diff --git a/samples/snippets/src/main/java/com/example/bigquerystorage/WriteCommittedStream.java b/samples/snippets/src/main/java/com/example/bigquerystorage/WriteCommittedStream.java
index 0ecd78f22e..1fc6b0f45b 100644
--- a/samples/snippets/src/main/java/com/example/bigquerystorage/WriteCommittedStream.java
+++ b/samples/snippets/src/main/java/com/example/bigquerystorage/WriteCommittedStream.java
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ public static void writeCommittedStream(String projectId, String datasetName, St
           JSONArray jsonArr = new JSONArray();
           jsonArr.put(record);
 
-          ApiFuture<AppendRowsResponse> future = writer.append(jsonArr, i, false);
+          ApiFuture<AppendRowsResponse> future = writer.append(jsonArr, i);
           AppendRowsResponse response = future.get();
         }
 
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ public static void writeToDefaultStream(String projectId, String datasetName, St
         JSONArray jsonArr = new JSONArray();
         jsonArr.put(record);
 
-        ApiFuture<AppendRowsResponse> future = writer.append(jsonArr, false);
+        ApiFuture<AppendRowsResponse> future = writer.append(jsonArr);
         AppendRowsResponse response = future.get();
       }
     } catch (Exception e) {
diff --git a/samples/snippets/src/main/java/com/example/bigquerystorage/WritePendingStream.java b/samples/snippets/src/main/java/com/example/bigquerystorage/WritePendingStream.java
index 5d357a3e2c..5cc504962a 100644
--- a/samples/snippets/src/main/java/com/example/bigquerystorage/WritePendingStream.java
+++ b/samples/snippets/src/main/java/com/example/bigquerystorage/WritePendingStream.java
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ public static void writePendingStream(String projectId, String datasetName, Stri
           JSONArray jsonArr = new JSONArray();
           jsonArr.put(record);
 
-          ApiFuture<AppendRowsResponse> future = writer.append(jsonArr, false);
+          ApiFuture<AppendRowsResponse> future = writer.append(jsonArr);
           AppendRowsResponse response = future.get();
         }
         FinalizeWriteStreamResponse finalizeResponse =