diff --git a/pkg/storage/rocksdb.go b/pkg/storage/rocksdb.go
index 79ef7dafb20a..15057420f71b 100644
--- a/pkg/storage/rocksdb.go
+++ b/pkg/storage/rocksdb.go
@@ -538,7 +538,16 @@ func (r *RocksDB) Attrs() roachpb.Attributes {
 //
 // It is safe to modify the contents of the arguments after Put returns.
 func (r *RocksDB) Put(key MVCCKey, value []byte) error {
-	return dbPut(r.rdb, key, value)
+	if len(key.Key) == 0 {
+		return emptyKeyError()
+	}
+
+	b := r.NewWriteOnlyBatch()
+	defer b.Close()
+	if err := b.Put(key, value); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return b.Commit(true /* sync */)
 }
 
 // Merge implements the RocksDB merge operator using the function goMergeInit
@@ -549,7 +558,16 @@ func (r *RocksDB) Put(key MVCCKey, value []byte) error {
 //
 // It is safe to modify the contents of the arguments after Merge returns.
 func (r *RocksDB) Merge(key MVCCKey, value []byte) error {
-	return dbMerge(r.rdb, key, value)
+	if len(key.Key) == 0 {
+		return emptyKeyError()
+	}
+
+	b := r.NewWriteOnlyBatch()
+	defer b.Close()
+	if err := b.Merge(key, value); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return b.Commit(true /* sync */)
 }
 
 // LogData is part of the Writer interface.
@@ -571,7 +589,12 @@ func (r *RocksDB) LogLogicalOp(op MVCCLogicalOpType, details MVCCLogicalOpDetail
 // It is safe to modify the contents of the arguments after ApplyBatchRepr
 // returns.
 func (r *RocksDB) ApplyBatchRepr(repr []byte, sync bool) error {
-	return dbApplyBatchRepr(r.rdb, repr, sync)
+	b := r.NewWriteOnlyBatch()
+	defer b.Close()
+	if err := b.ApplyBatchRepr(repr, sync); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return b.Commit(sync)
 }
 
 // Get returns the value for the given key.
@@ -590,14 +613,30 @@ func (r *RocksDB) GetProto(
 //
 // It is safe to modify the contents of the arguments after Clear returns.
 func (r *RocksDB) Clear(key MVCCKey) error {
-	return dbClear(r.rdb, key)
+	if len(key.Key) == 0 {
+		return emptyKeyError()
+	}
+	b := r.NewWriteOnlyBatch()
+	defer b.Close()
+	if err := b.Clear(key); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return b.Commit(true /* sync */)
 }
 
 // SingleClear removes the most recent item from the db with the given key.
 //
 // It is safe to modify the contents of the arguments after SingleClear returns.
 func (r *RocksDB) SingleClear(key MVCCKey) error {
-	return dbSingleClear(r.rdb, key)
+	if len(key.Key) == 0 {
+		return emptyKeyError()
+	}
+	b := r.NewWriteOnlyBatch()
+	defer b.Close()
+	if err := b.SingleClear(key); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return b.Commit(true /* sync */)
 }
 
 // ClearRange removes a set of entries, from start (inclusive) to end
@@ -605,7 +644,12 @@ func (r *RocksDB) SingleClear(key MVCCKey) error {
 //
 // It is safe to modify the contents of the arguments after ClearRange returns.
 func (r *RocksDB) ClearRange(start, end MVCCKey) error {
-	return dbClearRange(r.rdb, start, end)
+	b := r.NewWriteOnlyBatch()
+	defer b.Close()
+	if err := b.ClearRange(start, end); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return b.Commit(true /* sync */)
 }
 
 // ClearIterRange removes a set of entries, from start (inclusive) to end
@@ -614,7 +658,15 @@ func (r *RocksDB) ClearRange(start, end MVCCKey) error {
 // It is safe to modify the contents of the arguments after ClearIterRange
 // returns.
 func (r *RocksDB) ClearIterRange(iter Iterator, start, end roachpb.Key) error {
-	return dbClearIterRange(r.rdb, iter, start, end)
+	b := r.NewWriteOnlyBatch()
+	defer b.Close()
+	err := r.Iterate(start, end, func(keyValue MVCCKeyValue) (bool, error) {
+		return false, b.Clear(keyValue.Key)
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return b.Commit(true /* sync */)
 }
 
 // Iterate iterates from start to end keys, invoking f on each
@@ -2616,13 +2668,6 @@ func dbClear(rdb *C.DBEngine, key MVCCKey) error {
 	return statusToError(C.DBDelete(rdb, goToCKey(key)))
 }
 
-func dbSingleClear(rdb *C.DBEngine, key MVCCKey) error {
-	if len(key.Key) == 0 {
-		return emptyKeyError()
-	}
-	return statusToError(C.DBSingleDelete(rdb, goToCKey(key)))
-}
-
 func dbClearRange(rdb *C.DBEngine, start, end MVCCKey) error {
 	if err := statusToError(C.DBDeleteRange(rdb, goToCKey(start), goToCKey(end))); err != nil {
 		return err