diff --git a/neutron_lib/db/api.py b/neutron_lib/db/api.py
index c9d0157a2..8b46223fa 100644
--- a/neutron_lib/db/api.py
+++ b/neutron_lib/db/api.py
@@ -48,10 +48,7 @@ def _create_context_manager():
     global _CTX_MANAGER
     if _CTX_MANAGER is None:
         _CTX_MANAGER = enginefacade.transaction_context()
-        # TODO(stephenfin): Drop "__autocommit=False" when oslo.db changes its
-        # default (https://review.opendev.org/c/openstack/oslo.db/+/804775)
-        _CTX_MANAGER.configure(sqlite_fk=True, flush_on_subtransaction=True,
-                               __autocommit=False)
+        _CTX_MANAGER.configure(sqlite_fk=True, flush_on_subtransaction=True)
 
     return _CTX_MANAGER
 
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index bfe83f8d0..de70967df 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ os-ken >= 0.3.0 # Apache-2.0
 oslo.concurrency>=3.26.0 # Apache-2.0
 oslo.config>=8.0.0 # Apache-2.0
 oslo.context>=2.22.0 # Apache-2.0
-oslo.db>=4.44.0 # Apache-2.0
+oslo.db>=12.1.0 # Apache-2.0
 oslo.i18n>=3.20.0 # Apache-2.0
 oslo.log>=4.3.0 # Apache-2.0
 oslo.messaging>=14.2.0 # Apache-2.0