diff --git a/nano/node/active_transactions.cpp b/nano/node/active_transactions.cpp
index 4f6ced2d7b..39d95dcb7c 100644
--- a/nano/node/active_transactions.cpp
+++ b/nano/node/active_transactions.cpp
@@ -1050,9 +1050,7 @@ void nano::active_transactions::erase_oldest ()
 	if (!roots.empty ())
 	{
 		auto item = roots.get<tag_random_access> ().front ();
-		cleanup_election (lock, item.election->cleanup_info ());
-		roots.get<tag_root> ().erase (item.election->qualified_root);
-		vacancy_update ();
+		cleanup_election (lock, *item.election);
 	}
 }