diff -u b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Menu/MenuTreeStorage.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Menu/MenuTreeStorage.php
--- b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Menu/MenuTreeStorage.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Menu/MenuTreeStorage.php
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@
       db_ignore_replica();
     }
     catch (\Exception $e) {
-      $transaction->rollback();
+      $this->connection->rollback();
       watchdog_exception('menu', $e);
     }