diff --git a/core/src/banking_stage.rs b/core/src/banking_stage.rs
index 24f6ba7a7e..41d3e331a5 100644
--- a/core/src/banking_stage.rs
+++ b/core/src/banking_stage.rs
@@ -12,16 +12,14 @@ use {
         tracer_packet_stats::TracerPacketStats,
         unprocessed_packet_batches::{self, *},
     },
+    core::iter::repeat,
     crossbeam_channel::{
         Receiver as CrossbeamReceiver, RecvTimeoutError, Sender as CrossbeamSender,
     },
     histogram::Histogram,
     itertools::Itertools,
     min_max_heap::MinMaxHeap,
-    solana_client::{
-        connection_cache::ConnectionCache, tpu_connection::TpuConnection,
-        udp_client::UdpTpuConnection,
-    },
+    solana_client::{connection_cache::ConnectionCache, tpu_connection::TpuConnection},
     solana_entry::entry::hash_transactions,
     solana_gossip::{cluster_info::ClusterInfo, contact_info::ContactInfo},
     solana_ledger::blockstore_processor::TransactionStatusSender,
@@ -59,6 +57,7 @@ use {
         },
         transport::TransportError,
     },
+    solana_streamer::sendmmsg::batch_send,
     solana_transaction_status::token_balances::{
         collect_token_balances, TransactionTokenBalancesSet,
     },
@@ -66,7 +65,7 @@ use {
         cmp,
         collections::HashMap,
         env,
-        net::SocketAddr,
+        net::{SocketAddr, UdpSocket},
         rc::Rc,
         sync::{
             atomic::{AtomicU64, AtomicUsize, Ordering},
@@ -539,6 +538,7 @@ impl BankingStage {
         forward_option: &ForwardOption,
         cluster_info: &ClusterInfo,
         poh_recorder: &Arc<Mutex<PohRecorder>>,
+        socket: &UdpSocket,
         filter_forwarding_results: &FilterForwardingResults,
         data_budget: &DataBudget,
         banking_stage_stats: &BankingStageStats,
@@ -600,21 +600,22 @@ impl BankingStage {
 
             let mut measure = Measure::start("banking_stage-forward-us");
 
-            let conn = if let ForwardOption::ForwardTpuVote = forward_option {
-                // The vote must be forwarded using only UDP. Let's get the UDP connection.
+            let res = if let ForwardOption::ForwardTpuVote = forward_option {
+                // The vote must be forwarded using only UDP.
                 banking_stage_stats
                     .forwarded_vote_count
                     .fetch_add(packet_vec_len, Ordering::Relaxed);
-                Arc::new(UdpTpuConnection::new_from_addr(addr).into())
+                let pkts: Vec<_> = packet_vec.into_iter().zip(repeat(addr)).collect();
+                batch_send(socket, &pkts).map_err(|err| err.into())
             } else {
                 // All other transactions can be forwarded using QUIC, get_connection() will use
                 // system wide setting to pick the correct connection object.
                 banking_stage_stats
                     .forwarded_transaction_count
                     .fetch_add(packet_vec_len, Ordering::Relaxed);
-                connection_cache.get_connection(&addr)
+                let conn = connection_cache.get_connection(&addr);
+                conn.send_wire_transaction_batch_async(packet_vec)
             };
-            let res = conn.send_wire_transaction_batch_async(packet_vec);
 
             measure.stop();
             inc_new_counter_info!(
@@ -903,6 +904,7 @@ impl BankingStage {
     #[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
     fn process_buffered_packets(
         my_pubkey: &Pubkey,
+        socket: &UdpSocket,
         poh_recorder: &Arc<Mutex<PohRecorder>>,
         cluster_info: &ClusterInfo,
         buffered_packet_batches: &mut UnprocessedPacketBatches,
@@ -988,6 +990,7 @@ impl BankingStage {
                         cluster_info,
                         buffered_packet_batches,
                         poh_recorder,
+                        socket,
                         false,
                         data_budget,
                         slot_metrics_tracker,
@@ -1009,6 +1012,7 @@ impl BankingStage {
                         cluster_info,
                         buffered_packet_batches,
                         poh_recorder,
+                        socket,
                         true,
                         data_budget,
                         slot_metrics_tracker,
@@ -1032,6 +1036,7 @@ impl BankingStage {
         cluster_info: &ClusterInfo,
         buffered_packet_batches: &mut UnprocessedPacketBatches,
         poh_recorder: &Arc<Mutex<PohRecorder>>,
+        socket: &UdpSocket,
         hold: bool,
         data_budget: &DataBudget,
         slot_metrics_tracker: &mut LeaderSlotMetricsTracker,
@@ -1055,6 +1060,7 @@ impl BankingStage {
             forward_option,
             cluster_info,
             poh_recorder,
+            socket,
             &filter_forwarding_result,
             data_budget,
             banking_stage_stats,
@@ -1105,6 +1111,7 @@ impl BankingStage {
         connection_cache: Arc<ConnectionCache>,
     ) {
         let recorder = poh_recorder.lock().unwrap().recorder();
+        let socket = UdpSocket::bind("0.0.0.0:0").unwrap();
         let mut buffered_packet_batches = UnprocessedPacketBatches::with_capacity(batch_limit);
         let mut banking_stage_stats = BankingStageStats::new(id);
         let mut tracer_packet_stats = TracerPacketStats::new(id);
@@ -1121,6 +1128,7 @@ impl BankingStage {
                 let (_, process_buffered_packets_time) = measure!(
                     Self::process_buffered_packets(
                         &my_pubkey,
+                        &socket,
                         poh_recorder,
                         cluster_info,
                         &mut buffered_packet_batches,
@@ -4160,6 +4168,7 @@ mod tests {
             ];
 
             let connection_cache = ConnectionCache::default();
+            let socket = UdpSocket::bind("0.0.0.0:0").unwrap();
             for (name, data_budget, expected_num_forwarded) in test_cases {
                 let mut unprocessed_packet_batches: UnprocessedPacketBatches =
                     UnprocessedPacketBatches::from_iter(
@@ -4172,6 +4181,7 @@ mod tests {
                     &cluster_info,
                     &mut unprocessed_packet_batches,
                     &poh_recorder,
+                    &socket,
                     true,
                     &data_budget,
                     &mut LeaderSlotMetricsTracker::new(0),
@@ -4277,6 +4287,7 @@ mod tests {
                 ),
             ];
 
+            let socket = UdpSocket::bind("0.0.0.0:0").unwrap();
             for (name, forward_option, hold, expected_ids, expected_num_unprocessed) in test_cases {
                 let stats = BankingStageStats::default();
                 BankingStage::handle_forwarding(
@@ -4284,6 +4295,7 @@ mod tests {
                     &cluster_info,
                     &mut unprocessed_packet_batches,
                     &poh_recorder,
+                    &socket,
                     hold,
                     &DataBudget::default(),
                     &mut LeaderSlotMetricsTracker::new(0),