diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-workflows.yml b/.github/workflows/test-workflows.yml
index 8ba22b590..2bb91dd06 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-workflows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-workflows.yml
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ jobs:
         env:
           N8N_ENCRYPTION_KEY: ${{secrets.ENCRYPTION_KEY}}
           SKIP_STATISTICS_EVENTS: true
+          DB_SQLITE_POOL_SIZE: 4
       # -
       #   name: Export credentials
       #   if: always()
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/databases/repositories/execution.repository.ts b/packages/cli/src/databases/repositories/execution.repository.ts
index a8605147a..5b4e515af 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/databases/repositories/execution.repository.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/databases/repositories/execution.repository.ts
@@ -274,23 +274,16 @@ export class ExecutionRepository extends Repository<ExecutionEntity> {
 	 * Insert a new execution and its execution data using a transaction.
 	 */
 	async createNewExecution(execution: ExecutionPayload): Promise<string> {
-		return await this.manager.transaction(async (transactionManager) => {
-			const { data, workflowData, ...rest } = execution;
-			const insertResult = await transactionManager.insert(ExecutionEntity, rest);
-			const { id: executionId } = insertResult.identifiers[0] as { id: string };
-
-			const { connections, nodes, name, settings } = workflowData ?? {};
-			await this.executionDataRepository.createExecutionDataForExecution(
-				{
-					executionId,
-					workflowData: { connections, nodes, name, settings, id: workflowData.id },
-					data: stringify(data),
-				},
-				transactionManager,
-			);
-
-			return String(executionId);
+		const { data, workflowData, ...rest } = execution;
+		const { identifiers: inserted } = await this.insert(rest);
+		const { id: executionId } = inserted[0] as { id: string };
+		const { connections, nodes, name, settings } = workflowData ?? {};
+		await this.executionDataRepository.insert({
+			executionId,
+			workflowData: { connections, nodes, name, settings, id: workflowData.id },
+			data: stringify(data),
 		});
+		return String(executionId);
 	}
 
 	async markAsCrashed(executionIds: string | string[]) {
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/databases/repositories/executionData.repository.ts b/packages/cli/src/databases/repositories/executionData.repository.ts
index 013453d99..5872f9888 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/databases/repositories/executionData.repository.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/databases/repositories/executionData.repository.ts
@@ -1,32 +1,13 @@
 import { Service } from 'typedi';
-import type { EntityManager } from '@n8n/typeorm';
-import type { IWorkflowBase } from 'n8n-workflow';
 import { DataSource, In, Repository } from '@n8n/typeorm';
 import { ExecutionData } from '../entities/ExecutionData';
 
-export interface CreateExecutionDataOpts extends Pick<ExecutionData, 'data' | 'executionId'> {
-	workflowData: Pick<IWorkflowBase, 'connections' | 'nodes' | 'name' | 'settings' | 'id'>;
-}
-
 @Service()
 export class ExecutionDataRepository extends Repository<ExecutionData> {
 	constructor(dataSource: DataSource) {
 		super(ExecutionData, dataSource.manager);
 	}
 
-	async createExecutionDataForExecution(
-		executionData: CreateExecutionDataOpts,
-		transactionManager: EntityManager,
-	) {
-		const { data, executionId, workflowData } = executionData;
-
-		return await transactionManager.insert(ExecutionData, {
-			executionId,
-			data,
-			workflowData,
-		});
-	}
-
 	async findByExecutionIds(executionIds: string[]) {
 		return await this.find({
 			select: ['workflowData'],
diff --git a/packages/cli/test/integration/database/repositories/execution.repository.test.ts b/packages/cli/test/integration/database/repositories/execution.repository.test.ts
index e777f6242..cfb897d62 100644
--- a/packages/cli/test/integration/database/repositories/execution.repository.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/test/integration/database/repositories/execution.repository.test.ts
@@ -52,34 +52,5 @@ describe('ExecutionRepository', () => {
 			});
 			expect(executionData?.data).toEqual('[{"resultData":"1"},{}]');
 		});
-
-		it('should not create execution if execution data insert fails', async () => {
-			const executionRepo = Container.get(ExecutionRepository);
-			const executionDataRepo = Container.get(ExecutionDataRepository);
-
-			const workflow = await createWorkflow({ settings: { executionOrder: 'v1' } });
-			jest
-				.spyOn(executionDataRepo, 'createExecutionDataForExecution')
-				.mockRejectedValueOnce(new Error());
-
-			await expect(
-				async () =>
-					await executionRepo.createNewExecution({
-						workflowId: workflow.id,
-						data: {
-							//@ts-expect-error This is not needed for tests
-							resultData: {},
-						},
-						workflowData: workflow,
-						mode: 'manual',
-						startedAt: new Date(),
-						status: 'new',
-						finished: false,
-					}),
-			).rejects.toThrow();
-
-			const executionEntities = await executionRepo.find();
-			expect(executionEntities).toBeEmptyArray();
-		});
 	});
 });