diff --git a/pkg/sql/catalog/descs/collection_test.go b/pkg/sql/catalog/descs/collection_test.go
index ba2bc5f675ff..d3ca71e751c3 100644
--- a/pkg/sql/catalog/descs/collection_test.go
+++ b/pkg/sql/catalog/descs/collection_test.go
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ func TestAddUncommittedDescriptorAndMutableResolution(t *testing.T) {
 			require.Same(t, immByName, immByID)
 
 			// Don't write the descriptor, just write the namespace entry.
-			b := &kv.Batch{}
+			b := txn.KV().NewBatch()
 			err = descriptors.InsertNamespaceEntryToBatch(ctx, false /* kvTrace */, mut, b)
 			require.NoError(t, err)
 			err = txn.KV().Run(ctx, b)
diff --git a/pkg/sql/crdb_internal.go b/pkg/sql/crdb_internal.go
index 0d88accd2a55..5529d102afa2 100644
--- a/pkg/sql/crdb_internal.go
+++ b/pkg/sql/crdb_internal.go
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/jobs/jobsauth"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/jobs/jobspb"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/keys"
-	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/kv"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/kv/kvclient/kvcoord"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/kv/kvpb"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/kv/kvserver/concurrency/lock"
@@ -6123,12 +6122,12 @@ CREATE TABLE crdb_internal.lost_descriptors_with_data (
 		hasData := func(startID, endID descpb.ID) (found bool, _ error) {
 			startPrefix := p.extendedEvalCtx.Codec.TablePrefix(uint32(startID))
 			endPrefix := p.extendedEvalCtx.Codec.TablePrefix(uint32(endID - 1)).PrefixEnd()
-			var b kv.Batch
+			b := p.Txn().NewBatch()
 			b.Header.MaxSpanRequestKeys = 1
 			scanRequest := kvpb.NewScan(startPrefix, endPrefix, false).(*kvpb.ScanRequest)
 			scanRequest.ScanFormat = kvpb.BATCH_RESPONSE
 			b.AddRawRequest(scanRequest)
-			err = p.execCfg.DB.Run(ctx, &b)
+			err = p.execCfg.DB.Run(ctx, b)
 			if err != nil {
 				return false, err
 			}
@@ -7529,7 +7528,7 @@ func genClusterLocksGenerator(
 		var resumeSpan *roachpb.Span
 
 		fetchLocks := func(key, endKey roachpb.Key) error {
-			b := kv.Batch{}
+			b := p.Txn().NewBatch()
 			queryLocksRequest := &kvpb.QueryLocksRequest{
 				RequestHeader: kvpb.RequestHeader{
 					Key:    key,
@@ -7546,7 +7545,7 @@ func genClusterLocksGenerator(
 			b.Header.MaxSpanRequestKeys = int64(rowinfra.ProductionKVBatchSize)
 			b.Header.TargetBytes = int64(rowinfra.GetDefaultBatchBytesLimit(p.extendedEvalCtx.TestingKnobs.ForceProductionValues))
 
-			err := p.txn.Run(ctx, &b)
+			err := p.txn.Run(ctx, b)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
diff --git a/pkg/sql/create_sequence.go b/pkg/sql/create_sequence.go
index 403beb033fb4..e07b31388774 100644
--- a/pkg/sql/create_sequence.go
+++ b/pkg/sql/create_sequence.go
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/keys"
-	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/kv"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/server/telemetry"
 	clustersettings "github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/settings/cluster"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/sql/catalog"
@@ -155,7 +154,7 @@ func doCreateSequence(
 
