diff --git a/servers/slapd/syncrepl.c b/servers/slapd/syncrepl.c
index f2c7b857f8..1c80d49ff7 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/syncrepl.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/syncrepl.c
@@ -113,10 +113,6 @@ typedef struct syncinfo_s {
 	int			si_refreshDelete;
 	int			si_refreshPresent;
 	int			si_refreshDone;
-	int			si_refreshCount;
-	time_t		si_refreshBeg;
-	time_t		si_refreshEnd;
-	OpExtra		*si_refreshTxn;
 	int			si_syncdata;
 	int			si_logstate;
 	int			si_lazyCommit;
@@ -746,10 +742,7 @@ do_syncrep1(
 	}
 
 	si->si_refreshDone = 0;
-	si->si_refreshBeg = slap_get_time();
-	si->si_refreshCount = 0;
-	si->si_refreshTxn = NULL;
-	Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_ANY, "do_syncrep1: %s starting refresh\n",
+	Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_SYNC, "do_syncrep1: %s starting refresh\n",
 		si->si_ridtxt, 0, 0 );
 
 	rc = ldap_sync_search( si, op->o_tmpmemctx );
@@ -1205,13 +1198,6 @@ do_syncrep2(
 			{
 				rc = syncrepl_updateCookie( si, op, &syncCookie, 1 );
 			}
-			if ( si->si_refreshCount ) {
-				LDAP_SLIST_REMOVE( &op->o_extra, si->si_refreshTxn, OpExtra, oe_next );
-				op->o_bd->bd_info->bi_op_txn( op, SLAP_TXN_COMMIT, &si->si_refreshTxn );
-				si->si_refreshCount = 0;
-				si->si_refreshTxn = NULL;
-			}
-			si->si_refreshEnd = slap_get_time();
 			if ( err == LDAP_SUCCESS
 				&& si->si_logstate == SYNCLOG_FALLBACK ) {
 				si->si_logstate = SYNCLOG_LOGGING;
@@ -1293,18 +1279,11 @@ do_syncrep2(
 					{
 						si->si_refreshDone = 1;
 					}
-					if ( si->si_refreshDone ) {
-						if ( si->si_refreshCount ) {
-							LDAP_SLIST_REMOVE( &op->o_extra, si->si_refreshTxn, OpExtra, oe_next );
-							op->o_bd->bd_info->bi_op_txn( op, SLAP_TXN_COMMIT, &si->si_refreshTxn );
-							si->si_refreshCount = 0;
-							si->si_refreshTxn = NULL;
-						}
-						si->si_refreshEnd = slap_get_time();
-	Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_ANY, "do_syncrep1: %s finished refresh\n",
-		si->si_ridtxt, 0, 0 );
-					}
 					ber_scanf( ber, /*"{"*/ "}" );
+					if ( si->si_refreshDone ) {
+						Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_SYNC, "do_syncrep1: %s finished refresh\n",
+							si->si_ridtxt, 0, 0 );
+					}
 					if ( abs(si->si_type) == LDAP_SYNC_REFRESH_AND_PERSIST &&
 						si->si_refreshDone )
 						tout_p = &tout;
@@ -1434,12 +1413,6 @@ do_syncrep2(
 		if ( ldap_pvt_thread_pool_pausing( &connection_pool )) {
 			slap_sync_cookie_free( &syncCookie, 0 );
 			slap_sync_cookie_free( &syncCookie_req, 0 );
-			if ( si->si_refreshCount ) {
-				LDAP_SLIST_REMOVE( &op->o_extra, si->si_refreshTxn, OpExtra, oe_next );
-				op->o_bd->bd_info->bi_op_txn( op, SLAP_TXN_COMMIT, &si->si_refreshTxn );
-				si->si_refreshCount = 0;
-				si->si_refreshTxn = NULL;
-			}
 			return SYNC_PAUSED;
 		}
 	}