diff --git a/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/metadata/MetadataNode.java b/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/metadata/MetadataNode.java
index edffcd7..13f1ec0 100644
--- a/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/metadata/MetadataNode.java
+++ b/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/metadata/MetadataNode.java
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.storage.am.common.ophelpers.IndexOperation;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.storage.am.common.ophelpers.MultiComparator;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.common.api.ILSMIndex;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.common.api.ILSMIndexAccessor;
 
 public class MetadataNode implements IMetadataNode {
     private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
@@ -272,7 +273,7 @@
         IModificationOperationCallback modCallback = createIndexModificationCallback(jobId, resourceID, metadataIndex,
                 lsmIndex, IndexOperation.INSERT);
 
-        IIndexAccessor indexAccessor = lsmIndex.createAccessor(modCallback, NoOpOperationCallback.INSTANCE);
+        ILSMIndexAccessor indexAccessor = lsmIndex.createAccessor(modCallback, NoOpOperationCallback.INSTANCE);
 
         ITransactionContext txnCtx = transactionSubsystem.getTransactionManager().getTransactionContext(jobId);
         txnCtx.setTransactionType(TransactionType.READ_WRITE);
@@ -280,7 +281,7 @@
                 metadataIndex.isPrimaryIndex());
 
         // TODO: fix exceptions once new BTree exception model is in hyracks.
-        indexAccessor.insert(tuple);
+        indexAccessor.forceInsert(tuple);
 
         indexLifecycleManager.close(resourceID);
     }
@@ -580,14 +581,14 @@
         // prepare a Callback for logging
         IModificationOperationCallback modCallback = createIndexModificationCallback(jobId, resourceID, metadataIndex,
                 lsmIndex, IndexOperation.DELETE);
-        IIndexAccessor indexAccessor = lsmIndex.createAccessor(modCallback, NoOpOperationCallback.INSTANCE);
+        ILSMIndexAccessor indexAccessor = lsmIndex.createAccessor(modCallback, NoOpOperationCallback.INSTANCE);
 
         ITransactionContext txnCtx = transactionSubsystem.getTransactionManager().getTransactionContext(jobId);
         txnCtx.setTransactionType(TransactionType.READ_WRITE);
         txnCtx.registerIndexAndCallback(resourceID, lsmIndex, (AbstractOperationCallback) modCallback,
                 metadataIndex.isPrimaryIndex());
 
-        indexAccessor.delete(tuple);
+        indexAccessor.forceDelete(tuple);
         indexLifecycleManager.close(resourceID);
     }