diff --git a/go/vt/vtgate/vindexes/consistent_lookup.go b/go/vt/vtgate/vindexes/consistent_lookup.go
index fb5eb5dfb0a..7026dc078e8 100644
--- a/go/vt/vtgate/vindexes/consistent_lookup.go
+++ b/go/vt/vtgate/vindexes/consistent_lookup.go
@@ -383,8 +383,7 @@ func (lu *clCommon) handleDup(ctx context.Context, vcursor VCursor, values []sql
 			return err
 		}
 		// Lock the target row using normal transaction priority.
-		// TODO: context needs to be passed on.
-		qr, err = vcursor.ExecuteKeyspaceID(context.Background(), lu.keyspace, existingksid, lu.lockOwnerQuery, bindVars, false /* rollbackOnError */, false /* autocommit */)
+		qr, err = vcursor.ExecuteKeyspaceID(ctx, lu.keyspace, existingksid, lu.lockOwnerQuery, bindVars, false /* rollbackOnError */, false /* autocommit */)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}