diff --git a/system/database/drivers/sqlite/sqlite_driver.php b/system/database/drivers/sqlite/sqlite_driver.php
index 9d9caa0..e000a8e 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/sqlite/sqlite_driver.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/sqlite/sqlite_driver.php
@@ -122,24 +122,11 @@
 	/**
 	 * Begin Transaction
 	 *
-	 * @param	bool	$test_mode
 	 * @return	bool
 	 */
-	public function trans_begin($test_mode = FALSE)
+	protected function _trans_begin()
 	{
-		// When transactions are nested we only begin/commit/rollback the outermost ones
-		if ( ! $this->trans_enabled OR $this->_trans_depth > 0)
-		{
-			return TRUE;
-		}
-
-		// Reset the transaction failure flag.
-		// If the $test_mode flag is set to TRUE transactions will be rolled back
-		// even if the queries produce a successful result.
-		$this->_trans_failure = ($test_mode === TRUE);
-
-		$this->simple_query('BEGIN TRANSACTION');
-		return TRUE;
+		return $this->simple_query('BEGIN TRANSACTION');
 	}
 
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -149,16 +136,9 @@
 	 *
 	 * @return	bool
 	 */
-	public function trans_commit()
+	protected function _trans_commit()
 	{
-		// When transactions are nested we only begin/commit/rollback the outermost ones
-		if ( ! $this->trans_enabled OR $this->_trans_depth > 0)
-		{
-			return TRUE;
-		}
-
-		$this->simple_query('COMMIT');
-		return TRUE;
+		return $this->simple_query('COMMIT');
 	}
 
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -168,16 +148,9 @@
 	 *
 	 * @return	bool
 	 */
-	public function trans_rollback()
+	protected function _trans_rollback()
 	{
-		// When transactions are nested we only begin/commit/rollback the outermost ones
-		if ( ! $this->trans_enabled OR $this->_trans_depth > 0)
-		{
-			return TRUE;
-		}
-
-		$this->simple_query('ROLLBACK');
-		return TRUE;
+		return $this->simple_query('ROLLBACK');
 	}
 
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------