diff --git a/flow/connectors/bigquery/bigquery.go b/flow/connectors/bigquery/bigquery.go
index 3c0787527e..0a220ef424 100644
--- a/flow/connectors/bigquery/bigquery.go
+++ b/flow/connectors/bigquery/bigquery.go
@@ -781,25 +781,11 @@ func (c *BigQueryConnector) NormalizeRecords(req *model.NormalizeRecordsRequest)
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("couldn't get tablename to unchanged cols mapping: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	stmts := []string{}
+	stmts := make([]string, 0, len(distinctTableNames)+1)
 	// append all the statements to one list
 	c.logger.Info(fmt.Sprintf("merge raw records to corresponding tables: %s %s %v",
 		c.datasetID, rawTableName, distinctTableNames))
 
-	release, err := c.grabJobsUpdateLock()
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to grab lock: %v", err)
-	}
-
-	defer func() {
-		err := release()
-		if err != nil {
-			c.logger.Error("failed to release lock", slog.Any("error", err))
-		}
-	}()
-
-	stmts = append(stmts, "BEGIN TRANSACTION;")
-
 	for _, tableName := range distinctTableNames {
 		mergeGen := &mergeStmtGenerator{
 			Dataset:               c.datasetID,
@@ -824,11 +810,11 @@ func (c *BigQueryConnector) NormalizeRecords(req *model.NormalizeRecordsRequest)
 		"UPDATE %s.%s SET normalize_batch_id=%d WHERE mirror_job_name='%s';",
 		c.datasetID, MirrorJobsTable, syncBatchID, req.FlowJobName)
 	stmts = append(stmts, updateMetadataStmt)
-	stmts = append(stmts, "COMMIT TRANSACTION;")
 
-	_, err = c.client.Query(strings.Join(stmts, "\n")).Read(c.ctx)
+	query := strings.Join(stmts, "\n")
+	_, err = c.client.Query(query).Read(c.ctx)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to execute statements %s in a transaction: %v", strings.Join(stmts, "\n"), err)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to execute statements %s: %v", query, err)
 	}
 
 	return &model.NormalizeResponse{
@@ -1023,21 +1009,9 @@ func (c *BigQueryConnector) SetupNormalizedTables(
 }
 
 func (c *BigQueryConnector) SyncFlowCleanup(jobName string) error {
-	release, err := c.grabJobsUpdateLock()
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to grab lock: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	defer func() {
-		err := release()
-		if err != nil {
-			c.logger.Error("failed to release lock", slog.Any("error", err))
-		}
-	}()
-
 	dataset := c.client.Dataset(c.datasetID)
 	// deleting PeerDB specific tables
-	err = dataset.Table(c.getRawTableName(jobName)).Delete(c.ctx)
+	err := dataset.Table(c.getRawTableName(jobName)).Delete(c.ctx)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to delete raw table: %w", err)
 	}
@@ -1069,33 +1043,6 @@ func (c *BigQueryConnector) getStagingTableName(flowJobName string) string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("_peerdb_staging_%s", flowJobName)
 }
 
-// Bigquery doesn't allow concurrent updates to the same table.
-// we grab a lock on catalog to ensure that only one job is updating
-// bigquery tables at a time.
-// returns a function to release the lock.
-func (c *BigQueryConnector) grabJobsUpdateLock() (func() error, error) {
-	tx, err := c.catalogPool.Begin(c.ctx)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to begin transaction: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	// grab an advisory lock based on the mirror jobs table hash
-	mjTbl := fmt.Sprintf("%s.%s", c.datasetID, MirrorJobsTable)
-	_, err = tx.Exec(c.ctx, "SELECT pg_advisory_xact_lock(hashtext($1))", mjTbl)
-	if err != nil {
-		err = tx.Rollback(c.ctx)
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to grab lock on %s: %w", mjTbl, err)
-	}
-
-	return func() error {
-		err = tx.Commit(c.ctx)
-		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("failed to commit transaction: %w", err)
-		}
-		return nil
-	}, nil
-}
-
 func (c *BigQueryConnector) RenameTables(req *protos.RenameTablesInput) (*protos.RenameTablesOutput, error) {
 	for _, renameRequest := range req.RenameTableOptions {
 		src := renameRequest.CurrentName
diff --git a/flow/connectors/bigquery/qrep_avro_sync.go b/flow/connectors/bigquery/qrep_avro_sync.go
index d52e7c42e3..7ed87b0c06 100644
--- a/flow/connectors/bigquery/qrep_avro_sync.go
+++ b/flow/connectors/bigquery/qrep_avro_sync.go
@@ -74,12 +74,12 @@ func (s *QRepAvroSyncMethod) SyncRecords(
 			flowJobName, dstTableName, syncBatchID),
 	)
 
-	// execute the statements in a transaction
-	stmts := []string{}
-	stmts = append(stmts, "BEGIN TRANSACTION;")
-	stmts = append(stmts, insertStmt)
-	stmts = append(stmts, updateMetadataStmt)
-	stmts = append(stmts, "COMMIT TRANSACTION;")
+	stmts := []string{
+		"BEGIN TRANSACTION;",
+		insertStmt,
+		updateMetadataStmt,
+		"COMMIT TRANSACTION;",
+	}
 	_, err = bqClient.Query(strings.Join(stmts, "\n")).Read(s.connector.ctx)
 	if err != nil {
 		return -1, fmt.Errorf("failed to execute statements in a transaction: %v", err)
@@ -136,8 +136,6 @@ func (s *QRepAvroSyncMethod) SyncQRepRecords(
 	)
 	bqClient := s.connector.client
 	datasetID := s.connector.datasetID
-	// Start a transaction
-	stmts := []string{"BEGIN TRANSACTION;"}
 
 	selector := "*"
 	if softDeleteCol != "" { // PeerDB column
@@ -150,16 +148,18 @@ func (s *QRepAvroSyncMethod) SyncQRepRecords(
 	insertStmt := fmt.Sprintf("INSERT INTO `%s.%s` SELECT %s FROM `%s.%s`;",
 		datasetID, dstTableName, selector, datasetID, stagingTable)
 
-	stmts = append(stmts, insertStmt)
-
 	insertMetadataStmt, err := s.connector.createMetadataInsertStatement(partition, flowJobName, startTime)
 	if err != nil {
 		return -1, fmt.Errorf("failed to create metadata insert statement: %v", err)
 	}
 	slog.Info("Performing transaction inside QRep sync function", flowLog)
-	stmts = append(stmts, insertMetadataStmt)
-	stmts = append(stmts, "COMMIT TRANSACTION;")
-	// Execute the statements in a transaction
+
+	stmts := []string{
+		"BEGIN TRANSACTION;",
+		insertStmt,
+		insertMetadataStmt,
+		"COMMIT TRANSACTION;",
+	}
 	_, err = bqClient.Query(strings.Join(stmts, "\n")).Read(s.connector.ctx)
 	if err != nil {
 		return -1, fmt.Errorf("failed to execute statements in a transaction: %v", err)