diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 6384de141..870c9c3a8 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -254,6 +254,7 @@ set(TESTS
         db/corruption_test.cc
         db/cuckoo_table_db_test.cc
         db/db_iter_test.cc
+        db/db_log_iter_test.cc
         db/db_test.cc
         db/db_compaction_filter_test.cc
         db/db_dynamic_level_test.cc
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 653a968fb..998a43e85 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -220,6 +220,7 @@ VALGRIND_OPTS = --error-exitcode=$(VALGRIND_ERROR) --leak-check=full
 TESTS = \
 	db_test \
 	db_iter_test \
+	db_log_iter_test \
 	db_dynamic_level_test \
 	block_hash_index_test \
 	autovector_test \
@@ -676,6 +677,9 @@ slice_transform_test: util/slice_transform_test.o $(LIBOBJECTS) $(TESTHARNESS)
 db_test: db/db_test.o util/db_test_util.o $(LIBOBJECTS) $(TESTHARNESS)
 	$(AM_LINK)
 
+db_log_iter_test: db/db_log_iter_test.o util/db_test_util.o $(LIBOBJECTS) $(TESTHARNESS)
+	$(AM_LINK)
+
 db_compaction_filter_test: db/db_compaction_filter_test.o util/db_test_util.o $(LIBOBJECTS) $(TESTHARNESS)
 	$(AM_LINK)
 
diff --git a/db/db_log_iter_test.cc b/db/db_log_iter_test.cc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a1e8d2012
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/db_log_iter_test.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,290 @@
+//  Copyright (c) 2013, Facebook, Inc.  All rights reserved.
+//  This source code is licensed under the BSD-style license found in the
+//  LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree. An additional grant
+//  of patent rights can be found in the PATENTS file in the same directory.
+//
+// Copyright (c) 2011 The LevelDB Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
+// found in the LICENSE file. See the AUTHORS file for names of contributors.
+
+// Introduction of SyncPoint effectively disabled building and running this test
+// in Release build.
+// which is a pity, it is a good test
+#if !(defined NDEBUG) || !defined(OS_WIN)
+
+#include "port/stack_trace.h"
+#include "util/db_test_util.h"
+
+namespace rocksdb {
+
+class DBTestXactLogIterator : public DBTestBase {
+ public:
+  DBTestXactLogIterator() : DBTestBase("/db_log_iter_test") {}
+
+  std::unique_ptr<TransactionLogIterator> OpenTransactionLogIter(
+      const SequenceNumber seq) {
+    unique_ptr<TransactionLogIterator> iter;
+    Status status = dbfull()->GetUpdatesSince(seq, &iter);
+    EXPECT_OK(status);
+    EXPECT_TRUE(iter->Valid());
+    return std::move(iter);
+  }
+};
+
+namespace {
+SequenceNumber ReadRecords(
+    std::unique_ptr<TransactionLogIterator>& iter,
+    int& count) {
+  count = 0;
+  SequenceNumber lastSequence = 0;
+  BatchResult res;
+  while (iter->Valid()) {
+    res = iter->GetBatch();
+    EXPECT_TRUE(res.sequence > lastSequence);
+    ++count;
+    lastSequence = res.sequence;
+    EXPECT_OK(iter->status());
+    iter->Next();
+  }
+  return res.sequence;
+}
+
+void ExpectRecords(
+    const int expected_no_records,
+    std::unique_ptr<TransactionLogIterator>& iter) {
+  int num_records;
+  ReadRecords(iter, num_records);
+  ASSERT_EQ(num_records, expected_no_records);
+}
+}  // namespace
+
+TEST_F(DBTestXactLogIterator, TransactionLogIterator) {
+  do {
+    Options options = OptionsForLogIterTest();
+    DestroyAndReopen(options);
+    CreateAndReopenWithCF({"pikachu"}, options);
+    Put(0, "key1", DummyString(1024));
+    Put(1, "key2", DummyString(1024));
+    Put(1, "key2", DummyString(1024));
+    ASSERT_EQ(dbfull()->GetLatestSequenceNumber(), 3U);
+    {
+      auto iter = OpenTransactionLogIter(0);
+      ExpectRecords(3, iter);
+    }
