diff --git a/bucket_test.go b/bucket_test.go
index 1970260..92d5288 100644
--- a/bucket_test.go
+++ b/bucket_test.go
@@ -15,19 +15,20 @@ import (
 // Ensure that a bucket that gets a non-existent key returns nil.
 func TestBucketGetNonExistent(t *testing.T) {
 	withOpenDB(func(db *DB, path string) {
-		db.CreateBucket("widgets")
-		value, err := db.Get("widgets", []byte("foo"))
-		if assert.NoError(t, err) {
+		db.Do(func(tx *Tx) error {
+			tx.CreateBucket("widgets")
+			value := tx.Bucket("widgets").Get([]byte("foo"))
 			assert.Nil(t, value)
-		}
+			return nil
+		})
 	})
 }
 
 // Ensure that a bucket can read a value that is not flushed yet.
 func TestBucketGetFromNode(t *testing.T) {
 	withOpenDB(func(db *DB, path string) {
-		db.CreateBucket("widgets")
 		db.Do(func(tx *Tx) error {
+			tx.CreateBucket("widgets")
 			b := tx.Bucket("widgets")
 			b.Put([]byte("foo"), []byte("bar"))
 			value := b.Get([]byte("foo"))
@@ -40,20 +41,24 @@ func TestBucketGetFromNode(t *testing.T) {
 // Ensure that a bucket can write a key/value.
 func TestBucketPut(t *testing.T) {
 	withOpenDB(func(db *DB, path string) {
-		db.CreateBucket("widgets")
-		err := db.Put("widgets", []byte("foo"), []byte("bar"))
-		assert.NoError(t, err)
-		value, err := db.Get("widgets", []byte("foo"))
-		if assert.NoError(t, err) {
+		db.Do(func(tx *Tx) error {
+			tx.CreateBucket("widgets")
+			err := tx.Bucket("widgets").Put([]byte("foo"), []byte("bar"))
+			assert.NoError(t, err)
+			value := tx.Bucket("widgets").Get([]byte("foo"))
 			assert.Equal(t, value, []byte("bar"))
-		}
+			return nil
+		})
 	})
 }
 
 // Ensure that setting a value on a read-only bucket returns an error.
 func TestBucketPutReadOnly(t *testing.T) {
 	withOpenDB(func(db *DB, path string) {
-		db.CreateBucket("widgets")
+		db.Do(func(tx *Tx) error {
+			tx.CreateBucket("widgets")
+			return nil
+		})
 		db.With(func(tx *Tx) error {
 			b := tx.Bucket("widgets")
 			err := b.Put([]byte("foo"), []byte("bar"))
@@ -66,21 +71,25 @@ func TestBucketPutReadOnly(t *testing.T) {
 // Ensure that a bucket can delete an existing key.
 func TestBucketDelete(t *testing.T) {
 	withOpenDB(func(db *DB, path string) {
-		db.CreateBucket("widgets")
-		db.Put("widgets", []byte("foo"), []byte("bar"))
-		err := db.Delete("widgets", []byte("foo"))
-		assert.NoError(t, err)
-		value, err := db.Get("widgets", []byte("foo"))
-		if assert.NoError(t, err) {
+		db.Do(func(tx *Tx) error {
+			tx.CreateBucket("widgets")
+			tx.Bucket("widgets").Put([]byte("foo"), []byte("bar"))
+			err := tx.Bucket("widgets").Delete([]byte("foo"))
+			assert.NoError(t, err)
+			value := tx.Bucket("widgets").Get([]byte("foo"))
 			assert.Nil(t, value)
-		}
+			return nil
+		})
 	})
 }
 
 // Ensure that deleting a key on a read-only bucket returns an error.
 func TestBucketDeleteReadOnly(t *testing.T) {
 	withOpenDB(func(db *DB, path string) {
-		db.CreateBucket("widgets")
+		db.Do(func(tx *Tx) error {
+			tx.CreateBucket("widgets")
+			return nil
+		})
 		db.With(func(tx *Tx) error {
 			b := tx.Bucket("widgets")
 			err := b.Delete([]byte("foo"))
@@ -93,33 +102,34 @@ func TestBucketDeleteReadOnly(t *testing.T) {
 // Ensure that a bucket can return an autoincrementing sequence.
 func TestBucketNextSequence(t *testing.T) {
 	withOpenDB(func(db *DB, path string) {
-		db.CreateBucket("widgets")
-		db.CreateBucket("woojits")
+		db.Do(func(tx *Tx) error {
+			tx.CreateBucket("widgets")
+			tx.CreateBucket("woojits")
 
-		// Make sure sequence increments.
-		seq, err := db.NextSequence("widgets")
-		assert.NoError(t, err)
-		assert.Equal(t, seq, 1)
-		seq, err = db.NextSequence("widgets")
-		assert.NoError(t, err)
-		assert.Equal(t, seq, 2)
+			// Make sure sequence increments.
+			seq, err := tx.Bucket("widgets").NextSequence()
+			assert.NoError(t, err)
+			assert.Equal(t, seq, 1)
+			seq, err = tx.Bucket("widgets").NextSequence()
+			assert.NoError(t, err)
+			assert.Equal(t, seq, 2)
 
-		// Buckets should be separate.
-		seq, err = db.NextSequence("woojits")
-		assert.NoError(t, err)
-		assert.Equal(t, seq, 1)
-
-		// Missing buckets return an error.
-		seq, err = db.NextSequence("no_such_bucket")
-		assert.Equal(t, err, ErrBucketNotFound)
-		assert.Equal(t, seq, 0)
+			// Buckets should be separate.
+			seq, err = tx.Bucket("woojits").NextSequence()
+			assert.NoError(t, err)
+			assert.Equal(t, seq, 1)
+			return nil
+		})
 	})
 }
 
 // Ensure that retrieving the next sequence on a read-only bucket returns an error.
 func TestBucketNextSequenceReadOnly(t *testing.T) {
 	withOpenDB(func(db *DB, path string) {
-		db.CreateBucket("widgets")
+		db.Do(func(tx *Tx) error {
+			tx.CreateBucket("widgets")
+			return nil
+		})
 		db.With(func(tx *Tx) error {
 			b := tx.Bucket("widgets")
 			i, err := b.NextSequence()
@@ -133,7 +143,10 @@ func TestBucketNextSequenceReadOnly(t *testing.T) {
 // Ensure that incrementing past the maximum sequence number will return an error.
 func TestBucketNextSequenceOverflow(t *testing.T) {
 	withOpenDB(func(db *DB, path string) {
-		db.CreateBucket("widgets")
+		db.Do(func(tx *Tx) error {
+			tx.CreateBucket("widgets")
+			return nil
+		})
 		db.Do(func(tx *Tx) error {
 			b := tx.Bucket("widgets")
 			b.bucket.sequence = uint64(maxInt)
@@ -148,70 +161,82 @@ func TestBucketNextSequenceOverflow(t *testing.T) {
 // Ensure a database can loop over all key/value pairs in a bucket.
 func TestBucketForEach(t *testing.T) {
 	withOpenDB(func(db *DB, path string) {
-		db.CreateBucket("widgets")
-		db.Put("widgets", []byte("foo"), []byte("0000"))
-		db.Put("widgets", []byte("baz"), []byte("0001"))
-		db.Put("widgets", []byte("bar"), []byte("0002"))
+		db.Do(func(tx *Tx) error {
+			tx.CreateBucket("widgets")
+			tx.Bucket("widgets").Put([]byte("foo"), []byte("0000"))
+			tx.Bucket("widgets").Put([]byte("baz"), []byte("0001"))
+			tx.Bucket("widgets").Put([]byte("bar"), []byte("0002"))
 
