diff --git a/accounts-db/src/accounts_db.rs b/accounts-db/src/accounts_db.rs
index 78208cd79..469de17c5 100644
--- a/accounts-db/src/accounts_db.rs
+++ b/accounts-db/src/accounts_db.rs
@@ -2419,7 +2419,7 @@ impl<'a> AppendVecScan for ScanState<'a> {
             }
         }
         let source_item = CalculateHashIntermediate {
-            hash: loaded_hash.0,
+            hash: loaded_hash,
             lamports: balance,
             pubkey: *pubkey,
         };
@@ -10400,22 +10400,22 @@ pub mod tests {
 
         let mut raw_expected = vec![
             CalculateHashIntermediate {
-                hash: Hash::default(),
+                hash: AccountHash(Hash::default()),
                 lamports: 1,
                 pubkey: pubkey0,
             },
             CalculateHashIntermediate {
-                hash: Hash::default(),
+                hash: AccountHash(Hash::default()),
                 lamports: 128,
                 pubkey: pubkey127,
             },
             CalculateHashIntermediate {
-                hash: Hash::default(),
+                hash: AccountHash(Hash::default()),
                 lamports: 129,
                 pubkey: pubkey128,
             },
             CalculateHashIntermediate {
-                hash: Hash::default(),
+                hash: AccountHash(Hash::default()),
                 lamports: 256,
                 pubkey: pubkey255,
             },
@@ -10438,7 +10438,7 @@ pub mod tests {
             ));
             let hash = AccountsDb::hash_account(&raw_accounts[i], &raw_expected[i].pubkey);
             assert_eq!(hash, expected_hashes[i]);
-            raw_expected[i].hash = hash.0;
+            raw_expected[i].hash = hash;
         }
 
         let to_store = raw_accounts
@@ -10925,7 +10925,7 @@ pub mod tests {
         let (storages, raw_expected) = sample_storages_and_accounts(&db);
         let expected_hash =
             AccountsHasher::compute_merkle_root_loop(raw_expected.clone(), MERKLE_FANOUT, |item| {
-                &item.hash
+                &item.hash.0
             });
         let sum = raw_expected.iter().map(|item| item.lamports).sum();
         let result = db
@@ -10974,7 +10974,7 @@ pub mod tests {
             assert_eq!(loaded_account.pubkey(), &self.pubkey);
             assert_eq!(self.slot_expected, self.current_slot);
             self.accum.push(vec![CalculateHashIntermediate {
-                hash: Hash::default(),
+                hash: AccountHash(Hash::default()),
                 lamports: self.value_to_use_for_lamports,
                 pubkey: self.pubkey,
             }]);
@@ -11035,7 +11035,7 @@ pub mod tests {
         assert_scan(
             result2,
             vec![vec![vec![CalculateHashIntermediate {
-                hash: Hash::default(),
+                hash: AccountHash(Hash::default()),
                 lamports: expected,
                 pubkey,
             }]]],
@@ -11263,7 +11263,7 @@ pub mod tests {
                 assert_eq!(self.accum.len(), 1);
             }
             self.accum.push(vec![CalculateHashIntermediate {
-                hash: Hash::default(),
+                hash: AccountHash(Hash::default()),
                 lamports: loaded_account.lamports(),
                 pubkey: Pubkey::default(),
             }]);
diff --git a/accounts-db/src/accounts_hash.rs b/accounts-db/src/accounts_hash.rs
index cd89ee116..e9f25b318 100644
--- a/accounts-db/src/accounts_hash.rs
+++ b/accounts-db/src/accounts_hash.rs
@@ -316,9 +316,9 @@ impl HashStats {
 /// Note this can be saved/loaded during hash calculation to a memory mapped file whose contents are
 /// [CalculateHashIntermediate]
 #[repr(C)]
-#[derive(Default, Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Clone, Copy, Pod, Zeroable)]
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Clone, Copy, Pod, Zeroable)]
 pub struct CalculateHashIntermediate {
-    pub hash: Hash,
+    pub hash: AccountHash,
     pub lamports: u64,
     pub pubkey: Pubkey,
 }
@@ -326,7 +326,9 @@ pub struct CalculateHashIntermediate {
 // In order to safely guarantee CalculateHashIntermediate is Pod, it cannot have any padding
 const _: () = assert!(
     std::mem::size_of::<CalculateHashIntermediate>()
-        == std::mem::size_of::<Hash>() + std::mem::size_of::<u64>() + std::mem::size_of::<Pubkey>(),
+        == std::mem::size_of::<AccountHash>()
+            + std::mem::size_of::<u64>()
+            + std::mem::size_of::<Pubkey>(),
     "CalculateHashIntermediate cannot have any padding"
 );
 
