Index: jackrabbit-core/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/core/version/XAVersionManager.java
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--- jackrabbit-core/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/core/version/XAVersionManager.java	(Revision 749266)
+++ jackrabbit-core/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/core/version/XAVersionManager.java	(Arbeitskopie)
@@ -515,8 +515,7 @@
 
     /**
      * Returns an {@link InternalXAResource} that acquires a write lock on the
-     * version manager in {@link InternalXAResource#prepare(TransactionContext)}
-     * if there are any version related items involved in this transaction.
+     * version manager in {@link InternalXAResource#prepare(TransactionContext)}.
      *
      * @return an internal XA resource.
      */
@@ -529,11 +528,8 @@
             }
 
             public void prepare(TransactionContext tx) {
-                Map vItems = (Map) tx.getAttribute(ITEMS_ATTRIBUTE_NAME);
-                if (!vItems.isEmpty()) {
-                    vMgr.acquireWriteLock();
-                    vmgrLocked = true;
-                }
+                vMgr.acquireWriteLock();
+                vmgrLocked = true;
             }
 
             public void commit(TransactionContext tx) {