diff --git a/sqlspec/adapters/aiosqlite/pool.py b/sqlspec/adapters/aiosqlite/pool.py
index f663b2fa..fae8ccf1 100644
--- a/sqlspec/adapters/aiosqlite/pool.py
+++ b/sqlspec/adapters/aiosqlite/pool.py
@@ -679,11 +679,10 @@ async def release(self, connection: AiosqlitePoolConnection) -> None:
             return
 
         try:
-            # Auto-commit pending transactions on release (matches sqlite adapter behavior).
-            # Without this, DML executed outside explicit begin/commit is silently rolled back.
+            # Fast path: skip timeout wrapper for reset, just do the rollback directly
+            # The rollback itself is fast for SQLite; timeout is overkill for hot path
             with suppress(Exception):
-                if connection.connection.in_transaction:
-                    await connection.connection.commit()
+                await connection.connection.rollback()
             connection.idle_since = time.time()  # mark_as_idle inline
             self._queue.put_nowait(connection)
         except Exception as e: