diff --git a/programs/bpf/rust/dup_accounts/src/lib.rs b/programs/bpf/rust/dup_accounts/src/lib.rs
index d04f460c3..23848d865 100644
--- a/programs/bpf/rust/dup_accounts/src/lib.rs
+++ b/programs/bpf/rust/dup_accounts/src/lib.rs
@@ -16,32 +16,32 @@ fn process_instruction(
     match instruction_data[0] {
         1 => {
             info!("modify first account data");
-            accounts[2].m.borrow_mut().data[0] = 1;
+            accounts[2].borrow_mut().data[0] = 1;
         }
         2 => {
             info!("modify first account data");
-            accounts[3].m.borrow_mut().data[0] = 2;
+            accounts[3].borrow_mut().data[0] = 2;
         }
         3 => {
             info!("modify both account data");
-            accounts[2].m.borrow_mut().data[0] += 1;
-            accounts[3].m.borrow_mut().data[0] += 2;
+            accounts[2].borrow_mut().data[0] += 1;
+            accounts[3].borrow_mut().data[0] += 2;
         }
         4 => {
             info!("modify first account lamports");
-            *accounts[1].m.borrow_mut().lamports -= 1;
-            *accounts[2].m.borrow_mut().lamports += 1;
+            *accounts[1].borrow_mut().lamports -= 1;
+            *accounts[2].borrow_mut().lamports += 1;
         }
         5 => {
             info!("modify first account lamports");
-            *accounts[1].m.borrow_mut().lamports -= 2;
-            *accounts[3].m.borrow_mut().lamports += 2;
+            *accounts[1].borrow_mut().lamports -= 2;
+            *accounts[3].borrow_mut().lamports += 2;
         }
         6 => {
             info!("modify both account lamports");
-            *accounts[1].m.borrow_mut().lamports -= 3;
-            *accounts[2].m.borrow_mut().lamports += 1;
-            *accounts[3].m.borrow_mut().lamports += 2;
+            *accounts[1].borrow_mut().lamports -= 3;
+            *accounts[2].borrow_mut().lamports += 1;
+            *accounts[3].borrow_mut().lamports += 2;
         }
         _ => {
             info!("Unrecognized command");
diff --git a/programs/bpf/rust/external_spend/src/lib.rs b/programs/bpf/rust/external_spend/src/lib.rs
index 1fbb67812..16301148f 100644
--- a/programs/bpf/rust/external_spend/src/lib.rs
+++ b/programs/bpf/rust/external_spend/src/lib.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ fn process_instruction(
     // account 0 is the mint and not owned by this program, any debit of its lamports
     // should result in a failed program execution.  Test to ensure that this debit
     // is seen by the runtime and fails as expected
-    *accounts[0].m.borrow_mut().lamports -= 1;
+    *accounts[0].borrow_mut().lamports -= 1;
 
     SUCCESS
 }
diff --git a/sdk/src/account_info.rs b/sdk/src/account_info.rs
index 468439eee..ff4bfd9b1 100644
--- a/sdk/src/account_info.rs
+++ b/sdk/src/account_info.rs
@@ -27,11 +27,11 @@ pub struct AccountInfo<'a> {
 
 impl<'a> fmt::Debug for AccountInfo<'a> {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
-        let data_len = cmp::min(64, self.m.borrow().data.len());
+        let data_len = cmp::min(64, self.data_len());
         let data_str = if data_len > 0 {
             format!(
                 " data: {}",
-                hex::encode(self.m.borrow().data[..data_len].to_vec())
+                hex::encode(self.borrow().data[..data_len].to_vec())
             )
         } else {
             "".to_string()
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ impl<'a> fmt::Debug for AccountInfo<'a> {
         write!(
             f,
             "AccountInfo {{ lamports: {} data.len: {} owner: {} {} }}",
-            self.m.borrow().lamports,
-            self.m.borrow().data.len(),
+            self.lamports(),
+            self.data_len(),
             self.owner,
             data_str,
         )
@@ -60,20 +60,24 @@ impl<'a> AccountInfo<'a> {
         self.key
     }
 
-    pub fn try_account_ref(&'a self) -> Result<Ref<AccountInfoMut>, u32> {
-        self.try_borrow()
+    pub fn lamports(&self) -> u64 {
+        *self.borrow().lamports
     }
 
-    pub fn try_account_ref_mut(&'a self) -> Result<RefMut<'a, AccountInfoMut>, u32> {
-        self.try_borrow_mut()
+    pub fn data_len(&self) -> usize {
+        self.borrow().data.len()
     }
 
-    fn try_borrow(&self) -> Result<Ref<AccountInfoMut>, u32> {
-        self.m.try_borrow().map_err(|_| std::u32::MAX)
+    pub fn data_is_empty(&self) -> bool {
+        self.borrow().data.is_empty()
     }
 
-    fn try_borrow_mut(&self) -> Result<RefMut<'a, AccountInfoMut>, u32> {
-        self.m.try_borrow_mut().map_err(|_| std::u32::MAX)
+    pub fn borrow(&self) -> Ref<AccountInfoMut> {
+        self.m.borrow()
+    }
+
+    pub fn borrow_mut(&self) -> RefMut<AccountInfoMut<'a>> {
+        self.m.borrow_mut()
     }
 
     pub fn new(
@@ -92,14 +96,14 @@ impl<'a> AccountInfo<'a> {
     }
 
     pub fn deserialize_data<T: serde::de::DeserializeOwned>(&self) -> Result<T, bincode::Error> {
-        bincode::deserialize(&self.m.borrow().data)
+        bincode::deserialize(&self.borrow().data)
     }
 
     pub fn serialize_data<T: serde::Serialize>(&mut self, state: &T) -> Result<(), bincode::Error> {
-        if bincode::serialized_size(state)? > self.m.borrow().data.len() as u64 {
+        if bincode::serialized_size(state)? > self.data_len() as u64 {
             return Err(Box::new(bincode::ErrorKind::SizeLimit));
         }
-        bincode::serialize_into(&mut self.m.borrow_mut().data[..], state)
+        bincode::serialize_into(&mut self.borrow_mut().data[..], state)
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/sdk/src/log.rs b/sdk/src/log.rs
index ddbcf0b4b..d9b7b5b8a 100644
--- a/sdk/src/log.rs
+++ b/sdk/src/log.rs
@@ -89,9 +89,9 @@ pub fn sol_log_params(accounts: &[AccountInfo], data: &[u8]) {
         info!("- Key");
         account.key.log();
         info!("- Lamports");
-        info!(0, 0, 0, 0, *account.m.borrow().lamports);
+        info!(0, 0, 0, 0, account.lamports());
         info!("- Account data length");
-        info!(0, 0, 0, 0, account.m.borrow().data.len());
+        info!(0, 0, 0, 0, account.data_len());
         info!("- Owner");
         account.owner.log();
     }