diff --git a/lib/wallet/txdb.js b/lib/wallet/txdb.js
index ff480d11..99eb7672 100644
--- a/lib/wallet/txdb.js
+++ b/lib/wallet/txdb.js
@@ -2165,21 +2165,12 @@ TXDB.prototype.zap = co(function* zap(account, age) {
 
     assert(now - tx.ps >= age);
 
-    this.start();
-
     this.logger.debug('Zapping TX: %s (%s)',
       hash, this.wallet.id);
 
-    try {
-      yield this._remove(hash);
-    } catch (e) {
-      this.drop();
-      throw e;
-    }
+    yield this.remove(hash);
 
     hashes.push(hash);
-
-    yield this.commit();
   }
 
   return hashes;