diff --git a/core/src/repair/serve_repair.rs b/core/src/repair/serve_repair.rs
index bacf658663..735804a910 100644
--- a/core/src/repair/serve_repair.rs
+++ b/core/src/repair/serve_repair.rs
@@ -1298,7 +1298,7 @@ impl ServeRepair {
         nonce: Nonce,
     ) -> Option<PacketBatch> {
         let mut res =
-            PacketBatch::new_unpinned_with_recycler(recycler.clone(), max_responses, "run_orphan");
+            PacketBatch::new_unpinned_with_recycler(recycler, max_responses, "run_orphan");
         // Try to find the next "n" parent slots of the input slot
         let packets = std::iter::successors(blockstore.meta(slot).ok()?, |meta| {
             blockstore.meta(meta.parent_slot?).ok()?
diff --git a/entry/src/entry.rs b/entry/src/entry.rs
index 7456ad7492..351c74b9b3 100644
--- a/entry/src/entry.rs
+++ b/entry/src/entry.rs
@@ -539,7 +539,7 @@ fn start_verify_transactions_gpu(
         .map(|slice| {
             let vec_size = slice.len();
             let mut packet_batch = PacketBatch::new_with_recycler(
-                verify_recyclers.packet_recycler.clone(),
+                &verify_recyclers.packet_recycler,
                 vec_size,
                 "entry-sig-verify",
             );
diff --git a/gossip/src/cluster_info.rs b/gossip/src/cluster_info.rs
index 7a680cd96b..abff856a15 100644
--- a/gossip/src/cluster_info.rs
+++ b/gossip/src/cluster_info.rs
@@ -502,7 +502,7 @@ impl ClusterInfo {
                 .packets_sent_gossip_requests_count
                 .add_relaxed(pings.len() as u64);
             let packet_batch = PacketBatch::new_unpinned_with_recycler_data_and_dests(
-                recycler.clone(),
+                recycler,
                 "refresh_push_active_set",
                 &pings,
             );
@@ -1653,7 +1653,7 @@ impl ClusterInfo {
         );
         if !reqs.is_empty() {
             let packet_batch = PacketBatch::new_unpinned_with_recycler_data_and_dests(
-                recycler.clone(),
+                recycler,
                 "run_gossip",
                 &reqs,
             );
@@ -2034,7 +2034,7 @@ impl ClusterInfo {
         let output_size_limit =
             self.update_data_budget(stakes.len()) / PULL_RESPONSE_MIN_SERIALIZED_SIZE;
         let mut packet_batch =
-            PacketBatch::new_unpinned_with_recycler(recycler.clone(), 64, "handle_pull_requests");
+            PacketBatch::new_unpinned_with_recycler(recycler, 64, "handle_pull_requests");
         let (caller_and_filters, addrs): (Vec<_>, Vec<_>) = {
             let mut rng = rand::thread_rng();
             let check_pull_request =
@@ -2276,7 +2276,7 @@ impl ClusterInfo {
             None
         } else {
             let packet_batch = PacketBatch::new_unpinned_with_recycler_data_and_dests(
-                recycler.clone(),
+                recycler,
                 "handle_ping_messages",
                 &pongs_and_dests,
             );
@@ -2372,7 +2372,7 @@ impl ClusterInfo {
             return;
         }
         let mut packet_batch = PacketBatch::new_unpinned_with_recycler_data_and_dests(
-            recycler.clone(),
+            recycler,
             "handle_batch_push_messages",
             &prune_messages,
         );
@@ -3087,7 +3087,7 @@ pub fn push_messages_to_peer(
         .map(move |payload| (peer_gossip, Protocol::PushMessage(self_id, payload)))
         .collect();
     let packet_batch = PacketBatch::new_unpinned_with_recycler_data_and_dests(
-        PacketBatchRecycler::default(),
+        &PacketBatchRecycler::default(),
         "push_messages_to_peer",
         &reqs,
     );
diff --git a/perf/src/packet.rs b/perf/src/packet.rs
index 0fc9615677..b030f04dae 100644
--- a/perf/src/packet.rs
+++ b/perf/src/packet.rs
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ impl PacketBatch {
     }
 
     pub fn new_unpinned_with_recycler(
-        recycler: PacketBatchRecycler,
+        recycler: &PacketBatchRecycler,
         capacity: usize,
         name: &'static str,
     ) -> Self {
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ impl PacketBatch {
     }
 
     pub fn new_with_recycler(
-        recycler: PacketBatchRecycler,
+        recycler: &PacketBatchRecycler,
         capacity: usize,
         name: &'static str,
     ) -> Self {
@@ -67,13 +67,13 @@ impl PacketBatch {
         name: &'static str,
         mut packets: Vec<Packet>,
     ) -> Self {
-        let mut batch = Self::new_with_recycler(recycler.clone(), packets.len(), name);
+        let mut batch = Self::new_with_recycler(recycler, packets.len(), name);
         batch.packets.append(&mut packets);
         batch
     }
 
     pub fn new_unpinned_with_recycler_data_and_dests<T: Serialize>(
-        recycler: PacketBatchRecycler,
+        recycler: &PacketBatchRecycler,
         name: &'static str,
         dests_and_data: &[(SocketAddr, T)],
     ) -> Self {
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ impl PacketBatch {
         name: &'static str,
         mut packets: Vec<Packet>,
     ) -> Self {
-        let mut batch = Self::new_unpinned_with_recycler(recycler.clone(), packets.len(), name);
+        let mut batch = Self::new_unpinned_with_recycler(recycler, packets.len(), name);
         batch.packets.append(&mut packets);
         batch
     }
@@ -278,8 +278,7 @@ mod tests {
     fn test_to_packets_pinning() {
         let recycler = PacketBatchRecycler::default();
         for i in 0..2 {
-            let _first_packets =
-                PacketBatch::new_with_recycler(recycler.clone(), i + 1, "first one");
+            let _first_packets = PacketBatch::new_with_recycler(&recycler, i + 1, "first one");
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/streamer/src/streamer.rs b/streamer/src/streamer.rs
index 35b0099f2b..1fd7bfc974 100644
--- a/streamer/src/streamer.rs
+++ b/streamer/src/streamer.rs
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ fn recv_loop(
 ) -> Result<()> {
     loop {
         let mut packet_batch = if use_pinned_memory {
-            PacketBatch::new_with_recycler(recycler.clone(), PACKETS_PER_BATCH, stats.name)
+            PacketBatch::new_with_recycler(recycler, PACKETS_PER_BATCH, stats.name)
         } else {
             PacketBatch::with_capacity(PACKETS_PER_BATCH)
         };