diff --git a/compatibility/4.4/storage-engine-adapter/src/main/java/org/neo4j/gds/compat/_44/InMemoryStorageEngineImpl.java b/compatibility/4.4/storage-engine-adapter/src/main/java/org/neo4j/gds/compat/_44/InMemoryStorageEngineImpl.java
index 66f118de22..af7dbf0a86 100644
--- a/compatibility/4.4/storage-engine-adapter/src/main/java/org/neo4j/gds/compat/_44/InMemoryStorageEngineImpl.java
+++ b/compatibility/4.4/storage-engine-adapter/src/main/java/org/neo4j/gds/compat/_44/InMemoryStorageEngineImpl.java
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ public final class InMemoryStorageEngineImpl implements StorageEngine {
     ) {
         this.databaseLayout = databaseLayout;
         this.graphStore = getGraphStoreFromCatalog(databaseLayout.getDatabaseName());
-        this.txStateVisitor = new InMemoryTransactionStateVisitor(graphStore, tokenHolders);
+        this.txStateVisitor = new InMemoryTransactionStateVisitor(graphStore, tokenHolders, false);
         this.commandCreationContext = new InMemoryCommandCreationContextImpl();
         this.tokenManager = new TokenManager(
             tokenHolders,
diff --git a/compatibility/api/storage-engine-adapter/src/main/java/org/neo4j/gds/storageengine/InMemoryTransactionStateVisitor.java b/compatibility/api/storage-engine-adapter/src/main/java/org/neo4j/gds/storageengine/InMemoryTransactionStateVisitor.java
index 90cf868249..c3fa810237 100644
--- a/compatibility/api/storage-engine-adapter/src/main/java/org/neo4j/gds/storageengine/InMemoryTransactionStateVisitor.java
+++ b/compatibility/api/storage-engine-adapter/src/main/java/org/neo4j/gds/storageengine/InMemoryTransactionStateVisitor.java
@@ -48,14 +48,24 @@ public class InMemoryTransactionStateVisitor extends TxStateVisitor.Adapter {
 
     private final CypherGraphStore graphStore;
     private final TokenHolders tokenHolders;
+    private final boolean doRegisterNewTokens;
     private final IntObjectMap<UpdatableNodeProperty> nodePropertiesCache;
 
     public InMemoryTransactionStateVisitor(
         CypherGraphStore graphStore,
         TokenHolders tokenHolders
+    ) {
+        this(graphStore, tokenHolders, true);
+    }
+
+    public InMemoryTransactionStateVisitor(
+        CypherGraphStore graphStore,
+        TokenHolders tokenHolders,
+        boolean doRegisterNewTokens
     ) {
         this.graphStore = graphStore;
         this.tokenHolders = tokenHolders;
+        this.doRegisterNewTokens = doRegisterNewTokens;
         this.nodePropertiesCache = new IntObjectHashMap<>();
     }
 
@@ -112,18 +122,24 @@ public void visitNodeLabelChanges(
 
     @Override
     public void visitCreatedLabelToken(long id, String name, boolean internal) {
-        tokenHolders.labelTokens().addToken(new NamedToken(name, (int) id, internal));
-        graphStore.addNodeLabel(NodeLabel.of(name));
+        if (doRegisterNewTokens) {
+            tokenHolders.labelTokens().addToken(new NamedToken(name, (int) id, internal));
+            graphStore.addNodeLabel(NodeLabel.of(name));
+        }
     }
 
     @Override
     public void visitCreatedPropertyKeyToken(long id, String name, boolean internal) {
-        tokenHolders.propertyKeyTokens().addToken(new NamedToken(name, (int) id, internal));
+        if (doRegisterNewTokens) {
+            tokenHolders.propertyKeyTokens().addToken(new NamedToken(name, (int) id, internal));
+        }
     }
 
     @Override
     public void visitCreatedRelationshipTypeToken(long id, String name, boolean internal) {
-        tokenHolders.relationshipTypeTokens().addToken(new NamedToken(name, (int) id, internal));
+        if (doRegisterNewTokens) {
+            tokenHolders.relationshipTypeTokens().addToken(new NamedToken(name, (int) id, internal));
+        }
     }
 
     private void visitAddedOrChangedNodeProperties(long nodeId, Iterator<StorageProperty> added, Iterator<StorageProperty> changed) {