diff --git a/google-cloud-spanner/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/spanner/CompositeTracer.java b/google-cloud-spanner/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/spanner/CompositeTracer.java
index 07d1310e91b..318fdce26d4 100644
--- a/google-cloud-spanner/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/spanner/CompositeTracer.java
+++ b/google-cloud-spanner/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/spanner/CompositeTracer.java
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 
 package com.google.cloud.spanner;
 
+import static com.google.api.gax.util.TimeConversionUtils.toJavaTimeDuration;
+
 import com.google.api.core.InternalApi;
 import com.google.api.gax.tracing.ApiTracer;
 import com.google.api.gax.tracing.BaseApiTracer;
@@ -23,7 +25,6 @@
 import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
-import org.threeten.bp.Duration;
 
 @InternalApi
 public class CompositeTracer extends BaseApiTracer {
@@ -108,10 +109,8 @@ public void attemptCancelled() {
   }
 
   @Override
-  public void attemptFailed(Throwable error, Duration delay) {
-    for (ApiTracer child : children) {
-      child.attemptFailed(error, delay);
-    }
+  public void attemptFailed(Throwable error, org.threeten.bp.Duration delay) {
+    attemptFailedDuration(error, toJavaTimeDuration(delay));
   }
 
   @Override
diff --git a/google-cloud-spanner/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/spanner/CompositeTracerTest.java b/google-cloud-spanner/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/spanner/CompositeTracerTest.java
index dfb7b252268..e300dd6e793 100644
--- a/google-cloud-spanner/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/spanner/CompositeTracerTest.java
+++ b/google-cloud-spanner/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/spanner/CompositeTracerTest.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 package com.google.cloud.spanner;
 
+import static com.google.api.gax.util.TimeConversionUtils.toJavaTimeDuration;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.times;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
@@ -151,10 +152,15 @@ public void testAttemptFailed() {
     RuntimeException error = new RuntimeException();
     Duration delay = Duration.ofMillis(10);
     compositeTracer.attemptFailed(error, delay);
-    verify(child1, times(1)).attemptFailed(error, delay);
-    verify(child2, times(1)).attemptFailed(error, delay);
-    verify(child3, times(1)).attemptFailed(error, delay);
-    verify(child4, times(1)).attemptFailed(error, delay);
+
+    // CompositeTracer's attemptFailed calls the attemptFailedDuration method. This was part of
+    // the java.time migration effort to move away from threetenbp. Verify that each child tracer
+    // calls attemptFailedDuration once.
+    java.time.Duration delayDuration = toJavaTimeDuration(delay);
+    verify(child1, times(1)).attemptFailedDuration(error, delayDuration);
+    verify(child2, times(1)).attemptFailedDuration(error, delayDuration);
+    verify(child3, times(1)).attemptFailedDuration(error, delayDuration);
+    verify(child4, times(1)).attemptFailedDuration(error, delayDuration);
   }
 
   @Test