diff --git a/buildman/server.py b/buildman/server.py
index f2a4feb92..80776f6e2 100644
--- a/buildman/server.py
+++ b/buildman/server.py
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ class BuilderServer(object):
 
     @controller_app.route('/status')
     def status():
-      metrics = server._queue.get_metrics(require_transaction=False)
+      metrics = server._queue.get_metrics()
       (running_count, available_not_running_count, available_count) = metrics
 
       workers = [component for component in server._current_components
diff --git a/data/queue.py b/data/queue.py
index c5e5dad72..3ce6c7a6f 100644
--- a/data/queue.py
+++ b/data/queue.py
@@ -67,22 +67,20 @@ class WorkQueue(object):
   def _item_by_id_for_update(self, queue_id):
     return db_for_update(QueueItem.select().where(QueueItem.id == queue_id)).get()
 
-  def get_metrics(self, require_transaction=True):
-    guard = self._transaction_factory(db) if require_transaction else NoopWith()
-    with guard:
-      now = datetime.utcnow()
-      name_match_query = self._name_match_query()
+  def get_metrics(self):
+    now = datetime.utcnow()
+    name_match_query = self._name_match_query()
 
-      running_query = self._running_jobs(now, name_match_query)
-      running_count = running_query.distinct().count()
+    running_query = self._running_jobs(now, name_match_query)
+    running_count = running_query.distinct().count()
 
-      available_query = self._available_jobs(now, name_match_query)
-      available_count = available_query.select(QueueItem.queue_name).distinct().count()
+    available_query = self._available_jobs(now, name_match_query)
+    available_count = available_query.select(QueueItem.queue_name).distinct().count()
 
-      available_not_running_query = self._available_jobs_not_running(now, name_match_query,
-                                                                     running_query)
-      available_not_running_count = (available_not_running_query.select(QueueItem.queue_name)
-                                                                .distinct().count())
+    available_not_running_query = self._available_jobs_not_running(now, name_match_query,
+                                                                   running_query)
+    available_not_running_count = (available_not_running_query.select(QueueItem.queue_name)
+                                                              .distinct().count())
 
     return (running_count, available_not_running_count, available_count)