diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/service/TaskDeleter.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/service/TaskDeleter.kt
index b8faa5abd..215964029 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/service/TaskDeleter.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/service/TaskDeleter.kt
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import android.content.Context
 import dagger.hilt.android.qualifiers.ApplicationContext
 import kotlinx.coroutines.NonCancellable
 import kotlinx.coroutines.withContext
-import org.tasks.BuildConfig
 import org.tasks.LocalBroadcastManager
 import org.tasks.caldav.VtodoCache
 import org.tasks.data.dao.DeletionDao
@@ -16,7 +15,6 @@ import org.tasks.data.db.SuspendDbUtils.chunkedMap
 import org.tasks.data.entity.CaldavAccount
 import org.tasks.data.entity.CaldavCalendar
 import org.tasks.data.entity.Task
-import org.tasks.data.inTransaction
 import org.tasks.data.pictureUri
 import org.tasks.data.withTransaction
 import org.tasks.files.FileHelper
@@ -88,9 +86,6 @@ class TaskDeleter @Inject constructor(
     }
 
     private suspend fun cleanup(tasks: List<Long>) {
-        if (BuildConfig.DEBUG && !database.inTransaction()) {
-            throw IllegalStateException()
-        }
         tasks.forEach { task ->
             notificationManager.cancel(task)
             locationDao.getGeofencesForTask(task).forEach {
diff --git a/data/src/commonMain/kotlin/org/tasks/data/RoomDatabaseExtensions.kt b/data/src/commonMain/kotlin/org/tasks/data/RoomDatabaseExtensions.kt
index a8d294e69..17eeecb5f 100644
--- a/data/src/commonMain/kotlin/org/tasks/data/RoomDatabaseExtensions.kt
+++ b/data/src/commonMain/kotlin/org/tasks/data/RoomDatabaseExtensions.kt
@@ -16,5 +16,3 @@ suspend fun <T> RoomDatabase.withTransaction(block: suspend TransactionScope<T>.
 
 suspend fun <T> RoomDatabase.rawQuery(query: String, block: (SQLiteStatement) -> T): T =
     useReaderConnection { transactor -> transactor.usePrepared(query) { block(it) } }
-
-suspend fun RoomDatabase.inTransaction(): Boolean = useReaderConnection { it.inTransaction() }