlalchemy/migrate_repo/versions/011_sqlite_downgrade.sql
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-BEGIN TRANSACTION;
-
 CREATE TABLE volumes_v10 (
     created_at DATETIME,
     updated_at DATETIME,
@@ -61,4 +59,3 @@ INSERT INTO volumes_v10
 
 DROP TABLE volumes;
 ALTER TABLE volumes_v10 RENAME TO volumes;
-COMMIT;
diff --git a/cinder/db/sqlalchemy/migrate_repo/versions/012_sqlite_downgrade.sql b/cinder/db/sqlalchemy/migrate_repo/versions/012_sqlite_downgrade.sql
index f3813cc5cf1..0170e8d8968 100644
--- a/cinder/db/sqlalchemy/migrate_repo/versions/012_sqlite_downgrade.sql
+++ b/cinder/db/sqlalchemy/migrate_repo/versions/012_sqlite_downgrade.sql
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-BEGIN TRANSACTION;
-
 CREATE TABLE volumes_v11 (
     created_at DATETIME,
     updated_at DATETIME,
@@ -63,4 +61,3 @@ INSERT INTO volumes_v11
 
 DROP TABLE volumes;
 ALTER TABLE volumes_v11 RENAME TO volumes;
-COMMIT;
diff --git a/cinder/db/sqlalchemy/migrate_repo/versions/013_sqlite_downgrade.sql b/cinder/db/sqlalchemy/migrate_repo/versions/013_sqlite_downgrade.sql
index 509fe434b41..b4216286328 100644
--- a/cinder/db/sqlalchemy/migrate_repo/versions/013_sqlite_downgrade.sql
+++ b/cinder/db/sqlalchemy/migrate_repo/versions/013_sqlite_downgrade.sql
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-BEGIN TRANSACTION;
-
 CREATE TABLE volumes_v12 (
     created_at DATETIME,
     updated_at DATETIME,
@@ -65,4 +63,3 @@ INSERT INTO volumes_v12
 
 DROP TABLE volumes;
 ALTER TABLE volumes_v12 RENAME TO volumes;
-COMMIT;
diff --git a/cinder/db/sqlalchemy/migrate_repo/versions/014_sqlite_downgrade.sql b/cinder/db/sqlalchemy/migrate_repo/versions/014_sqlite_downgrade.sql
index a8260fa9704..6885168303c 100644
--- a/cinder/db/sqlalchemy/migrate_repo/versions/014_sqlite_downgrade.sql
+++ b/cinder/db/sqlalchemy/migrate_repo/versions/014_sqlite_downgrade.sql
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-BEGIN TRANSACTION;
-
 CREATE TABLE volumes_v13 (
     created_at DATETIME,
     updated_at DATETIME,
@@ -67,4 +65,3 @@ INSERT INTO volumes_v13
 
 DROP TABLE volumes;
 ALTER TABLE volumes_v13 RENAME TO volumes;
-COMMIT;