-		var index int
-		err := db.ForEach("widgets", func(k, v []byte) error {
-			switch index {
-			case 0:
-				assert.Equal(t, k, []byte("bar"))
-				assert.Equal(t, v, []byte("0002"))
-			case 1:
-				assert.Equal(t, k, []byte("baz"))
-				assert.Equal(t, v, []byte("0001"))
-			case 2:
-				assert.Equal(t, k, []byte("foo"))
-				assert.Equal(t, v, []byte("0000"))
-			}
-			index++
+			var index int
+			err := tx.Bucket("widgets").ForEach(func(k, v []byte) error {
+				switch index {
+				case 0:
+					assert.Equal(t, k, []byte("bar"))
+					assert.Equal(t, v, []byte("0002"))
+				case 1:
+					assert.Equal(t, k, []byte("baz"))
+					assert.Equal(t, v, []byte("0001"))
+				case 2:
+					assert.Equal(t, k, []byte("foo"))
+					assert.Equal(t, v, []byte("0000"))
+				}
+				index++
+				return nil
+			})
+			assert.NoError(t, err)
+			assert.Equal(t, index, 3)
 			return nil
 		})
-		assert.NoError(t, err)
-		assert.Equal(t, index, 3)
 	})
 }
 
 // Ensure a database can stop iteration early.
 func TestBucketForEachShortCircuit(t *testing.T) {
 	withOpenDB(func(db *DB, path string) {
-		db.CreateBucket("widgets")
-		db.Put("widgets", []byte("bar"), []byte("0000"))
-		db.Put("widgets", []byte("baz"), []byte("0000"))
-		db.Put("widgets", []byte("foo"), []byte("0000"))
+		db.Do(func(tx *Tx) error {
+			tx.CreateBucket("widgets")
+			tx.Bucket("widgets").Put([]byte("bar"), []byte("0000"))
+			tx.Bucket("widgets").Put([]byte("baz"), []byte("0000"))
+			tx.Bucket("widgets").Put([]byte("foo"), []byte("0000"))
 
-		var index int
-		err := db.ForEach("widgets", func(k, v []byte) error {
-			index++
-			if bytes.Equal(k, []byte("baz")) {
-				return &Error{"marker", nil}
-			}
+			var index int
+			err := tx.Bucket("widgets").ForEach(func(k, v []byte) error {
+				index++
+				if bytes.Equal(k, []byte("baz")) {
+					return &Error{"marker", nil}
+				}
+				return nil
+			})
+			assert.Equal(t, err, &Error{"marker", nil})
+			assert.Equal(t, index, 2)
 			return nil
 		})
-		assert.Equal(t, err, &Error{"marker", nil})
-		assert.Equal(t, index, 2)
 	})
 }
 
 // Ensure that an error is returned when inserting with an empty key.
 func TestBucketPutEmptyKey(t *testing.T) {
 	withOpenDB(func(db *DB, path string) {
-		db.CreateBucket("widgets")
-		err := db.Put("widgets", []byte(""), []byte("bar"))
-		assert.Equal(t, err, ErrKeyRequired)
-		err = db.Put("widgets", nil, []byte("bar"))
-		assert.Equal(t, err, ErrKeyRequired)
+		db.Do(func(tx *Tx) error {
+			tx.CreateBucket("widgets")
+			err := tx.Bucket("widgets").Put([]byte(""), []byte("bar"))
+			assert.Equal(t, err, ErrKeyRequired)
+			err = tx.Bucket("widgets").Put(nil, []byte("bar"))
+			assert.Equal(t, err, ErrKeyRequired)
+			return nil
+		})
 	})
 }
 
 // Ensure that an error is returned when inserting with a key that's too large.
 func TestBucketPutKeyTooLarge(t *testing.T) {
 	withOpenDB(func(db *DB, path string) {
-		db.CreateBucket("widgets")
-		err := db.Put("widgets", make([]byte, 32769), []byte("bar"))
-		assert.Equal(t, err, ErrKeyTooLarge)
+		db.Do(func(tx *Tx) error {
+			tx.CreateBucket("widgets")
+			err := tx.Bucket("widgets").Put(make([]byte, 32769), []byte("bar"))
+			assert.Equal(t, err, ErrKeyTooLarge)
+			return nil
+		})
 	})
 }
 
@@ -286,30 +311,35 @@ func TestBucketPutSingle(t *testing.T) {
 		withOpenDB(func(db *DB, path string) {
 			m := make(map[string][]byte)
 
-			db.CreateBucket("widgets")
+			db.Do(func(tx *Tx) error {
+				return tx.CreateBucket("widgets")
+			})
 			for _, item := range items {
-				if err := db.Put("widgets", item.Key, item.Value); err != nil {
-					panic("put error: " + err.Error())
-				}
-				m[string(item.Key)] = item.Value
+				db.Do(func(tx *Tx) error {
+					if err := tx.Bucket("widgets").Put(item.Key, item.Value); err != nil {
+						panic("put error: " + err.Error())
+					}
+					m[string(item.Key)] = item.Value
+					return nil
+				})
 
 				// Verify all key/values so far.
-				i := 0
-				for k, v := range m {
-					value, err := db.Get("widgets", []byte(k))
-					if err != nil {
-						panic("get error: " + err.Error())
+				db.With(func(tx *Tx) error {
+					i := 0
+					for k, v := range m {
+						value := tx.Bucket("widgets").Get([]byte(k))
+						if !bytes.Equal(value, v) {
+							db.CopyFile("/tmp/bolt.put.single.db", 0666)
+							t.Fatalf("value mismatch [run %d] (%d of %d):\nkey: %x\ngot: %x\nexp: %x", index, i, len(m), []byte(k), value, v)
+						}
+						i++
 					}
-					if !bytes.Equal(value, v) {
-						db.CopyFile("/tmp/bolt.put.single.db", 0666)
-						t.Fatalf("value mismatch [run %d] (%d of %d):\nkey: %x\ngot: %x\nexp: %x", index, i, len(m), []byte(k), value, v)
-					}
-					i++
-				}
+					return nil
+				})
 			}
-
-			fmt.Fprint(os.Stderr, ".")
 		})
+
+		fmt.Fprint(os.Stderr, ".")
 		index++
 		return true
 	}
@@ -328,25 +358,30 @@ func TestBucketPutMultiple(t *testing.T) {
 	f := func(items testdata) bool {
 		withOpenDB(func(db *DB, path string) {
 			// Bulk insert all values.
-			db.CreateBucket("widgets")
-			tx, _ := db.RWTx()
-			b := tx.Bucket("widgets")
-			for _, item := range items {
-				assert.NoError(t, b.Put(item.Key, item.Value))
-			}
-			assert.NoError(t, tx.Commit())
+			db.Do(func(tx *Tx) error {
+				return tx.CreateBucket("widgets")
+			})
+			err := db.Do(func(tx *Tx) error {
+				b := tx.Bucket("widgets")
+				for _, item := range items {
+					assert.NoError(t, b.Put(item.Key, item.Value))
+				}
+				return nil
+			})
+			assert.NoError(t, err)
 
