diff --git a/include/xrpl/tx/ApplyContext.h b/include/xrpl/tx/ApplyContext.h
index e827e69f01..7be7f34b0b 100644
--- a/include/xrpl/tx/ApplyContext.h
+++ b/include/xrpl/tx/ApplyContext.h
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include <xrpl/ledger/ApplyViewImpl.h>
 #include <xrpl/ledger/OpenView.h>
 #include <xrpl/ledger/RawView.h>
+#include <xrpl/protocol/Book.h>
 #include <xrpl/protocol/STAmount.h>
 #include <xrpl/protocol/STTx.h>
 #include <xrpl/protocol/TER.h>
@@ -129,6 +130,14 @@ public:
         view_->rawDestroyXRP(fee);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Registers a newly-created order book directory with the shared,
+     * process-wide OrderBookDB, unless this transaction is being applied
+     * under TapDryRun.
+     */
+    void
+    addOrderBook(Book const& book);
+
     ApplyViewContext
     getApplyViewContext()
     {
diff --git a/src/libxrpl/tx/ApplyContext.cpp b/src/libxrpl/tx/ApplyContext.cpp
index 50f46fceef..96dcd5f587 100644
--- a/src/libxrpl/tx/ApplyContext.cpp
+++ b/src/libxrpl/tx/ApplyContext.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 #include <xrpl/core/ServiceRegistry.h>
 #include <xrpl/ledger/ApplyView.h>
 #include <xrpl/ledger/OpenView.h>
+#include <xrpl/ledger/OrderBookDB.h>
+#include <xrpl/protocol/Book.h>
 #include <xrpl/protocol/STTx.h>
 #include <xrpl/protocol/TER.h>
 #include <xrpl/protocol/TxMeta.h>
@@ -54,6 +56,13 @@ ApplyContext::apply(TER ter)
     return view_->apply(base_, tx, ter, parentBatchId_, (flags_ & TapDryRun) != 0u, journal);
 }
 
+void
+ApplyContext::addOrderBook(Book const& book)
+{
+    if ((flags_ & TapDryRun) == TapNone)
+        registry.get().getOrderBookDB().addOrderBook(book);
+}
+
 std::size_t
 ApplyContext::size()
 {
diff --git a/src/libxrpl/tx/transactors/dex/AMMCreate.cpp b/src/libxrpl/tx/transactors/dex/AMMCreate.cpp
index 7c7d35497a..2bc9aa5ba1 100644
--- a/src/libxrpl/tx/transactors/dex/AMMCreate.cpp
+++ b/src/libxrpl/tx/transactors/dex/AMMCreate.cpp
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 
 #include <xrpl/basics/Log.h>
 #include <xrpl/beast/utility/Zero.h>
-#include <xrpl/core/ServiceRegistry.h>
-#include <xrpl/ledger/OrderBookDB.h>
 #include <xrpl/ledger/ReadView.h>
 #include <xrpl/ledger/Sandbox.h>
 #include <xrpl/ledger/View.h>
@@ -397,7 +395,7 @@ applyCreate(ApplyContext& ctx, Sandbox& sb, AccountID const& account, beast::Jou
         Book const book{assetIn, assetOut, std::nullopt};
         auto const dir = keylet::quality(keylet::book(book), uRate);
         if (auto const bookExisted = static_cast<bool>(sb.read(dir)); !bookExisted)
-            ctx.registry.get().getOrderBookDB().addOrderBook(book);
+            ctx.addOrderBook(book);
     };
     addOrderBook(amount.asset(), amount2.asset(), getRate(amount2, amount));
     addOrderBook(amount2.asset(), amount.asset(), getRate(amount, amount2));
diff --git a/src/libxrpl/tx/transactors/dex/OfferCreate.cpp b/src/libxrpl/tx/transactors/dex/OfferCreate.cpp
index 57ba6eff0d..6c3c04f1a0 100644
--- a/src/libxrpl/tx/transactors/dex/OfferCreate.cpp
+++ b/src/libxrpl/tx/transactors/dex/OfferCreate.cpp
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 #include <xrpl/beast/utility/instrumentation.h>
 #include <xrpl/core/ServiceRegistry.h>
 #include <xrpl/ledger/ApplyView.h>
-#include <xrpl/ledger/OrderBookDB.h>
 #include <xrpl/ledger/PaymentSandbox.h>
 #include <xrpl/ledger/Sandbox.h>
 #include <xrpl/ledger/View.h>
@@ -634,7 +633,7 @@ OfferCreate::applyHybrid(
     bookArr.pushBack(std::move(bookInfo));
 
     if (!bookExists)
-        ctx_.registry.get().getOrderBookDB().addOrderBook(book);
+        ctx_.addOrderBook(book);
 
     sleOffer->setFieldArray(sfAdditionalBooks, bookArr);
     return tesSUCCESS;
@@ -1014,7 +1013,7 @@ OfferCreate::applyGuts(Sandbox& sb, Sandbox& sbCancel)
     sb.insert(sleOffer);
 
     if (!bookExisted)
-        ctx_.registry.get().getOrderBookDB().addOrderBook(book);
+        ctx_.addOrderBook(book);
 
     JLOG(j_.debug()) << "final result: success";