diff --git a/src/python/WMCore/WorkQueue/WorkQueueBackend.py b/src/python/WMCore/WorkQueue/WorkQueueBackend.py
index 08fc02739f..d9d0ec6db5 100644
--- a/src/python/WMCore/WorkQueue/WorkQueueBackend.py
+++ b/src/python/WMCore/WorkQueue/WorkQueueBackend.py
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ def insertElements(self, units, parent=None):
             else:
                 newUnitsInserted.append(unit)
             unit.save()
-            unit._couch.commit(all_or_nothing=True)
+            unit._couch.commit()
 
         return newUnitsInserted
 
diff --git a/test/python/WMCore_t/Database_t/CMSCouch_t.py b/test/python/WMCore_t/Database_t/CMSCouch_t.py
index 6d705ebf88..4622e33358 100644
--- a/test/python/WMCore_t/Database_t/CMSCouch_t.py
+++ b/test/python/WMCore_t/Database_t/CMSCouch_t.py
@@ -283,10 +283,9 @@ def testCommit(self):
         self.assertEqual(answer[0]['ok'], True)
         self.assertEqual(answer[1]['error'], 'conflict')
 
-        # all_or_nothing mode ignores conflicts
         self.db.queue(Document(id = "2", inputDict = doc))
         self.db.queue(Document(id = "2", inputDict = {'foo':1234, 'bar':456}))
-        answer = self.db.commit(all_or_nothing = True)
+        answer = self.db.commit()
         self.assertEqual(2, len(answer))
         self.assertEqual(answer[0].get('error'), None)
         self.assertEqual(answer[0].get('error'), None)