 			// Verify all items exist.
-			tx, _ = db.Tx()
-			b = tx.Bucket("widgets")
-			for _, item := range items {
-				value := b.Get(item.Key)
-				if !assert.Equal(t, item.Value, value) {
-					db.CopyFile("/tmp/bolt.put.multiple.db", 0666)
-					t.FailNow()
+			db.With(func(tx *Tx) error {
+				b := tx.Bucket("widgets")
+				for _, item := range items {
+					value := b.Get(item.Key)
+					if !assert.Equal(t, item.Value, value) {
+						db.CopyFile("/tmp/bolt.put.multiple.db", 0666)
+						t.FailNow()
+					}
 				}
-			}
-			tx.Rollback()
+				return nil
+			})
 		})
 		fmt.Fprint(os.Stderr, ".")
 		return true
@@ -366,35 +401,43 @@ func TestBucketDeleteQuick(t *testing.T) {
 	f := func(items testdata) bool {
 		withOpenDB(func(db *DB, path string) {
 			// Bulk insert all values.
-			db.CreateBucket("widgets")
-			tx, _ := db.RWTx()
-			b := tx.Bucket("widgets")
-			for _, item := range items {
-				assert.NoError(t, b.Put(item.Key, item.Value))
-			}
-			assert.NoError(t, tx.Commit())
+			db.Do(func(tx *Tx) error {
+				return tx.CreateBucket("widgets")
+			})
+			err := db.Do(func(tx *Tx) error {
+				b := tx.Bucket("widgets")
+				for _, item := range items {
+					assert.NoError(t, b.Put(item.Key, item.Value))
+				}
+				return nil
+			})
+			assert.NoError(t, err)
 
 			// Remove items one at a time and check consistency.
 			for i, item := range items {
-				assert.NoError(t, db.Delete("widgets", item.Key))
+				err := db.Do(func(tx *Tx) error {
+					return tx.Bucket("widgets").Delete(item.Key)
+				})
+				assert.NoError(t, err)
 
 				// Anything before our deletion index should be nil.
-				tx, _ := db.Tx()
-				b := tx.Bucket("widgets")
-				for j, exp := range items {
-					if j > i {
-						value := b.Get(exp.Key)
-						if !assert.Equal(t, exp.Value, value) {
-							t.FailNow()
-						}
-					} else {
-						value := b.Get(exp.Key)
-						if !assert.Nil(t, value) {
-							t.FailNow()
+				db.With(func(tx *Tx) error {
+					b := tx.Bucket("widgets")
+					for j, exp := range items {
+						if j > i {
+							value := b.Get(exp.Key)
+							if !assert.Equal(t, exp.Value, value) {
+								t.FailNow()
+							}
+						} else {
+							value := b.Get(exp.Key)
+							if !assert.Nil(t, value) {
+								t.FailNow()
+							}
 						}
 					}
-				}
-				tx.Rollback()
+					return nil
+				})
 			}
 		})
 		fmt.Fprint(os.Stderr, ".")
diff --git a/db.go b/db.go
index 6493e1b..ed6f176 100644
--- a/db.go
+++ b/db.go
@@ -372,135 +372,6 @@ func (db *DB) With(fn func(*Tx) error) error {
 	return fn(t)
 }
 
-// ForEach executes a function for each key/value pair in a bucket.
-// An error is returned if the bucket cannot be found.
-func (db *DB) ForEach(name string, fn func(k, v []byte) error) error {
-	return db.With(func(t *Tx) error {
-		b := t.Bucket(name)
-		if b == nil {
-			return ErrBucketNotFound
-		}
-		return b.ForEach(fn)
-	})
-}
-
-// Bucket retrieves a reference to a bucket.
-// This is typically useful for checking the existence of a bucket.
-func (db *DB) Bucket(name string) (*Bucket, error) {
-	t, err := db.Tx()
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	defer t.Rollback()
-	return t.Bucket(name), nil
-}
-
-// Buckets retrieves a list of all buckets in the database.
-func (db *DB) Buckets() ([]*Bucket, error) {
-	t, err := db.Tx()
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	defer t.Rollback()
-	return t.Buckets(), nil
-}
-
-// CreateBucket creates a new bucket with the given name.
-// This function can return an error if the bucket already exists, if the name
-// is blank, or the bucket name is too long.
-func (db *DB) CreateBucket(name string) error {
-	return db.Do(func(t *Tx) error {
-		return t.CreateBucket(name)
-	})
-}
-
-// CreateBucketIfNotExists creates a new bucket with the given name if it doesn't already exist.
-// This function can return an error if the name is blank, or the bucket name is too long.
-func (db *DB) CreateBucketIfNotExists(name string) error {
-	return db.Do(func(t *Tx) error {
-		return t.CreateBucketIfNotExists(name)
-	})
-}
-
-// DeleteBucket removes a bucket from the database.
-// Returns an error if the bucket does not exist.
-func (db *DB) DeleteBucket(name string) error {
-	return db.Do(func(t *Tx) error {
-		return t.DeleteBucket(name)
-	})
-}
-
-// NextSequence returns an autoincrementing integer for the bucket.
-// This function can return an error if the bucket does not exist.
-func (db *DB) NextSequence(name string) (int, error) {
-	var seq int
-	err := db.Do(func(t *Tx) error {
-		b := t.Bucket(name)
-		if b == nil {
-			return ErrBucketNotFound
-		}
-
-		var err error
-		seq, err = b.NextSequence()
-		return err
-	})
-	if err != nil {
-		return 0, err
-	}
-	return seq, nil
-}
-
-// Get retrieves the value for a key in a bucket.
-// Returns an error if the key does not exist.
-func (db *DB) Get(name string, key []byte) ([]byte, error) {
-	t, err := db.Tx()
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	defer t.Rollback()
-
-	// Open bucket and retrieve value for key.
-	b := t.Bucket(name)
-	if b == nil {
-		return nil, ErrBucketNotFound
-	}
-	value := b.Get(key)
-	if value == nil {
-		return nil, nil
-	}
-
-	// Copy the value out since the transaction will be closed after this
-	// function ends. The data can get reclaimed between now and when the
-	// value is used.
-	tmp := make([]byte, len(value))
-	copy(tmp, value)
-	return tmp, nil
-}
-
-// Put sets the value for a key in a bucket.
-// Returns an error if the bucket is not found, if key is blank, if the key is too large, or if the value is too large.
-func (db *DB) Put(name string, key []byte, value []byte) error {
-	return db.Do(func(t *Tx) error {
-		b := t.Bucket(name)
-		if b == nil {
-			return ErrBucketNotFound
-		}
-		return b.Put(key, value)
-	})
-}
-
-// Delete removes a key from a bucket.
-// Returns an error if the bucket cannot be found.
-func (db *DB) Delete(name string, key []byte) error {
-	return db.Do(func(t *Tx) error {
-		b := t.Bucket(name)
-		if b == nil {
-			return ErrBucketNotFound
-		}
-		return b.Delete(key)
-	})
-}
-
 // Copy writes the entire database to a writer.
 // A reader transaction is maintained during the copy so it is safe to continue
 // using the database while a copy is in progress.
diff --git a/db_test.go b/db_test.go
index e35502c..d7db679 100644
--- a/db_test.go
+++ b/db_test.go
@@ -164,14 +164,6 @@ func TestDBTxErrDatabaseNotOpen(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
-// Ensure that a delete on a missing bucket returns an error.
-func TestDBDeleteFromMissingBucket(t *testing.T) {
-	withOpenDB(func(db *DB, path string) {
-		err := db.Delete("widgets", []byte("foo"))
-		assert.Equal(t, err, ErrBucketNotFound)
-	})
-}
-
 // Ensure that a read-write transaction can be retrieved.
 func TestDBRWTx(t *testing.T) {
 	withOpenDB(func(db *DB, path string) {
@@ -204,10 +196,12 @@ func TestDBTxBlock(t *testing.T) {
 			return nil
 		})
 		assert.NoError(t, err)
-		value, _ := db.Get("widgets", []byte("foo"))
-		assert.Nil(t, value)
-		value, _ = db.Get("widgets", []byte("baz"))
-		assert.Equal(t, value, []byte("bat"))
+		err = db.With(func(tx *Tx) error {
+			assert.Nil(t, tx.Bucket("widgets").Get([]byte("foo")))
+			assert.Equal(t, []byte("bat"), tx.Bucket("widgets").Get([]byte("baz")))
+			return nil
+		})
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
 	})
 }
 
