diff --git a/chia/_tests/util/misc.py b/chia/_tests/util/misc.py
index fbeec607a4..d65bf8fb63 100644
--- a/chia/_tests/util/misc.py
+++ b/chia/_tests/util/misc.py
@@ -477,24 +477,22 @@ def create_logger(file: TextIO = sys.stdout) -> logging.Logger:
 
 
 def invariant_check_mempool(mempool: Mempool) -> None:
-    with mempool._db_conn as conn:
-        cursor = conn.execute("SELECT COALESCE(SUM(cost), 0), COALESCE(SUM(fee), 0) FROM tx")
-        val = cursor.fetchone()
-        assert (mempool._total_cost, mempool._total_fee) == val
+    cursor = mempool._db_conn.execute("SELECT COALESCE(SUM(cost), 0), COALESCE(SUM(fee), 0) FROM tx")
+    val = cursor.fetchone()
+    assert (mempool._total_cost, mempool._total_fee) == val
 
-    with mempool._db_conn as conn:
-        cursor = conn.execute("SELECT coin_id, tx FROM spends")
-        for coin_id, item_id in cursor.fetchall():
-            item = mempool._items.get(item_id)
-            assert item is not None
-            # item is expected to contain a spend of coin_id, but it might be a
-            # fast-forward spend, in which case the dictionary won't help us,
-            # but we'll have to do a linear search
-            if coin_id in item.bundle_coin_spends:
-                assert item.bundle_coin_spends[coin_id].coin_spend.coin.name() == coin_id
-                continue
+    cursor = mempool._db_conn.execute("SELECT coin_id, tx FROM spends")
+    for coin_id, item_id in cursor.fetchall():
+        item = mempool._items.get(item_id)
+        assert item is not None
+        # item is expected to contain a spend of coin_id, but it might be a
+        # fast-forward spend, in which case the dictionary won't help us,
+        # but we'll have to do a linear search
+        if coin_id in item.bundle_coin_spends:
+            assert item.bundle_coin_spends[coin_id].coin_spend.coin.name() == coin_id
+            continue
 
-            assert any(i.latest_singleton_coin == coin_id for i in item.bundle_coin_spends.values())
+        assert any(i.latest_singleton_coin == coin_id for i in item.bundle_coin_spends.values())
 
 
 async def wallet_height_at_least(wallet_node: WalletNode, h: uint32) -> bool: