diff --git a/blockdev.c b/blockdev.c
index 6c08ee4401..404ba4a394 100644
--- a/blockdev.c
+++ b/blockdev.c
@@ -1197,7 +1197,6 @@ struct BlkActionState {
     TransactionAction *action;
     const BlkActionOps *ops;
     JobTxn *block_job_txn;
-    TransactionProperties *txn_props;
     QTAILQ_ENTRY(BlkActionState) entry;
 };
 
@@ -1216,19 +1215,6 @@ TransactionActionDrv internal_snapshot_drv = {
     .clean = internal_snapshot_clean,
 };
 
-static int action_check_completion_mode(BlkActionState *s, Error **errp)
-{
-    if (s->txn_props->completion_mode != ACTION_COMPLETION_MODE_INDIVIDUAL) {
-        error_setg(errp,
-                   "Action '%s' does not support Transaction property "
-                   "completion-mode = %s",
-                   TransactionActionKind_str(s->action->type),
-                   ActionCompletionMode_str(s->txn_props->completion_mode));
-        return -1;
-    }
-    return 0;
-}
-
 static void internal_snapshot_action(BlkActionState *common,
                                      Transaction *tran, Error **errp)
 {
@@ -1251,15 +1237,9 @@ static void internal_snapshot_action(BlkActionState *common,
 
     tran_add(tran, &internal_snapshot_drv, state);
 
-    /* 1. parse input */
     device = internal->device;
     name = internal->name;
 
-    /* 2. check for validation */
-    if (action_check_completion_mode(common, errp) < 0) {
-        return;
-    }
-
     bs = qmp_get_root_bs(device, errp);
     if (!bs) {
         return;
@@ -1445,9 +1425,6 @@ static void external_snapshot_action(BlkActionState *common, Transaction *tran,
     }
 
     /* start processing */
-    if (action_check_completion_mode(common, errp) < 0) {
-        return;
-    }
 
     state->old_bs = bdrv_lookup_bs(device, node_name, errp);
     if (!state->old_bs) {
@@ -2007,10 +1984,6 @@ static void block_dirty_bitmap_add_action(BlkActionState *common,
 
     tran_add(tran, &block_dirty_bitmap_add_drv, state);
 
-    if (action_check_completion_mode(common, errp) < 0) {
-        return;
-    }
-
     action = common->action->u.block_dirty_bitmap_add.data;
     /* AIO context taken and released within qmp_block_dirty_bitmap_add */
     qmp_block_dirty_bitmap_add(action->node, action->name,
@@ -2057,10 +2030,6 @@ static void block_dirty_bitmap_clear_action(BlkActionState *common,
 
     tran_add(tran, &block_dirty_bitmap_clear_drv, state);
 
-    if (action_check_completion_mode(common, errp) < 0) {
-        return;
-    }
-
     action = common->action->u.block_dirty_bitmap_clear.data;
     state->bitmap = block_dirty_bitmap_lookup(action->node,
                                               action->name,
@@ -2108,10 +2077,6 @@ static void block_dirty_bitmap_enable_action(BlkActionState *common,
 
     tran_add(tran, &block_dirty_bitmap_enable_drv, state);
 
-    if (action_check_completion_mode(common, errp) < 0) {
-        return;
-    }
-
     action = common->action->u.block_dirty_bitmap_enable.data;
     state->bitmap = block_dirty_bitmap_lookup(action->node,
                                               action->name,
@@ -2153,10 +2118,6 @@ static void block_dirty_bitmap_disable_action(BlkActionState *common,
 
     tran_add(tran, &block_dirty_bitmap_disable_drv, state);
 
-    if (action_check_completion_mode(common, errp) < 0) {
-        return;
-    }
-
     action = common->action->u.block_dirty_bitmap_disable.data;
     state->bitmap = block_dirty_bitmap_lookup(action->node,
                                               action->name,
@@ -2198,10 +2159,6 @@ static void block_dirty_bitmap_merge_action(BlkActionState *common,
 
     tran_add(tran, &block_dirty_bitmap_merge_drv, state);
 
-    if (action_check_completion_mode(common, errp) < 0) {
-        return;
-    }
-
     action = common->action->u.block_dirty_bitmap_merge.data;
 
     state->bitmap = block_dirty_bitmap_merge(action->node, action->target,
@@ -2226,10 +2183,6 @@ static void block_dirty_bitmap_remove_action(BlkActionState *common,
 
     tran_add(tran, &block_dirty_bitmap_remove_drv, state);
 
-    if (action_check_completion_mode(common, errp) < 0) {
-        return;
-    }
-
     action = common->action->u.block_dirty_bitmap_remove.data;
 
     state->bitmap = block_dirty_bitmap_remove(action->node, action->name,
@@ -2333,25 +2286,6 @@ static const BlkActionOps actions_map[] = {
      */
 };
 
-/**
- * Allocate a TransactionProperties structure if necessary, and fill
- * that structure with desired defaults if they are unset.
- */
-static TransactionProperties *get_transaction_properties(
-    TransactionProperties *props)
-{
-    if (!props) {
-        props = g_new0(TransactionProperties, 1);
-    }
-
-    if (!props->has_completion_mode) {
-        props->has_completion_mode = true;
-        props->completion_mode = ACTION_COMPLETION_MODE_INDIVIDUAL;
-    }
-
-    return props;
-}
-
 /*
  * 'Atomic' group operations.  The operations are performed as a set, and if
  * any fail then we roll back all operations in the group.
@@ -2365,12 +2299,29 @@ void qmp_transaction(TransactionActionList *actions,
     JobTxn *block_job_txn = NULL;
     Error *local_err = NULL;
     Transaction *tran = tran_new();
+    ActionCompletionMode comp_mode =
+        has_properties ? properties->completion_mode :
+        ACTION_COMPLETION_MODE_INDIVIDUAL;
 
     /* Does this transaction get canceled as a group on failure?
      * If not, we don't really need to make a JobTxn.
      */
-    properties = get_transaction_properties(properties);
-    if (properties->completion_mode != ACTION_COMPLETION_MODE_INDIVIDUAL) {
+    if (comp_mode != ACTION_COMPLETION_MODE_INDIVIDUAL) {
+        for (act = actions; act; act = act->next) {
+            TransactionActionKind type = act->value->type;
+
+            if (type != TRANSACTION_ACTION_KIND_BLOCKDEV_BACKUP &&
+                type != TRANSACTION_ACTION_KIND_DRIVE_BACKUP)
+            {
+                error_setg(errp,
+                           "Action '%s' does not support Transaction property "
+                           "completion-mode = %s",
+                           TransactionActionKind_str(type),
+                           ActionCompletionMode_str(comp_mode));
+                return;
+            }
+        }
+
         block_job_txn = job_txn_new();
     }
 
@@ -2392,7 +2343,6 @@ void qmp_transaction(TransactionActionList *actions,
         state->ops = ops;
         state->action = dev_info;
         state->block_job_txn = block_job_txn;
-        state->txn_props = properties;
 
         state->ops->action(state, tran, &local_err);
         if (local_err) {
