diff --git a/google-cloud-clients/google-cloud-spanner/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/spanner/BatchClient.java b/google-cloud-clients/google-cloud-spanner/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/spanner/BatchClient.java
index e038cfa6fa26..4872d7b46ada 100644
--- a/google-cloud-clients/google-cloud-spanner/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/spanner/BatchClient.java
+++ b/google-cloud-clients/google-cloud-spanner/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/spanner/BatchClient.java
@@ -59,12 +59,6 @@ public interface BatchClient {
    * @param batchTransactionId to re-initialize the transaction, re-using the timestamp for
    *     successive read/query.
    *
-   * <!--SNIPPET batch_client_read_with_id-->
-   * <pre>{@code
-   * BatchTransactionId txnId = my_txn.getBatchTransactionId();
-   * BatchReadOnlyTransaction txn = batchClient.batchReadOnlyTransaction(txnId);
-   * }</pre>
-   * <!--SNIPPET batch_client_read_with_id-->
    */
   BatchReadOnlyTransaction batchReadOnlyTransaction(BatchTransactionId batchTransactionId);
 }
diff --git a/google-cloud-clients/google-cloud-spanner/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/spanner/BatchReadOnlyTransaction.java b/google-cloud-clients/google-cloud-spanner/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/spanner/BatchReadOnlyTransaction.java
index 6371c456dc06..1b434b693048 100644
--- a/google-cloud-clients/google-cloud-spanner/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/spanner/BatchReadOnlyTransaction.java
+++ b/google-cloud-clients/google-cloud-spanner/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/spanner/BatchReadOnlyTransaction.java
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ public interface BatchReadOnlyTransaction extends ReadOnlyTransaction {
    *       long singerId = results.getLong(0);
    *       String firstName = results.getString(1);
    *       String lastName = results.getString(2);
-   *       System.out.println("P2 [" + singerId + "] " + firstName + " " + lastName);
+   *       System.out.println("[" + singerId + "] " + firstName + " " + lastName);
    *     }
    *   }
    * }
@@ -110,14 +110,15 @@ List<Partition> partitionRead(
    *         "Singers",
    *         "SingerId",
    *         KeySet.all(),
-   *         Arrays.asList("FirstName"));
-   * BatchTransactionId txnID = txn.getBatchTransactionId();
-   * int numRowsRead = 0;
+   *         Arrays.asList("SingerId", "FirstName", "LastName"));
+   *
    * for (Partition p : partitions) {
-   *   BatchReadOnlyTransaction batchTxnOnEachWorker = batchClient.batchReadOnlyTransaction(txnID);
-   *   try (ResultSet results = batchTxnOnEachWorker.execute(p)) {
+   *   try (ResultSet results = txn.execute(p)) {
    *     while (results.next()) {
-   *       System.out.println(results.getString(0));
+   *       long singerId = results.getLong(0);
+   *       String firstName = results.getString(1);
+   *       String lastName = results.getString(2);
+   *       System.out.println("[" + singerId + "] " + firstName + " " + lastName);
    *     }
    *   }
    * }
@@ -198,13 +199,6 @@ List<Partition> partitionQuery(
    * Returns a {@link BatchTransactionId} to be re-used across several machines/processes. This
    * BatchTransactionId guarantees the subsequent read/query to be executed at the same timestamp.