@@ -222,63 +216,15 @@ func TestDBTxBlockWhileClosed(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
-// Ensure a database returns an error when trying to attempt a for each on a missing bucket.
-func TestDBForEachBucketNotFound(t *testing.T) {
-	withOpenDB(func(db *DB, path string) {
-		err := db.ForEach("widgets", func(k, v []byte) error { return nil })
-		assert.Equal(t, err, ErrBucketNotFound)
-	})
-}
-
-// Ensure a closed database returns an error when executing a for each.
-func TestDBForEachWhileClosed(t *testing.T) {
-	withDB(func(db *DB, path string) {
-		err := db.ForEach("widgets", func(k, v []byte) error { return nil })
-		assert.Equal(t, err, ErrDatabaseNotOpen)
-	})
-}
-
-// Ensure a closed database returns an error when finding a bucket.
-func TestDBBucketWhileClosed(t *testing.T) {
-	withDB(func(db *DB, path string) {
-		b, err := db.Bucket("widgets")
-		assert.Equal(t, err, ErrDatabaseNotOpen)
-		assert.Nil(t, b)
-	})
-}
-
-// Ensure a closed database returns an error when finding all buckets.
-func TestDBBucketsWhileClosed(t *testing.T) {
-	withDB(func(db *DB, path string) {
-		b, err := db.Buckets()
-		assert.Equal(t, err, ErrDatabaseNotOpen)
-		assert.Nil(t, b)
-	})
-}
-
-// Ensure a closed database returns an error when getting a key.
-func TestDBGetWhileClosed(t *testing.T) {
-	withDB(func(db *DB, path string) {
-		value, err := db.Get("widgets", []byte("foo"))
-		assert.Equal(t, err, ErrDatabaseNotOpen)
-		assert.Nil(t, value)
-	})
-}
-
-// Ensure that an error is returned when inserting into a bucket that doesn't exist.
-func TestDBPutBucketNotFound(t *testing.T) {
-	withOpenDB(func(db *DB, path string) {
-		err := db.Put("widgets", []byte("foo"), []byte("bar"))
-		assert.Equal(t, err, ErrBucketNotFound)
-	})
-}
-
 // Ensure that the database can be copied to a file path.
 func TestDBCopyFile(t *testing.T) {
 	withOpenDB(func(db *DB, path string) {
-		db.CreateBucket("widgets")
-		db.Put("widgets", []byte("foo"), []byte("bar"))
-		db.Put("widgets", []byte("baz"), []byte("bat"))
+		db.Do(func(tx *Tx) error {
+			tx.CreateBucket("widgets")
+			tx.Bucket("widgets").Put([]byte("foo"), []byte("bar"))
+			tx.Bucket("widgets").Put([]byte("baz"), []byte("bat"))
+			return nil
+		})
 		assert.NoError(t, os.RemoveAll("/tmp/bolt.copyfile.db"))
 		assert.NoError(t, db.CopyFile("/tmp/bolt.copyfile.db", 0666))
 
@@ -286,10 +232,11 @@ func TestDBCopyFile(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.NoError(t, db2.Open("/tmp/bolt.copyfile.db", 0666))
 		defer db2.Close()
 
-		value, _ := db2.Get("widgets", []byte("foo"))
-		assert.Equal(t, value, []byte("bar"))
-		value, _ = db2.Get("widgets", []byte("baz"))
-		assert.Equal(t, value, []byte("bat"))
+		db2.With(func(tx *Tx) error {
+			assert.Equal(t, []byte("bar"), tx.Bucket("widgets").Get([]byte("foo")))
+			assert.Equal(t, []byte("bat"), tx.Bucket("widgets").Get([]byte("baz")))
+			return nil
+		})
 	})
 }
 
@@ -306,8 +253,12 @@ func TestDBStat(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 
 		// Delete some keys.
-		db.Delete("widgets", []byte("10"))
-		db.Delete("widgets", []byte("1000"))
+		db.Do(func(tx *Tx) error {
+			return tx.Bucket("widgets").Delete([]byte("10"))
+		})
+		db.Do(func(tx *Tx) error {
+			return tx.Bucket("widgets").Delete([]byte("1000"))
+		})
 
