diff --git a/sagemaker-core/src/sagemaker/core/utils/utils.py b/sagemaker-core/src/sagemaker/core/utils/utils.py
index 865ae0f96e..beb2859dc9 100644
--- a/sagemaker-core/src/sagemaker/core/utils/utils.py
+++ b/sagemaker-core/src/sagemaker/core/utils/utils.py
@@ -371,8 +371,8 @@ def __init__(
         # Read region from environment variable, default to us-west-2
         import os
         env_region = os.environ.get('SAGEMAKER_REGION', region_name)
-        env_stage = os.environ.get('SAGEMAKER_STAGE', 'prod')  # default to gamma
-        logger.info(f"Runs on sagemaker {env_stage}, region:{env_region}")
+        env_stage = os.environ.get('SAGEMAKER_STAGE', 'prod')
+        logger.debug(f"Runs on sagemaker {env_stage}, region:{env_region}")
 
         endpoint_url = os.environ.get('SAGEMAKER_ENDPOINT')
         runtime_endpoint_url = os.environ.get('SAGEMAKER_RUNTIME_ENDPOINT')
@@ -384,7 +384,6 @@ def __init__(
         # service-2.json, this custom loader is unnecessary and the standard
         # session.client("sagemaker", endpoint_url=...) path will work.
         import botocore.loaders
-        import botocore.session as bc_session_mod
         import pathlib
 
         # Look for bundled service model inside the package first,
@@ -392,15 +391,15 @@ def __init__(
         _bundled = pathlib.Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent / "data" / "sample"
         _source_tree = pathlib.Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent.parent.parent.parent / "sample"
         sample_model_dir = str(_bundled if _bundled.exists() else _source_tree)
-        bc_session = bc_session_mod.get_session()
         loader = botocore.loaders.Loader(
             extra_search_paths=[sample_model_dir],
             include_default_search_paths=True,
         )
-        bc_session.register_component('data_loader', loader)
-        custom_session = Session(botocore_session=bc_session, region_name=env_region)
+        # Register the loader on the caller's session so the client below
+        # signs with the caller's credentials.
+        session._session.register_component('data_loader', loader)
 
-        self.sagemaker_client = custom_session.client(
+        self.sagemaker_client = session.client(
             "sagemaker",
             region_name=env_region,
             endpoint_url=endpoint_url,
diff --git a/sagemaker-core/tests/unit/utils/test_sagemaker_client.py b/sagemaker-core/tests/unit/utils/test_sagemaker_client.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7f2edc0c51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sagemaker-core/tests/unit/utils/test_sagemaker_client.py
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+from __future__ import absolute_import
+
+import boto3
+import pytest
+
+from sagemaker.core.utils.utils import SageMakerClient
+
+PASSED_KEY = "AKIAPASSEDSESSION"
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def client_holder():
+    SageMakerClient.reset()
+    session = boto3.Session(
+        aws_access_key_id=PASSED_KEY,
+        aws_secret_access_key="test-secret",
+        region_name="us-west-2",
+    )
+    yield SageMakerClient(session=session, region_name="us-west-2")
+    SageMakerClient.reset()
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "service",
+    ["sagemaker", "sagemaker-runtime", "sagemaker-featurestore-runtime", "sagemaker-metrics"],
+)
+def test_clients_sign_with_passed_session_credentials(client_holder, service):
+    client = client_holder.get_client(service)
+    signing_key = client._request_signer._credentials.get_frozen_credentials().access_key
+    assert signing_key == PASSED_KEY