diff --git a/core/src/com/cloud/event/dao/UsageEventDaoImpl.java b/core/src/com/cloud/event/dao/UsageEventDaoImpl.java
index 241a1b80fb8..be7adc24e3f 100644
--- a/core/src/com/cloud/event/dao/UsageEventDaoImpl.java
+++ b/core/src/com/cloud/event/dao/UsageEventDaoImpl.java
@@ -102,8 +102,6 @@ public class UsageEventDaoImpl extends GenericDaoBase<UsageEventVO, Long> implem
             txn.rollback();
             s_logger.error("error copying events from cloud db to usage db", ex);
             throw new UsageServerException(ex.getMessage());
-        } finally {
-            txn.close();
         }
     }