diff --git a/gossip/src/cluster_info.rs b/gossip/src/cluster_info.rs
index e70d1b6d34..d4c44582d6 100644
--- a/gossip/src/cluster_info.rs
+++ b/gossip/src/cluster_info.rs
@@ -53,10 +53,7 @@ use {
     },
     solana_perf::{
         data_budget::DataBudget,
-        packet::{
-            limited_deserialize, to_packet_batch_with_destination, Packet, PacketBatch,
-            PacketBatchRecycler, PACKET_DATA_SIZE,
-        },
+        packet::{limited_deserialize, Packet, PacketBatch, PacketBatchRecycler, PACKET_DATA_SIZE},
     },
     solana_rayon_threadlimit::get_thread_count,
     solana_runtime::{bank_forks::BankForks, vote_parser},
@@ -1567,7 +1564,11 @@ impl ClusterInfo {
             generate_pull_requests,
         );
         if !reqs.is_empty() {
-            let packet_batch = to_packet_batch_with_destination(recycler.clone(), &reqs);
+            let packet_batch = PacketBatch::new_unpinned_with_recycler_data_and_dests(
+                recycler.clone(),
+                "run_gossip",
+                &reqs,
+            );
             self.stats
                 .packets_sent_gossip_requests_count
                 .add_relaxed(packet_batch.packets.len() as u64);
@@ -2160,27 +2161,21 @@ impl ClusterInfo {
         I: IntoIterator<Item = (SocketAddr, Ping)>,
     {
         let keypair = self.keypair();
-        let packets: Vec<_> = pings
+        let pongs_and_dests: Vec<_> = pings
             .into_iter()
             .filter_map(|(addr, ping)| {
                 let pong = Pong::new(&ping, &keypair).ok()?;
                 let pong = Protocol::PongMessage(pong);
-                match Packet::from_data(Some(&addr), pong) {
-                    Ok(packet) => Some(packet),
-                    Err(err) => {
-                        error!("failed to write pong packet: {:?}", err);
-                        None
-                    }
-                }
+                Some((addr, pong))
             })
             .collect();
-        if packets.is_empty() {
+        if pongs_and_dests.is_empty() {
             None
         } else {
-            let packet_batch = PacketBatch::new_unpinned_with_recycler_data(
-                recycler,
+            let packet_batch = PacketBatch::new_unpinned_with_recycler_data_and_dests(
+                recycler.clone(),
                 "handle_ping_messages",
-                packets,
+                &pongs_and_dests,
             );
             Some(packet_batch)
         }
@@ -2284,7 +2279,11 @@ impl ClusterInfo {
         if prune_messages.is_empty() {
             return;
         }
-        let mut packet_batch = to_packet_batch_with_destination(recycler.clone(), &prune_messages);
+        let mut packet_batch = PacketBatch::new_unpinned_with_recycler_data_and_dests(
+            recycler.clone(),
+            "handle_batch_push_messages",
+            &prune_messages,
+        );
         let num_prune_packets = packet_batch.packets.len();
         self.stats
             .push_response_count
@@ -2961,7 +2960,11 @@ pub fn push_messages_to_peer(
     let reqs: Vec<_> = ClusterInfo::split_gossip_messages(PUSH_MESSAGE_MAX_PAYLOAD_SIZE, messages)
         .map(move |payload| (peer_gossip, Protocol::PushMessage(self_id, payload)))
         .collect();
-    let packet_batch = to_packet_batch_with_destination(PacketBatchRecycler::default(), &reqs);
+    let packet_batch = PacketBatch::new_unpinned_with_recycler_data_and_dests(
+        PacketBatchRecycler::default(),
+        "push_messages_to_peer",
+        &reqs,
+    );
     let sock = UdpSocket::bind("0.0.0.0:0").unwrap();
     packet::send_to(&packet_batch, &sock, socket_addr_space)?;
     Ok(())
diff --git a/perf/src/packet.rs b/perf/src/packet.rs
index ed66870c74..b4cea63ee0 100644
--- a/perf/src/packet.rs
+++ b/perf/src/packet.rs
@@ -60,6 +60,32 @@ impl PacketBatch {
         batch
     }
 
+    pub fn new_unpinned_with_recycler_data_and_dests<T: Serialize>(
+        recycler: PacketBatchRecycler,
+        name: &'static str,
+        dests_and_data: &[(SocketAddr, T)],
+    ) -> Self {
+        let mut batch =
+            PacketBatch::new_unpinned_with_recycler(recycler, dests_and_data.len(), name);
+        batch
+            .packets
+            .resize(dests_and_data.len(), Packet::default());
+
+        for ((addr, data), packet) in dests_and_data.iter().zip(batch.packets.iter_mut()) {
+            if !addr.ip().is_unspecified() && addr.port() != 0 {
+                if let Err(e) = Packet::populate_packet(packet, Some(addr), &data) {
+                    // TODO: This should never happen. Instead the caller should
+                    // break the payload into smaller messages, and here any errors
+                    // should be propagated.
+                    error!("Couldn't write to packet {:?}. Data skipped.", e);
+                }
+            } else {
+                trace!("Dropping packet, as destination is unknown");
+            }
+        }
+        batch
+    }
+
     pub fn new_unpinned_with_recycler_data(
         recycler: &PacketBatchRecycler,
         name: &'static str,
@@ -100,33 +126,6 @@ pub fn to_packet_batches_for_tests<T: Serialize>(items: &[T]) -> Vec<PacketBatch
     to_packet_batches(items, NUM_PACKETS)
 }
 
-pub fn to_packet_batch_with_destination<T: Serialize>(
-    recycler: PacketBatchRecycler,
-    dests_and_data: &[(SocketAddr, T)],
-) -> PacketBatch {
-    let mut batch = PacketBatch::new_unpinned_with_recycler(
-        recycler,
-        dests_and_data.len(),
-        "to_packet_batch_with_destination",
-    );
-    batch
-        .packets
-        .resize(dests_and_data.len(), Packet::default());
-    for ((addr, data), packet) in dests_and_data.iter().zip(batch.packets.iter_mut()) {
-        if !addr.ip().is_unspecified() && addr.port() != 0 {
-            if let Err(e) = Packet::populate_packet(packet, Some(addr), &data) {
-                // TODO: This should never happen. Instead the caller should
-                // break the payload into smaller messages, and here any errors
-                // should be propagated.
-                error!("Couldn't write to packet {:?}. Data skipped.", e);
-            }
-        } else {
-            trace!("Dropping packet, as destination is unknown");
-        }
-    }
-    batch
-}
-
 pub fn limited_deserialize<T>(data: &[u8]) -> bincode::Result<T>
 where
     T: serde::de::DeserializeOwned,