diff --git a/pkg/ccl/crosscluster/logical/logical_replication_writer_processor.go b/pkg/ccl/crosscluster/logical/logical_replication_writer_processor.go
index 3d8bba21365d..9c1e5edb0229 100644
--- a/pkg/ccl/crosscluster/logical/logical_replication_writer_processor.go
+++ b/pkg/ccl/crosscluster/logical/logical_replication_writer_processor.go
@@ -931,7 +931,7 @@ func (t *txnBatch) HandleBatch(
 
 	stats := batchStats{}
 	var err error
-	if len(batch) == 1 && !useKVWriter {
+	if len(batch) == 1 {
 		s, err := t.rp.ProcessRow(ctx, nil /* txn */, batch[0].KeyValue, batch[0].PrevValue)
 		if err != nil {
 			return stats, err
diff --git a/pkg/ccl/crosscluster/logical/lww_kv_processor.go b/pkg/ccl/crosscluster/logical/lww_kv_processor.go
index ec2b2ee6dc39..39675354d3de 100644
--- a/pkg/ccl/crosscluster/logical/lww_kv_processor.go
+++ b/pkg/ccl/crosscluster/logical/lww_kv_processor.go
@@ -89,74 +89,108 @@ func newKVRowProcessor(
 var originID1Options = &kvpb.WriteOptions{OriginID: 1}
 
 func (p *kvRowProcessor) ProcessRow(
-	ctx context.Context, txn isql.Txn, kv roachpb.KeyValue, prevValue roachpb.Value,
+	ctx context.Context, txn isql.Txn, keyValue roachpb.KeyValue, prevValue roachpb.Value,
 ) (batchStats, error) {
 	if err := p.injectFailure(); err != nil {
 		return batchStats{}, err
 	}
 
 	var err error
-	kv.Key, err = keys.StripTenantPrefix(kv.Key)
+	keyValue.Key, err = keys.StripTenantPrefix(keyValue.Key)
 	if err != nil {
 		return batchStats{}, errors.Wrap(err, "stripping tenant prefix")
 	}
 
-	row, err := p.decoder.DecodeKV(ctx, kv, cdcevent.CurrentRow, kv.Value.Timestamp, false)
+	row, err := p.decoder.DecodeKV(ctx, keyValue, cdcevent.CurrentRow, keyValue.Value.Timestamp, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		p.lastRow = cdcevent.Row{}
 		return batchStats{}, errors.Wrap(err, "decoding KeyValue")
 	}
 	p.lastRow = row
 
-	var stats batchStats
+	if err := p.processParsedRow(ctx, txn, row, keyValue, prevValue); err != nil {
+		return batchStats{}, err
+	}
+	return batchStats{}, nil
+
+}
 
+func (p *kvRowProcessor) processParsedRow(
+	ctx context.Context, txn isql.Txn, row cdcevent.Row, k roachpb.KeyValue, prevValue roachpb.Value,
+) error {
 	dstTableID, ok := p.dstBySrc[row.TableID]
 	if !ok {
-		return batchStats{}, errors.AssertionFailedf("replication configuration missing for table %d / %q", row.TableID, row.TableName)
+		return errors.AssertionFailedf("replication configuration missing for table %d / %q", row.TableID, row.TableName)
 	}
 
-	kvTxn := txn.KV()
+	if txn == nil {
+		if err := p.cfg.DB.KV().Txn(ctx, func(ctx context.Context, txn *kv.Txn) error {
+			b := txn.NewBatch()
+			b.Header.WriteOptions = originID1Options
 
-	w, err := p.getWriter(ctx, dstTableID, kvTxn.ProvisionalCommitTimestamp())
-	if err != nil {
-		return stats, err
-	}
+			if err := p.addToBatch(ctx, txn, b, dstTableID, row, k, prevValue); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			return txn.CommitInBatch(ctx, b)
+		}); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 
-	// This batch should only commit if it can do so prior to the expiration of
-	// the lease of the descriptor used to encode it.
-	if err := kvTxn.UpdateDeadline(ctx, w.leased.Expiration(ctx)); err != nil {
-		return stats, err
+		return nil
 	}
 
+	kvTxn := txn.KV()
 	b := kvTxn.NewBatch()
-
 	b.Header.WriteOptions = originID1Options
 
+	if err := p.addToBatch(ctx, kvTxn, b, dstTableID, row, k, prevValue); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return txn.KV().Run(ctx, b)
+}
+
+func (p *kvRowProcessor) addToBatch(
+	ctx context.Context,
+	txn *kv.Txn,
+	b *kv.Batch,
+	dstTableID descpb.ID,
+	row cdcevent.Row,
+	keyValue roachpb.KeyValue,
+	prevValue roachpb.Value,
+) error {
+	w, err := p.getWriter(ctx, dstTableID, txn.ProvisionalCommitTimestamp())
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	// This batch should only commit if it can do so prior to the expiration of
+	// the lease of the descriptor used to encode it.
+	if err := txn.UpdateDeadline(ctx, w.leased.Expiration(ctx)); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 	if prevValue.IsPresent() {
 		prevRow, err := p.decoder.DecodeKV(ctx, roachpb.KeyValue{
-			Key:   kv.Key,
+			Key:   keyValue.Key,
 			Value: prevValue,
 		}, cdcevent.PrevRow, prevValue.Timestamp, false)
 		if err != nil {
-			return batchStats{}, err
+			return err
 		}
 
 		if row.IsDeleted() {
 			if err := w.deleteRow(ctx, b, prevRow, row); err != nil {
-				return stats, err
+				return err
 			}
 		} else {
 			if err := w.updateRow(ctx, b, prevRow, row); err != nil {
-				return stats, err
+				return err
 			}
 		}
 	} else {
 		if err := w.insertRow(ctx, b, row); err != nil {
-			return stats, err
+			return err
 		}
 	}
-
-	return stats, txn.KV().Run(ctx, b)
+	return nil
 }
 
 // GetLastRow implements the RowProcessor interface.