diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/notedb/ChangeUpdate.java b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/notedb/ChangeUpdate.java
index 468e481..837e093 100644
--- a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/notedb/ChangeUpdate.java
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/notedb/ChangeUpdate.java
@@ -267,7 +267,6 @@
   public ObjectId commit() throws IOException, OrmException {
     try (NoteDbUpdateManager updateManager = updateManagerFactory.create(getProjectName())) {
       updateManager.add(this);
-      updateManager.stageAndApplyDelta(getChange());
       updateManager.execute();
     }
     return getResult();
diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/notedb/NoteDbUpdateManager.java b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/notedb/NoteDbUpdateManager.java
index a9ec3bc..80e3afd 100644
--- a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/notedb/NoteDbUpdateManager.java
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/notedb/NoteDbUpdateManager.java
@@ -148,19 +148,6 @@
     public abstract ImmutableList<InsertedObject> allUsersObjects();
   }
 
-  @AutoValue
-  public abstract static class Result {
-    static Result create(NoteDbUpdateManager.StagedResult staged, NoteDbChangeState newState) {
-      return new AutoValue_NoteDbUpdateManager_Result(newState, staged);
-    }
-
-    @Nullable
-    public abstract NoteDbChangeState newState();
-
-    @Nullable
-    abstract NoteDbUpdateManager.StagedResult staged();
-  }
-
   public static class OpenRepo implements AutoCloseable {
     public final Repository repo;
     public final RevWalk rw;
@@ -568,13 +555,6 @@
     }
   }
 
-  public Result stageAndApplyDelta(Change change) throws OrmException, IOException {
-    StagedResult sr = stage().get(change.getId());
-    NoteDbChangeState newState =
-        NoteDbChangeState.applyDelta(change, sr != null ? sr.delta() : null);
-    return Result.create(sr, newState);
-  }
-
   private Table<Change.Id, Account.Id, ObjectId> getDraftIds() {
     Table<Change.Id, Account.Id, ObjectId> draftIds = HashBasedTable.create();
     if (allUsersRepo == null) {