diff --git a/cms/envs/devstack_with_worker.py b/cms/envs/devstack_with_worker.py
index 959cd4f436..7b2819fe9d 100644
--- a/cms/envs/devstack_with_worker.py
+++ b/cms/envs/devstack_with_worker.py
@@ -20,8 +20,3 @@ from cms.envs.devstack import *
 CELERY_ALWAYS_EAGER = False
 CLEAR_REQUEST_CACHE_ON_TASK_COMPLETION = True
 BROKER_URL = 'redis://:password@edx.devstack.redis:6379/'
-
-# Disable transaction management because we are using a worker. Views
-# that request a task and wait for the result will deadlock otherwise.
-for database_name in DATABASES:
-    DATABASES[database_name]['ATOMIC_REQUESTS'] = False
diff --git a/lms/envs/devstack_with_worker.py b/lms/envs/devstack_with_worker.py
index 84d076445c..449c7f5c72 100644
--- a/lms/envs/devstack_with_worker.py
+++ b/lms/envs/devstack_with_worker.py
@@ -21,7 +21,3 @@ from lms.envs.devstack import *
 CELERY_ALWAYS_EAGER = False
 CLEAR_REQUEST_CACHE_ON_TASK_COMPLETION = True
 BROKER_URL = 'redis://:password@edx.devstack.redis:6379/'
-# Disable transaction management because we are using a worker. Views
-# that request a task and wait for the result will deadlock otherwise.
-for database_name in DATABASES:
-    DATABASES[database_name]['ATOMIC_REQUESTS'] = False