 		// Open some readers.
 		t0, _ := db.Tx()
@@ -367,9 +318,13 @@ func TestDBString(t *testing.T) {
 func BenchmarkDBPutSequential(b *testing.B) {
 	value := []byte(strings.Repeat("0", 64))
 	withOpenDB(func(db *DB, path string) {
-		db.CreateBucket("widgets")
+		db.Do(func(tx *Tx) error {
+			return tx.CreateBucket("widgets")
+		})
 		for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
-			db.Put("widgets", []byte(strconv.Itoa(i)), value)
+			db.Do(func(tx *Tx) error {
+				return tx.Bucket("widgets").Put([]byte(strconv.Itoa(i)), value)
+			})
 		}
 	})
 }
@@ -379,9 +334,13 @@ func BenchmarkDBPutRandom(b *testing.B) {
 	indexes := rand.Perm(b.N)
 	value := []byte(strings.Repeat("0", 64))
 	withOpenDB(func(db *DB, path string) {
-		db.CreateBucket("widgets")
+		db.Do(func(tx *Tx) error {
+			return tx.CreateBucket("widgets")
+		})
 		for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
-			db.Put("widgets", []byte(strconv.Itoa(indexes[i])), value)
+			db.Do(func(tx *Tx) error {
+				return tx.Bucket("widgets").Put([]byte(strconv.Itoa(indexes[i])), value)
+			})
 		}
 	})
 }
diff --git a/example_test.go b/example_test.go
index 0185bb1..6c6e6f5 100644
--- a/example_test.go
+++ b/example_test.go
@@ -10,56 +10,6 @@ func init() {
 	os.MkdirAll("/tmp/bolt", 0777)
 }
 
-func ExampleDB_Put() {
-	// Open the database.
-	var db DB
-	db.Open("/tmp/bolt/db_put.db", 0666)
-	defer db.Close()
-
-	// Create a bucket.
-	db.CreateBucket("widgets")
-
-	// Set the value "bar" for the key "foo".
-	db.Put("widgets", []byte("foo"), []byte("bar"))
-
-	// Retrieve the key back from the database and verify it.
-	value, _ := db.Get("widgets", []byte("foo"))
-	fmt.Printf("The value of 'foo' is: %s\n", string(value))
-
-	// Output:
-	// The value of 'foo' is: bar
-}
-
-func ExampleDB_Delete() {
-	// Open the database.
-	var db DB
-	db.Open("/tmp/bolt/db_delete.db", 0666)
-	defer db.Close()
-
-	// Create a bucket.
-	db.CreateBucket("widgets")
-
-	// Set the value "bar" for the key "foo".
-	db.Put("widgets", []byte("foo"), []byte("bar"))
-
-	// Retrieve the key back from the database and verify it.
-	value, _ := db.Get("widgets", []byte("foo"))
-	fmt.Printf("The value of 'foo' was: %s\n", string(value))
-
-	// Delete the "foo" key.
-	db.Delete("widgets", []byte("foo"))
-
-	// Retrieve the key again.
-	value, _ = db.Get("widgets", []byte("foo"))
-	if value == nil {
-		fmt.Printf("The value of 'foo' is now: nil\n")
-	}
-
-	// Output:
-	// The value of 'foo' was: bar
-	// The value of 'foo' is now: nil
-}
-
 func ExampleDB_Do() {
 	// Open the database.
 	var db DB
@@ -67,11 +17,11 @@ func ExampleDB_Do() {
 	defer db.Close()
 
 	// Execute several commands within a write transaction.
-	err := db.Do(func(t *Tx) error {
-		if err := t.CreateBucket("widgets"); err != nil {
+	err := db.Do(func(tx *Tx) error {
+		if err := tx.CreateBucket("widgets"); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		b := t.Bucket("widgets")
+		b := tx.Bucket("widgets")
 		if err := b.Put([]byte("foo"), []byte("bar")); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -80,8 +30,11 @@ func ExampleDB_Do() {
 
 	// If our transactional block didn't return an error then our data is saved.
 	if err == nil {
-		value, _ := db.Get("widgets", []byte("foo"))
-		fmt.Printf("The value of 'foo' is: %s\n", string(value))
+		db.With(func(tx *Tx) error {
+			value := tx.Bucket("widgets").Get([]byte("foo"))
+			fmt.Printf("The value of 'foo' is: %s\n", string(value))
+			return nil
+		})
 	}
 
 	// Output:
@@ -91,13 +44,16 @@ func ExampleDB_Do() {
 func ExampleDB_With() {
 	// Open the database.
 	var db DB
-	db.Open("/tmp/bolt/db_foreach.db", 0666)
+	db.Open("/tmp/bolt/db_with.db", 0666)
 	defer db.Close()
 
 	// Insert data into a bucket.
-	db.CreateBucket("people")
-	db.Put("people", []byte("john"), []byte("doe"))
-	db.Put("people", []byte("susy"), []byte("que"))
+	db.Do(func(tx *Tx) error {
+		tx.CreateBucket("people")
+		tx.Bucket("people").Put([]byte("john"), []byte("doe"))
+		tx.Bucket("people").Put([]byte("susy"), []byte("que"))
+		return nil
+	})
 
 	// Access data from within a read-only transactional block.
 	db.With(func(t *Tx) error {
@@ -110,21 +66,92 @@ func ExampleDB_With() {
 	// John's last name is doe.
 }
 
-func ExampleDB_ForEach() {
+func ExampleTx_Put() {
 	// Open the database.
 	var db DB
-	db.Open("/tmp/bolt/db_foreach.db", 0666)
+	db.Open("/tmp/bolt/db_put.db", 0666)
+	defer db.Close()
+
+	// Start a write transaction.
+	db.Do(func(tx *Tx) error {
+		// Create a bucket.
+		tx.CreateBucket("widgets")
+
+		// Set the value "bar" for the key "foo".
+		tx.Bucket("widgets").Put([]byte("foo"), []byte("bar"))
+		return nil
+	})
+
+	// Read value back in a different read-only transaction.
+	db.Do(func(tx *Tx) error {
+		value := tx.Bucket("widgets").Get([]byte("foo"))
+		fmt.Printf("The value of 'foo' is: %s\n", string(value))
+		return nil
+	})
+
+	// Output:
+	// The value of 'foo' is: bar
+}
+
+func ExampleTx_Delete() {
+	// Open the database.
+	var db DB
+	db.Open("/tmp/bolt/db_delete.db", 0666)
+	defer db.Close()
+
+	// Start a write transaction.
+	db.Do(func(tx *Tx) error {
+		// Create a bucket.
+		tx.CreateBucket("widgets")
+		b := tx.Bucket("widgets")
+
+		// Set the value "bar" for the key "foo".
+		b.Put([]byte("foo"), []byte("bar"))
+
+		// Retrieve the key back from the database and verify it.
+		value := b.Get([]byte("foo"))
+		fmt.Printf("The value of 'foo' was: %s\n", string(value))
+		return nil
+	})
+
+	// Delete the key in a different write transaction.
+	db.Do(func(tx *Tx) error {
+		return tx.Bucket("widgets").Delete([]byte("foo"))
+	})
+
+	// Retrieve the key again.
+	db.With(func(tx *Tx) error {
+		value := tx.Bucket("widgets").Get([]byte("foo"))
+		if value == nil {
+			fmt.Printf("The value of 'foo' is now: nil\n")
+		}
+		return nil
+	})
+
+	// Output:
+	// The value of 'foo' was: bar
+	// The value of 'foo' is now: nil
+}
+
+func ExampleTx_ForEach() {
+	// Open the database.
+	var db DB
+	db.Open("/tmp/bolt/tx_foreach.db", 0666)
 	defer db.Close()
 
