diff --git a/go/sql/builder.go b/go/sql/builder.go
index 7be428f93..e73bedb9d 100644
--- a/go/sql/builder.go
+++ b/go/sql/builder.go
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ func BuildRangePreparedComparison(columns *ColumnList, args []interface{}, compa
 	return BuildRangeComparison(columns.Names(), values, args, comparisonSign)
 }
 
-func BuildRangeInsertQuery(databaseName, originalTableName, ghostTableName string, sharedColumns []string, mappedSharedColumns []string, uniqueKey string, uniqueKeyColumns *ColumnList, rangeStartValues, rangeEndValues []string, rangeStartArgs, rangeEndArgs []interface{}, includeRangeStartValues bool, transactionalTable bool) (result string, explodedArgs []interface{}, err error) {
+func BuildRangeInsertQuery(databaseName, originalTableName, ghostTableName string, sharedColumns []string, mappedSharedColumns []string, uniqueKey string, uniqueKeyColumns *ColumnList, rangeStartValues, rangeEndValues []string, rangeStartArgs, rangeEndArgs []interface{}, includeRangeStartValues bool) (result string, explodedArgs []interface{}, err error) {
 	if len(sharedColumns) == 0 {
 		return "", explodedArgs, fmt.Errorf("Got 0 shared columns in BuildRangeInsertQuery")
 	}
@@ -217,10 +217,6 @@ func BuildRangeInsertQuery(databaseName, originalTableName, ghostTableName strin
 		return "", explodedArgs, err
 	}
 	explodedArgs = append(explodedArgs, rangeExplodedArgs...)
-	transactionalClause := ""
-	if transactionalTable {
-		transactionalClause = "lock in share mode"
-	}
 	result = fmt.Sprintf(`
 		insert /* gh-ost %s.%s */ ignore
 		into
@@ -233,18 +229,17 @@ func BuildRangeInsertQuery(databaseName, originalTableName, ghostTableName strin
 			force index (%s)
 			where
 				(%s and %s)
-				%s
 		)`,
 		databaseName, originalTableName, databaseName, ghostTableName, mappedSharedColumnsListing,
 		sharedColumnsListing, databaseName, originalTableName, uniqueKey,
-		rangeStartComparison, rangeEndComparison, transactionalClause)
+		rangeStartComparison, rangeEndComparison)
 	return result, explodedArgs, nil
 }
 
-func BuildRangeInsertPreparedQuery(databaseName, originalTableName, ghostTableName string, sharedColumns []string, mappedSharedColumns []string, uniqueKey string, uniqueKeyColumns *ColumnList, rangeStartArgs, rangeEndArgs []interface{}, includeRangeStartValues bool, transactionalTable bool) (result string, explodedArgs []interface{}, err error) {
+func BuildRangeInsertPreparedQuery(databaseName, originalTableName, ghostTableName string, sharedColumns []string, mappedSharedColumns []string, uniqueKey string, uniqueKeyColumns *ColumnList, rangeStartArgs, rangeEndArgs []interface{}, includeRangeStartValues bool) (result string, explodedArgs []interface{}, err error) {
 	rangeStartValues := buildColumnsPreparedValues(uniqueKeyColumns)
 	rangeEndValues := buildColumnsPreparedValues(uniqueKeyColumns)
-	return BuildRangeInsertQuery(databaseName, originalTableName, ghostTableName, sharedColumns, mappedSharedColumns, uniqueKey, uniqueKeyColumns, rangeStartValues, rangeEndValues, rangeStartArgs, rangeEndArgs, includeRangeStartValues, transactionalTable)
+	return BuildRangeInsertQuery(databaseName, originalTableName, ghostTableName, sharedColumns, mappedSharedColumns, uniqueKey, uniqueKeyColumns, rangeStartValues, rangeEndValues, rangeStartArgs, rangeEndArgs, includeRangeStartValues)
 }
 
 func BuildUniqueKeyRangeEndPreparedQueryViaOffset(databaseName, tableName string, uniqueKeyColumns *ColumnList, rangeStartArgs, rangeEndArgs []interface{}, chunkSize int64, includeRangeStartValues bool, hint string) (result string, explodedArgs []interface{}, err error) {
diff --git a/go/sql/builder_test.go b/go/sql/builder_test.go
index 574e8bb1b..5929e94a2 100644
--- a/go/sql/builder_test.go
+++ b/go/sql/builder_test.go
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ func TestBuildRangeInsertQuery(t *testing.T) {
 		rangeStartArgs := []interface{}{3}
 		rangeEndArgs := []interface{}{103}
 
