diff --git a/backup/queries_statistics.go b/backup/queries_statistics.go
index e6e773a53..58f82ed4b 100644
--- a/backup/queries_statistics.go
+++ b/backup/queries_statistics.go
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/greenplum-db/gp-common-go-libs/dbconn"
 	"github.com/greenplum-db/gp-common-go-libs/gplog"
 	"github.com/greenplum-db/gpbackup/utils"
-	"github.com/jmoiron/sqlx"
 	"github.com/lib/pq"
 )
 
@@ -54,7 +53,7 @@ type AttributeStatistic struct {
 	Values5      pq.StringArray `db:"stavalues5"`
 }
 
-func getAttributeStatisticsRows(connectionPool *dbconn.DBConn, tables []Table) (*sqlx.Rows, error) {
+func GetAttributeStatistics(connectionPool *dbconn.DBConn, tables []Table, processRow func(attStat *AttributeStatistic)) {
 	inheritClause := ""
 	statSlotClause := ""
 	if connectionPool.Version.AtLeast("6") {
@@ -120,21 +119,14 @@ func getAttributeStatisticsRows(connectionPool *dbconn.DBConn, tables []Table) (
 		inheritClause, statSlotClause, statCollationClause,
 		SchemaFilterClause("n"), utils.SliceToQuotedString(tablenames))
 
-	return connectionPool.Query(query)
-}
-
-func GetAttributeStatistics(connectionPool *dbconn.DBConn, tables []Table) map[uint32][]AttributeStatistic {
-	results, err := getAttributeStatisticsRows(connectionPool, tables)
-	gplog.FatalOnError(err)
-	stats := make(map[uint32][]AttributeStatistic)
-	for results.Next() {
+	rows, err := connectionPool.Query(query)
+	for rows.Next() {
 		var attStat AttributeStatistic
-		err = results.StructScan(&attStat)
+		err = rows.StructScan(&attStat)
 		gplog.FatalOnError(err)
-		stats[attStat.Oid] = append(stats[attStat.Oid], attStat)
+		processRow(&attStat)
 	}
-	gplog.FatalOnError(results.Err())
-	return stats
+	gplog.FatalOnError(rows.Err())
 }
 
 type TupleStatistic struct {
diff --git a/backup/wrappers.go b/backup/wrappers.go
index 49f102728..bedc0c5a3 100644
--- a/backup/wrappers.go
+++ b/backup/wrappers.go
@@ -780,15 +780,9 @@ func backupTableStatistics(statisticsFile *utils.FileWithByteCount, tables []Tab
 	GetTupleStatistics(connectionPool, tables, func(tupleStat *TupleStatistic) {
 		printTupleStatisticsStatementForTable(statisticsFile, globalTOC, tablesMap[tupleStat.Oid], *tupleStat)
 	})
-	attStats, err := getAttributeStatisticsRows(connectionPool, tables)
-	gplog.FatalOnError(err)
-	for attStats.Next() {
-		var attStat AttributeStatistic
-		err = attStats.StructScan(&attStat)
-		gplog.FatalOnError(err)
-		printAttributeStatisticsStatementForTable(statisticsFile, globalTOC, tablesMap[attStat.Oid], attStat)
-	}
-	gplog.FatalOnError(attStats.Err())
+	GetAttributeStatistics(connectionPool, tables, func(attStat *AttributeStatistic) {
+		printAttributeStatisticsStatementForTable(statisticsFile, globalTOC, tablesMap[attStat.Oid], *attStat)
+	})
 }
 
 func backupIncrementalMetadata() {
diff --git a/integration/statistics_create_test.go b/integration/statistics_create_test.go
index 6ec35f052..2611dd958 100644
--- a/integration/statistics_create_test.go
+++ b/integration/statistics_create_test.go
@@ -30,7 +30,10 @@ var _ = Describe("backup integration tests", func() {
 			oldTableOid := testutils.OidFromObjectName(connectionPool, "public", "foo", backup.TYPE_RELATION)
 			tables[0].Oid = oldTableOid
 
