diff --git a/src/realm/sync/noinst/pending_bootstrap_store.cpp b/src/realm/sync/noinst/pending_bootstrap_store.cpp
index 03667c58c00..680e1e6e28d 100644
--- a/src/realm/sync/noinst/pending_bootstrap_store.cpp
+++ b/src/realm/sync/noinst/pending_bootstrap_store.cpp
@@ -141,44 +141,39 @@ void PendingBootstrapStore::add_batch(int64_t query_version, util::Optional<Sync
     }
 
     auto tr = m_db->start_write();
-    bool did_create = false;
+    auto bootstrap_table = tr->get_table(m_table);
+    auto incomplete_bootstraps = Query(bootstrap_table).not_equal(m_query_version, query_version).find_all();
+    incomplete_bootstraps.for_each([&](Obj obj) {
+        m_logger.debug(util::LogCategory::changeset, "Clearing incomplete bootstrap for query version %1",
+                       obj.get<int64_t>(m_query_version));
+        return IteratorControl::AdvanceToNext;
+    });
+    incomplete_bootstraps.clear();
 
-    {
-        DisableReplication disable_replication(*tr);
-        auto bootstrap_table = tr->get_table(m_table);
-        auto incomplete_bootstraps = Query(bootstrap_table).not_equal(m_query_version, query_version).find_all();
-        incomplete_bootstraps.for_each([&](Obj obj) {
-            m_logger.debug(util::LogCategory::changeset, "Clearing incomplete bootstrap for query version %1",
-                           obj.get<int64_t>(m_query_version));
-            return IteratorControl::AdvanceToNext;
-        });
-        incomplete_bootstraps.clear();
-
-        auto bootstrap_obj = bootstrap_table->create_object_with_primary_key(Mixed{query_version}, &did_create);
-        if (progress) {
-            auto progress_obj = bootstrap_obj.create_and_set_linked_object(m_progress);
-            progress_obj.set(m_progress_latest_server_version, int64_t(progress->latest_server_version.version));
-            progress_obj.set(m_progress_latest_server_version_salt, int64_t(progress->latest_server_version.salt));
-            progress_obj.set(m_progress_download_server_version, int64_t(progress->download.server_version));
-            progress_obj.set(m_progress_download_client_version,
-                             int64_t(progress->download.last_integrated_client_version));
-            progress_obj.set(m_progress_upload_server_version,
-                             int64_t(progress->upload.last_integrated_server_version));
-            progress_obj.set(m_progress_upload_client_version, int64_t(progress->upload.client_version));
-        }
+    bool did_create = false;
+    auto bootstrap_obj = bootstrap_table->create_object_with_primary_key(Mixed{query_version}, &did_create);
+    if (progress) {
+        auto progress_obj = bootstrap_obj.create_and_set_linked_object(m_progress);
+        progress_obj.set(m_progress_latest_server_version, int64_t(progress->latest_server_version.version));
+        progress_obj.set(m_progress_latest_server_version_salt, int64_t(progress->latest_server_version.salt));
+        progress_obj.set(m_progress_download_server_version, int64_t(progress->download.server_version));
+        progress_obj.set(m_progress_download_client_version,
+                         int64_t(progress->download.last_integrated_client_version));
+        progress_obj.set(m_progress_upload_server_version, int64_t(progress->upload.last_integrated_server_version));
+        progress_obj.set(m_progress_upload_client_version, int64_t(progress->upload.client_version));
+    }
 
-        auto changesets_list = bootstrap_obj.get_linklist(m_changesets);
-        for (size_t idx = 0; idx < changesets.size(); ++idx) {
-            auto cur_changeset = changesets_list.create_and_insert_linked_object(changesets_list.size());
-            cur_changeset.set(m_changeset_remote_version, int64_t(changesets[idx].remote_version));
-            cur_changeset.set(m_changeset_last_integrated_client_version,
-                              int64_t(changesets[idx].last_integrated_local_version));
-            cur_changeset.set(m_changeset_origin_file_ident, int64_t(changesets[idx].origin_file_ident));
-            cur_changeset.set(m_changeset_origin_timestamp, int64_t(changesets[idx].origin_timestamp));
-            cur_changeset.set(m_changeset_original_changeset_size, int64_t(changesets[idx].original_changeset_size));
-            BinaryData compressed_data(compressed_changesets[idx].data(), compressed_changesets[idx].size());
-            cur_changeset.set(m_changeset_data, compressed_data);
-        }
+    auto changesets_list = bootstrap_obj.get_linklist(m_changesets);
+    for (size_t idx = 0; idx < changesets.size(); ++idx) {
+        auto cur_changeset = changesets_list.create_and_insert_linked_object(changesets_list.size());
+        cur_changeset.set(m_changeset_remote_version, int64_t(changesets[idx].remote_version));
+        cur_changeset.set(m_changeset_last_integrated_client_version,
+                          int64_t(changesets[idx].last_integrated_local_version));
+        cur_changeset.set(m_changeset_origin_file_ident, int64_t(changesets[idx].origin_file_ident));
+        cur_changeset.set(m_changeset_origin_timestamp, int64_t(changesets[idx].origin_timestamp));
+        cur_changeset.set(m_changeset_original_changeset_size, int64_t(changesets[idx].original_changeset_size));
+        BinaryData compressed_data(compressed_changesets[idx].data(), compressed_changesets[idx].size());
+        cur_changeset.set(m_changeset_data, compressed_data);
     }
 
     tr->commit();
@@ -314,7 +309,6 @@ void PendingBootstrapStore::pop_front_pending(const TransactionRef& tr, size_t c
     if (bootstrap_table->is_empty()) {
         return;
     }
-    DisableReplication disable_replication(*tr);
 
     // We should only have one pending bootstrap at a time.
     REALM_ASSERT(bootstrap_table->size() == 1);