+    ReopenWithColumnFamilies({"default", "pikachu"}, options);
+    env_->SleepForMicroseconds(2 * 1000 * 1000);
+    {
+      Put(0, "key4", DummyString(1024));
+      Put(1, "key5", DummyString(1024));
+      Put(0, "key6", DummyString(1024));
+    }
+    {
+      auto iter = OpenTransactionLogIter(0);
+      ExpectRecords(6, iter);
+    }
+  } while (ChangeCompactOptions());
+}
+
+#ifndef NDEBUG  // sync point is not included with DNDEBUG build
+TEST_F(DBTestXactLogIterator, TransactionLogIteratorRace) {
+  static const int LOG_ITERATOR_RACE_TEST_COUNT = 2;
+  static const char* sync_points[LOG_ITERATOR_RACE_TEST_COUNT][4] = {
+      {"WalManager::GetSortedWalFiles:1",  "WalManager::PurgeObsoleteFiles:1",
+       "WalManager::PurgeObsoleteFiles:2", "WalManager::GetSortedWalFiles:2"},
+      {"WalManager::GetSortedWalsOfType:1",
+       "WalManager::PurgeObsoleteFiles:1",
+       "WalManager::PurgeObsoleteFiles:2",
+       "WalManager::GetSortedWalsOfType:2"}};
+  for (int test = 0; test < LOG_ITERATOR_RACE_TEST_COUNT; ++test) {
+    // Setup sync point dependency to reproduce the race condition of
+    // a log file moved to archived dir, in the middle of GetSortedWalFiles
+    rocksdb::SyncPoint::GetInstance()->LoadDependency(
+      { { sync_points[test][0], sync_points[test][1] },
+        { sync_points[test][2], sync_points[test][3] },
+      });
+
+    do {
+      rocksdb::SyncPoint::GetInstance()->ClearTrace();
+      rocksdb::SyncPoint::GetInstance()->DisableProcessing();
+      Options options = OptionsForLogIterTest();
+      DestroyAndReopen(options);
+      Put("key1", DummyString(1024));
+      dbfull()->Flush(FlushOptions());
+      Put("key2", DummyString(1024));
+      dbfull()->Flush(FlushOptions());
+      Put("key3", DummyString(1024));
+      dbfull()->Flush(FlushOptions());
+      Put("key4", DummyString(1024));
+      ASSERT_EQ(dbfull()->GetLatestSequenceNumber(), 4U);
+
+      {
+        auto iter = OpenTransactionLogIter(0);
+        ExpectRecords(4, iter);
+      }
+
+      rocksdb::SyncPoint::GetInstance()->EnableProcessing();
+      // trigger async flush, and log move. Well, log move will
+      // wait until the GetSortedWalFiles:1 to reproduce the race
+      // condition
+      FlushOptions flush_options;
+      flush_options.wait = false;
+      dbfull()->Flush(flush_options);
+
+      // "key5" would be written in a new memtable and log
+      Put("key5", DummyString(1024));
+      {
+        // this iter would miss "key4" if not fixed
+        auto iter = OpenTransactionLogIter(0);
+        ExpectRecords(5, iter);
+      }
+    } while (ChangeCompactOptions());
+  }
+}
+#endif
+
+TEST_F(DBTestXactLogIterator, TransactionLogIteratorStallAtLastRecord) {
+  do {
+    Options options = OptionsForLogIterTest();
+    DestroyAndReopen(options);
+    Put("key1", DummyString(1024));
+    auto iter = OpenTransactionLogIter(0);
+    ASSERT_OK(iter->status());
+    ASSERT_TRUE(iter->Valid());
+    iter->Next();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(!iter->Valid());
+    ASSERT_OK(iter->status());
+    Put("key2", DummyString(1024));
+    iter->Next();
+    ASSERT_OK(iter->status());
+    ASSERT_TRUE(iter->Valid());
+  } while (ChangeCompactOptions());
+}
+
+TEST_F(DBTestXactLogIterator, TransactionLogIteratorCheckAfterRestart) {
+  do {
+    Options options = OptionsForLogIterTest();
+    DestroyAndReopen(options);
+    Put("key1", DummyString(1024));
+    Put("key2", DummyString(1023));
+    dbfull()->Flush(FlushOptions());
+    Reopen(options);
+    auto iter = OpenTransactionLogIter(0);
+    ExpectRecords(2, iter);
+  } while (ChangeCompactOptions());
+}
+
+TEST_F(DBTestXactLogIterator, TransactionLogIteratorCorruptedLog) {