 	// Initialize the sequence value.
 	seqValueKey := p.ExecCfg().Codec.SequenceKey(uint32(id))
-	b := &kv.Batch{}
+	b := p.Txn().NewBatch()
 
 	startVal := desc.SequenceOpts.Start
 	for _, option := range opts {
diff --git a/pkg/sql/descriptor.go b/pkg/sql/descriptor.go
index c8074f1e4303..c48a84024073 100644
--- a/pkg/sql/descriptor.go
+++ b/pkg/sql/descriptor.go
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/keys"
-	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/kv"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/security/username"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/server/telemetry"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/settings"
@@ -227,7 +226,7 @@ func (p *planner) createDescriptor(
 			"expected new descriptor, not a modification of version %d",
 			descriptor.OriginalVersion())
 	}
-	b := &kv.Batch{}
+	b := p.Txn().NewBatch()
 	kvTrace := p.ExtendedEvalContext().Tracing.KVTracingEnabled()
 	if err := p.Descriptors().WriteDescToBatch(ctx, kvTrace, descriptor, b); err != nil {
 		return err
diff --git a/pkg/sql/drop_database.go b/pkg/sql/drop_database.go
index 7c5e69519aa8..ef25cffd057c 100644
--- a/pkg/sql/drop_database.go
+++ b/pkg/sql/drop_database.go
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ package sql
 import (
 	"context"
 
-	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/kv"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/server/telemetry"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/sql/catalog"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/sql/catalog/catalogkeys"
@@ -141,7 +140,7 @@ func (n *dropDatabaseNode) startExec(params runParams) error {
 		schemaToDelete := schemaWithDbDesc.schema
 		switch schemaToDelete.SchemaKind() {
 		case catalog.SchemaPublic:
-			b := &kv.Batch{}
+			b := p.Txn().NewBatch()
 			if err := p.Descriptors().DeleteDescriptorlessPublicSchemaToBatch(
 				ctx, p.ExtendedEvalContext().Tracing.KVTracingEnabled(), n.dbDesc, b,
 			); err != nil {
@@ -151,7 +150,7 @@ func (n *dropDatabaseNode) startExec(params runParams) error {
 				return err
 			}
 		case catalog.SchemaTemporary:
-			b := &kv.Batch{}
+			b := p.Txn().NewBatch()
 			if err := p.Descriptors().DeleteTempSchemaToBatch(
 				ctx, p.ExtendedEvalContext().Tracing.KVTracingEnabled(), n.dbDesc, schemaToDelete.GetName(), b,
 			); err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/sql/gcjob/descriptor_utils.go b/pkg/sql/gcjob/descriptor_utils.go
index 935830df88f7..fc4fc7f4416d 100644
--- a/pkg/sql/gcjob/descriptor_utils.go
+++ b/pkg/sql/gcjob/descriptor_utils.go
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ func deleteDatabaseZoneConfig(
 		return nil
 	}
 	return db.Txn(ctx, func(ctx context.Context, txn *kv.Txn) error {
-		b := &kv.Batch{}
+		b := txn.NewBatch()
 
 		// Delete the zone config entry for the dropped database associated with the
 		// job, if it exists.
diff --git a/pkg/sql/importer/import_job.go b/pkg/sql/importer/import_job.go
index d14d60c005f9..aeea28bd7099 100644
--- a/pkg/sql/importer/import_job.go
+++ b/pkg/sql/importer/import_job.go
@@ -686,7 +686,7 @@ func (r *importResumer) prepareSchemasForIngestion(
 
