diff --git a/core/vdbe/mod.rs b/core/vdbe/mod.rs
index 6a337d934..f7ab42cf2 100644
--- a/core/vdbe/mod.rs
+++ b/core/vdbe/mod.rs
@@ -760,10 +760,8 @@ pub fn handle_program_error(
                 if let Err(e) = pager.end_tx(false, schema_did_change, connection, false) {
                     tracing::error!("end_tx failed: {e}");
                 }
-            } else {
-                if let Err(e) = pager.end_read_tx() {
-                    tracing::error!("end_read_tx failed: {e}");
-                }
+            } else if let Err(e) = pager.end_read_tx() {
+                tracing::error!("end_read_tx failed: {e}");
             }
             connection.transaction_state.replace(TransactionState::None);
         }