diff --git a/spring-data-jpa/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/support/SimpleJpaRepository.java b/spring-data-jpa/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/support/SimpleJpaRepository.java
index dcaded93e..2326b98de 100644
--- a/spring-data-jpa/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/support/SimpleJpaRepository.java
+++ b/spring-data-jpa/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/support/SimpleJpaRepository.java
@@ -166,8 +166,8 @@ public class SimpleJpaRepository<T, ID> implements JpaRepositoryImplementation<T
 		return getQueryString(countQuery, entityInformation.getEntityName());
 	}
 
-	@Transactional
 	@Override
+	@Transactional
 	public void deleteById(ID id) {
 
 		Assert.notNull(id, ID_MUST_NOT_BE_NULL);
@@ -468,6 +468,7 @@ public class SimpleJpaRepository<T, ID> implements JpaRepositoryImplementation<T
 	}
 
 	@Override
+	@Transactional
 	public long delete(Specification<T> spec) {
 
 		CriteriaBuilder builder = this.entityManager.getCriteriaBuilder();