diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/PPUThread.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/PPUThread.cpp
index a1d5a22f63..80f7a62e7f 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/PPUThread.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/PPUThread.cpp
@@ -1371,7 +1371,6 @@ const auto ppu_stcx_accurate_tx = build_function_asm<u64(*)(u32 raddr, u64 rtime
 		c.jae(fall);
 	});
 	c.bt(x86::dword_ptr(args[2], ::offset32(&spu_thread::state) - ::offset32(&ppu_thread::rdata)), static_cast<u32>(cpu_flag::pause));
-	c.mov(x86::eax, _XABORT_EXPLICIT);
 	c.jc(fall);
 	c.xbegin(tx0);
 	c.mov(x86::rax, x86::qword_ptr(x86::rbx));
@@ -1453,18 +1452,10 @@ const auto ppu_stcx_accurate_tx = build_function_asm<u64(*)(u32 raddr, u64 rtime
 	c.bind(skip);
 	c.xend();
 	build_get_tsc(c, stamp1);
-	c.mov(x86::eax, _XABORT_EXPLICIT);
 	//c.jmp(fall);
 
 	c.bind(fall);
 
-	// Touch memory if transaction failed with status 0
-	c.test(x86::eax, x86::eax);
-	c.jnz(next);
-	c.xor_(x86::rbp, 0xf80);
-	c.lock().add(x86::dword_ptr(x86::rbp), 0);
-	c.xor_(x86::rbp, 0xf80);
-
 	Label fall2 = c.newLabel();
 	Label fail2 = c.newLabel();
 	Label fail3 = c.newLabel();
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/SPUThread.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/SPUThread.cpp
index 7f9224b353..a9959346ef 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/SPUThread.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/SPUThread.cpp
@@ -476,7 +476,6 @@ const auto spu_putllc_tx = build_function_asm<u64(*)(u32 raddr, u64 rtime, void*
 		c.jae(fall);
 	});
 	c.bt(x86::dword_ptr(args[2], ::offset32(&spu_thread::state) - ::offset32(&spu_thread::rdata)), static_cast<u32>(cpu_flag::pause));
-	c.mov(x86::eax, _XABORT_EXPLICIT);
 	c.jc(fall);
 	c.xbegin(tx0);
 	c.mov(x86::rax, x86::qword_ptr(x86::rbx));
@@ -576,18 +575,10 @@ const auto spu_putllc_tx = build_function_asm<u64(*)(u32 raddr, u64 rtime, void*
 	c.xend();
 	c.add(x86::qword_ptr(args[2], ::offset32(&spu_thread::stx) - ::offset32(&spu_thread::rdata)), 1);
 	build_get_tsc(c, stamp1);
-	c.mov(x86::eax, _XABORT_EXPLICIT);
 	//c.jmp(fall);
 
 	c.bind(fall);
 
-	// Touch memory if transaction failed with status 0
-	c.test(x86::eax, x86::eax);
-	c.jnz(next);
-	c.xor_(x86::rbp, 0xf80);
-	c.lock().add(x86::dword_ptr(x86::rbp), 0);
-	c.xor_(x86::rbp, 0xf80);
-
 	Label fall2 = c.newLabel();
 	Label fail2 = c.newLabel();
 	Label fail3 = c.newLabel();
@@ -900,18 +891,10 @@ const auto spu_putlluc_tx = build_function_asm<u64(*)(u32 raddr, const void* rda
 	c.xend();
 	c.add(x86::qword_ptr(args[2], ::offset32(&spu_thread::stx)), 1);
 	build_get_tsc(c, stamp1);
-	c.mov(x86::eax, _XABORT_EXPLICIT);
 	//c.jmp(fall);
 
 	c.bind(fall);
 
-	// Touch memory if transaction failed with status 0
-	c.test(x86::eax, x86::eax);
-	c.jnz(next);
-	c.xor_(x86::rbp, 0xf80);
-	c.lock().add(x86::dword_ptr(x86::rbp), 0);
-	c.xor_(x86::rbp, 0xf80);
-
 	Label fall2 = c.newLabel();
 
 	// Lightened transaction
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/Memory/vm.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/Memory/vm.cpp
index d1ef7dee9c..e00b4837b0 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Memory/vm.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Memory/vm.cpp
@@ -770,6 +770,10 @@ namespace vm
 
 		// Unlock
 		g_range_lock.release(0);
+
+		perf_meter<"PAGE_LCK"_u64> perf1;
+
+		utils::memory_lock(g_base_addr + addr, size);
 	}
 
 	bool page_protect(u32 addr, u32 size, u8 flags_test, u8 flags_set, u8 flags_clear)
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/Memory/vm_reservation.h b/rpcs3/Emu/Memory/vm_reservation.h
index 7d313e8d5a..fec751b5c5 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Memory/vm_reservation.h
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Memory/vm_reservation.h
@@ -160,12 +160,6 @@ namespace vm
 #endif
 			stamp1 = __rdtsc();
 
-			// Touch memory if transaction failed with status 0
-			if (!status)
-			{
-				reinterpret_cast<atomic_t<u8>*>(sptr)->fetch_add(0);
-			}
-
 			// Stage 2: try to lock reservation first
 			_old = res.fetch_add(1);
 
diff --git a/rpcs3/main.cpp b/rpcs3/main.cpp
index 3f9a826208..45cd8bc159 100644
--- a/rpcs3/main.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/main.cpp
@@ -292,6 +292,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
 #ifdef _WIN32
 	ULONG64 intro_cycles{};
 	QueryThreadCycleTime(GetCurrentThread(), &intro_cycles);
+	verify("SetProcessWorkingSetSize" HERE), SetProcessWorkingSetSize(GetCurrentProcess(), 0x60000000, 0x80000000); // 2GiB
 #elif defined(RUSAGE_THREAD)
 	struct ::rusage intro_stats{};
 	::getrusage(RUSAGE_THREAD, &intro_stats);