diff --git a/src/main/java/io/ebean/config/dbplatform/DatabasePlatform.java b/src/main/java/io/ebean/config/dbplatform/DatabasePlatform.java
index 8f5e4b41c..43396fab9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/ebean/config/dbplatform/DatabasePlatform.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/ebean/config/dbplatform/DatabasePlatform.java
@@ -140,8 +140,6 @@ public class DatabasePlatform {
   protected Platform platform = Platform.GENERIC;
 
   protected String truncateTable = "truncate table %s";
-  protected String truncateTableBefore;
-  protected String truncateTableAfter;
 
   protected String columnAliasPrefix = "c";
 
@@ -719,20 +717,6 @@ public class DatabasePlatform {
     return String.format(truncateTable, table);
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Return a statement to execute prior to truncate (like disable foreign keys for mysql).
-   */
-  public String truncateStatementBefore() {
-    return truncateTableBefore;
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Return a statement to execute after truncate (like enable foreign keys for mysql).
-   */
-  public String truncateStatementAfter() {
-    return truncateTableAfter;
-  }
-
   /**
    * Create the DB schema if it does not exist.
    */
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/ebean/config/dbplatform/h2/H2Platform.java b/src/main/java/io/ebean/config/dbplatform/h2/H2Platform.java
index c914559eb..b7a3b1660 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/ebean/config/dbplatform/h2/H2Platform.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/ebean/config/dbplatform/h2/H2Platform.java
@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@ public class H2Platform extends DatabasePlatform {
     this.supportsDeleteTableAlias = true;
     this.dbDefaultValue.setNow("now()");
     this.columnAliasPrefix = null;
-    //this.truncateTableBefore = "set referential_integrity false";
-    //this.truncateTableAfter = "set referential_integrity true";
     this.exceptionTranslator =
       new SqlErrorCodes()
         .addAcquireLock("50200","HYT00")
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/ebean/config/dbplatform/mysql/MySqlPlatform.java b/src/main/java/io/ebean/config/dbplatform/mysql/MySqlPlatform.java
index 977ea97f0..83d509da4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/ebean/config/dbplatform/mysql/MySqlPlatform.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/ebean/config/dbplatform/mysql/MySqlPlatform.java
@@ -31,8 +31,6 @@ public class MySqlPlatform extends DatabasePlatform {
     this.dbEncrypt = new MySqlDbEncrypt();
     this.historySupport = new MySqlHistorySupport();
     this.columnAliasPrefix = null;
-    //this.truncateTableBefore = "set foreign_key_checks = 0";
-    //this.truncateTableAfter = "set foreign_key_checks = 1";
     this.dbIdentity.setIdType(IdType.IDENTITY);
     this.dbIdentity.setSupportsGetGeneratedKeys(true);
     this.dbIdentity.setSupportsIdentity(true);
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/core/DefaultServer.java b/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/core/DefaultServer.java
index 9818052c3..708a379d7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/core/DefaultServer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/core/DefaultServer.java
@@ -653,11 +653,9 @@ public final class DefaultServer implements SpiServer, SpiEbeanServer {
   @Override
   public void truncate(String... tables) {
     try (Connection connection = getDataSource().getConnection()) {
-      executeSql(connection, databasePlatform.truncateStatementBefore());
       for (String table : tables) {
         executeSql(connection, databasePlatform.truncateStatement(table));
       }
-      executeSql(connection, databasePlatform.truncateStatementAfter());
       connection.commit();
     } catch(SQLException e) {
       throw new PersistenceException("Error executing truncate", e);
diff --git a/src/test/java/main/StartCockroach.java b/src/test/java/main/StartCockroach.java
index 5aa4a87a5..dfdd96a40 100644
--- a/src/test/java/main/StartCockroach.java
+++ b/src/test/java/main/StartCockroach.java
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 package main;
 
-import io.ebean.docker.commands.CockroachConfig;
-import io.ebean.docker.commands.CockroachContainer;
+//import io.ebean.docker.commands.CockroachConfig;
+//import io.ebean.docker.commands.CockroachContainer;
 
 public class StartCockroach {
 
   public static void main(String[] args) {
 
-    CockroachConfig config = new CockroachConfig();
-    config.setDbName("unit");
-
-    CockroachContainer container = new CockroachContainer(config);
-    container.startWithDropCreate();
+//    CockroachConfig config = new CockroachConfig();
+//    config.setDbName("unit");
+//
+//    CockroachContainer container = new CockroachContainer(config);
+//    container.startWithDropCreate();
   }
 }