 	// Finally create the schemas on disk.
 	for i, mutDesc := range mutableSchemaDescs {
-		b := &kv.Batch{}
+		b := txn.KV().NewBatch()
 		kvTrace := p.ExtendedEvalContext().Tracing.KVTracingEnabled()
 		if err := descsCol.WriteDescToBatch(ctx, kvTrace, mutDesc, b); err != nil {
 			return nil, err
diff --git a/pkg/sql/repair.go b/pkg/sql/repair.go
index 4c53a7244279..4b35cc778d81 100644
--- a/pkg/sql/repair.go
+++ b/pkg/sql/repair.go
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/cloud"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/config/zonepb"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/keys"
-	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/kv"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/kv/kvpb"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/roachpb"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/sql/catalog"
@@ -755,7 +754,7 @@ func (p *planner) ForceDeleteTableData(ctx context.Context, descID int64) error
 	requestHeader := kvpb.RequestHeader{
 		Key: tableSpan.Key, EndKey: tableSpan.EndKey,
 	}
-	b := &kv.Batch{}
+	b := p.Txn().NewBatch()
 	if storage.CanUseMVCCRangeTombstones(ctx, p.execCfg.Settings) {
 		b.AddRawRequest(&kvpb.DeleteRangeRequest{
 			RequestHeader:           requestHeader,
diff --git a/pkg/sql/sem/builtins/builtins.go b/pkg/sql/sem/builtins/builtins.go
index 676ea0206fcc..83978bdfd177 100644
--- a/pkg/sql/sem/builtins/builtins.go
+++ b/pkg/sql/sem/builtins/builtins.go
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/config/zonepb"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/jobs/jobspb"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/keys"
-	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/kv"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/kv/kvpb"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/kv/kvserver/kvserverbase"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/roachpb"
@@ -5537,17 +5536,17 @@ SELECT
 			Types:      tree.ParamTypes{{Name: "key", Typ: types.Bytes}},
 			ReturnType: tree.FixedReturnType(types.Int),
 			Fn: func(ctx context.Context, evalCtx *eval.Context, args tree.Datums) (tree.Datum, error) {
+				if evalCtx.Txn == nil { // can occur during backfills
+					return nil, pgerror.Newf(pgcode.FeatureNotSupported,
+						"cannot use crdb_internal.lease_holder in this context")
+				}
 				key := []byte(tree.MustBeDBytes(args[0]))
-				b := &kv.Batch{}
+				b := evalCtx.Txn.NewBatch()
 				b.AddRawRequest(&kvpb.LeaseInfoRequest{
 					RequestHeader: kvpb.RequestHeader{
 						Key: key,
 					},
 				})
-				if evalCtx.Txn == nil { // can occur during backfills
-					return nil, pgerror.Newf(pgcode.FeatureNotSupported,
-						"cannot use crdb_internal.lease_holder in this context")
-				}
 				if err := evalCtx.Txn.Run(ctx, b); err != nil {
 					return nil, pgerror.Wrap(err, pgcode.InvalidParameterValue, "error fetching leaseholder")
 				}
diff --git a/pkg/sql/temporary_schema.go b/pkg/sql/temporary_schema.go
index d465dc8082de..f609453eec59 100644
--- a/pkg/sql/temporary_schema.go
+++ b/pkg/sql/temporary_schema.go
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/keys"
-	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/kv"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/security/username"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/server/serverpb"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/server/telemetry"
@@ -108,7 +107,7 @@ func (p *planner) getOrCreateTemporarySchema(
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	b := &kv.Batch{}
+	b := p.Txn().NewBatch()
 	if err := p.Descriptors().InsertTempSchemaToBatch(
 		ctx, p.ExtendedEvalContext().Tracing.KVTracingEnabled(), db, tempSchemaName, id, b,
 	); err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/sql/truncate.go b/pkg/sql/truncate.go
index c7eedafeb661..08075349996d 100644
--- a/pkg/sql/truncate.go
+++ b/pkg/sql/truncate.go
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ import (
 	"math/rand"
 
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/jobs/jobspb"
-	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/kv"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/kv/kvpb"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/kv/kvserver/kvserverbase"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/roachpb"
@@ -417,7 +416,7 @@ func (p *planner) copySplitPointsToNewIndexes(
 
 	// Re-split the new set of indexes along the same split points as the old
 	// indexes.
-	var b kv.Batch
+	b := p.Txn().NewBatch()
 	tablePrefix := execCfg.Codec.TablePrefix(uint32(tableID))
 
 	// Fetch all of the range descriptors for this index.
@@ -512,12 +511,12 @@ func (p *planner) copySplitPointsToNewIndexes(
 		})
 	}
 
-	if err = p.txn.DB().Run(ctx, &b); err != nil {
+	if err = p.txn.DB().Run(ctx, b); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
 	// Now scatter the ranges, after we've finished splitting them.
-	b = kv.Batch{}
+	b = p.Txn().NewBatch()
 	b.AddRawRequest(&kvpb.AdminScatterRequest{
 		// Scatter all of the data between the start key of the first new index, and
 		// the PrefixEnd of the last new index.
@@ -528,7 +527,7 @@ func (p *planner) copySplitPointsToNewIndexes(
 		RandomizeLeases: true,
 	})
 
-	return p.txn.DB().Run(ctx, &b)
+	return p.txn.DB().Run(ctx, b)
 }
 
 func (p *planner) reassignIndexComments(