diff --git a/src/commands/CmdCount.cpp b/src/commands/CmdCount.cpp
index 7bdabfac6..14b01f48f 100644
--- a/src/commands/CmdCount.cpp
+++ b/src/commands/CmdCount.cpp
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ int CmdCount::execute (std::string& output)
   Filter filter;
   std::vector <Task> filtered;
   filter.subset (filtered);
-  context.tdb2.commit ();
 
   // Find number of matching tasks.  Skip recurring parent tasks.
   int count = 0;