diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/jdbc/batch/internal/NonBatchingBatch.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/jdbc/batch/internal/NonBatchingBatch.java
index bf1501be1e..73721e8451 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/jdbc/batch/internal/NonBatchingBatch.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/jdbc/batch/internal/NonBatchingBatch.java
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ public class NonBatchingBatch extends AbstractBatchImpl {
 			}
 		}
 
-		releaseStatements();
+		getStatements().clear();
 	}
 
 	@Override