diff --git a/zerver/middleware.py b/zerver/middleware.py
index b4e740c9ef..43413bacdd 100644
--- a/zerver/middleware.py
+++ b/zerver/middleware.py
@@ -177,7 +177,6 @@ class JsonErrorHandler(object):
 # Monkeypatch in time tracking to the Django non-debug cursor
 # Code comes from CursorDebugWrapper
 def wrapper_execute(self, action, sql, params=()):
-    self.set_dirty()
     start = time.time()
     try:
         return action(sql, params)
diff --git a/zerver/tests.py b/zerver/tests.py
index f2d3cb71d0..b3fdae2eaa 100644
--- a/zerver/tests.py
+++ b/zerver/tests.py
@@ -93,7 +93,6 @@ def queries_captured():
     queries = []
 
     def wrapper_execute(self, action, sql, params=()):
-        self.set_dirty()
         start = time.time()
         try:
             return action(sql, params)