@@ -1168,7 +1170,7 @@ impl<'a> AccountsHasher<'a> {
                     overall_sum = Self::checked_cast_for_capitalization(
                         item.lamports as u128 + overall_sum as u128,
                     );
-                    hashes.write(&item.hash);
+                    hashes.write(&item.hash.0);
                 }
             } else {
                 // if lamports == 0, check if they should be included
@@ -1406,7 +1408,7 @@ mod tests {
                         (0..*count).map(move |_| {
                             let binner = PubkeyBinCalculator24::new(bins);
                             CalculateHashIntermediate {
-                                hash: Hash::default(),
+                                hash: AccountHash(Hash::default()),
                                 lamports: 0,
                                 pubkey: binner.lowest_pubkey_from_bin(bin, bins),
                             }
@@ -1558,7 +1560,7 @@ mod tests {
         let mut account_maps = Vec::new();
 
         let pubkey = Pubkey::from([11u8; 32]);
-        let hash = Hash::new(&[1u8; 32]);
+        let hash = AccountHash(Hash::new(&[1u8; 32]));
         let val = CalculateHashIntermediate {
             hash,
             lamports: 88,
@@ -1568,7 +1570,7 @@ mod tests {
 
         // 2nd key - zero lamports, so will be removed
         let pubkey = Pubkey::from([12u8; 32]);
-        let hash = Hash::new(&[2u8; 32]);
+        let hash = AccountHash(Hash::new(&[2u8; 32]));
         let val = CalculateHashIntermediate {
             hash,
             lamports: 0,
@@ -1585,7 +1587,7 @@ mod tests {
 
         // 3rd key - with pubkey value before 1st key so it will be sorted first
         let pubkey = Pubkey::from([10u8; 32]);
-        let hash = Hash::new(&[2u8; 32]);
+        let hash = AccountHash(Hash::new(&[2u8; 32]));
         let val = CalculateHashIntermediate {
             hash,
             lamports: 20,
@@ -1600,7 +1602,7 @@ mod tests {
 
         // 3rd key - with later slot
         let pubkey = Pubkey::from([10u8; 32]);
-        let hash = Hash::new(&[99u8; 32]);
+        let hash = AccountHash(Hash::new(&[99u8; 32]));
         let val = CalculateHashIntermediate {
             hash,
             lamports: 30,
@@ -1626,7 +1628,8 @@ mod tests {
     fn test_accountsdb_de_dup_accounts_zero_chunks() {
         let vec = vec![vec![CalculateHashIntermediate {
             lamports: 1,
-            ..CalculateHashIntermediate::default()
+            hash: AccountHash(Hash::default()),
+            pubkey: Pubkey::default(),
         }]];
         let temp_vec = vec.to_vec();
         let slice = convert_to_slice(&temp_vec);
@@ -1692,7 +1695,7 @@ mod tests {
         let key_b = Pubkey::from([2u8; 32]);
         let key_c = Pubkey::from([3u8; 32]);
         const COUNT: usize = 6;
-        let hashes = (0..COUNT).map(|i| Hash::new(&[i as u8; 32]));
+        let hashes = (0..COUNT).map(|i| AccountHash(Hash::new(&[i as u8; 32])));
         // create this vector
         // abbbcc
         let keys = [key_a, key_b, key_b, key_b, key_c, key_c];
@@ -1856,7 +1859,7 @@ mod tests {
     fn test_accountsdb_compare_two_hash_entries() {
         solana_logger::setup();
         let pubkey = Pubkey::new_unique();
-        let hash = Hash::new_unique();
+        let hash = AccountHash(Hash::new_unique());
         let val = CalculateHashIntermediate {
             hash,
             lamports: 1,
@@ -1864,7 +1867,7 @@ mod tests {
         };
 
         // slot same, version <
-        let hash2 = Hash::new_unique();
+        let hash2 = AccountHash(Hash::new_unique());
         let val2 = CalculateHashIntermediate {
             hash: hash2,
             lamports: 4,
@@ -1876,7 +1879,7 @@ mod tests {
         );
 
         // slot same, vers =
-        let hash3 = Hash::new_unique();
+        let hash3 = AccountHash(Hash::new_unique());
         let val3 = CalculateHashIntermediate {
             hash: hash3,
             lamports: 2,
@@ -1888,7 +1891,7 @@ mod tests {
         );
 
         // slot same, vers >
-        let hash4 = Hash::new_unique();
+        let hash4 = AccountHash(Hash::new_unique());
         let val4 = CalculateHashIntermediate {
             hash: hash4,
             lamports: 6,
@@ -1900,7 +1903,7 @@ mod tests {
         );
 
