diff --git a/src/database/mod.rs b/src/database/mod.rs
index 2706147..34f948b 100644
--- a/src/database/mod.rs
+++ b/src/database/mod.rs
@@ -28,12 +28,12 @@ use diesel::r2d2::{self, ConnectionManager, PooledConnection};
 use diesel::result::{DatabaseErrorKind, Error};
 use diesel::sqlite::SqliteConnection;
 use hierarchies::initialize_hier;
-use log::{debug, trace};
 use std::convert::{TryFrom, TryInto};
 use std::fs;
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
-use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex, RwLock};
+use std::sync::{Arc, RwLock};
 use std::time::Duration;
+use tracing::{debug, trace};
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct ConnectionOptions {
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ pub struct OpenResult {
 pub struct UpEndDatabase {
     pool: DbPool,
     lock: Arc<RwLock<()>>,
-    transaction_lock: Arc<Mutex<()>>,
     pub vault_path: Arc<PathBuf>,
     pub db_path: Arc<PathBuf>,
 }
@@ -122,7 +121,6 @@ impl UpEndDatabase {
         let db = UpEndDatabase {
             pool,
             lock: Arc::new(RwLock::new(())),
-            transaction_lock: Arc::new(Mutex::new(())),
             vault_path: Arc::new(dirpath.as_ref().canonicalize()?),
             db_path: Arc::new(upend_path),
         };
@@ -169,7 +167,6 @@ impl UpEndDatabase {
         Ok(UpEndConnection {
             conn: self.pool.get()?,
             lock: self.lock.clone(),
-            transaction_lock: self.transaction_lock.clone(),
             vault_path: self.vault_path.clone(),
         })
     }
@@ -177,7 +174,6 @@ impl UpEndDatabase {
 
 pub struct UpEndConnection {
     conn: PooledConnection<ConnectionManager<SqliteConnection>>,
-    transaction_lock: Arc<Mutex<()>>,
     lock: Arc<RwLock<()>>,
     vault_path: Arc<PathBuf>,
 }
@@ -192,8 +188,14 @@ impl UpEndConnection {
         F: FnOnce() -> Result<T, E>,
         E: From<Error>,
     {
+        /*
+        let span = span!(tracing::Level::TRACE, "transaction");
+        let _span = span.enter();
         let _lock = self.transaction_lock.lock().unwrap();
         self.conn.exclusive_transaction(f)
+        */
+        // Disable transactions for now.
+        f()
     }
 
     pub fn get_meta<S: AsRef<str>>(&self, key: S) -> Result<String> {