diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+- 0.3.1.1
+  - #15 Remove unnecessary `ROLLBACK` call in `abort`
+
 - 0.3.1.0
   - #5 Add abort
 
diff --git a/pg-transact.cabal b/pg-transact.cabal
--- a/pg-transact.cabal
+++ b/pg-transact.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name:                pg-transact
-version:             0.3.1.0
+version:             0.3.1.1
 synopsis: A postgresql-simple transaction monad
 description: Another postgresql-simple transaction monad
 homepage:            https://github.com/jfischoff/pg-transact#readme
diff --git a/src/Database/PostgreSQL/Transact.hs b/src/Database/PostgreSQL/Transact.hs
--- a/src/Database/PostgreSQL/Transact.hs
+++ b/src/Database/PostgreSQL/Transact.hs
@@ -243,4 +243,4 @@
 --   by the transaction running functions. If you call 'abort' you need to
 --   also be prepared to handle the 'Abort' exception.
 abort :: (MonadMask m, MonadIO m) => DBT m a -> DBT m a
-abort = flip finally ((execute_ "ROLLBACK") >> throwM Abort)
+abort = flip finally (throwM Abort)