diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/tenant/internal/TenantProviderImpl.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/tenant/internal/TenantProviderImpl.java
index a70c137..cff472e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/tenant/internal/TenantProviderImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/tenant/internal/TenantProviderImpl.java
@@ -242,7 +242,6 @@
                     // create the tenant
                     Resource tenantRes = createTenantResource(adminResolver, tenantId, properties);
                     TenantImpl tenant = new TenantImpl(tenantRes);
-                    adminResolver.commit();
                     customizeTenant(tenantRes, tenant, true);
                     adminResolver.commit();