diff --git a/flow/connectors/postgres/postgres.go b/flow/connectors/postgres/postgres.go
index e63802a7fd..ca195f4c02 100644
--- a/flow/connectors/postgres/postgres.go
+++ b/flow/connectors/postgres/postgres.go
@@ -840,37 +840,21 @@ func (c *PostgresConnector) SetupReplication(ctx context.Context, signal SlotSig
 
 func (c *PostgresConnector) PullFlowCleanup(ctx context.Context, jobName string) error {
 	// Slotname would be the job name prefixed with "peerflow_slot_"
-	slotName := "peerflow_slot_%s" + jobName
+	slotName := "peerflow_slot_" + jobName
 
 	publicationName := c.getDefaultPublicationName(jobName)
 
-	pullFlowCleanupTx, err := c.conn.Begin(ctx)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("error starting transaction for flow cleanup: %w", err)
-	}
-	defer func() {
-		deferErr := pullFlowCleanupTx.Rollback(ctx)
-		if deferErr != pgx.ErrTxClosed && deferErr != nil {
-			c.logger.Error("error rolling back transaction for flow cleanup", slog.Any("error", err))
-		}
-	}()
-
-	_, err = pullFlowCleanupTx.Exec(ctx, "DROP PUBLICATION IF EXISTS "+publicationName)
+	_, err := c.conn.Exec(ctx, "DROP PUBLICATION IF EXISTS "+publicationName)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("error dropping publication: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	_, err = pullFlowCleanupTx.Exec(ctx, `SELECT pg_drop_replication_slot(slot_name) FROM pg_replication_slots
+	_, err = c.conn.Exec(ctx, `SELECT pg_drop_replication_slot(slot_name) FROM pg_replication_slots
 	 WHERE slot_name=$1`, slotName)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("error dropping replication slot: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	err = pullFlowCleanupTx.Commit(ctx)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("error committing transaction for flow cleanup: %w", err)
-	}
-
 	return nil
 }