diff --git a/src/interfaces/ecpg/ecpglib/connect.c b/src/interfaces/ecpg/ecpglib/connect.c
index 56a732a..0091b5d 100644
*** a/src/interfaces/ecpg/ecpglib/connect.c
--- b/src/interfaces/ecpg/ecpglib/connect.c
*************** ECPGsetcommit(int lineno, const char *mo
*** 167,191 ****
  
  	if (con->autocommit == true && strncmp(mode, "off", strlen("off")) == 0)
  	{
! 		if (con->committed)
  		{
  			results = PQexec(con->connection, "begin transaction");
  			if (!ecpg_check_PQresult(results, lineno, con->connection, ECPG_COMPAT_PGSQL))
  				return false;
  			PQclear(results);
- 			con->committed = false;
  		}
  		con->autocommit = false;
  	}
  	else if (con->autocommit == false && strncmp(mode, "on", strlen("on")) == 0)
  	{
! 		if (!con->committed)
  		{
  			results = PQexec(con->connection, "commit");
  			if (!ecpg_check_PQresult(results, lineno, con->connection, ECPG_COMPAT_PGSQL))
  				return false;
  			PQclear(results);
- 			con->committed = true;
  		}
  		con->autocommit = true;
  	}
--- 167,189 ----
  
  	if (con->autocommit == true && strncmp(mode, "off", strlen("off")) == 0)
  	{
! 		if (PQtransactionStatus(con->connection) == PQTRANS_IDLE)
  		{
  			results = PQexec(con->connection, "begin transaction");
  			if (!ecpg_check_PQresult(results, lineno, con->connection, ECPG_COMPAT_PGSQL))
  				return false;
  			PQclear(results);
  		}
  		con->autocommit = false;
  	}
  	else if (con->autocommit == false && strncmp(mode, "on", strlen("on")) == 0)
  	{
! 		if (PQtransactionStatus(con->connection) != PQTRANS_IDLE)
  		{
  			results = PQexec(con->connection, "commit");
  			if (!ecpg_check_PQresult(results, lineno, con->connection, ECPG_COMPAT_PGSQL))
  				return false;
  			PQclear(results);
  		}
  		con->autocommit = true;
  	}
*************** ECPGconnect(int lineno, int c, const cha
*** 540,546 ****
  	pthread_mutex_unlock(&connections_mutex);
  #endif
  
- 	this->committed = true;
  	this->autocommit = autocommit;
  
  	PQsetNoticeReceiver(this->connection, &ECPGnoticeReceiver, (void *) this);
--- 538,543 ----
diff --git a/src/interfaces/ecpg/ecpglib/execute.c b/src/interfaces/ecpg/ecpglib/execute.c
index 817724a..970fa93 100644
*** a/src/interfaces/ecpg/ecpglib/execute.c
--- b/src/interfaces/ecpg/ecpglib/execute.c
*************** ecpg_execute(struct statement * stmt)
*** 1427,1433 ****
  
  	/* The request has been build. */
  
! 	if (stmt->connection->committed && !stmt->connection->autocommit)
  	{
  		results = PQexec(stmt->connection->connection, "begin transaction");
  		if (!ecpg_check_PQresult(results, stmt->lineno, stmt->connection->connection, stmt->compat))
--- 1427,1433 ----
  
  	/* The request has been build. */
  
! 	if (PQtransactionStatus(stmt->connection->connection) == PQTRANS_IDLE && !stmt->connection->autocommit)
  	{
  		results = PQexec(stmt->connection->connection, "begin transaction");
  		if (!ecpg_check_PQresult(results, stmt->lineno, stmt->connection->connection, stmt->compat))
*************** ecpg_execute(struct statement * stmt)
*** 1436,1442 ****
  			return false;
  		}
  		PQclear(results);
- 		stmt->connection->committed = false;
  	}
  
  	ecpg_log("ecpg_execute on line %d: query: %s; with %d parameter(s) on connection %s\n", stmt->lineno, stmt->command, nParams, stmt->connection->name);
--- 1436,1441 ----
diff --git a/src/interfaces/ecpg/ecpglib/extern.h b/src/interfaces/ecpg/ecpglib/extern.h
index 0193ad1..2d9636d 100644
*** a/src/interfaces/ecpg/ecpglib/extern.h
--- b/src/interfaces/ecpg/ecpglib/extern.h
*************** struct connection
*** 76,82 ****
  {
  	char	   *name;
  	PGconn	   *connection;
- 	bool		committed;
  	int			autocommit;
  	struct ECPGtype_information_cache *cache_head;
  	struct prepared_statement *prep_stmts;
--- 76,81 ----
diff --git a/src/interfaces/ecpg/ecpglib/misc.c b/src/interfaces/ecpg/ecpglib/misc.c
index 20725e4..98e0597 100644
*** a/src/interfaces/ecpg/ecpglib/misc.c
--- b/src/interfaces/ecpg/ecpglib/misc.c
*************** ECPGtrans(int lineno, const char *connec
*** 206,212 ****
  		 * developers have to take care themselves. However, if the command is
  		 * a begin statement, we just execute it once.
  		 */
! 		if (con->committed && !con->autocommit && strncmp(transaction, "begin", 5) != 0 && strncmp(transaction, "start", 5) != 0)
  		{
  			res = PQexec(con->connection, "begin transaction");
  			if (!ecpg_check_PQresult(res, lineno, con->connection, ECPG_COMPAT_PGSQL))
--- 206,212 ----
  		 * developers have to take care themselves. However, if the command is
  		 * a begin statement, we just execute it once.
  		 */
! 		if (PQtransactionStatus(con->connection) == PQTRANS_IDLE && !con->autocommit && strncmp(transaction, "begin", 5) != 0 && strncmp(transaction, "start", 5) != 0)
  		{
  			res = PQexec(con->connection, "begin transaction");
  			if (!ecpg_check_PQresult(res, lineno, con->connection, ECPG_COMPAT_PGSQL))
*************** ECPGtrans(int lineno, const char *connec
*** 218,228 ****
  		if (!ecpg_check_PQresult(res, lineno, con->connection, ECPG_COMPAT_PGSQL))
  			return FALSE;
  		PQclear(res);
- 
- 		if (strncmp(transaction, "commit", 6) == 0 || strncmp(transaction, "rollback", 8) == 0)
- 			con->committed = true;
- 		else
- 			con->committed = false;
  	}
  
  	return true;
--- 218,223 ----