diff --git a/platform/commonUI/edit/bundle.js b/platform/commonUI/edit/bundle.js
index 880e61f5da..6b1723c5d9 100644
--- a/platform/commonUI/edit/bundle.js
+++ b/platform/commonUI/edit/bundle.js
@@ -222,8 +222,7 @@ define([
                         "policyService",
                         "dialogService",
                         "creationService",
-                        "copyService",
-                        "transactionService"
+                        "copyService"
                     ],
                     "priority": "mandatory"
                 },
diff --git a/platform/commonUI/edit/src/actions/SaveAsAction.js b/platform/commonUI/edit/src/actions/SaveAsAction.js
index 4e2c5d870b..03022be049 100644
--- a/platform/commonUI/edit/src/actions/SaveAsAction.js
+++ b/platform/commonUI/edit/src/actions/SaveAsAction.js
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ define([
             dialogService,
             creationService,
             copyService,
-            transactionService,
             context
         ) {
             this.domainObject = (context || {}).domainObject;
@@ -55,7 +54,6 @@ define([
             this.dialogService = dialogService;
             this.creationService = creationService;
             this.copyService = copyService;
-            this.transactionService = transactionService;
         }
 
         /**
@@ -113,8 +111,6 @@ define([
             var self = this,
                 domainObject = this.domainObject,
                 copyService = this.copyService,
-                transactionService = this.transactionService,
-                cancelOldTransaction,
                 dialog = new SaveInProgressDialog(this.dialogService);
 
             function doWizardSave(parent) {
@@ -160,16 +156,6 @@ define([
                     .then(resolveWith(clonedObject));
             }
 
-            function restartTransaction(object) {
-                cancelOldTransaction = transactionService.restartTransaction();
-                return object;
-            }
-
-            function doCancelOldTransaction(object) {
-                cancelOldTransaction();
-                return object;
-            }
-
             function onFailure() {
                 hideBlockingDialog();
                 return false;
@@ -179,10 +165,8 @@ define([
                 .then(doWizardSave)
                 .then(showBlockingDialog)
                 .then(getParent)
-                .then(restartTransaction)
                 .then(cloneIntoParent)
                 .then(commitEditingAfterClone)
-                .then(doCancelOldTransaction)
                 .then(hideBlockingDialog)
                 .catch(onFailure);
         };
diff --git a/platform/commonUI/edit/src/services/TransactionService.js b/platform/commonUI/edit/src/services/TransactionService.js
index b5439d4491..0a7f148853 100644
--- a/platform/commonUI/edit/src/services/TransactionService.js
+++ b/platform/commonUI/edit/src/services/TransactionService.js
@@ -140,38 +140,9 @@ define(
             });
         };
 
-        /**
-         * Clear and restart the active transaction.
-         *
-         * This neither cancels nor commits the active transaction;
-         * instead, it returns a function that can be used to cancel that
-         * transaction.
-         *
-         * @returns {Function} a function to cancel the prior transaction
-         * @private
-         */
-        TransactionService.prototype.restartTransaction = function () {
-            var oldOnCancels = this.onCancels;
-
-            this.onCommits = [];
-            this.onCancels = [];
-
-            return function () {
-                while (oldOnCancels.length > 0) {
-                    var onCancel = oldOnCancels.pop();
-                    try {
-                        onCancel();
-                    } catch (error) {
-                        this.$log.error("Error cancelling transaction.");
-                    }
-                }
-            };
-        };
-
         TransactionService.prototype.size = function () {
             return this.onCommits.length;
         };
 
         return TransactionService;
-    }
-);
+    });
diff --git a/platform/commonUI/edit/test/actions/SaveAsActionSpec.js b/platform/commonUI/edit/test/actions/SaveAsActionSpec.js
index ec649571ee..dbdd1f9692 100644
--- a/platform/commonUI/edit/test/actions/SaveAsActionSpec.js
+++ b/platform/commonUI/edit/test/actions/SaveAsActionSpec.js
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ define(
                 mockCopyService,
                 mockParent,
                 mockUrlService,
-                mockTransactionService,
                 actionContext,
                 capabilities = {},
                 action;
@@ -120,26 +119,11 @@ define(
                     ["urlForLocation"]
                 );
 
-                mockTransactionService = jasmine.createSpyObj(
-                    "transactionService",
-                    ["restartTransaction"]
-                );
-                mockTransactionService.restartTransaction
-                    .andReturn(jasmine.createSpy());
-
                 actionContext = {
                     domainObject: mockDomainObject
                 };
 
-                action = new SaveAsAction(
-                    undefined,
-                    undefined,
-                    mockDialogService,
-                    undefined,
-                    mockCopyService,
-                    mockTransactionService,
-                    actionContext
-                );
+                action = new SaveAsAction(undefined, undefined, mockDialogService, undefined, mockCopyService, actionContext);
 
                 spyOn(action, "getObjectService");
                 action.getObjectService.andReturn(mockObjectService);