diff --git a/pkg/snapshot/file/publisher.go b/pkg/snapshot/file/publisher.go
index c3bed46..cd20b13 100644
--- a/pkg/snapshot/file/publisher.go
+++ b/pkg/snapshot/file/publisher.go
@@ -280,10 +280,6 @@ func (p *publisher) PublishCode(height *big.Int, codeHash common.Hash, codeBytes
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (p *publisher) PrepareTxForBatch(tx snapt.Tx, maxBatchSize uint) (snapt.Tx, error) {
-	return tx, nil
-}
-
 // logNodeCounters periodically logs the number of node processed.
 func (p *publisher) logNodeCounters() {
 	t := time.NewTicker(logInterval)
diff --git a/pkg/snapshot/pg/publisher.go b/pkg/snapshot/pg/publisher.go
index d2100df..cfa3667 100644
--- a/pkg/snapshot/pg/publisher.go
+++ b/pkg/snapshot/pg/publisher.go
@@ -213,26 +213,6 @@ func (p *publisher) PublishCode(height *big.Int, codeHash common.Hash, codeBytes
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (p *publisher) PrepareTxForBatch(tx snapt.Tx, maxBatchSize uint) (snapt.Tx, error) {
-	var err error
-	// maximum batch size reached, commit the current transaction and begin a new transaction.
-	if maxBatchSize <= p.currBatchSize {
-		if err = tx.Commit(); err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-
-		snapTx, err := p.db.Begin(context.Background())
-		tx = pubTx{Tx: snapTx}
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-
-		p.currBatchSize = 0
-	}
-
-	return tx, nil
-}
-
 // logNodeCounters periodically logs the number of node processed.
 func (p *publisher) logNodeCounters() {
 	t := time.NewTicker(logInterval)
diff --git a/pkg/snapshot/service.go b/pkg/snapshot/service.go
index 1cc4ca3..65ec93b 100644
--- a/pkg/snapshot/service.go
+++ b/pkg/snapshot/service.go
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ type Service struct {
 	ethDB             ethdb.Database
 	stateDB           state.Database
 	ipfsPublisher     Publisher
-	maxBatchSize      uint
 	tracker           iteratorTracker
 	recoveryFile      string
 }
@@ -74,7 +73,6 @@ func NewSnapshotService(edb ethdb.Database, pub Publisher, recoveryFile string)
 		ethDB:         edb,
 		stateDB:       state.NewDatabase(edb),
 		ipfsPublisher: pub,
-		maxBatchSize:  defaultBatchSize,
 		recoveryFile:  recoveryFile,
 	}, nil
 }
@@ -399,11 +397,6 @@ func (s *Service) createNodeSnapshot(tx Tx, path []byte, it trie.NodeIterator, h
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	tx, err = s.ipfsPublisher.PrepareTxForBatch(tx, s.maxBatchSize)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
 	switch res.node.NodeType {
 	case Leaf:
 		// if the node is a leaf, decode the account and publish the associated storage trie
@@ -486,11 +479,6 @@ func (s *Service) storageSnapshot(sr common.Hash, headerID string, height *big.I
 			continue
 		}
 
-		tx, err = s.ipfsPublisher.PrepareTxForBatch(tx, s.maxBatchSize)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-
 		var nodeData []byte
 		nodeData, err = s.stateDB.TrieDB().Node(it.Hash())
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/snapshot/service_test.go b/pkg/snapshot/service_test.go
index 16ad2df..7f80ef3 100644
--- a/pkg/snapshot/service_test.go
+++ b/pkg/snapshot/service_test.go
@@ -64,8 +64,6 @@ func TestCreateSnapshot(t *testing.T) {
 		pub.EXPECT().PublishHeader(gomock.Eq(&fixt.Block1_Header))
 		pub.EXPECT().BeginTx().Return(tx, nil).
 			Times(workers)
-		pub.EXPECT().PrepareTxForBatch(gomock.Any(), gomock.Any()).Return(tx, nil).
-			AnyTimes()
 		tx.EXPECT().Commit().
