diff --git a/activemq-core/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/store/memory/MemoryTransactionStore.java b/activemq-core/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/store/memory/MemoryTransactionStore.java
index d42ff93ab4..9f192900a6 100755
--- a/activemq-core/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/store/memory/MemoryTransactionStore.java
+++ b/activemq-core/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/store/memory/MemoryTransactionStore.java
@@ -237,13 +237,9 @@ public class MemoryTransactionStore implements TransactionStore {
             tx = inflightTransactions.remove(txid);
         }
 
-        if (tx == null) {
-            if (postCommit != null) {
-                postCommit.run();
-            }
-            return;
+        if (tx != null) {
+            tx.commit();
         }
-        tx.commit();
         if (postCommit != null) {
             postCommit.run();
         }