diff --git a/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/api/SpiTransaction.java b/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/api/SpiTransaction.java
index fc89b85f3..0882d88ba 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/api/SpiTransaction.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/api/SpiTransaction.java
@@ -69,11 +69,6 @@ public interface SpiTransaction extends Transaction {
    */
   void registerDeleteBean(Integer hash);
 
-  /**
-   * Unregister the hash of the bean.
-   */
-  void unregisterDeleteBean(Integer hash);
-
   /**
    * Return true if this is a bean that has already been saved/deleted.
    */
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/api/SpiTransactionProxy.java b/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/api/SpiTransactionProxy.java
index bac97a83a..be0246b30 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/api/SpiTransactionProxy.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/api/SpiTransactionProxy.java
@@ -183,11 +183,6 @@ public abstract class SpiTransactionProxy implements SpiTransaction {
     transaction.registerDeleteBean(hash);
   }
 
-  @Override
-  public void unregisterDeleteBean(Integer hash) {
-    transaction.unregisterDeleteBean(hash);
-  }
-
   @Override
   public boolean isRegisteredDeleteBean(Integer hash) {
     return transaction.isRegisteredDeleteBean(hash);
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/core/PersistRequestBean.java b/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/core/PersistRequestBean.java
index 9671d08cf..78c05e45e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/core/PersistRequestBean.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/core/PersistRequestBean.java
@@ -607,11 +607,6 @@ public final class PersistRequestBean<T> extends PersistRequest implements BeanP
     transaction.registerDeleteBean(hash);
   }
 
-  public void unregisterDeleteBean() {
-    Integer hash = getBeanHash();
-    transaction.unregisterDeleteBean(hash);
-  }
-
   public boolean isRegisteredForDeleteBean() {
     if (transaction == null) {
       return false;
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/persist/DefaultPersister.java b/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/persist/DefaultPersister.java
index 9026e17d4..973bd04c0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/persist/DefaultPersister.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/persist/DefaultPersister.java
@@ -882,7 +882,6 @@ public final class DefaultPersister implements Persister {
       // bean to handle bi-directional cascading
       request.registerDeleteBean();
       deleteAssocMany(request);
-      request.unregisterDeleteBean();
 
       unloadedForeignKeys = getDeleteUnloadedForeignKeys(request);
       if (unloadedForeignKeys != null) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/transaction/ImplicitReadOnlyTransaction.java b/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/transaction/ImplicitReadOnlyTransaction.java
index 907db2256..12c13870f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/transaction/ImplicitReadOnlyTransaction.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/transaction/ImplicitReadOnlyTransaction.java
@@ -194,11 +194,6 @@ class ImplicitReadOnlyTransaction implements SpiTransaction, TxnProfileEventCode
     throw new IllegalStateException(notExpectedMessage);
   }
 
-  @Override
-  public void unregisterDeleteBean(Integer persistedBean) {
-    throw new IllegalStateException(notExpectedMessage);
-  }
-
   /**
    * Return true if this is a bean that has already been saved/deleted.
    */
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/transaction/JdbcTransaction.java b/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/transaction/JdbcTransaction.java
index e38fb375b..eeb5bbf5b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/transaction/JdbcTransaction.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/transaction/JdbcTransaction.java
@@ -436,16 +436,6 @@ public class JdbcTransaction implements SpiTransaction, TxnProfileEventCodes {
     deletingBeansHash.add(persistingBean);
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Unregister the persisted bean.
-   */
-  @Override
-  public void unregisterDeleteBean(Integer persistedBean) {
-    if (deletingBeansHash != null) {
-      deletingBeansHash.remove(persistedBean);
-    }
-  }
-
   /**
    * Return true if this is a bean that has already been saved/deleted.
    */
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/transaction/NoTransaction.java b/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/transaction/NoTransaction.java
index a13076e87..e357e5a79 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/transaction/NoTransaction.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/transaction/NoTransaction.java
@@ -123,11 +123,6 @@ class NoTransaction implements SpiTransaction {
 
   }
 
-  @Override
-  public void unregisterDeleteBean(Integer hash) {
-
-  }
-
   @Override
   public boolean isRegisteredDeleteBean(Integer hash) {
     return false;