diff --git a/roomserver/storage/shared/storage.go b/roomserver/storage/shared/storage.go
index 45020d551..766d4f205 100644
--- a/roomserver/storage/shared/storage.go
+++ b/roomserver/storage/shared/storage.go
@@ -179,22 +179,19 @@ func (d *Database) RoomNIDExcludingStubs(ctx context.Context, roomID string) (ro
 func (d *Database) LatestEventIDs(
 	ctx context.Context, roomNID types.RoomNID,
 ) (references []gomatrixserverlib.EventReference, currentStateSnapshotNID types.StateSnapshotNID, depth int64, err error) {
-	err = sqlutil.WithTransaction(d.DB, func(txn *sql.Tx) error {
-		var eventNIDs []types.EventNID
-		eventNIDs, currentStateSnapshotNID, err = d.RoomsTable.SelectLatestEventNIDs(ctx, txn, roomNID)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		references, err = d.EventsTable.BulkSelectEventReference(ctx, txn, eventNIDs)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		depth, err = d.EventsTable.SelectMaxEventDepth(ctx, txn, eventNIDs)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		return nil
-	})
+	var eventNIDs []types.EventNID
+	eventNIDs, currentStateSnapshotNID, err = d.RoomsTable.SelectLatestEventNIDs(ctx, nil, roomNID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+	references, err = d.EventsTable.BulkSelectEventReference(ctx, nil, eventNIDs)
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+	depth, err = d.EventsTable.SelectMaxEventDepth(ctx, nil, eventNIDs)
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
 	return
 }
 
@@ -351,7 +348,12 @@ func (d *Database) MembershipUpdater(
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	return NewMembershipUpdater(ctx, d, txn, roomID, targetUserID, targetLocal, roomVersion)
+	var updater *MembershipUpdater
+	_ = d.Writer.Do(d.DB, txn, func(txn *sql.Tx) error {
+		updater, err = NewMembershipUpdater(ctx, d, txn, roomID, targetUserID, targetLocal, roomVersion)
+		return nil
+	})
+	return updater, err
 }
 
 func (d *Database) GetLatestEventsForUpdate(
@@ -361,7 +363,12 @@ func (d *Database) GetLatestEventsForUpdate(
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	return NewLatestEventsUpdater(ctx, d, txn, roomNID)
+	var updater *LatestEventsUpdater
+	_ = d.Writer.Do(d.DB, txn, func(txn *sql.Tx) error {
+		updater, err = NewLatestEventsUpdater(ctx, d, txn, roomNID)
+		return nil
+	})
+	return updater, err
 }
 
 // nolint:gocyclo
@@ -383,7 +390,7 @@ func (d *Database) StoreEvent(
 	err = d.Writer.Do(d.DB, nil, func(txn *sql.Tx) error {
 		if txnAndSessionID != nil {
 			if err = d.TransactionsTable.InsertTransaction(
-				ctx, nil, txnAndSessionID.TransactionID,
+				ctx, txn, txnAndSessionID.TransactionID,
 				txnAndSessionID.SessionID, event.Sender(), event.EventID(),
 			); err != nil {
 				return fmt.Errorf("d.TransactionsTable.InsertTransaction: %w", err)