-			beforeAttStats := backup.GetAttributeStatistics(connectionPool, tables)
+			beforeAttStats := make(map[uint32][]backup.AttributeStatistic)
+			backup.GetAttributeStatistics(connectionPool, tables, func(attStat *backup.AttributeStatistic) {
+				beforeAttStats[attStat.Oid] = append(beforeAttStats[attStat.Oid], *attStat)
+			})
 			beforeTupleStats := make(map[uint32]backup.TupleStatistic)
 			backup.GetTupleStatistics(connectionPool, tables, func(tupleStat *backup.TupleStatistic) {
 				beforeTupleStats[tupleStat.Oid] = *tupleStat
@@ -47,7 +50,10 @@ var _ = Describe("backup integration tests", func() {
 
 			newTableOid := testutils.OidFromObjectName(connectionPool, "public", "foo", backup.TYPE_RELATION)
 			tables[0].Oid = newTableOid
-			afterAttStats := backup.GetAttributeStatistics(connectionPool, tables)
+			afterAttStats := make(map[uint32][]backup.AttributeStatistic)
+			backup.GetAttributeStatistics(connectionPool, tables, func(attStat *backup.AttributeStatistic) {
+				afterAttStats[attStat.Oid] = append(afterAttStats[attStat.Oid], *attStat)
+			})
 			afterTupleStats := make(map[uint32]backup.TupleStatistic)
 			backup.GetTupleStatistics(connectionPool, tables, func(tupleStat *backup.TupleStatistic) {
 				afterTupleStats[tupleStat.Oid] = *tupleStat
@@ -80,7 +86,10 @@ var _ = Describe("backup integration tests", func() {
 			oldTableOid := testutils.OidFromObjectName(connectionPool, "public", "foo''\"''''bar", backup.TYPE_RELATION)
 			tables[0].Oid = oldTableOid
 
-			beforeAttStats := backup.GetAttributeStatistics(connectionPool, tables)
+			beforeAttStats := make(map[uint32][]backup.AttributeStatistic)
+			backup.GetAttributeStatistics(connectionPool, tables, func(attStat *backup.AttributeStatistic) {
+				beforeAttStats[attStat.Oid] = append(beforeAttStats[attStat.Oid], *attStat)
+			})
 			beforeTupleStats := make(map[uint32]backup.TupleStatistic)
 			backup.GetTupleStatistics(connectionPool, tables, func(tupleStat *backup.TupleStatistic) {
 				beforeTupleStats[tupleStat.Oid] = *tupleStat
@@ -97,7 +106,10 @@ var _ = Describe("backup integration tests", func() {
 
 			newTableOid := testutils.OidFromObjectName(connectionPool, "public", "foo''\"''''bar", backup.TYPE_RELATION)
 			tables[0].Oid = newTableOid
-			afterAttStats := backup.GetAttributeStatistics(connectionPool, tables)
+			afterAttStats := make(map[uint32][]backup.AttributeStatistic)
+			backup.GetAttributeStatistics(connectionPool, tables, func(attStat *backup.AttributeStatistic) {
+				afterAttStats[attStat.Oid] = append(afterAttStats[attStat.Oid], *attStat)
+			})
 			afterTupleStats := make(map[uint32]backup.TupleStatistic)
 			backup.GetTupleStatistics(connectionPool, tables, func(tupleStat *backup.TupleStatistic) {
 				afterTupleStats[tupleStat.Oid] = *tupleStat
diff --git a/integration/statistics_queries_test.go b/integration/statistics_queries_test.go
index aa45501d4..ea1cf8eb3 100644
--- a/integration/statistics_queries_test.go
+++ b/integration/statistics_queries_test.go
@@ -31,7 +31,10 @@ var _ = Describe("backup integration tests", func() {
 	})
 	Describe("GetAttributeStatistics", func() {
 		It("returns attribute statistics for a table", func() {
-			attStats := backup.GetAttributeStatistics(connectionPool, tables)
+			attStats := make(map[uint32][]backup.AttributeStatistic)
+			backup.GetAttributeStatistics(connectionPool, tables, func(attStat *backup.AttributeStatistic) {
+				attStats[attStat.Oid] = append(attStats[attStat.Oid], *attStat)
+			})
 			Expect(attStats).To(HaveLen(1))
 			Expect(attStats[tableOid]).To(HaveLen(3))
 			tableAttStatsI := attStats[tableOid][0]