diff --git a/daemon/graphdriver/devmapper/deviceset.go b/daemon/graphdriver/devmapper/deviceset.go
index bc83bb7fa4..7ffabc3e2f 100644
--- a/daemon/graphdriver/devmapper/deviceset.go
+++ b/daemon/graphdriver/devmapper/deviceset.go
@@ -793,7 +793,6 @@ func (devices *DeviceSet) deleteDevice(info *DevInfo) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	devices.allocateTransactionId()
 	devices.devicesLock.Lock()
 	delete(devices.Devices, info.Hash)
 	devices.devicesLock.Unlock()