+  do {
+    Options options = OptionsForLogIterTest();
+    DestroyAndReopen(options);
+    for (int i = 0; i < 1024; i++) {
+      Put("key"+ToString(i), DummyString(10));
+    }
+    dbfull()->Flush(FlushOptions());
+    // Corrupt this log to create a gap
+    rocksdb::VectorLogPtr wal_files;
+    ASSERT_OK(dbfull()->GetSortedWalFiles(wal_files));
+    const auto logfile_path = dbname_ + "/" + wal_files.front()->PathName();
+    if (mem_env_) {
+      mem_env_->Truncate(logfile_path, wal_files.front()->SizeFileBytes() / 2);
+    } else {
+      ASSERT_EQ(0, truncate(logfile_path.c_str(),
+                   wal_files.front()->SizeFileBytes() / 2));
+    }
+
+    // Insert a new entry to a new log file
+    Put("key1025", DummyString(10));
+    // Try to read from the beginning. Should stop before the gap and read less
+    // than 1025 entries
+    auto iter = OpenTransactionLogIter(0);
+    int count;
+    SequenceNumber last_sequence_read = ReadRecords(iter, count);
+    ASSERT_LT(last_sequence_read, 1025U);
+    // Try to read past the gap, should be able to seek to key1025
+    auto iter2 = OpenTransactionLogIter(last_sequence_read + 1);
+    ExpectRecords(1, iter2);
+  } while (ChangeCompactOptions());
+}
+
+TEST_F(DBTestXactLogIterator, TransactionLogIteratorBatchOperations) {
+  do {
+    Options options = OptionsForLogIterTest();
+    DestroyAndReopen(options);
+    CreateAndReopenWithCF({"pikachu"}, options);
+    WriteBatch batch;
+    batch.Put(handles_[1], "key1", DummyString(1024));
+    batch.Put(handles_[0], "key2", DummyString(1024));
+    batch.Put(handles_[1], "key3", DummyString(1024));
+    batch.Delete(handles_[0], "key2");
+    dbfull()->Write(WriteOptions(), &batch);
+    Flush(1);
+    Flush(0);
+    ReopenWithColumnFamilies({"default", "pikachu"}, options);
+    Put(1, "key4", DummyString(1024));
+    auto iter = OpenTransactionLogIter(3);
+    ExpectRecords(2, iter);
+  } while (ChangeCompactOptions());
+}
+
+TEST_F(DBTestXactLogIterator, TransactionLogIteratorBlobs) {
+  Options options = OptionsForLogIterTest();
+  DestroyAndReopen(options);
+  CreateAndReopenWithCF({"pikachu"}, options);
+  {
+    WriteBatch batch;
+    batch.Put(handles_[1], "key1", DummyString(1024));
+    batch.Put(handles_[0], "key2", DummyString(1024));
+    batch.PutLogData(Slice("blob1"));
+    batch.Put(handles_[1], "key3", DummyString(1024));
+    batch.PutLogData(Slice("blob2"));
+    batch.Delete(handles_[0], "key2");
+    dbfull()->Write(WriteOptions(), &batch);
+    ReopenWithColumnFamilies({"default", "pikachu"}, options);
+  }
+
+  auto res = OpenTransactionLogIter(0)->GetBatch();
+  struct Handler : public WriteBatch::Handler {
+    std::string seen;
+    virtual Status PutCF(uint32_t cf, const Slice& key,
+                         const Slice& value) override {
+      seen += "Put(" + ToString(cf) + ", " + key.ToString() + ", " +
+              ToString(value.size()) + ")";
+      return Status::OK();
+    }
+    virtual Status MergeCF(uint32_t cf, const Slice& key,
+                           const Slice& value) override {
+      seen += "Merge(" + ToString(cf) + ", " + key.ToString() + ", " +
+              ToString(value.size()) + ")";
+      return Status::OK();
+    }
+    virtual void LogData(const Slice& blob) override {
+      seen += "LogData(" + blob.ToString() + ")";
+    }
+    virtual Status DeleteCF(uint32_t cf, const Slice& key) override {
+      seen += "Delete(" + ToString(cf) + ", " + key.ToString() + ")";
+      return Status::OK();
+    }
+  } handler;
+  res.writeBatchPtr->Iterate(&handler);
+  ASSERT_EQ(
+      "Put(1, key1, 1024)"
+      "Put(0, key2, 1024)"
