diff --git a/ebean-api/src/main/java/io/ebean/Transaction.java b/ebean-api/src/main/java/io/ebean/Transaction.java
index b2bce9abf..d4918e84e 100644
--- a/ebean-api/src/main/java/io/ebean/Transaction.java
+++ b/ebean-api/src/main/java/io/ebean/Transaction.java
@@ -519,11 +519,11 @@ public interface Transaction extends AutoCloseable {
   void flush() throws PersistenceException;
 
   /**
-   * This is a synonym for flush() and will be deprecated.
+   * Deprecated - migrate to flush().
    * <p>
    * flush() is preferred as it matches the JPA flush() method.
-   * </p>
    */
+  @Deprecated
   void flushBatch() throws PersistenceException;
 
   /**
diff --git a/ebean-core/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/core/PersistRequestBean.java b/ebean-core/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/core/PersistRequestBean.java
index 3311ad866..eb48fc2ef 100644
--- a/ebean-core/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/core/PersistRequestBean.java
+++ b/ebean-core/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/core/PersistRequestBean.java
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ public final class PersistRequestBean<T> extends PersistRequest implements BeanP
   @Override
   public void preGetterTrigger(int propertyIndex) {
     if (flushBatchOnGetter(propertyIndex)) {
-      transaction.flushBatch();
+      transaction.flush();
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/ebean-core/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/persist/MergeNodeAssocManyToMany.java b/ebean-core/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/persist/MergeNodeAssocManyToMany.java
index 4516cefd4..7fd74e8a9 100644
--- a/ebean-core/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/persist/MergeNodeAssocManyToMany.java
+++ b/ebean-core/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/persist/MergeNodeAssocManyToMany.java
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ class MergeNodeAssocManyToMany extends MergeNode {
     IntersectionTable intersectionTable = many.intersectionTable();
 
     if (!deletions.isEmpty()) {
-      transaction.flushBatch();
+      transaction.flush();
 
       SqlUpdate delete = intersectionTable.delete(server, false);
       for (EntityBean deletion : deletions) {
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ class MergeNodeAssocManyToMany extends MergeNode {
     }
 
     if (!additions.isEmpty()) {
-      transaction.flushBatch();
+      transaction.flush();
 
       SqlUpdate insert = intersectionTable.insert(server, false);
       for (EntityBean addition : additions) {
diff --git a/ebean-core/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/query/DefaultOrmQueryEngine.java b/ebean-core/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/query/DefaultOrmQueryEngine.java
index 1c59a614e..b112c7986 100644
--- a/ebean-core/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/query/DefaultOrmQueryEngine.java
+++ b/ebean-core/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/query/DefaultOrmQueryEngine.java
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ public class DefaultOrmQueryEngine implements OrmQueryEngine {
       // before we perform a query, we need to flush any
       // previous persist requests that are queued/batched.
       // The query may read data affected by those requests.
-      t.flushBatch();
+      t.flush();
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/ebean-core/src/test/java/org/tests/insert/TestInsertDuplicateKey.java b/ebean-core/src/test/java/org/tests/insert/TestInsertDuplicateKey.java
index 06edab471..0c728eaa3 100644
--- a/ebean-core/src/test/java/org/tests/insert/TestInsertDuplicateKey.java
+++ b/ebean-core/src/test/java/org/tests/insert/TestInsertDuplicateKey.java
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ public class TestInsertDuplicateKey extends BaseTestCase {
   public void clearDb() {
     server().find(Document.class).asDraft().where().contains("title", "UniqueKey").delete();
   }
-  
+
   @Test(expected = DuplicateKeyException.class)
   public void insert_duplicateKey() {
 
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ public class TestInsertDuplicateKey extends BaseTestCase {
       doc2.save();
 
       // flush at this point, fails
-      Ebean.getDefaultServer().currentTransaction().flushBatch();
+      Ebean.getDefaultServer().currentTransaction().flush();
     } catch (DuplicateKeyException e) {
       log.info("duplicate failed but just continue" + e.getMessage());
       try {
diff --git a/ebean-core/src/test/java/org/tests/model/basic/xtra/TestInsertBatchThenFlushThenUpdate.java b/ebean-core/src/test/java/org/tests/model/basic/xtra/TestInsertBatchThenFlushThenUpdate.java
index 6fe2e0d18..f42b1c2b7 100644
--- a/ebean-core/src/test/java/org/tests/model/basic/xtra/TestInsertBatchThenFlushThenUpdate.java
+++ b/ebean-core/src/test/java/org/tests/model/basic/xtra/TestInsertBatchThenFlushThenUpdate.java
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ public class TestInsertBatchThenFlushThenUpdate extends BaseTestCase {
       // nothing flushed yet
       assertThat(LoggedSqlCollector.start()).isEmpty();
 
-      txn.flushBatch();
+      txn.flush();
 
       List<String> loggedSql1 = LoggedSqlCollector.start();
       assertThat(loggedSql1).hasSize(4);
diff --git a/ebean-core/src/test/java/org/tests/transaction/TestSqlServerBatch.java b/ebean-core/src/test/java/org/tests/transaction/TestSqlServerBatch.java
index b6c1c7658..019193413 100644
--- a/ebean-core/src/test/java/org/tests/transaction/TestSqlServerBatch.java
+++ b/ebean-core/src/test/java/org/tests/transaction/TestSqlServerBatch.java
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import org.tests.model.basic.ESimple;
 /**
  * This test tests a strange bug in the 6.2.0. sqlserver JDBC driver.
  * (Version 6.1.7.jre8-preview works)
- *
+ * <p>
  * https://github.com/Microsoft/mssql-jdbc/pull/374
  *
  * @author Roland Praml, FOCONIS AG
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ public class TestSqlServerBatch extends BaseTestCase {
 
       for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
         ESimple model = new ESimple();
-        model.setName("baz "+i);
+        model.setName("baz " + i);
         Ebean.save(model);
       }
 
@@ -56,13 +56,13 @@ public class TestSqlServerBatch extends BaseTestCase {
       txn.setGetGeneratedKeys(false);
 
       // explicitly flush the JDBC batch buffer
-      txn.flushBatch();
+      txn.flush();
 
-        for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
-          ESimple model = new ESimple();
-          model.setName(i % 2 == 0 ? null:"foobar");
-          Ebean.save(model);
-        }
+      for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
+        ESimple model = new ESimple();
+        model.setName(i % 2 == 0 ? null : "foobar");
+        Ebean.save(model);
+      }
 
       // do not commit
     } finally {