diff --git a/py-polars/polars/dataframe/frame.py b/py-polars/polars/dataframe/frame.py
index 3a415a560f86..4fde4dc50f78 100644
--- a/py-polars/polars/dataframe/frame.py
+++ b/py-polars/polars/dataframe/frame.py
@@ -4402,7 +4402,6 @@ def unpack_table_name(name: str) -> tuple[str | None, str | None, str]:
                         mode=mode,
                         **(engine_options or {}),
                     )
-                conn.commit()
             return n_rows
 
         elif engine == "sqlalchemy":
diff --git a/py-polars/polars/io/database/_utils.py b/py-polars/polars/io/database/_utils.py
index b9a54973bc08..d70072d90851 100644
--- a/py-polars/polars/io/database/_utils.py
+++ b/py-polars/polars/io/database/_utils.py
@@ -141,4 +141,4 @@ def _open_adbc_connection(connection_uri: str) -> Any:
     if driver_name in ("duckdb", "snowflake", "sqlite"):
         connection_uri = re.sub(f"^{driver_name}:/{{,3}}", "", connection_uri)
 
-    return adbc_driver.connect(connection_uri)
+    return adbc_driver.connect(connection_uri, autocommit=True)