 	// Insert data into a bucket.
-	db.CreateBucket("animals")
-	db.Put("animals", []byte("dog"), []byte("fun"))
-	db.Put("animals", []byte("cat"), []byte("lame"))
-	db.Put("animals", []byte("liger"), []byte("awesome"))
+	db.Do(func(tx *Tx) error {
+		tx.CreateBucket("animals")
+		b := tx.Bucket("animals")
+		b.Put([]byte("dog"), []byte("fun"))
+		b.Put([]byte("cat"), []byte("lame"))
+		b.Put([]byte("liger"), []byte("awesome"))
 
-	// Iterate over items in sorted key order.
-	db.ForEach("animals", func(k, v []byte) error {
-		fmt.Printf("A %s is %s.\n", string(k), string(v))
+		// Iterate over items in sorted key order.
+		b.ForEach(func(k, v []byte) error {
+			fmt.Printf("A %s is %s.\n", string(k), string(v))
+			return nil
+		})
 		return nil
 	})
 
@@ -141,7 +168,9 @@ func ExampleTx() {
 	defer db.Close()
 
 	// Create a bucket.
-	db.CreateBucket("widgets")
+	db.Do(func(tx *Tx) error {
+		return tx.CreateBucket("widgets")
+	})
 
 	// Create several keys in a transaction.
 	tx, _ := db.RWTx()
@@ -172,10 +201,14 @@ func ExampleTx_rollback() {
 	defer db.Close()
 
 	// Create a bucket.
-	db.CreateBucket("widgets")
+	db.Do(func(tx *Tx) error {
+		return tx.CreateBucket("widgets")
+	})
 
 	// Set a value for a key.
-	db.Put("widgets", []byte("foo"), []byte("bar"))
+	db.Do(func(tx *Tx) error {
+		return tx.Bucket("widgets").Put([]byte("foo"), []byte("bar"))
+	})
 
 	// Update the key but rollback the transaction so it never saves.
 	tx, _ := db.RWTx()
@@ -184,8 +217,11 @@ func ExampleTx_rollback() {
 	tx.Rollback()
 
 	// Ensure that our original value is still set.
-	value, _ := db.Get("widgets", []byte("foo"))
-	fmt.Printf("The value for 'foo' is still: %s\n", string(value))
+	db.With(func(tx *Tx) error {
+		value := tx.Bucket("widgets").Get([]byte("foo"))
+		fmt.Printf("The value for 'foo' is still: %s\n", string(value))
+		return nil
+	})
 
 	// Output:
 	// The value for 'foo' is still: bar
@@ -198,8 +234,11 @@ func ExampleDB_CopyFile() {
 	defer db.Close()
 
 	// Create a bucket and a key.
-	db.CreateBucket("widgets")
-	db.Put("widgets", []byte("foo"), []byte("bar"))
+	db.Do(func(tx *Tx) error {
+		tx.CreateBucket("widgets")
+		tx.Bucket("widgets").Put([]byte("foo"), []byte("bar"))
+		return nil
+	})
 
 	// Copy the database to another file.
 	db.CopyFile("/tmp/bolt/db_copy_2.db", 0666)
@@ -210,8 +249,11 @@ func ExampleDB_CopyFile() {
 	defer db2.Close()
 
 	// Ensure that the key exists in the copy.
-	value, _ := db2.Get("widgets", []byte("foo"))
-	fmt.Printf("The value for 'foo' in the clone is: %s\n", string(value))
+	db2.With(func(tx *Tx) error {
+		value := tx.Bucket("widgets").Get([]byte("foo"))
+		fmt.Printf("The value for 'foo' in the clone is: %s\n", string(value))
+		return nil
+	})
 
 	// Output:
 	// The value for 'foo' in the clone is: bar
diff --git a/functional_test.go b/functional_test.go
index 41bffd6..866ec95 100644
--- a/functional_test.go
+++ b/functional_test.go
@@ -28,7 +28,9 @@ func TestParallelTxs(t *testing.T) {
 		var current testdata
 
 		withOpenDB(func(db *DB, path string) {
-			db.CreateBucket("widgets")
+			db.Do(func(tx *Tx) error {
+				return tx.CreateBucket("widgets")
+			})
 
 			// Maintain a set of concurrent readers.
 			var wg sync.WaitGroup
diff --git a/tx_test.go b/tx_test.go
index d3ad131..afdbb02 100644
--- a/tx_test.go
+++ b/tx_test.go
@@ -16,15 +16,18 @@ import (
 // Ensure that the database can retrieve a list of buckets.
 func TestTxBuckets(t *testing.T) {
 	withOpenDB(func(db *DB, path string) {
-		db.CreateBucket("foo")
-		db.CreateBucket("bar")
-		db.CreateBucket("baz")
-		buckets, err := db.Buckets()
-		if assert.NoError(t, err) && assert.Equal(t, len(buckets), 3) {
-			assert.Equal(t, buckets[0].Name(), "bar")
-			assert.Equal(t, buckets[1].Name(), "baz")
-			assert.Equal(t, buckets[2].Name(), "foo")
-		}
+		db.Do(func(tx *Tx) error {
+			tx.CreateBucket("foo")
+			tx.CreateBucket("bar")
+			tx.CreateBucket("baz")
+			buckets := tx.Buckets()
+			if assert.Equal(t, len(buckets), 3) {
+				assert.Equal(t, buckets[0].Name(), "bar")
+				assert.Equal(t, buckets[1].Name(), "baz")
+				assert.Equal(t, buckets[2].Name(), "foo")
+			}
+			return nil
+		})
 	})
 }
 
@@ -39,33 +42,40 @@ func TestTxCreateBucketReadOnly(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 // Ensure that a Tx can retrieve a bucket.
-func TestTxBucketMissing(t *testing.T) {
+func TestTxBucket(t *testing.T) {
 	withOpenDB(func(db *DB, path string) {
-		db.CreateBucket("widgets")
-		b, err := db.Bucket("widgets")
-		assert.NoError(t, err)
-		if assert.NotNil(t, b) {
-			assert.Equal(t, "widgets", b.Name())
-		}
+		db.Do(func(tx *Tx) error {
+			tx.CreateBucket("widgets")
+			b := tx.Bucket("widgets")
+			if assert.NotNil(t, b) {
+				assert.Equal(t, "widgets", b.Name())
+			}
+			return nil
+		})
 	})
 }
 
 // Ensure that a Tx retrieving a non-existent key returns nil.
 func TestTxGetMissing(t *testing.T) {
 	withOpenDB(func(db *DB, path string) {
-		db.CreateBucket("widgets")
-		db.Put("widgets", []byte("foo"), []byte("bar"))
-		value, err := db.Get("widgets", []byte("no_such_key"))
-		assert.NoError(t, err)
-		assert.Nil(t, value)
+		db.Do(func(tx *Tx) error {
+			tx.CreateBucket("widgets")
+			tx.Bucket("widgets").Put([]byte("foo"), []byte("bar"))
+			value := tx.Bucket("widgets").Get([]byte("no_such_key"))
+			assert.Nil(t, value)
+			return nil
+		})
 	})
 }
 
