diff --git a/janusgraph-backend-testutils/src/main/java/org/janusgraph/graphdb/JanusGraphTest.java b/janusgraph-backend-testutils/src/main/java/org/janusgraph/graphdb/JanusGraphTest.java
index 19cd0c3e8e8..e055234a556 100644
--- a/janusgraph-backend-testutils/src/main/java/org/janusgraph/graphdb/JanusGraphTest.java
+++ b/janusgraph-backend-testutils/src/main/java/org/janusgraph/graphdb/JanusGraphTest.java
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@
 import org.janusgraph.testutil.TestGraphConfigs;
 import org.janusgraph.util.IDUtils;
 import org.janusgraph.util.stats.MetricManager;
+import org.junit.Assert;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Tag;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
@@ -2644,7 +2645,8 @@ public void testPropertyIdAccessInDifferentTransaction() {
 
         // access property id in new transaction
         graph.tx().commit();
-        assertEquals(expectedId, p.id());
+        Exception exception = Assert.assertThrows(IllegalStateException.class, p::id);
+        assertEquals(exception.getMessage(), "Any lazy load operation is not supported when transaction is already closed.");
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/janusgraph-core/src/main/java/org/janusgraph/graphdb/transaction/StandardTransactionBuilder.java b/janusgraph-core/src/main/java/org/janusgraph/graphdb/transaction/StandardTransactionBuilder.java
index 18285ee8d5a..a9e9570e6d2 100644
--- a/janusgraph-core/src/main/java/org/janusgraph/graphdb/transaction/StandardTransactionBuilder.java
+++ b/janusgraph-core/src/main/java/org/janusgraph/graphdb/transaction/StandardTransactionBuilder.java
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ public class StandardTransactionBuilder implements TransactionConfiguration, Tra
 
     private boolean skipDBCacheRead;
 
-    private boolean isLazyLoadRelations;
+    private boolean isLazyLoadRelations = true;
 
     private MultiQueryHasStepStrategyMode hasStepStrategyMode;
 
diff --git a/janusgraph-inmemory/src/test/java/org/janusgraph/graphdb/inmemory/InMemoryLazyLoadGraphTest.java b/janusgraph-inmemory/src/test/java/org/janusgraph/graphdb/inmemory/InMemoryLazyLoadGraphTest.java
index b91b2482baa..e31fbced57d 100644
--- a/janusgraph-inmemory/src/test/java/org/janusgraph/graphdb/inmemory/InMemoryLazyLoadGraphTest.java
+++ b/janusgraph-inmemory/src/test/java/org/janusgraph/graphdb/inmemory/InMemoryLazyLoadGraphTest.java
@@ -14,15 +14,9 @@
 
 package org.janusgraph.graphdb.inmemory;
 
-import org.apache.tinkerpop.gremlin.structure.VertexProperty;
-import org.janusgraph.core.JanusGraphVertex;
 import org.janusgraph.diskstorage.configuration.WriteConfiguration;
 import org.janusgraph.graphdb.configuration.builder.GraphDatabaseConfigurationBuilder;
 import org.janusgraph.graphdb.database.LazyLoadGraphTest;
-import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
-
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertThrows;
-import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
 
 /**
  * @author Matthias Broecheler (me@matthiasb.com)
@@ -36,18 +30,4 @@ public void open(WriteConfiguration config) {
         tx = graph.buildTransaction().start();
         mgmt = graph.openManagement();
     }
-
-    @Override @Test
-    public void testPropertyIdAccessInDifferentTransaction() {
-        JanusGraphVertex v1 = graph.addVertex();
-        Object expectedId = v1.property("name", "foo").id();
-        graph.tx().commit();
-
-        VertexProperty p = getOnlyElement(v1.properties("name"));
-
-        // access property id in new transaction
-        graph.tx().commit();
-        Exception exception = assertThrows(IllegalStateException.class, p::id);
-        assertEquals(exception.getMessage(), "Any lazy load operation is not supported when transaction is already closed.");
-    }
 }