diff --git a/packages/api/src/services/library_item.ts b/packages/api/src/services/library_item.ts
index 07628b4a64..6e26a0966a 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/services/library_item.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/services/library_item.ts
@@ -1335,7 +1335,6 @@ export const batchUpdateLibraryItems = async (
   await authTrx(
     async (tx) => {
       const libraryItemIds = await getLibraryItemIds(userId, tx, true)
-      await tx.query(`SET lock_timeout = 10000; -- 10 seconds`)
       await tx.getRepository(LibraryItem).update(libraryItemIds, values)
     },
     {