diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/RepoStore.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/RepoStore.java
index 9b04d0d2a8..cd487ba2e6 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/RepoStore.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/RepoStore.java
@@ -700,8 +700,6 @@ public class RepoStore implements Store, TenantDeployer
             {
                 public Object doWork() throws Exception
                 {
-                    // Run this in an isolated transaction to avoid flushing an uncommitted webscript transaction and
-                    // causing deadlocks or trying to flush a 'dead' failed transaction
                     return retryingTransactionHelper.doInTransaction(new RetryingTransactionCallback<Object>()
                     {
                         public Object execute() throws Exception
@@ -714,7 +712,7 @@ public class RepoStore implements Store, TenantDeployer
                             }
                             return source;
                         }
-                    }, true, true);
+                    }, true);
                 }
             }, AuthenticationUtil.getSystemUserName());
         }
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/RepositoryContainer.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/RepositoryContainer.java
index 625bb15f04..3ff95da1e6 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/RepositoryContainer.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/RepositoryContainer.java
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ public class RepositoryContainer extends AbstractRuntimeContainer implements Ten
      */
     public Map<String, Object> getTemplateParameters()
     {
-        // This must be in an isolated read-only transaction, in case we are handling failure of another transaction
+        // Ensure we have a transaction - we might be generating the status template after the main transaction failed
         return retryingTransactionHelper.doInTransaction(new RetryingTransactionCallback<Map<String, Object>>()
         {
             public Map<String, Object> execute() throws Throwable
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ public class RepositoryContainer extends AbstractRuntimeContainer implements Ten
                 addRepoParameters(params);
                 return params;
             }
-        }, true, true);
+        }, true);
     }
 
     /**