         // slot >, version <
-        let hash5 = Hash::new_unique();
+        let hash5 = AccountHash(Hash::new_unique());
         let val5 = CalculateHashIntermediate {
             hash: hash5,
             lamports: 8,
@@ -1925,7 +1928,7 @@ mod tests {
         solana_logger::setup();
 
         let pubkey = Pubkey::new_unique();
-        let hash = Hash::new_unique();
+        let hash = AccountHash(Hash::new_unique());
         let mut account_maps = Vec::new();
         let val = CalculateHashIntermediate {
             hash,
@@ -1939,7 +1942,7 @@ mod tests {
         let (hashfile, lamports) = test_de_dup_accounts_in_parallel(&slice);
         assert_eq!(
             (get_vec(hashfile), lamports),
-            (vec![val.hash], val.lamports)
+            (vec![val.hash.0], val.lamports)
         );
 
         // zero original lamports, higher version
@@ -1962,7 +1965,7 @@ mod tests {
         for reverse in [false, true] {
             let key = Pubkey::new_from_array([1; 32]); // key is BEFORE key2
             let key2 = Pubkey::new_from_array([2; 32]);
-            let hash = Hash::new_unique();
+            let hash = AccountHash(Hash::new_unique());
             let mut account_maps = Vec::new();
             let mut account_maps2 = Vec::new();
             let val = CalculateHashIntermediate {
@@ -1993,7 +1996,7 @@ mod tests {
             assert_eq!(
                 (get_vec(hashfile), lamports),
                 (
-                    vec![val.hash, if reverse { val2.hash } else { val3.hash }],
+                    vec![val.hash.0, if reverse { val2.hash.0 } else { val3.hash.0 }],
                     val.lamports
                         + if reverse {
                             val2.lamports
@@ -2012,7 +2015,7 @@ mod tests {
         for reverse in [false, true] {
             let key = Pubkey::new_from_array([3; 32]); // key is AFTER key2
             let key2 = Pubkey::new_from_array([2; 32]);
-            let hash = Hash::new_unique();
+            let hash = AccountHash(Hash::new_unique());
             let mut account_maps = Vec::new();
             let mut account_maps2 = Vec::new();
             let val2 = CalculateHashIntermediate {
@@ -2043,7 +2046,7 @@ mod tests {
             assert_eq!(
                 (get_vec(hashfile), lamports),
                 (
-                    vec![if reverse { val2.hash } else { val3.hash }, val.hash],
+                    vec![if reverse { val2.hash.0 } else { val3.hash.0 }, val.hash.0],
                     val.lamports
                         + if reverse {
                             val2.lamports
@@ -2399,12 +2402,12 @@ mod tests {
         let offset = 2;
         let input = vec![
             CalculateHashIntermediate {
-                hash: Hash::new(&[1u8; 32]),
+                hash: AccountHash(Hash::new(&[1u8; 32])),
                 lamports: u64::MAX - offset,
                 pubkey: Pubkey::new_unique(),
             },
             CalculateHashIntermediate {
-                hash: Hash::new(&[2u8; 32]),
+                hash: AccountHash(Hash::new(&[2u8; 32])),
                 lamports: offset + 1,
                 pubkey: Pubkey::new_unique(),
             },
@@ -2433,12 +2436,12 @@ mod tests {
         let offset = 2;
         let input = vec![
             vec![CalculateHashIntermediate {
-                hash: Hash::new(&[1u8; 32]),
+                hash: AccountHash(Hash::new(&[1u8; 32])),
                 lamports: u64::MAX - offset,
                 pubkey: Pubkey::new_unique(),
             }],
             vec![CalculateHashIntermediate {
-                hash: Hash::new(&[2u8; 32]),
+                hash: AccountHash(Hash::new(&[2u8; 32])),
                 lamports: offset + 1,
                 pubkey: Pubkey::new_unique(),
             }],
diff --git a/accounts-db/src/cache_hash_data.rs b/accounts-db/src/cache_hash_data.rs
index 5ccb47862..e136be4f1 100644
--- a/accounts-db/src/cache_hash_data.rs
+++ b/accounts-db/src/cache_hash_data.rs
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ impl CacheHashData {
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
-    use {super::*, rand::Rng};
+    use {super::*, crate::accounts_hash::AccountHash, rand::Rng};
 
     impl CacheHashData {
         /// load from 'file_name' into 'accumulator'
@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@ mod tests {
                                 }
 
                                 CalculateHashIntermediate {
-                                    hash: solana_sdk::hash::Hash::new_unique(),
+                                    hash: AccountHash(solana_sdk::hash::Hash::new_unique()),
                                     lamports: ct as u64,
                                     pubkey: pk,
                                 }