+      "LogData(blob1)"
+      "Put(1, key3, 1024)"
+      "LogData(blob2)"
+      "Delete(0, key2)",
+      handler.seen);
+}
+}  // namespace rocksdb
+
+#endif  // !(defined NDEBUG) || !defined(OS_WIN)
+
+int main(int argc, char** argv) {
+#if !(defined NDEBUG) || !defined(OS_WIN)
+  rocksdb::port::InstallStackTraceHandler();
+  ::testing::InitGoogleTest(&argc, argv);
+  return RUN_ALL_TESTS();
+#else
+  return 0;
+#endif
+}
diff --git a/db/db_test.cc b/db/db_test.cc
index d5e551fdc..d642e18be 100644
--- a/db/db_test.cc
+++ b/db/db_test.cc
@@ -6496,180 +6496,6 @@ TEST_F(DBTest, PurgeInfoLogs) {
   }
 }
 
-namespace {
-SequenceNumber ReadRecords(
-    std::unique_ptr<TransactionLogIterator>& iter,
-    int& count) {
-  count = 0;
-  SequenceNumber lastSequence = 0;
-  BatchResult res;
-  while (iter->Valid()) {
-    res = iter->GetBatch();
-    EXPECT_TRUE(res.sequence > lastSequence);
-    ++count;
-    lastSequence = res.sequence;
-    EXPECT_OK(iter->status());
-    iter->Next();
-  }
-  return res.sequence;
-}
-
-void ExpectRecords(
-    const int expected_no_records,
-    std::unique_ptr<TransactionLogIterator>& iter) {
-  int num_records;
-  ReadRecords(iter, num_records);
-  ASSERT_EQ(num_records, expected_no_records);
-}
-}  // namespace
-
-TEST_F(DBTest, TransactionLogIterator) {
-  do {
-    Options options = OptionsForLogIterTest();
-    DestroyAndReopen(options);
-    CreateAndReopenWithCF({"pikachu"}, options);
-    Put(0, "key1", DummyString(1024));
-    Put(1, "key2", DummyString(1024));
-    Put(1, "key2", DummyString(1024));
-    ASSERT_EQ(dbfull()->GetLatestSequenceNumber(), 3U);
-    {
-      auto iter = OpenTransactionLogIter(0);
-      ExpectRecords(3, iter);
-    }
-    ReopenWithColumnFamilies({"default", "pikachu"}, options);
-    env_->SleepForMicroseconds(2 * 1000 * 1000);
-    {
-      Put(0, "key4", DummyString(1024));
-      Put(1, "key5", DummyString(1024));
-      Put(0, "key6", DummyString(1024));
-    }
-    {
-      auto iter = OpenTransactionLogIter(0);
-      ExpectRecords(6, iter);
-    }
-  } while (ChangeCompactOptions());
-}
-
-#ifndef NDEBUG  // sync point is not included with DNDEBUG build
-TEST_F(DBTest, TransactionLogIteratorRace) {
-  static const int LOG_ITERATOR_RACE_TEST_COUNT = 2;
-  static const char* sync_points[LOG_ITERATOR_RACE_TEST_COUNT][4] = {
-      {"WalManager::GetSortedWalFiles:1",  "WalManager::PurgeObsoleteFiles:1",
-       "WalManager::PurgeObsoleteFiles:2", "WalManager::GetSortedWalFiles:2"},
-      {"WalManager::GetSortedWalsOfType:1",
-       "WalManager::PurgeObsoleteFiles:1",
-       "WalManager::PurgeObsoleteFiles:2",
-       "WalManager::GetSortedWalsOfType:2"}};
-  for (int test = 0; test < LOG_ITERATOR_RACE_TEST_COUNT; ++test) {
-    // Setup sync point dependency to reproduce the race condition of
-    // a log file moved to archived dir, in the middle of GetSortedWalFiles
-    rocksdb::SyncPoint::GetInstance()->LoadDependency(
-      { { sync_points[test][0], sync_points[test][1] },
-        { sync_points[test][2], sync_points[test][3] },
-      });
-
-    do {
-      rocksdb::SyncPoint::GetInstance()->ClearTrace();
-      rocksdb::SyncPoint::GetInstance()->DisableProcessing();
-      Options options = OptionsForLogIterTest();
-      DestroyAndReopen(options);
-      Put("key1", DummyString(1024));
-      dbfull()->Flush(FlushOptions());
-      Put("key2", DummyString(1024));
-      dbfull()->Flush(FlushOptions());
-      Put("key3", DummyString(1024));
-      dbfull()->Flush(FlushOptions());
-      Put("key4", DummyString(1024));
-      ASSERT_EQ(dbfull()->GetLatestSequenceNumber(), 4U);
-
-      {
-        auto iter = OpenTransactionLogIter(0);
-        ExpectRecords(4, iter);