 // Ensure that retrieving all buckets returns writable buckets.
 func TestTxWritableBuckets(t *testing.T) {
 	withOpenDB(func(db *DB, path string) {
-		db.CreateBucket("widgets")
-		db.CreateBucket("woojits")
+		db.Do(func(tx *Tx) error {
+			tx.CreateBucket("widgets")
+			tx.CreateBucket("woojits")
+			return nil
+		})
 		db.Do(func(tx *Tx) error {
 			buckets := tx.Buckets()
 			assert.Equal(t, len(buckets), 2)
@@ -75,10 +85,11 @@ func TestTxWritableBuckets(t *testing.T) {
 			buckets[1].Put([]byte("bar"), []byte("0001"))
 			return nil
 		})
-		v, _ := db.Get("widgets", []byte("foo"))
-		assert.Equal(t, v, []byte("0000"))
-		v, _ = db.Get("woojits", []byte("bar"))
-		assert.Equal(t, v, []byte("0001"))
+		db.With(func(tx *Tx) error {
+			assert.Equal(t, []byte("0000"), tx.Bucket("widgets").Get([]byte("foo")))
+			assert.Equal(t, []byte("0001"), tx.Bucket("woojits").Get([]byte("bar")))
+			return nil
+		})
 	})
 }
 
@@ -86,27 +97,36 @@ func TestTxWritableBuckets(t *testing.T) {
 func TestTxCreateBucket(t *testing.T) {
 	withOpenDB(func(db *DB, path string) {
 		// Create a bucket.
-		err := db.CreateBucket("widgets")
-		assert.NoError(t, err)
+		db.Do(func(tx *Tx) error {
+			assert.NoError(t, tx.CreateBucket("widgets"))
+			return nil
+		})
 
 		// Read the bucket through a separate transaction.
-		b, err := db.Bucket("widgets")
-		assert.NotNil(t, b)
-		assert.NoError(t, err)
+		db.With(func(tx *Tx) error {
+			b := tx.Bucket("widgets")
+			assert.NotNil(t, b)
+			return nil
+		})
 	})
 }
 
 // Ensure that a bucket can be created if it doesn't already exist.
 func TestTxCreateBucketIfNotExists(t *testing.T) {
 	withOpenDB(func(db *DB, path string) {
-		assert.NoError(t, db.CreateBucketIfNotExists("widgets"))
-		assert.NoError(t, db.CreateBucketIfNotExists("widgets"))
-		assert.Equal(t, db.CreateBucketIfNotExists(""), ErrBucketNameRequired)
+		db.Do(func(tx *Tx) error {
+			assert.NoError(t, tx.CreateBucketIfNotExists("widgets"))
+			assert.NoError(t, tx.CreateBucketIfNotExists("widgets"))
+			assert.Equal(t, tx.CreateBucketIfNotExists(""), ErrBucketNameRequired)
+			return nil
+		})
 
 		// Read the bucket through a separate transaction.
-		b, err := db.Bucket("widgets")
-		assert.NotNil(t, b)
-		assert.NoError(t, err)
+		db.With(func(tx *Tx) error {
+			b := tx.Bucket("widgets")
+			assert.NotNil(t, b)
+			return nil
+		})
 	})
 }
 
@@ -114,31 +134,37 @@ func TestTxCreateBucketIfNotExists(t *testing.T) {
 func TestTxRecreateBucket(t *testing.T) {
 	withOpenDB(func(db *DB, path string) {
 		// Create a bucket.
-		err := db.CreateBucket("widgets")
-		assert.NoError(t, err)
+		db.Do(func(tx *Tx) error {
+			assert.NoError(t, tx.CreateBucket("widgets"))
+			return nil
+		})
 
 		// Create the same bucket again.
-		err = db.CreateBucket("widgets")
-		assert.Equal(t, err, ErrBucketExists)
+		db.Do(func(tx *Tx) error {
+			assert.Equal(t, ErrBucketExists, tx.CreateBucket("widgets"))
+			return nil
+		})
 	})
 }
 
 // Ensure that a bucket is created with a non-blank name.
 func TestTxCreateBucketWithoutName(t *testing.T) {
 	withOpenDB(func(db *DB, path string) {
-		err := db.CreateBucket("")
-		assert.Equal(t, err, ErrBucketNameRequired)
+		db.Do(func(tx *Tx) error {
+			assert.Equal(t, ErrBucketNameRequired, tx.CreateBucket(""))
+			return nil
+		})
 	})
 }
 
 // Ensure that a bucket name is not too long.
 func TestTxCreateBucketWithLongName(t *testing.T) {
 	withOpenDB(func(db *DB, path string) {
-		err := db.CreateBucket(strings.Repeat("X", 255))
-		assert.NoError(t, err)
-
-		err = db.CreateBucket(strings.Repeat("X", 256))
-		assert.Equal(t, err, ErrBucketNameTooLarge)
+		db.Do(func(tx *Tx) error {
+			assert.NoError(t, tx.CreateBucket(strings.Repeat("X", 255)))
+			assert.Equal(t, ErrBucketNameTooLarge, tx.CreateBucket(strings.Repeat("X", 256)))
+			return nil
+		})
 	})
 }
 
@@ -146,25 +172,35 @@ func TestTxCreateBucketWithLongName(t *testing.T) {
 func TestTxDeleteBucket(t *testing.T) {
 	withOpenDB(func(db *DB, path string) {
 		// Create a bucket and add a value.
-		db.CreateBucket("widgets")
-		db.Put("widgets", []byte("foo"), []byte("bar"))
+		db.Do(func(tx *Tx) error {
+			tx.CreateBucket("widgets")
+			tx.Bucket("widgets").Put([]byte("foo"), []byte("bar"))
+			return nil
+		})
 
-		b, _ := db.Bucket("widgets")
+		// Save root page id.
+		var root pgid
+		db.With(func(tx *Tx) error {
+			root = tx.Bucket("widgets").root
+			return nil
+		})
 
 		// Delete the bucket and make sure we can't get the value.
-		assert.NoError(t, db.DeleteBucket("widgets"))
-		value, err := db.Get("widgets", []byte("foo"))
-		assert.Equal(t, err, ErrBucketNotFound)
-		assert.Nil(t, value)
+		db.Do(func(tx *Tx) error {
+			assert.NoError(t, tx.DeleteBucket("widgets"))
+			assert.Nil(t, tx.Bucket("widgets"))
+			return nil
+		})
 
-		// Verify that the bucket's page is free.
-		assert.Equal(t, db.freelist.all(), []pgid{b.root})
+		db.Do(func(tx *Tx) error {
+			// Verify that the bucket's page is free.
+			assert.Equal(t, []pgid{root}, db.freelist.all())
 
-		// Create the bucket again and make sure there's not a phantom value.
-		assert.NoError(t, db.CreateBucket("widgets"))
-		value, err = db.Get("widgets", []byte("foo"))
-		assert.NoError(t, err)
-		assert.Nil(t, value)
+			// Create the bucket again and make sure there's not a phantom value.
+			assert.NoError(t, tx.CreateBucket("widgets"))
+			assert.Nil(t, tx.Bucket("widgets").Get([]byte("foo")))
+			return nil
+		})
 	})
 }
 
