diff --git a/utilities/transactions/transaction_test.cc b/utilities/transactions/transaction_test.cc
index 5b00630f1..caf1566b9 100644
--- a/utilities/transactions/transaction_test.cc
+++ b/utilities/transactions/transaction_test.cc
@@ -5619,7 +5619,7 @@ TEST_P(TransactionStressTest, SeqAdvanceTest) {
     size_t branch = 0;
     auto seq = db_impl->GetLatestSequenceNumber();
     exp_seq = seq;
-    txn_t0(0);
+    TestTxn0(0);
     seq = db_impl->TEST_GetLastVisibleSequence();
     ASSERT_EQ(exp_seq, seq);
 
@@ -5637,11 +5637,11 @@ TEST_P(TransactionStressTest, SeqAdvanceTest) {
     }
 
     // Doing it twice might detect some bugs
-    txn_t0(1);
+    TestTxn0(1);
     seq = db_impl->TEST_GetLastVisibleSequence();
     ASSERT_EQ(exp_seq, seq);
 
-    txn_t1(0);
+    TestTxn1(0);
     seq = db_impl->TEST_GetLastVisibleSequence();
     ASSERT_EQ(exp_seq, seq);
 
@@ -5658,7 +5658,7 @@ TEST_P(TransactionStressTest, SeqAdvanceTest) {
       ASSERT_EQ(exp_seq, seq);
     }
 
-    txn_t3(0);
+    TestTxn3(0);
     seq = db_impl->TEST_GetLastVisibleSequence();
     ASSERT_EQ(exp_seq, seq);
 
@@ -5675,7 +5675,7 @@ TEST_P(TransactionStressTest, SeqAdvanceTest) {
       ASSERT_EQ(exp_seq, seq);
     }
 
-    txn_t4(0);
+    TestTxn4(0);
     seq = db_impl->TEST_GetLastVisibleSequence();
 
     ASSERT_EQ(exp_seq, seq);
@@ -5693,7 +5693,7 @@ TEST_P(TransactionStressTest, SeqAdvanceTest) {
       ASSERT_EQ(exp_seq, seq);
     }
 
-    txn_t2(0);
+    TestTxn2(0);
     seq = db_impl->TEST_GetLastVisibleSequence();
     ASSERT_EQ(exp_seq, seq);
 
diff --git a/utilities/transactions/transaction_test.h b/utilities/transactions/transaction_test.h
index 52e8acd44..0b86453a4 100644
--- a/utilities/transactions/transaction_test.h
+++ b/utilities/transactions/transaction_test.h
@@ -223,12 +223,10 @@ class TransactionTestBase : public ::testing::Test {
   std::atomic<size_t> expected_commits = {0};
   // Without Prepare, the commit does not write to WAL
   std::atomic<size_t> with_empty_commits = {0};
-  std::function<void(size_t, Status)> txn_t0_with_status = [&](size_t index,
-                                                               Status exp_s) {
+  void TestTxn0(size_t index) {
     // Test DB's internal txn. It involves no prepare phase nor a commit marker.
-    WriteOptions wopts;
-    auto s = db->Put(wopts, "key" + std::to_string(index), "value");
-    ASSERT_EQ(exp_s, s);
+    auto s = db->Put(WriteOptions(), "key" + std::to_string(index), "value");
+    ASSERT_OK(s);
     if (txn_db_options.write_policy == TxnDBWritePolicy::WRITE_COMMITTED) {
       // Consume one seq per key
       exp_seq++;
@@ -241,11 +239,9 @@ class TransactionTestBase : public ::testing::Test {
       }
     }
     with_empty_commits++;
-  };
-  std::function<void(size_t)> txn_t0 = [&](size_t index) {
-    return txn_t0_with_status(index, Status::OK());
-  };
-  std::function<void(size_t)> txn_t1 = [&](size_t index) {
+  }
+
+  void TestTxn1(size_t index) {
     // Testing directly writing a write batch. Functionality-wise it is
     // equivalent to commit without prepare.
     WriteBatch wb;
@@ -253,8 +249,7 @@ class TransactionTestBase : public ::testing::Test {
     ASSERT_OK(wb.Put("k1" + istr, "v1"));
     ASSERT_OK(wb.Put("k2" + istr, "v2"));
     ASSERT_OK(wb.Put("k3" + istr, "v3"));
-    WriteOptions wopts;
-    auto s = db->Write(wopts, &wb);
+    auto s = db->Write(WriteOptions(), &wb);
     if (txn_db_options.write_policy == TxnDBWritePolicy::WRITE_COMMITTED) {
       // Consume one seq per key
       exp_seq += 3;
@@ -268,12 +263,12 @@ class TransactionTestBase : public ::testing::Test {
     }
     ASSERT_OK(s);
     with_empty_commits++;
-  };
-  std::function<void(size_t)> txn_t2 = [&](size_t index) {
+  }
+
+  void TestTxn2(size_t index) {
     // Commit without prepare. It should write to DB without a commit marker.
-    TransactionOptions txn_options;
-    WriteOptions write_options;
-    Transaction* txn = db->BeginTransaction(write_options, txn_options);
+    Transaction* txn =
+        db->BeginTransaction(WriteOptions(), TransactionOptions());
     auto istr = std::to_string(index);
     ASSERT_OK(txn->SetName("xid" + istr));
     ASSERT_OK(txn->Put(Slice("foo" + istr), Slice("bar")));
@@ -301,12 +296,12 @@ class TransactionTestBase : public ::testing::Test {
     }
     delete txn;
     with_empty_commits++;
-  };
-  std::function<void(size_t)> txn_t3 = [&](size_t index) {
+  }
+
+  void TestTxn3(size_t index) {
     // A full 2pc txn that also involves a commit marker.
-    TransactionOptions txn_options;
-    WriteOptions write_options;
-    Transaction* txn = db->BeginTransaction(write_options, txn_options);
+    Transaction* txn =
+        db->BeginTransaction(WriteOptions(), TransactionOptions());
     auto istr = std::to_string(index);
     ASSERT_OK(txn->SetName("xid" + istr));
     ASSERT_OK(txn->Put(Slice("foo" + istr), Slice("bar")));
@@ -334,12 +329,12 @@ class TransactionTestBase : public ::testing::Test {
       exp_seq++;
     }
     delete txn;
-  };
-  std::function<void(size_t)> txn_t4 = [&](size_t index) {
+  }
+
+  void TestTxn4(size_t index) {
     // A full 2pc txn that also involves a commit marker.
-    TransactionOptions txn_options;
-    WriteOptions write_options;
-    Transaction* txn = db->BeginTransaction(write_options, txn_options);
+    Transaction* txn =
+        db->BeginTransaction(WriteOptions(), TransactionOptions());
     auto istr = std::to_string(index);
     ASSERT_OK(txn->SetName("xid" + istr));
     ASSERT_OK(txn->Put(Slice("foo" + istr), Slice("bar")));
@@ -375,7 +370,7 @@ class TransactionTestBase : public ::testing::Test {
       }
     }
     delete txn;
-  };
+  }
 