-      }
-
-      rocksdb::SyncPoint::GetInstance()->EnableProcessing();
-      // trigger async flush, and log move. Well, log move will
-      // wait until the GetSortedWalFiles:1 to reproduce the race
-      // condition
-      FlushOptions flush_options;
-      flush_options.wait = false;
-      dbfull()->Flush(flush_options);
-
-      // "key5" would be written in a new memtable and log
-      Put("key5", DummyString(1024));
-      {
-        // this iter would miss "key4" if not fixed
-        auto iter = OpenTransactionLogIter(0);
-        ExpectRecords(5, iter);
-      }
-    } while (ChangeCompactOptions());
-  }
-}
-#endif
-
-TEST_F(DBTest, TransactionLogIteratorStallAtLastRecord) {
-  do {
-    Options options = OptionsForLogIterTest();
-    DestroyAndReopen(options);
-    Put("key1", DummyString(1024));
-    auto iter = OpenTransactionLogIter(0);
-    ASSERT_OK(iter->status());
-    ASSERT_TRUE(iter->Valid());
-    iter->Next();
-    ASSERT_TRUE(!iter->Valid());
-    ASSERT_OK(iter->status());
-    Put("key2", DummyString(1024));
-    iter->Next();
-    ASSERT_OK(iter->status());
-    ASSERT_TRUE(iter->Valid());
-  } while (ChangeCompactOptions());
-}
-
-TEST_F(DBTest, TransactionLogIteratorCheckAfterRestart) {
-  do {
-    Options options = OptionsForLogIterTest();
-    DestroyAndReopen(options);
-    Put("key1", DummyString(1024));
-    Put("key2", DummyString(1023));
-    dbfull()->Flush(FlushOptions());
-    Reopen(options);
-    auto iter = OpenTransactionLogIter(0);
-    ExpectRecords(2, iter);
-  } while (ChangeCompactOptions());
-}
-
-TEST_F(DBTest, TransactionLogIteratorCorruptedLog) {
-  do {
-    Options options = OptionsForLogIterTest();
-    DestroyAndReopen(options);
-    for (int i = 0; i < 1024; i++) {
-      Put("key"+ToString(i), DummyString(10));
-    }
-    dbfull()->Flush(FlushOptions());
-    // Corrupt this log to create a gap
-    rocksdb::VectorLogPtr wal_files;
-    ASSERT_OK(dbfull()->GetSortedWalFiles(wal_files));
-    const auto logfile_path = dbname_ + "/" + wal_files.front()->PathName();
-    if (mem_env_) {
-      mem_env_->Truncate(logfile_path, wal_files.front()->SizeFileBytes() / 2);
-    } else {
-      ASSERT_EQ(0, truncate(logfile_path.c_str(),
-                   wal_files.front()->SizeFileBytes() / 2));
-    }
-
-    // Insert a new entry to a new log file
-    Put("key1025", DummyString(10));
-    // Try to read from the beginning. Should stop before the gap and read less
-    // than 1025 entries
-    auto iter = OpenTransactionLogIter(0);
-    int count;
-    SequenceNumber last_sequence_read = ReadRecords(iter, count);
-    ASSERT_LT(last_sequence_read, 1025U);
-    // Try to read past the gap, should be able to seek to key1025
-    auto iter2 = OpenTransactionLogIter(last_sequence_read + 1);
-    ExpectRecords(1, iter2);
-  } while (ChangeCompactOptions());
-}
 
 //
 // Test WAL recovery for the various modes available
@@ -6951,75 +6777,6 @@ TEST_F(DBTest, kSkipAnyCorruptedRecords) {
   }
 }
 
-TEST_F(DBTest, TransactionLogIteratorBatchOperations) {
-  do {
-    Options options = OptionsForLogIterTest();
-    DestroyAndReopen(options);
-    CreateAndReopenWithCF({"pikachu"}, options);
-    WriteBatch batch;
-    batch.Put(handles_[1], "key1", DummyString(1024));
-    batch.Put(handles_[0], "key2", DummyString(1024));
-    batch.Put(handles_[1], "key3", DummyString(1024));
-    batch.Delete(handles_[0], "key2");
-    dbfull()->Write(WriteOptions(), &batch);
-    Flush(1);
-    Flush(0);
-    ReopenWithColumnFamilies({"default", "pikachu"}, options);
-    Put(1, "key4", DummyString(1024));
-    auto iter = OpenTransactionLogIter(3);
-    ExpectRecords(2, iter);
