diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__uci/man.rst b/cdist/conf/type/__uci/man.rst
index 8c3f79f1..81a53473 100644
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__uci/man.rst
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__uci/man.rst
@@ -58,13 +58,11 @@ EXAMPLES
         --value '1.openwrt.pool.ntp.org' \
         --value '2.openwrt.pool.ntp.org' \
         --value '3.openwrt.pool.ntp.org'
-    export require=__uci_commit/ntp
 
 
 SEE ALSO
 --------
 - https://openwrt.org/docs/guide-user/base-system/uci
-- :strong:`cdist-type__uci_commit`\ (7)
 
 
 AUTHORS
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__uci/manifest b/cdist/conf/type/__uci/manifest
index d0c8239e..26920011 100755
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__uci/manifest
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__uci/manifest
@@ -18,15 +18,9 @@
 # along with cdist. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 #
 
-# shellcheck source=files/functions.sh
-. "${__type:?}/files/functions.sh"
-
-
 os=$(cat "${__global:?}/explorer/os")
 
-state_is=$(cat "${__object:?}/explorer/state")
 state_should=$(cat "${__object:?}/parameter/state")
-transaction_name=$(cat "${__object:?}/parameter/transaction")
 
 case ${os}
 in
@@ -40,8 +34,6 @@ in
 		;;
 esac
 
-changes_required=false
-
 case ${state_should}
 in
 	(present)
@@ -49,21 +41,11 @@ in
 			echo 'The parameter --value is required.' >&2
 			exit 1
 		}
-
-		# NOTE: order is ignored so rearranged is also fine.
-		in_list "${state_is}" 'present' 'rearranged' || changes_required=true
 		;;
 	(absent)
-		in_list "${state_is}" 'absent' || changes_required=true
 		;;
 	(*)
 		printf 'Invalid --state: %s\n' "${state_should}" >&2
 		exit 1
 		;;
 esac
-
-if ${changes_required}
-then
-	# Make sure the changes are being committed
-	require=${__object_name:?} __uci_commit "${transaction_name}"
-fi
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__uci_commit/gencode-remote b/cdist/conf/type/__uci_commit/gencode-remote
deleted file mode 100755
index e5c93966..00000000
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__uci_commit/gencode-remote
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,81 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh -e
-#
-# 2020 Dennis Camera (dennis.camera@ssrq-sds-fds.ch)
-#
-# This file is part of cdist.
-#
-# cdist is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
-# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
-# (at your option) any later version.
-#
-# cdist is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-# GNU General Public License for more details.
-#
-# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-# along with cdist. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-#
-
-transaction_name=${__object_id:?}
-batchfile="${__global:?}/tmp/__uci/${transaction_name}.txt"
-
-test -s "${batchfile}" || exit 0
-
-printf 'commit transaction %s\n' "${transaction_name}" >>"${__messages_out:?}"
-
-# NOTE: Uncommited changes are checked in code-remote instead of in an explorer
-#       because in cdist there is no interlocking between explorers and code
-#       execution.
-#       Checking for uncommited changes in an explorer leaves a time slot in
-#       which changes made are not detected by the code.
-#       Furthermore an explorer running concurrently with another transactions
-#       code-remote could lead to a false positive.
-
-cat <<CODE
-changes=\$(uci changes)
-
-if test -n "\${changes}"
-then
-	echo 'Uncommited UCI changes were found on the target:'
-	printf '%s\n\n' "\${changes}"
-	echo 'This can be caused by manual changes or due to a previous failed run.'
-	echo 'Please investigate the situation, revert or commit the changes, and try again.'
-	exit 1
-fi >&2
-
-check_errors() {
-	# reads stdin and forwards non-empty lines to stderr.
-	# returns 0 if stdin is empty, else 1.
-	! grep -e . >&2
-}
-
-commit() {
-	uci commit
-}
-
-rollback() {
-	echo >&2
-	echo 'An error occurred when trying to commit transaction ${transaction_name}!' >&2
-
-	uci changes \\
-	| sed -e 's/^-//' -e 's/\..*\$//' \\
-	| sort -u \\
-	| while read -r _package
-	  do
-		  uci revert "\${_package}"
-		  echo "\${_package}"  # for logging
-	  done \\
-	| awk '
-	  BEGIN { printf "Reverted changes in: " }
-	  { printf "%s%s", (FNR > 1 ? ", " : ""), \$0 }
-	  END { printf "\\n" }' >&2
-
-	return 1
-}
-
-uci batch <<'EOF' 2>&1 | check_errors && commit || rollback
-$(cat "${batchfile}")
-EOF
-CODE
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__uci_commit/man.rst b/cdist/conf/type/__uci_commit/man.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index ea6611eb..00000000
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__uci_commit/man.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,60 +0,0 @@
-cdist-type__uci_commit(7)
-=========================
-
-NAME
-----
-cdist-type__uci_commit - Commit UCI transactions
-
-
-DESCRIPTION
------------
-This type executes the ``uci commit`` command on the target with the commands
-queued in a transaction.
-It is usually not required to use this type. Use the ``--transaction`` parameter
-of :strong:`cdist-type__uci`\ (7) and :strong:`cdist-type__uci_section`\ (7)
-instead.
-
-
-REQUIRED PARAMETERS
--------------------
-None.
-
-
-OPTIONAL PARAMETERS
--------------------
-None.
-
-
-BOOLEAN PARAMETERS
-------------------
-None.
-
-
-EXAMPLES
---------
-
-.. code-block:: sh
-
-    # Commit the default transaction
-    __uci_commit default
-
-    # Commit another transaction
-    __uci_commit my_transaction
-
-
-SEE ALSO
---------
-:strong:`cdist-type__uci`\ (7), :strong:`cdist-type__uci_section`\ (7)
-
-
-AUTHORS
--------
-Dennis Camera <dennis.camera@ssrq-sds-fds.ch>
-
-
-COPYING
--------
-Copyright \(C) 2020 Dennis Camera. You can redistribute it
-and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
-published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
-License, or (at your option) any later version.
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__uci_commit/nonparallel b/cdist/conf/type/__uci_commit/nonparallel
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29b..00000000