diff --git a/oscar_elasticsearch/search/api/category.py b/oscar_elasticsearch/search/api/category.py
index 9700ddf..11e90b6 100644
--- a/oscar_elasticsearch/search/api/category.py
+++ b/oscar_elasticsearch/search/api/category.py
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 from odin.codecs import dict_codec
 
-from django.db import transaction
-from django.db.models import QuerySet
-
 from oscar.core.loading import get_class, get_model
 
 # this index name is retrived with get_class because of i18n but it might be removed later
@@ -38,16 +35,9 @@ def make_documents(self, objects):
             "search.mappings.categories", "CategoryElasticSearchMapping"
         )
 
-        # the transaction and the select_for_update are candidates for removal!
-        with transaction.atomic():
-            if isinstance(objects, QuerySet):
-                objects = objects.select_for_update()
-
-            category_resources = catalogue.CategoryToResource.apply(objects)
-            category_document_resources = CategoryElasticSearchMapping.apply(
-                category_resources
-            )
+        category_resources = catalogue.CategoryToResource.apply(objects)
+        category_document_resources = CategoryElasticSearchMapping.apply(
+            category_resources
+        )
 
-            return dict_codec.dump(
-                category_document_resources, include_type_field=False
-            )
+        return dict_codec.dump(category_document_resources, include_type_field=False)
diff --git a/oscar_elasticsearch/search/api/product.py b/oscar_elasticsearch/search/api/product.py
index 9725e89..c1b41f4 100644
--- a/oscar_elasticsearch/search/api/product.py
+++ b/oscar_elasticsearch/search/api/product.py
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 from odin.codecs import dict_codec
 
-from django.db import transaction
 from django.db.models import QuerySet
 
 from oscar.core.loading import get_class, get_model, get_classes
@@ -57,13 +56,9 @@ def make_documents(self, objects):
             "search.mappings.products", "ProductElasticSearchMapping"
         )
 
-        # the transaction and the select_for_update are candidates for removal!
-        with transaction.atomic():
-            objects = objects.select_for_update()
-
-            product_resources = catalogue.product_queryset_to_resources(objects)
-            product_document_resources = ProductElasticSearchMapping.apply(
-                product_resources
-            )
+        product_resources = catalogue.product_queryset_to_resources(objects)
+        product_document_resources = ProductElasticSearchMapping.apply(
+            product_resources
+        )
 
-            return dict_codec.dump(product_document_resources, include_type_field=False)
+        return dict_codec.dump(product_document_resources, include_type_field=False)