diff --git a/services/repository/archiver/archiver.go b/services/repository/archiver/archiver.go
index 01c58f0ce402..c4a601515c64 100644
--- a/services/repository/archiver/archiver.go
+++ b/services/repository/archiver/archiver.go
@@ -152,12 +152,7 @@ func (aReq *ArchiveRequest) Await(ctx context.Context) (*repo_model.RepoArchiver
 }
 
 func doArchive(ctx context.Context, r *ArchiveRequest) (*repo_model.RepoArchiver, error) {
-	txCtx, committer, err := db.TxContext(ctx)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	defer committer.Close()
-	ctx, _, finished := process.GetManager().AddContext(txCtx, fmt.Sprintf("ArchiveRequest[%d]: %s", r.RepoID, r.GetArchiveName()))
+	ctx, _, finished := process.GetManager().AddContext(ctx, fmt.Sprintf("ArchiveRequest[%d]: %s", r.RepoID, r.GetArchiveName()))
 	defer finished()
 
 	archiver, err := repo_model.GetRepoArchiver(ctx, r.RepoID, r.Type, r.CommitID)
@@ -192,7 +187,7 @@ func doArchive(ctx context.Context, r *ArchiveRequest) (*repo_model.RepoArchiver
 				return nil, err
 			}
 		}
-		return archiver, committer.Commit()
+		return archiver, nil
 	}
 
 	if !errors.Is(err, os.ErrNotExist) {
@@ -261,7 +256,7 @@ func doArchive(ctx context.Context, r *ArchiveRequest) (*repo_model.RepoArchiver
 		}
 	}
 
-	return archiver, committer.Commit()
+	return archiver, nil
 }
 
 // ArchiveRepository satisfies the ArchiveRequest being passed in.  Processing