diff --git a/spinn_front_end_common/utilities/base_database.py b/spinn_front_end_common/utilities/base_database.py
index 6524ec67ef..bf941dcd8e 100644
--- a/spinn_front_end_common/utilities/base_database.py
+++ b/spinn_front_end_common/utilities/base_database.py
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 import time
 from typing import Optional, Union
 from typing_extensions import TypeAlias
-from spinn_utilities.abstract_context_manager import AbstractContextManager
 from spinn_front_end_common.data import FecDataView
 from spinn_front_end_common.utilities.sqlite_db import SQLiteDB
 
@@ -31,7 +30,7 @@ def _timestamp():
     return int(time.time() * _SECONDS_TO_MICRO_SECONDS_CONVERSION)
 
 
-class BaseDatabase(SQLiteDB, AbstractContextManager):
+class BaseDatabase(SQLiteDB):
     """
     Specific implementation of the Database for SQLite 3.
 
diff --git a/spinn_front_end_common/utilities/notification_protocol/notification_protocol.py b/spinn_front_end_common/utilities/notification_protocol/notification_protocol.py
index 40445184c4..2041b65925 100644
--- a/spinn_front_end_common/utilities/notification_protocol/notification_protocol.py
+++ b/spinn_front_end_common/utilities/notification_protocol/notification_protocol.py
@@ -14,9 +14,8 @@
 
 import logging
 from typing import List, Optional
-from concurrent.futures import (
-    Future, ThreadPoolExecutor, wait)
-from spinn_utilities.abstract_context_manager import AbstractContextManager
+from concurrent.futures import Future
+from concurrent.futures import ThreadPoolExecutor, wait  # @UnresolvedImport
 from spinn_utilities.config_holder import get_config_bool, get_config_int
 from spinn_utilities.log import FormatAdapter
 from spinnman.connections.udp_packet_connections import EIEIOConnection
@@ -33,7 +32,7 @@
 logger = FormatAdapter(logging.getLogger(__name__))
 
 
-class NotificationProtocol(AbstractContextManager):
+class NotificationProtocol(object):
     """
     The protocol which hand shakes with external devices about the
     database and starting execution.
diff --git a/spinn_front_end_common/utilities/sqlite_db.py b/spinn_front_end_common/utilities/sqlite_db.py
index e884681a62..fe1213835c 100644
--- a/spinn_front_end_common/utilities/sqlite_db.py
+++ b/spinn_front_end_common/utilities/sqlite_db.py
@@ -20,14 +20,13 @@
 import sqlite3
 import struct
 from typing import Optional, Type, Union
-from spinn_utilities.abstract_context_manager import AbstractContextManager
 from pacman.exceptions import PacmanValueError
 from spinn_front_end_common.utilities.exceptions import DatabaseException
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-class SQLiteDB(AbstractContextManager):
+class SQLiteDB(object):
     """
     General support class for SQLite databases. This handles a lot of the
     low-level detail of setting up a connection.
@@ -150,6 +149,12 @@ def __init__(
         self.__pragma("trusted_schema", False)
 
     def _context_entered(self):
+        """
+        Work to do when then context is entered.
+
+        May be extended by super classes
+
+        """
         if self.__db is None:
             raise DatabaseException("database has been closed")
         if self.__cursor is not None:
@@ -158,6 +163,10 @@ def _context_entered(self):
             self.__db.execute("BEGIN")
         self.__cursor = self.__db.cursor()
 
+    def __enter__(self):
+        self._context_entered()
+        return self
+
     def __exit__(self, exc_type, exc_val, exc_tb):
         if self.__db is not None:
             if exc_type is None:
@@ -165,8 +174,7 @@ def __exit__(self, exc_type, exc_val, exc_tb):
             else:
                 self.__db.rollback()
         self.__cursor = None
-        # calls close
-        return super().__exit__(exc_type, exc_val, exc_tb)
+        self.close()
 
     def __del__(self) -> None:
         self.close()