diff --git a/api/proxy/option.go b/api/proxy/option.go
index 4470b8a44f..ecfd290167 100644
--- a/api/proxy/option.go
+++ b/api/proxy/option.go
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"net/netip"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/hashicorp/boundary/api/sessions"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/boundary/api"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/boundary/api/targets"
 )
 
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ type Options struct {
 	WithSessionAuthorizationData *targets.SessionAuthorizationData
 	WithSkipSessionTeardown      bool
 	withSessionTeardownTimeout   time.Duration
-	withSessionsClient           *sessions.Client
+	withApiClient                *api.Client
 }
 
 // Option is a function that takes in an options struct and sets values or
@@ -132,10 +132,10 @@ func WithSessionTeardownTimeout(with time.Duration) Option {
 	}
 }
 
-// WithSessionsClient provides an optional sessions client
-func WithSessionsClient(with *sessions.Client) Option {
+// WithApiClient provides an optional sessions client
+func WithApiClient(with *api.Client) Option {
 	return func(o *Options) error {
-		o.withSessionsClient = with
+		o.withApiClient = with
 		return nil
 	}
 }
diff --git a/api/proxy/option_test.go b/api/proxy/option_test.go
index 19ddfd29b8..8525010507 100644
--- a/api/proxy/option_test.go
+++ b/api/proxy/option_test.go
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/hashicorp/boundary/api"
-	"github.com/hashicorp/boundary/api/sessions"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/boundary/api/targets"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
@@ -102,12 +101,11 @@ func Test_GetOpts(t *testing.T) {
 		assert := assert.New(t)
 		opts, err := getOpts()
 		require.NoError(t, err)
-		assert.Nil(opts.withSessionsClient)
+		assert.Nil(opts.withApiClient)
 		client, err := api.NewClient(nil)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
-		sessClient := sessions.NewClient(client)
-		opts, err = getOpts(WithSessionsClient(sessClient))
+		opts, err = getOpts(WithApiClient(client))
 		require.NoError(t, err)
-		assert.Equal(sessClient, opts.withSessionsClient)
+		assert.Equal(client, opts.withApiClient)
 	})
 }
diff --git a/api/proxy/proxy.go b/api/proxy/proxy.go
index bb6805a6d6..c5148d8060 100644
--- a/api/proxy/proxy.go
+++ b/api/proxy/proxy.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import (
 	"sync/atomic"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/hashicorp/boundary/api"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/boundary/api/sessions"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/boundary/api/targets"
 	cleanhttp "github.com/hashicorp/go-cleanhttp"
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@ type ClientProxy struct {
 	connectionsLeft         *atomic.Int32
 	connsLeftCh             chan int32
 	callerConnectionsLeftCh chan int32
-	sessionsClient          *sessions.Client
+	apiClient               *api.Client
 	sessionAuthzData        *targets.SessionAuthorizationData
 	createTime              time.Time
 	expiration              time.Time
@@ -99,7 +100,7 @@ func New(ctx context.Context, authzToken string, opt ...Option) (*ClientProxy, e
 		callerConnectionsLeftCh: opts.WithConnectionsLeftCh,
 		started:                 new(atomic.Bool),
 		skipSessionTeardown:     opts.WithSkipSessionTeardown,
-		sessionsClient:          opts.withSessionsClient,
+		apiClient:               opts.withApiClient,
 	}
 
 	if opts.WithListener != nil {
@@ -263,12 +264,12 @@ func (p *ClientProxy) Start(opt ...Option) (retErr error) {
 					p.cancel()
 					return
 				}
-				if p.sessionsClient != nil {
+				if p.apiClient != nil {
 					// If we can tell that the session for the connection we just
 					// closed is terminated, we can close the listener, otherwise
 					// might as well leave it open so the next connection can be
 					// tried.
-					sess, err := p.sessionsClient.Read(p.ctx, p.sessionAuthzData.SessionId)
+					sess, err := sessions.NewClient(p.apiClient).Read(p.ctx, p.sessionAuthzData.SessionId)
 					if err != nil || sess == nil || sess.Item == nil || sess.Item.TerminationReason == "" {
 						return
 					}