diff --git a/inc/anti-bot.php b/inc/anti-bot.php
index e9fedc75..1f1c885b 100644
--- a/inc/anti-bot.php
+++ b/inc/anti-bot.php
@@ -204,49 +204,43 @@ function _create_antibot($pdo, $board, $thread) {
 			purge_old_antispam();
 		}
 
-		retry_on_deadlock(4, function() use($config, $board, $thread) {
-			// Keep the now invalid timestamps around for a bit to enable users to post if they're still on an old version of
-			// the HTML page.
-			// By virtue of existing, we know that we're making a new version of the page, and the user from now on may just reload.
-			if ($thread) {
-				$query = prepare('UPDATE ``antispam`` SET `expires` = UNIX_TIMESTAMP() + :expires WHERE `board` = :board AND `thread` = :thread AND `expires` IS NULL');
-			} else {
-				$query = prepare('UPDATE ``antispam`` SET `expires` = UNIX_TIMESTAMP() + :expires WHERE `board` = :board AND `thread` IS NULL AND `expires` IS NULL');
-			}
-
-			$query->bindValue(':board', $board);
-			if ($thread) {
-				$query->bindValue(':thread', $thread);
-			}
-			$query->bindValue(':expires', $config['spam']['hidden_inputs_expire']);
-			// Throws on error.
-			$query->execute();
-		});
-
-		try {
-			$hash = $antibot->hash();
-
-			retry_on_deadlock(2, function() use($board, $thread, $hash) {
-				// Insert an antispam with infinite life as the HTML page of a thread might last well beyond the expiry date.
-				$query = prepare('INSERT INTO ``antispam`` VALUES (:board, :thread, :hash, UNIX_TIMESTAMP(), NULL, 0)');
-				$query->bindValue(':board', $board);
-				$query->bindValue(':thread', $thread);
-				$query->bindValue(':hash', $hash);
-				// Throws on error.
-				$query->execute();
-			});
-		} catch(\PDOException $e) {
-			if ($e->errorInfo === null || $e->errorInfo[1] != MYSQL_ER_LOCK_DEADLOCK) {
-				throw $e;
-			} else {
-				error_log('Multiple deadlocks on _create_antibot while inserting, skipping');
-			}
+		// Keep the now invalid timestamps around for a bit to enable users to post if they're still on an old version of
+		// the HTML page.
+		// By virtue of existing, we know that we're making a new version of the page, and the user from now on may just reload.
+		if ($thread) {
+			$query = prepare('UPDATE ``antispam`` SET `expires` = UNIX_TIMESTAMP() + :expires WHERE `board` = :board AND `thread` = :thread AND `expires` IS NULL');
+		} else {
+			$query = prepare('UPDATE ``antispam`` SET `expires` = UNIX_TIMESTAMP() + :expires WHERE `board` = :board AND `thread` IS NULL AND `expires` IS NULL');
 		}
+
+		$query->bindValue(':board', $board);
+		if ($thread) {
+			$query->bindValue(':thread', $thread);
+		}
+		$query->bindValue(':expires', $config['spam']['hidden_inputs_expire']);
+		// Throws on error.
+		$query->execute();
+
+
+		$hash = $antibot->hash();
+
+		// Insert an antispam with infinite life as the HTML page of a thread might last well beyond the expiry date.
+		$query = prepare('INSERT INTO ``antispam`` VALUES (:board, :thread, :hash, UNIX_TIMESTAMP(), NULL, 0)');
+		$query->bindValue(':board', $board);
+		$query->bindValue(':thread', $thread);
+		$query->bindValue(':hash', $hash);
+		// Throws on error.
+		$query->execute();
+
+		$pdo->commit();
 	} catch (\PDOException $e) {
 		$pdo->rollBack();
-		throw $e;
+		if ($e->errorInfo === null || $e->errorInfo[1] != MYSQL_ER_LOCK_DEADLOCK) {
+			throw $e;
+		} else {
+			error_log('Deadlock on _create_antibot while inserting, skipping');
+		}
 	}
-	$pdo->commit();
 
 	return $antibot;
 }