-		query, explodedArgs, err := BuildRangeInsertQuery(databaseName, originalTableName, ghostTableName, sharedColumns, sharedColumns, uniqueKey, uniqueKeyColumns, rangeStartValues, rangeEndValues, rangeStartArgs, rangeEndArgs, true, false)
+		query, explodedArgs, err := BuildRangeInsertQuery(databaseName, originalTableName, ghostTableName, sharedColumns, sharedColumns, uniqueKey, uniqueKeyColumns, rangeStartValues, rangeEndValues, rangeStartArgs, rangeEndArgs, true)
 		test.S(t).ExpectNil(err)
 		expected := `
 			insert /* gh-ost mydb.tbl */ ignore
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ func TestBuildRangeInsertQuery(t *testing.T) {
 		rangeStartArgs := []interface{}{3, 17}
 		rangeEndArgs := []interface{}{103, 117}
 
-		query, explodedArgs, err := BuildRangeInsertQuery(databaseName, originalTableName, ghostTableName, sharedColumns, sharedColumns, uniqueKey, uniqueKeyColumns, rangeStartValues, rangeEndValues, rangeStartArgs, rangeEndArgs, true, false)
+		query, explodedArgs, err := BuildRangeInsertQuery(databaseName, originalTableName, ghostTableName, sharedColumns, sharedColumns, uniqueKey, uniqueKeyColumns, rangeStartValues, rangeEndValues, rangeStartArgs, rangeEndArgs, true)
 		test.S(t).ExpectNil(err)
 		expected := `
 			insert /* gh-ost mydb.tbl */ ignore
@@ -240,14 +240,14 @@ func TestBuildRangeInsertQueryRenameMap(t *testing.T) {
 		rangeStartArgs := []interface{}{3}
 		rangeEndArgs := []interface{}{103}
 
-		query, explodedArgs, err := BuildRangeInsertQuery(databaseName, originalTableName, ghostTableName, sharedColumns, mappedSharedColumns, uniqueKey, uniqueKeyColumns, rangeStartValues, rangeEndValues, rangeStartArgs, rangeEndArgs, true, false)
+		query, explodedArgs, err := BuildRangeInsertQuery(databaseName, originalTableName, ghostTableName, sharedColumns, mappedSharedColumns, uniqueKey, uniqueKeyColumns, rangeStartValues, rangeEndValues, rangeStartArgs, rangeEndArgs, true)
 		test.S(t).ExpectNil(err)
 		expected := `
 			insert /* gh-ost mydb.tbl */ ignore
 			into
 				mydb.ghost
 				(id, name, location)
-			( 
+			(
 				select id, name, position
 				from
 					mydb.tbl
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ func TestBuildRangeInsertQueryRenameMap(t *testing.T) {
 		rangeStartArgs := []interface{}{3, 17}
 		rangeEndArgs := []interface{}{103, 117}
 
-		query, explodedArgs, err := BuildRangeInsertQuery(databaseName, originalTableName, ghostTableName, sharedColumns, mappedSharedColumns, uniqueKey, uniqueKeyColumns, rangeStartValues, rangeEndValues, rangeStartArgs, rangeEndArgs, true, false)
+		query, explodedArgs, err := BuildRangeInsertQuery(databaseName, originalTableName, ghostTableName, sharedColumns, mappedSharedColumns, uniqueKey, uniqueKeyColumns, rangeStartValues, rangeEndValues, rangeStartArgs, rangeEndArgs, true)
 		test.S(t).ExpectNil(err)
 		expected := `
 			insert /* gh-ost mydb.tbl */ ignore
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ func TestBuildRangeInsertPreparedQuery(t *testing.T) {
 		rangeStartArgs := []interface{}{3, 17}
 		rangeEndArgs := []interface{}{103, 117}
 
-		query, explodedArgs, err := BuildRangeInsertPreparedQuery(databaseName, originalTableName, ghostTableName, sharedColumns, sharedColumns, uniqueKey, uniqueKeyColumns, rangeStartArgs, rangeEndArgs, true, true)
+		query, explodedArgs, err := BuildRangeInsertPreparedQuery(databaseName, originalTableName, ghostTableName, sharedColumns, sharedColumns, uniqueKey, uniqueKeyColumns, rangeStartArgs, rangeEndArgs, true)
 		test.S(t).ExpectNil(err)
 		expected := `
 			insert /* gh-ost mydb.tbl */ ignore
@@ -315,7 +315,6 @@ func TestBuildRangeInsertPreparedQuery(t *testing.T) {
 					mydb.tbl
 				force index (name_position_uidx)
 				where (((name > ?) or (((name = ?)) AND (position > ?)) or ((name = ?) and (position = ?))) and ((name < ?) or (((name = ?)) AND (position < ?)) or ((name = ?) and (position = ?))))
-				lock in share mode
 			)`
 		test.S(t).ExpectEquals(normalizeQuery(query), normalizeQuery(expected))
 		test.S(t).ExpectTrue(reflect.DeepEqual(explodedArgs, []interface{}{3, 3, 17, 3, 17, 103, 103, 117, 103, 117}))
@@ -335,7 +334,7 @@ func TestBuildUniqueKeyRangeEndPreparedQuery(t *testing.T) {
 		test.S(t).ExpectNil(err)
 		expected := `
 			select /* gh-ost mydb.tbl test */ name, position
-			from ( 
+			from (
 				select
 					name, position
 				from