    *
-   * <!--SNIPPET batch_client_read_with_id-->
-   * <pre>{@code
-   * BatchTransactionId txnId = my_txn.getBatchTransactionId();
-   * BatchReadOnlyTransaction txn = batchClient.batchReadOnlyTransaction(txnId);
-   * }</pre>
-   * <!--SNIPPET batch_client_read_with_id-->
-   *
    */
   BatchTransactionId getBatchTransactionId();
 }
diff --git a/google-cloud-clients/google-cloud-spanner/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/spanner/Spanner.java b/google-cloud-clients/google-cloud-spanner/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/spanner/Spanner.java
index 4f6cb1b901a6..fbad68059db9 100644
--- a/google-cloud-clients/google-cloud-spanner/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/spanner/Spanner.java
+++ b/google-cloud-clients/google-cloud-spanner/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/spanner/Spanner.java
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ public interface Spanner extends Service<SpannerOptions> {
    * final String instance = "test-instance";
    * final String database = "example-db";
    * DatabaseId db =
-   *     DatabaseId.of("span-cloud-testing", "nsujir-ins", "example-db");
+   *     DatabaseId.of(project, instance, database);
    * DatabaseClient dbClient = spanner.getDatabaseClient(db);
    * }</pre>
    * <!--SNIPPET get_db_client-->
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ public interface Spanner extends Service<SpannerOptions> {
    * final String instance = "test-instance";
    * final String database = "example-db";
    * DatabaseId db =
-   *     DatabaseId.of("span-cloud-testing", "nsujir-ins", "example-db");
+   *     DatabaseId.of(project, instance, database);
    * BatchClient batchClient = spanner.getBatchClient(db);
    * }</pre>
    * <!--SNIPPET get_batch_client-->
diff --git a/google-cloud-examples/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/examples/spanner/snippets/BatchClientSnippets.java b/google-cloud-examples/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/examples/spanner/snippets/BatchClientSnippets.java
index 835a3f195140..2b0dff1171be 100644
--- a/google-cloud-examples/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/examples/spanner/snippets/BatchClientSnippets.java
+++ b/google-cloud-examples/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/examples/spanner/snippets/BatchClientSnippets.java
@@ -55,18 +55,6 @@ BatchReadOnlyTransaction readStrong() {
     return txn;
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Example to do a batch read with txn id.
-   */
-  BatchReadOnlyTransaction readWithId(BatchReadOnlyTransaction my_txn) {
-    // [START batch_client_read_with_id]
-    BatchTransactionId txnId = my_txn.getBatchTransactionId();
-    BatchReadOnlyTransaction txn = batchClient.batchReadOnlyTransaction(txnId);
-    // [END batch_client_read_with_id]
-
-    return txn;
-  }
-
   void partitionQuery() {
     // [START partition_query]
     final BatchReadOnlyTransaction txn =
@@ -104,7 +92,7 @@ void partitionRead() {
           long singerId = results.getLong(0);
           String firstName = results.getString(1);
           String lastName = results.getString(2);
-          System.out.println("P2 [" + singerId + "] " + firstName + " " + lastName);
+          System.out.println("[" + singerId + "] " + firstName + " " + lastName);
         }
       }
     }
@@ -121,14 +109,15 @@ void partitionReadUsingIndex() {
             "Singers",
             "SingerId",
             KeySet.all(),
-            Arrays.asList("FirstName"));
-    BatchTransactionId txnID = txn.getBatchTransactionId();
-    int numRowsRead = 0;
+            Arrays.asList("SingerId", "FirstName", "LastName"));
+
     for (Partition p : partitions) {
-      BatchReadOnlyTransaction batchTxnOnEachWorker = batchClient.batchReadOnlyTransaction(txnID);
-      try (ResultSet results = batchTxnOnEachWorker.execute(p)) {
+      try (ResultSet results = txn.execute(p)) {
         while (results.next()) {
-          System.out.println(results.getString(0));
+          long singerId = results.getLong(0);
+          String firstName = results.getString(1);
+          String lastName = results.getString(2);
+          System.out.println("[" + singerId + "] " + firstName + " " + lastName);
         }
       }
     }
diff --git a/google-cloud-examples/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/examples/spanner/snippets/SpannerSnippets.java b/google-cloud-examples/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/examples/spanner/snippets/SpannerSnippets.java
index b57c9dc80433..1844ca6ffbf3 100644
--- a/google-cloud-examples/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/examples/spanner/snippets/SpannerSnippets.java
+++ b/google-cloud-examples/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/examples/spanner/snippets/SpannerSnippets.java
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ DatabaseClient getDatabaseClient() {
     final String instance = "test-instance";
     final String database = "example-db";
     DatabaseId db =
-        DatabaseId.of("span-cloud-testing", "nsujir-ins", "example-db");
+        DatabaseId.of(project, instance, database);
     DatabaseClient dbClient = spanner.getDatabaseClient(db);
     // [END get_db_client]
 
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ BatchClient getBatchClient() {
     final String instance = "test-instance";
     final String database = "example-db";
     DatabaseId db =
-        DatabaseId.of("span-cloud-testing", "nsujir-ins", "example-db");
+        DatabaseId.of(project, instance, database);
     BatchClient batchClient = spanner.getBatchClient(db);
     // [END get_batch_client]