diff --git a/core/src/tpu.rs b/core/src/tpu.rs
index f34c4e6cf3..d2d3b7e732 100644
--- a/core/src/tpu.rs
+++ b/core/src/tpu.rs
@@ -40,6 +40,13 @@ use {
 
 pub const DEFAULT_TPU_COALESCE_MS: u64 = 5;
 
+pub struct TpuSockets {
+    pub transactions: Vec<UdpSocket>,
+    pub transaction_forwards: Vec<UdpSocket>,
+    pub vote: Vec<UdpSocket>,
+    pub broadcast: Vec<UdpSocket>,
+}
+
 pub struct Tpu {
     fetch_stage: FetchStage,
     sigverify_stage: SigVerifyStage,
@@ -56,10 +63,7 @@ impl Tpu {
         poh_recorder: &Arc<Mutex<PohRecorder>>,
         entry_receiver: Receiver<WorkingBankEntry>,
         retransmit_slots_receiver: RetransmitSlotsReceiver,
-        transactions_sockets: Vec<UdpSocket>,
-        tpu_forwards_sockets: Vec<UdpSocket>,
-        tpu_vote_sockets: Vec<UdpSocket>,
-        broadcast_sockets: Vec<UdpSocket>,
+        sockets: TpuSockets,
         subscriptions: &Arc<RpcSubscriptions>,
         transaction_status_sender: Option<TransactionStatusSender>,
         blockstore: &Arc<Blockstore>,
@@ -77,6 +81,13 @@ impl Tpu {
         cluster_confirmed_slot_sender: GossipDuplicateConfirmedSlotsSender,
         cost_model: &Arc<RwLock<CostModel>>,
     ) -> Self {
+        let TpuSockets {
+            transactions: transactions_sockets,
+            transaction_forwards: tpu_forwards_sockets,
+            vote: tpu_vote_sockets,
+            broadcast: broadcast_sockets,
+        } = sockets;
+
         let (packet_sender, packet_receiver) = channel();
         let (vote_packet_sender, vote_packet_receiver) = channel();
         let fetch_stage = FetchStage::new_with_sender(
diff --git a/core/src/tvu.rs b/core/src/tvu.rs
index a8325973aa..b78150f44c 100644
--- a/core/src/tvu.rs
+++ b/core/src/tvu.rs
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ pub struct Tvu {
     drop_bank_service: DropBankService,
 }
 
-pub struct Sockets {
+pub struct TvuSockets {
     pub fetch: Vec<UdpSocket>,
     pub repair: UdpSocket,
     pub retransmit: Vec<UdpSocket>,
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ impl Tvu {
         authorized_voter_keypairs: Arc<RwLock<Vec<Arc<Keypair>>>>,
         bank_forks: &Arc<RwLock<BankForks>>,
         cluster_info: &Arc<ClusterInfo>,
-        sockets: Sockets,
+        sockets: TvuSockets,
         blockstore: Arc<Blockstore>,
         ledger_signal_receiver: Receiver<bool>,
         rpc_subscriptions: &Arc<RpcSubscriptions>,
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ impl Tvu {
         last_full_snapshot_slot: Option<Slot>,
         block_metadata_notifier: Option<BlockMetadataNotifierLock>,
     ) -> Self {
-        let Sockets {
+        let TvuSockets {
             repair: repair_socket,
             fetch: fetch_sockets,
             retransmit: retransmit_sockets,
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ pub mod tests {
             &bank_forks,
             &cref1,
             {
-                Sockets {
+                TvuSockets {
                     repair: target1.sockets.repair,
                     retransmit: target1.sockets.retransmit_sockets,
                     fetch: target1.sockets.tvu,
diff --git a/core/src/validator.rs b/core/src/validator.rs
index 50b747a255..98fdfc2b17 100644
--- a/core/src/validator.rs
+++ b/core/src/validator.rs
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ use {
         stats_reporter_service::StatsReporterService,
         system_monitor_service::{verify_udp_stats_access, SystemMonitorService},
         tower_storage::TowerStorage,
-        tpu::{Tpu, DEFAULT_TPU_COALESCE_MS},
-        tvu::{Sockets, Tvu, TvuConfig},
+        tpu::{Tpu, TpuSockets, DEFAULT_TPU_COALESCE_MS},
+        tvu::{Tvu, TvuConfig, TvuSockets},
     },
     crossbeam_channel::{bounded, unbounded},
     rand::{thread_rng, Rng},
@@ -822,35 +822,12 @@ impl Validator {
             authorized_voter_keypairs,
             &bank_forks,
             &cluster_info,
-            Sockets {
-                repair: node
-                    .sockets
-                    .repair
-                    .try_clone()
-                    .expect("Failed to clone repair socket"),
-                retransmit: node
-                    .sockets
-                    .retransmit_sockets
-                    .iter()
-                    .map(|s| s.try_clone().expect("Failed to clone retransmit socket"))
-                    .collect(),
-                fetch: node
-                    .sockets
-                    .tvu
-                    .iter()
-                    .map(|s| s.try_clone().expect("Failed to clone TVU Sockets"))
-                    .collect(),
-                forwards: node
-                    .sockets
-                    .tvu_forwards
-                    .iter()
-                    .map(|s| s.try_clone().expect("Failed to clone TVU forwards Sockets"))
-                    .collect(),
-                ancestor_hashes_requests: node
-                    .sockets
-                    .ancestor_hashes_requests
-                    .try_clone()
-                    .expect("Failed to clone ancestor_hashes_requests socket"),
+            TvuSockets {
+                repair: node.sockets.repair,
+                retransmit: node.sockets.retransmit_sockets,
+                fetch: node.sockets.tvu,
+                forwards: node.sockets.tvu_forwards,
+                ancestor_hashes_requests: node.sockets.ancestor_hashes_requests,
             },
             blockstore.clone(),
             ledger_signal_receiver,
@@ -902,10 +879,12 @@ impl Validator {
             &poh_recorder,
             entry_receiver,
             retransmit_slots_receiver,
-            node.sockets.tpu,
-            node.sockets.tpu_forwards,
-            node.sockets.tpu_vote,
-            node.sockets.broadcast,
+            TpuSockets {
+                transactions: node.sockets.tpu,
+                transaction_forwards: node.sockets.tpu_forwards,
+                vote: node.sockets.tpu_vote,
+                broadcast: node.sockets.broadcast,
+            },
             &rpc_subscriptions,
             transaction_status_sender,
             &blockstore,