diff --git a/accessors/clients/spanner/client/interface.go b/accessors/clients/spanner/client/interface.go
index 3ef01d8e2..170d12471 100644
--- a/accessors/clients/spanner/client/interface.go
+++ b/accessors/clients/spanner/client/interface.go
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ func (c *SpannerClientImpl) Refresh(ctx context.Context, dbURI string) error {
 }
 
 func (c *SpannerClientImpl) Single() ReadOnlyTransaction {
-	rotxn := c.spannerClient.ReadOnlyTransaction()
+	rotxn := c.spannerClient.Single()
 	return &ReadOnlyTransactionImpl{rotxn: rotxn}
 }