   // Test that we can change write policy after a clean shutdown (which would
   // empty the WAL)
diff --git a/utilities/transactions/write_prepared_transaction_test.cc b/utilities/transactions/write_prepared_transaction_test.cc
index 4bc1f3744..86a9511a4 100644
--- a/utilities/transactions/write_prepared_transaction_test.cc
+++ b/utilities/transactions/write_prepared_transaction_test.cc
@@ -1714,19 +1714,19 @@ TEST_P(SeqAdvanceConcurrentTest, SeqAdvanceConcurrent) {
       size_t d = (n % base[bi + 1]) / base[bi];
       switch (d) {
         case 0:
-          threads.emplace_back(txn_t0, bi);
+          threads.emplace_back(&TransactionTestBase::TestTxn0, this, bi);
           break;
         case 1:
-          threads.emplace_back(txn_t1, bi);
+          threads.emplace_back(&TransactionTestBase::TestTxn1, this, bi);
           break;
         case 2:
-          threads.emplace_back(txn_t2, bi);
+          threads.emplace_back(&TransactionTestBase::TestTxn2, this, bi);
           break;
         case 3:
-          threads.emplace_back(txn_t3, bi);
+          threads.emplace_back(&TransactionTestBase::TestTxn3, this, bi);
           break;
         case 4:
-          threads.emplace_back(txn_t3, bi);
+          threads.emplace_back(&TransactionTestBase::TestTxn3, this, bi);
           break;
         default:
           FAIL();
@@ -1794,7 +1794,7 @@ TEST_P(WritePreparedTransactionTest, BasicRecovery) {
   ASSERT_OK(ReOpen());
   WritePreparedTxnDB* wp_db = dynamic_cast<WritePreparedTxnDB*>(db);
 
-  txn_t0(0);
+  TestTxn0(0);
 
   TransactionOptions txn_options;
   WriteOptions write_options;
@@ -1809,7 +1809,7 @@ TEST_P(WritePreparedTransactionTest, BasicRecovery) {
   ASSERT_OK(s);
   auto prep_seq_0 = txn0->GetId();
 
-  txn_t1(0);
+  TestTxn1(0);
 
   index++;
   Transaction* txn1 = db->BeginTransaction(write_options, txn_options);
@@ -1822,7 +1822,7 @@ TEST_P(WritePreparedTransactionTest, BasicRecovery) {
   ASSERT_OK(s);
   auto prep_seq_1 = txn1->GetId();
 
-  txn_t2(0);
+  TestTxn2(0);
 
   ReadOptions ropt;
   PinnableSlice pinnable_val;
@@ -1858,7 +1858,7 @@ TEST_P(WritePreparedTransactionTest, BasicRecovery) {
   ASSERT_TRUE(s.IsNotFound());
   pinnable_val.Reset();
 
-  txn_t3(0);
+  TestTxn3(0);
 
   // Test that a recovered txns will be properly marked committed for the next
   // recovery