@@ -181,15 +217,19 @@ func TestTxDeleteBucketReadOnly(t *testing.T) {
 // Ensure that an error is returned when deleting from a bucket that doesn't exist.
 func TestTxDeleteBucketNotFound(t *testing.T) {
 	withOpenDB(func(db *DB, path string) {
-		err := db.DeleteBucket("widgets")
-		assert.Equal(t, err, ErrBucketNotFound)
+		db.Do(func(tx *Tx) error {
+			assert.Equal(t, ErrBucketNotFound, tx.DeleteBucket("widgets"))
+			return nil
+		})
 	})
 }
 
 // Ensure that a Tx cursor can iterate over an empty bucket without error.
 func TestTxCursorEmptyBucket(t *testing.T) {
 	withOpenDB(func(db *DB, path string) {
-		db.CreateBucket("widgets")
+		db.Do(func(tx *Tx) error {
+			return tx.CreateBucket("widgets")
+		})
 		db.With(func(tx *Tx) error {
 			c := tx.Bucket("widgets").Cursor()
 			k, v := c.First()
@@ -203,7 +243,9 @@ func TestTxCursorEmptyBucket(t *testing.T) {
 // Ensure that a Tx cursor can reverse iterate over an empty bucket without error.
 func TestCursorEmptyBucketReverse(t *testing.T) {
 	withOpenDB(func(db *DB, path string) {
-		db.CreateBucket("widgets")
+		db.Do(func(tx *Tx) error {
+			return tx.CreateBucket("widgets")
+		})
 		db.With(func(tx *Tx) error {
 			c := tx.Bucket("widgets").Cursor()
 			k, v := c.Last()
@@ -217,10 +259,13 @@ func TestCursorEmptyBucketReverse(t *testing.T) {
 // Ensure that a Tx cursor can iterate over a single root with a couple elements.
 func TestTxCursorLeafRoot(t *testing.T) {
 	withOpenDB(func(db *DB, path string) {
-		db.CreateBucket("widgets")
-		db.Put("widgets", []byte("baz"), []byte{})
-		db.Put("widgets", []byte("foo"), []byte{0})
-		db.Put("widgets", []byte("bar"), []byte{1})
+		db.Do(func(tx *Tx) error {
+			tx.CreateBucket("widgets")
+			tx.Bucket("widgets").Put([]byte("baz"), []byte{})
+			tx.Bucket("widgets").Put([]byte("foo"), []byte{0})
+			tx.Bucket("widgets").Put([]byte("bar"), []byte{1})
+			return nil
+		})
 		tx, _ := db.Tx()
 		c := tx.Bucket("widgets").Cursor()
 
@@ -251,10 +296,13 @@ func TestTxCursorLeafRoot(t *testing.T) {
 // Ensure that a Tx cursor can iterate in reverse over a single root with a couple elements.
 func TestTxCursorLeafRootReverse(t *testing.T) {
 	withOpenDB(func(db *DB, path string) {
-		db.CreateBucket("widgets")
-		db.Put("widgets", []byte("baz"), []byte{})
-		db.Put("widgets", []byte("foo"), []byte{0})
-		db.Put("widgets", []byte("bar"), []byte{1})
+		db.Do(func(tx *Tx) error {
+			tx.CreateBucket("widgets")
+			tx.Bucket("widgets").Put([]byte("baz"), []byte{})
+			tx.Bucket("widgets").Put([]byte("foo"), []byte{0})
+			tx.Bucket("widgets").Put([]byte("bar"), []byte{1})
+			return nil
+		})
 		tx, _ := db.Tx()
 		c := tx.Bucket("widgets").Cursor()
 
@@ -285,9 +333,12 @@ func TestTxCursorLeafRootReverse(t *testing.T) {
 // Ensure that a Tx cursor can restart from the beginning.
 func TestTxCursorRestart(t *testing.T) {
 	withOpenDB(func(db *DB, path string) {
-		db.CreateBucket("widgets")
-		db.Put("widgets", []byte("bar"), []byte{})
-		db.Put("widgets", []byte("foo"), []byte{})
+		db.Do(func(tx *Tx) error {
+			tx.CreateBucket("widgets")
+			tx.Bucket("widgets").Put([]byte("bar"), []byte{})
+			tx.Bucket("widgets").Put([]byte("foo"), []byte{})
+			return nil
+		})
 
 		tx, _ := db.Tx()
 		c := tx.Bucket("widgets").Cursor()
@@ -317,8 +368,8 @@ func TestTxCursorIterate(t *testing.T) {
 	f := func(items testdata) bool {
 		withOpenDB(func(db *DB, path string) {
 			// Bulk insert all values.
-			db.CreateBucket("widgets")
 			tx, _ := db.RWTx()
+			tx.CreateBucket("widgets")
 			b := tx.Bucket("widgets")
 			for _, item := range items {
 				assert.NoError(t, b.Put(item.Key, item.Value))
@@ -358,8 +409,8 @@ func TestTxCursorIterateReverse(t *testing.T) {
 	f := func(items testdata) bool {
 		withOpenDB(func(db *DB, path string) {
 			// Bulk insert all values.
-			db.CreateBucket("widgets")
 			tx, _ := db.RWTx()
+			tx.CreateBucket("widgets")
 			b := tx.Bucket("widgets")
 			for _, item := range items {
 				assert.NoError(t, b.Put(item.Key, item.Value))
@@ -397,8 +448,8 @@ func BenchmarkTxCursor(b *testing.B) {
 
 	withOpenDB(func(db *DB, path string) {
 		// Write data to bucket.
-		db.CreateBucket("widgets")
 		db.Do(func(tx *Tx) error {
+			tx.CreateBucket("widgets")
 			bucket := tx.Bucket("widgets")
 			for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
 				bucket.Put([]byte(strconv.Itoa(indexes[i])), value)
@@ -427,7 +478,9 @@ func BenchmarkTxPutRandom(b *testing.B) {
 	indexes := rand.Perm(b.N)
 	value := []byte(strings.Repeat("0", 64))
 	withOpenDB(func(db *DB, path string) {
-		db.CreateBucket("widgets")
+		db.Do(func(tx *Tx) error {
+			return tx.CreateBucket("widgets")
+		})
 		var tx *Tx
 		var bucket *Bucket
 		for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
@@ -448,7 +501,9 @@ func BenchmarkTxPutRandom(b *testing.B) {
 func BenchmarkTxPutSequential(b *testing.B) {
 	value := []byte(strings.Repeat("0", 64))
 	withOpenDB(func(db *DB, path string) {
-		db.CreateBucket("widgets")
+		db.Do(func(tx *Tx) error {
+			return tx.CreateBucket("widgets")
+		})
 		db.Do(func(tx *Tx) error {
 			bucket := tx.Bucket("widgets")
 			for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {