diff --git a/execution/executor-types/src/lib.rs b/execution/executor-types/src/lib.rs
index 20e1fa1805163..87348bed18dae 100644
--- a/execution/executor-types/src/lib.rs
+++ b/execution/executor-types/src/lib.rs
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ pub trait TransactionReplayer: Send {
         verify_execution_mode: &VerifyExecutionMode,
     ) -> Result<()>;
 
-    fn commit(&self) -> Result<ExecutedChunk>;
+    fn commit(&self) -> Result<Version>;
 }
 
 /// A structure that holds relevant information about a chunk that was committed.
diff --git a/execution/executor/src/chunk_executor.rs b/execution/executor/src/chunk_executor.rs
index b751d8137c1a5..a72ffac3fe1e1 100644
--- a/execution/executor/src/chunk_executor.rs
+++ b/execution/executor/src/chunk_executor.rs
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ impl<V: VMExecutor> TransactionReplayer for ChunkExecutor<V> {
         )
     }
 
-    fn commit(&self) -> Result<ExecutedChunk> {
+    fn commit(&self) -> Result<Version> {
         let _guard = CONCURRENCY_GAUGE.concurrency_with(&["replayer", "commit"]);
 
         self.inner.read().as_ref().expect("not reset").commit()
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ impl<V: VMExecutor> TransactionReplayer for ChunkExecutorInner<V> {
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    fn commit(&self) -> Result<ExecutedChunk> {
+    fn commit(&self) -> Result<Version> {
         let started = Instant::now();
 
         let chunk = self.commit_chunk_impl()?;
@@ -495,7 +495,11 @@ impl<V: VMExecutor> TransactionReplayer for ChunkExecutorInner<V> {
             tps = num_committed as f64 / started.elapsed().as_secs_f64(),
             "TransactionReplayer::commit() OK"
         );
-        Ok(chunk)
+
+        Ok(chunk
+            .result_state
+            .current_version
+            .expect("Version must exist after commit."))
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/storage/backup/backup-cli/src/backup_types/transaction/restore.rs b/storage/backup/backup-cli/src/backup_types/transaction/restore.rs
index 0b5c0ceb4dfd2..c1eadb5366ff4 100644
--- a/storage/backup/backup-cli/src/backup_types/transaction/restore.rs
+++ b/storage/backup/backup-cli/src/backup_types/transaction/restore.rs
@@ -629,8 +629,7 @@ impl TransactionRestoreBatchController {
                         .with_label_values(&["commit_txn_chunk"])
                         .start_timer();
                     tokio::task::spawn_blocking(move || {
-                        let committed_chunk = chunk_replayer.commit()?;
-                        let v = committed_chunk.result_state.current_version.unwrap_or(0);
+                        let v = chunk_replayer.commit()?;
                         let total_replayed = v - first_version + 1;
                         TRANSACTION_REPLAY_VERSION.set(v as i64);
                         info!(