 			Times(workers)
 		pub.EXPECT().PublishStateNode(
@@ -187,8 +185,6 @@ func TestAccountSelectiveSnapshot(t *testing.T) {
 		pub.EXPECT().PublishHeader(gomock.Eq(&fixt.Chain2_Block32_Header))
 		pub.EXPECT().BeginTx().Return(tx, nil).
 			Times(workers)
-		pub.EXPECT().PrepareTxForBatch(gomock.Any(), gomock.Any()).Return(tx, nil).
-			AnyTimes()
 		tx.EXPECT().Commit().
 			Times(workers)
 		pub.EXPECT().PublishCode(gomock.Eq(fixt.Chain2_Block32_Header.Number), gomock.Any(), gomock.Any(), gomock.Eq(tx)).
@@ -299,7 +295,6 @@ func TestRecovery(t *testing.T) {
 		pub, tx := makeMocks(t)
 		pub.EXPECT().PublishHeader(gomock.Eq(&fixt.Block1_Header))
 		pub.EXPECT().BeginTx().Return(tx, nil).MaxTimes(workers)
-		pub.EXPECT().PrepareTxForBatch(gomock.Any(), gomock.Any()).Return(tx, nil).AnyTimes()
 		tx.EXPECT().Commit().MaxTimes(workers)
 		pub.EXPECT().PublishStateNode(gomock.Any(), gomock.Any(), gomock.Any(), gomock.Any()).
 			DoAndReturn(func(node *snapt.Node, _ string, _ *big.Int, _ snapt.Tx) error {
@@ -346,7 +341,6 @@ func TestRecovery(t *testing.T) {
 		recoveryPub, tx := makeMocks(t)
 		recoveryPub.EXPECT().PublishHeader(gomock.Eq(&fixt.Block1_Header))
 		recoveryPub.EXPECT().BeginTx().Return(tx, nil).AnyTimes()
-		recoveryPub.EXPECT().PrepareTxForBatch(gomock.Any(), gomock.Any()).Return(tx, nil).AnyTimes()
 		tx.EXPECT().Commit().AnyTimes()
 		recoveryPub.EXPECT().PublishStateNode(gomock.Any(), gomock.Any(), gomock.Any(), gomock.Any()).
 			DoAndReturn(func(node *snapt.Node, _ string, _ *big.Int, _ snapt.Tx) error {
@@ -432,7 +426,6 @@ func TestAccountSelectiveRecovery(t *testing.T) {
 		pub, tx := makeMocks(t)
 		pub.EXPECT().PublishHeader(gomock.Eq(&fixt.Chain2_Block32_Header))
 		pub.EXPECT().BeginTx().Return(tx, nil).Times(workers)
-		pub.EXPECT().PrepareTxForBatch(gomock.Any(), gomock.Any()).Return(tx, nil).AnyTimes()
 		tx.EXPECT().Commit().Times(workers)
 		pub.EXPECT().PublishStateNode(
 			gomock.Any(),
@@ -492,7 +485,6 @@ func TestAccountSelectiveRecovery(t *testing.T) {
 		recoveryPub, tx := makeMocks(t)
 		recoveryPub.EXPECT().PublishHeader(gomock.Eq(&fixt.Chain2_Block32_Header))
 		recoveryPub.EXPECT().BeginTx().Return(tx, nil).MaxTimes(workers)
-		recoveryPub.EXPECT().PrepareTxForBatch(gomock.Any(), gomock.Any()).Return(tx, nil).AnyTimes()
 		tx.EXPECT().Commit().MaxTimes(workers)
 		recoveryPub.EXPECT().PublishStateNode(
 			gomock.Any(),
diff --git a/pkg/types/publisher.go b/pkg/types/publisher.go
index d7e26f2..2efccb4 100644
--- a/pkg/types/publisher.go
+++ b/pkg/types/publisher.go
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ type Publisher interface {
 	PublishStorageNode(node *Node, headerID string, height *big.Int, statePath []byte, tx Tx) error
 	PublishCode(height *big.Int, codeHash common.Hash, codeBytes []byte, tx Tx) error
 	BeginTx() (Tx, error)
-	PrepareTxForBatch(tx Tx, batchSize uint) (Tx, error)
 }
 
 type Tx interface {