-  } while (ChangeCompactOptions());
-}
-
-TEST_F(DBTest, TransactionLogIteratorBlobs) {
-  Options options = OptionsForLogIterTest();
-  DestroyAndReopen(options);
-  CreateAndReopenWithCF({"pikachu"}, options);
-  {
-    WriteBatch batch;
-    batch.Put(handles_[1], "key1", DummyString(1024));
-    batch.Put(handles_[0], "key2", DummyString(1024));
-    batch.PutLogData(Slice("blob1"));
-    batch.Put(handles_[1], "key3", DummyString(1024));
-    batch.PutLogData(Slice("blob2"));
-    batch.Delete(handles_[0], "key2");
-    dbfull()->Write(WriteOptions(), &batch);
-    ReopenWithColumnFamilies({"default", "pikachu"}, options);
-  }
-
-  auto res = OpenTransactionLogIter(0)->GetBatch();
-  struct Handler : public WriteBatch::Handler {
-    std::string seen;
-    virtual Status PutCF(uint32_t cf, const Slice& key,
-                         const Slice& value) override {
-      seen += "Put(" + ToString(cf) + ", " + key.ToString() + ", " +
-              ToString(value.size()) + ")";
-      return Status::OK();
-    }
-    virtual Status MergeCF(uint32_t cf, const Slice& key,
-                           const Slice& value) override {
-      seen += "Merge(" + ToString(cf) + ", " + key.ToString() + ", " +
-              ToString(value.size()) + ")";
-      return Status::OK();
-    }
-    virtual void LogData(const Slice& blob) override {
-      seen += "LogData(" + blob.ToString() + ")";
-    }
-    virtual Status DeleteCF(uint32_t cf, const Slice& key) override {
-      seen += "Delete(" + ToString(cf) + ", " + key.ToString() + ")";
-      return Status::OK();
-    }
-  } handler;
-  res.writeBatchPtr->Iterate(&handler);
-  ASSERT_EQ(
-      "Put(1, key1, 1024)"
-      "Put(0, key2, 1024)"
-      "LogData(blob1)"
-      "Put(1, key3, 1024)"
-      "LogData(blob2)"
-      "Delete(0, key2)",
-      handler.seen);
-}
 
 // Multi-threaded test:
 namespace {
diff --git a/src.mk b/src.mk
index 043062b50..59522e124 100644
--- a/src.mk
+++ b/src.mk
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ TEST_BENCH_SOURCES =                                                    \
   db/db_test.cc                                                         \
   db/db_compaction_filter_test.cc                                       \
   db/db_dynamic_level_test.cc                                           \
+  db/db_log_iter_test.cc                                                \
   db/deletefile_test.cc                                                 \
   db/fault_injection_test.cc                                            \
   db/file_indexer_test.cc                                               \
diff --git a/util/db_test_util.cc b/util/db_test_util.cc
index bfc743729..68959fc65 100644
--- a/util/db_test_util.cc
+++ b/util/db_test_util.cc
@@ -790,15 +790,6 @@ Options DBTestBase::OptionsForLogIterTest() {
   return options;
 }
 
-std::unique_ptr<TransactionLogIterator> DBTestBase::OpenTransactionLogIter(
-    const SequenceNumber seq) {
-  unique_ptr<TransactionLogIterator> iter;
-  Status status = dbfull()->GetUpdatesSince(seq, &iter);
-  EXPECT_OK(status);
-  EXPECT_TRUE(iter->Valid());
-  return std::move(iter);
-}
-
 std::string DBTestBase::DummyString(size_t len, char c) {
   return std::string(len, c);
 }
diff --git a/util/db_test_util.h b/util/db_test_util.h
index 0f3b3c6d5..c96d5394b 100644
--- a/util/db_test_util.h
+++ b/util/db_test_util.h
@@ -594,9 +594,6 @@ class DBTestBase : public testing::Test {
 
   Options OptionsForLogIterTest();
 
-  std::unique_ptr<TransactionLogIterator> OpenTransactionLogIter(
-      const SequenceNumber seq);
-
   std::string DummyString(size_t len, char c = 'a');
 
   void VerifyIterLast(std::string expected_key, int cf = 0);