diff --git a/php-packages/testing/src/integration/TestCase.php b/php-packages/testing/src/integration/TestCase.php
index ae1315d99..034db0f3f 100644
--- a/php-packages/testing/src/integration/TestCase.php
+++ b/php-packages/testing/src/integration/TestCase.php
@@ -79,8 +79,6 @@ abstract class TestCase extends \PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase
 
             $this->app = $site->bootApp();
 
-            $this->database()->beginTransaction();
-
             $this->populateDatabase();
         }