diff --git a/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netcore/src/Microsoft/Data/SqlClient/SqlInternalTransaction.cs b/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netcore/src/Microsoft/Data/SqlClient/SqlInternalTransaction.cs
index 714c13d54c..5ca53cfa3a 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netcore/src/Microsoft/Data/SqlClient/SqlInternalTransaction.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netcore/src/Microsoft/Data/SqlClient/SqlInternalTransaction.cs
@@ -219,15 +219,6 @@ internal void Activate()
             _transactionState = TransactionState.Active;
         }
 
-        private void DoomConnectionNoReuse(SqlInternalConnection innerConnection)
-        {
-            if (null != innerConnection)
-            {
-                innerConnection.DoNotPoolThisConnection();
-                innerConnection.DoomThisConnection();
-            }
-        }
-
         private void CheckTransactionLevelAndZombie()
         {
             try
@@ -298,11 +289,6 @@ internal void Commit()
             }
             catch (Exception e)
             {
-                // GitHub Issue #130 - When an exception has occurred on transaction completion request, 
-                // this connection may not be in reusable state.
-                // We will doom this connection and make sure it does not go back to the pool.
-                DoomConnectionNoReuse(_innerConnection);
-
                 if (ADP.IsCatchableExceptionType(e))
                 {
                     CheckTransactionLevelAndZombie();
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netcore/src/Microsoft/Data/SqlClient/SqlTransaction.cs b/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netcore/src/Microsoft/Data/SqlClient/SqlTransaction.cs
index eb32a81df7..14c9f3081f 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netcore/src/Microsoft/Data/SqlClient/SqlTransaction.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netcore/src/Microsoft/Data/SqlClient/SqlTransaction.cs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 // See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
 
 using System;
+using System.ComponentModel;
 using System.Data;
 using System.Data.Common;
 using System.Diagnostics;
@@ -140,6 +141,19 @@ override public void Commit()
 
                 _internalTransaction.Commit();
             }
+            catch (SqlException ex)
+            {
+                // GitHub Issue #130 - When a timeout exception has occurred on transaction completion request, 
+                // this connection may not be in reusable state.
+                // We will abort this connection and make sure it does not go back to the pool.
+                var innerException = ex.InnerException as Win32Exception;
+                if (innerException != null && innerException.NativeErrorCode == TdsEnums.SNI_WAIT_TIMEOUT)
+                {
+                    _connection.Abort(ex);
+                }
+                e = ex;
+                throw;
+            }
             catch (Exception ex)
             {
                 e = ex;
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netfx/src/Microsoft/Data/SqlClient/SqlTransaction.cs b/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netfx/src/Microsoft/Data/SqlClient/SqlTransaction.cs
index 235ac7651d..53e195ad77 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netfx/src/Microsoft/Data/SqlClient/SqlTransaction.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netfx/src/Microsoft/Data/SqlClient/SqlTransaction.cs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 // See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
 
 using System;
+using System.ComponentModel;
 using System.Data;
 using System.Data.Common;
 using System.Diagnostics;
@@ -188,6 +189,18 @@ override public void Commit()
                 SqlInternalConnection.BestEffortCleanup(bestEffortCleanupTarget);
                 throw;
             }
+            catch (SqlException e)
+            {
+                // GitHub Issue #130 - When a timeout exception has occurred on transaction completion request, 
+                // this connection may not be in reusable state.
+                // We will abort this connection and make sure it does not go back to the pool.
+                var innerException = e.InnerException as Win32Exception;
+                if (innerException != null && innerException.NativeErrorCode == TdsEnums.SNI_WAIT_TIMEOUT)
+                {
+                    _connection.Abort(e);
+                }
+                throw;
+            }
             finally
             {
                 _isFromAPI = false;
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netfx/src/Microsoft/Data/SqlClient/sqlinternaltransaction.cs b/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netfx/src/Microsoft/Data/SqlClient/sqlinternaltransaction.cs
index 28b9cb82b8..540b4294e0 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netfx/src/Microsoft/Data/SqlClient/sqlinternaltransaction.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netfx/src/Microsoft/Data/SqlClient/sqlinternaltransaction.cs
@@ -244,15 +244,6 @@ internal void Activate()
             _transactionState = TransactionState.Active;
         }
 
-        private void DoomConnectionNoReuse(SqlInternalConnection innerConnection)
-        {
-            if (null != innerConnection)
-            {
-                innerConnection.DoNotPoolThisConnection();
-                innerConnection.DoomThisConnection();
-            }
-        }
-
         private void CheckTransactionLevelAndZombie()
         {
             try
@@ -344,11 +335,6 @@ internal void Commit()
                 }
                 catch (Exception e)
                 {
-                    // GitHub Issue #130 - When an exception has occurred on transaction completion request, 
-                    // this connection may not be in reusable state.
-                    // We will doom this connection and make sure it does not go back to the pool.
-                    DoomConnectionNoReuse(_innerConnection);
-
                     // UNDONE - should not be catching all exceptions!!!
                     if (ADP.IsCatchableExceptionType(e))
                     {