diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Database/Connection.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Database/Connection.php
index c96afb3..08d64ad 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Database/Connection.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Database/Connection.php
@@ -1429,7 +1429,7 @@ public function databaseEmpty() {
     // implementation of a required core module. That should always be present
     // if Drupal is already installed.
     try {
-      return !$this->connection->schema()->tableExists('sessions');
+      return !$this->schema()->tableExists('sessions');
     }
     catch (\Exception $e) {
       // If we still have an exception at this point, we need to be careful