diff --git a/internal/aws/kinesis/kinesis.go b/internal/aws/kinesis/kinesis.go
index b98858d1..14f48412 100644
--- a/internal/aws/kinesis/kinesis.go
+++ b/internal/aws/kinesis/kinesis.go
@@ -20,10 +20,16 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	kplMagicLen   = 4  // Length of magic header for KPL Aggregate Record checking.
-	kplDigestSize = 16 // MD5 Message size for protobuf.
-	kplMaxBytes   = 1024 * 1024
-	kplMaxCount   = 10000
+	// kplMaxBytes ensures that an aggregated Kinesis record will not exceed 25 KB, which is
+	// the minimum record size charged by the Kinesis service ("PUT Payload Unit"). Any record
+	// smaller than 25 KB will be charged as 25 KB and any record larger than 25 KB will be
+	// charged in 25 KB increments. See the Kinesis pricing page for more details:
+	// https://aws.amazon.com/kinesis/data-streams/pricing/.
+	kplMaxBytes = 1000 * 25
+	// kplMaxCount is the maximum number of records that can be aggregated into a single Kinesis
+	// record. There is no limit imposed by the Kinesis service on the number of records that can
+	// be aggregated into a single Kinesis record, so this value is set to a reasonable upper bound.
+	kplMaxCount = 10000
 )
 
 // Aggregate produces a KPL-compliant Kinesis record
@@ -190,23 +196,6 @@ func (a *API) IsEnabled() bool {
 	return a.Client != nil
 }
 
-// PutRecord is a convenience wrapper for putting a record into a Kinesis stream.
-func (a *API) PutRecord(ctx aws.Context, stream, partitionKey string, data []byte) (*kinesis.PutRecordOutput, error) {
-	ctx = context.WithoutCancel(ctx)
-	resp, err := a.Client.PutRecordWithContext(
-		ctx,
-		&kinesis.PutRecordInput{
-			Data:         data,
-			StreamName:   aws.String(stream),
-			PartitionKey: aws.String(partitionKey),
-		})
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("putrecord stream %s partitionkey %s: %v", stream, partitionKey, err)
-	}
-
-	return resp, nil
-}
-
 // PutRecords is a convenience wrapper for putting multiple records into a Kinesis stream.
 func (a *API) PutRecords(ctx aws.Context, stream, partitionKey string, data [][]byte) (*kinesis.PutRecordsOutput, error) {
 	var records []*kinesis.PutRecordsRequestEntry
diff --git a/internal/aws/kinesis/kinesis_test.go b/internal/aws/kinesis/kinesis_test.go
index eaded773..d7301add 100644
--- a/internal/aws/kinesis/kinesis_test.go
+++ b/internal/aws/kinesis/kinesis_test.go
@@ -11,47 +11,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/service/kinesis/kinesisiface"
 )
 
-type mockedPutRecord struct {
-	kinesisiface.KinesisAPI
-	Resp kinesis.PutRecordOutput
-}
-
-func (m mockedPutRecord) PutRecordWithContext(ctx aws.Context, in *kinesis.PutRecordInput, opts ...request.Option) (*kinesis.PutRecordOutput, error) {
-	return &m.Resp, nil
-}
-
-func TestPutRecord(t *testing.T) {
-	tests := []struct {
-		resp     kinesis.PutRecordOutput
-		expected string
-	}{
-		{
-			resp: kinesis.PutRecordOutput{
-				EncryptionType: aws.String("NONE"),
-				SequenceNumber: aws.String("ABCDEF"),
-				ShardId:        aws.String("XYZ"),
-			},
-			expected: "ABCDEF",
-		},
-	}
-
-	ctx := context.TODO()
-
-	for _, test := range tests {
-		a := API{
-			mockedPutRecord{Resp: test.resp},
-		}
-		resp, err := a.PutRecord(ctx, "", "", []byte(""))
-		if err != nil {
-			t.Fatalf("%v", err)
-		}
-
-		if *resp.SequenceNumber != test.expected {
-			t.Errorf("expected %+v, got %s", resp.SequenceNumber, test.expected)
-		}
-	}
-}
-
 type mockedPutRecords struct {
 	kinesisiface.KinesisAPI
 	Resp kinesis.PutRecordsOutput
@@ -185,12 +144,12 @@ func TestSize(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		{
 			[]byte("Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit."),
-			235,
+			58,
 			"8Ex8TUWD3dWUMh6dUKaT",
 		},
 		{
 			[]byte("Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit."),
-			5678,
+			235,
 			"8Ex8TUWD3dWUMh6dUKaT",
 		},
 	}
diff --git a/transform/send_aws_kinesis_data_stream.go b/transform/send_aws_kinesis_data_stream.go
index 4fec7608..36aa7f53 100644
--- a/transform/send_aws_kinesis_data_stream.go
+++ b/transform/send_aws_kinesis_data_stream.go
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ func (tf *sendAWSKinesisDataStream) send(ctx context.Context, key string) error
 			return err
 		}
 	case true:
-		if err := tf.sendAggregateRecord(ctx, tf.conf.StreamName, partitionKey, data); err != nil {
+		if _, err := tf.client.PutRecords(ctx, tf.conf.StreamName, partitionKey, tf.aggregateRecords(partitionKey, data)); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	}
@@ -188,7 +188,9 @@ func (tf *sendAWSKinesisDataStream) send(ctx context.Context, key string) error
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (tf *sendAWSKinesisDataStream) sendAggregateRecord(ctx context.Context, stream, partitionKey string, data [][]byte) error {
+func (tf *sendAWSKinesisDataStream) aggregateRecords(partitionKey string, data [][]byte) [][]byte {
+	var records [][]byte
+
 	agg := &kinesis.Aggregate{}
 	agg.New()
 
@@ -197,19 +199,15 @@ func (tf *sendAWSKinesisDataStream) sendAggregateRecord(ctx context.Context, str
 			continue
 		}
 
-		if _, err := tf.client.PutRecord(ctx, stream, partitionKey, agg.Get()); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
+		records = append(records, agg.Get())
 
 		agg.New()
 		_ = agg.Add(b, partitionKey)
 	}
 
 	if agg.Count > 0 {
-		if _, err := tf.client.PutRecord(ctx, stream, partitionKey, agg.Get()); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
+		records = append(records, agg.Get())
 	}
 
-	return nil
+	return records
 }