diff --git a/core/src/retransmit_stage.rs b/core/src/retransmit_stage.rs
index 50c112fdf..f32c51304 100644
--- a/core/src/retransmit_stage.rs
+++ b/core/src/retransmit_stage.rs
@@ -550,9 +550,9 @@ mod tests {
             full_leader_cache: true,
             ..ProcessOptions::default()
         };
-        let (bank_forks, cached_leader_schedule, _) =
+        let (bank_forks, leader_schedule_cache) =
             test_process_blockstore(&genesis_config, &blockstore, opts);
-        let leader_schedule_cache = Arc::new(cached_leader_schedule);
+        let leader_schedule_cache = Arc::new(leader_schedule_cache);
         let bank_forks = Arc::new(RwLock::new(bank_forks));
 
         let mut me = ContactInfo::new_localhost(&solana_sdk::pubkey::new_rand(), 0);
diff --git a/core/src/validator.rs b/core/src/validator.rs
index 4fee2a58c..2e1ce6648 100644
--- a/core/src/validator.rs
+++ b/core/src/validator.rs
@@ -488,6 +488,19 @@ impl Validator {
             transaction_notifier,
         );
 
+        let tower = {
+            let restored_tower = Tower::restore(config.tower_storage.as_ref(), &id);
+            if let Ok(tower) = &restored_tower {
+                reconcile_blockstore_roots_with_tower(tower, &blockstore).unwrap_or_else(|err| {
+                    error!("Failed to reconcile blockstore with tower: {:?}", err);
+                    abort()
+                });
+            }
+
+            post_process_restored_tower(restored_tower, &id, &vote_account, config, &bank_forks)
+        };
+        info!("Tower state: {:?}", tower);
+
         *start_progress.write().unwrap() = ValidatorStartProgress::StartingServices;
 
         if !config.no_os_network_stats_reporting {
@@ -1319,33 +1332,38 @@ fn new_banks_from_ledger(
         .cache_block_meta_sender
         .as_ref();
 
-    let (bank_forks, starting_snapshot_hashes) = bank_forks_utils::load_bank_forks(
-        &genesis_config,
-        &blockstore,
-        config.account_paths.clone(),
-        config.account_shrink_paths.clone(),
-        config.snapshot_config.as_ref(),
-        &process_options,
-        cache_block_meta_sender,
-        accounts_update_notifier,
-    );
-
-    let (mut bank_forks, mut leader_schedule_cache, last_full_snapshot_slot) =
-        blockstore_processor::process_blockstore_from_root(
+    let (mut bank_forks, mut leader_schedule_cache, starting_snapshot_hashes) =
+        bank_forks_utils::load_bank_forks(
+            &genesis_config,
             &blockstore,
-            bank_forks,
-            &process_options,
-            transaction_history_services
-                .transaction_status_sender
-                .as_ref(),
-            cache_block_meta_sender,
+            config.account_paths.clone(),
+            config.account_shrink_paths.clone(),
             config.snapshot_config.as_ref(),
-            accounts_package_sender,
-        )
-        .unwrap_or_else(|err| {
-            error!("Failed to load ledger: {:?}", err);
-            abort()
-        });
+            &process_options,
+            cache_block_meta_sender,
+            accounts_update_notifier,
+        );
+
+    leader_schedule_cache.set_fixed_leader_schedule(config.fixed_leader_schedule.clone());
+    bank_forks.set_snapshot_config(config.snapshot_config.clone());
+    bank_forks.set_accounts_hash_interval_slots(config.accounts_hash_interval_slots);
+
+    let last_full_snapshot_slot = blockstore_processor::process_blockstore_from_root(
+        &blockstore,
+        &mut bank_forks,
+        &leader_schedule_cache,
+        &process_options,
+        transaction_history_services
+            .transaction_status_sender
+            .as_ref(),
+        cache_block_meta_sender,
+        config.snapshot_config.as_ref(),
+        accounts_package_sender,
+    )
+    .unwrap_or_else(|err| {
+        error!("Failed to load ledger: {:?}", err);
+        abort()
+    });
 
     let last_full_snapshot_slot =
         last_full_snapshot_slot.or_else(|| starting_snapshot_hashes.map(|x| x.full.hash.0));
@@ -1399,21 +1417,6 @@ fn new_banks_from_ledger(
         );
     }
 
-    let tower = post_process_restored_tower(
-        restored_tower,
-        validator_identity,
-        vote_account,
-        config,
-        &bank_forks,
-    );
-
-    info!("Tower state: {:?}", tower);
-
-    leader_schedule_cache.set_fixed_leader_schedule(config.fixed_leader_schedule.clone());
-
-    bank_forks.set_snapshot_config(config.snapshot_config.clone());
-    bank_forks.set_accounts_hash_interval_slots(config.accounts_hash_interval_slots);
-
     if let Some(blockstore_root_scan) = blockstore_root_scan {
         if let Err(err) = blockstore_root_scan.join() {
             warn!("blockstore_root_scan failed to join {:?}", err);
diff --git a/ledger/src/bank_forks_utils.rs b/ledger/src/bank_forks_utils.rs
index 25b43c0fe..4459178ef 100644
--- a/ledger/src/bank_forks_utils.rs
+++ b/ledger/src/bank_forks_utils.rs
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ pub fn load(
     accounts_package_sender: AccountsPackageSender,
     accounts_update_notifier: Option<AccountsUpdateNotifier>,
 ) -> LoadResult {
-    let (bank_forks, starting_snapshot_hashes) = load_bank_forks(
+    let (mut bank_forks, leader_schedule_cache, starting_snapshot_hashes) = load_bank_forks(
         genesis_config,
         blockstore,
         account_paths,
@@ -60,16 +60,15 @@ pub fn load(
 
     blockstore_processor::process_blockstore_from_root(
         blockstore,
-        bank_forks,
+        &mut bank_forks,
+        &leader_schedule_cache,
         &process_options,
         transaction_status_sender,
         cache_block_meta_sender,
         snapshot_config,
         accounts_package_sender,
     )
-    .map(|(bank_forks, leader_schedule_cache, ..)| {
-        (bank_forks, leader_schedule_cache, starting_snapshot_hashes)
-    })
+    .map(|_| (bank_forks, leader_schedule_cache, starting_snapshot_hashes))
 }
 
 #[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
@@ -82,7 +81,11 @@ pub fn load_bank_forks(
     process_options: &ProcessOptions,
     cache_block_meta_sender: Option<&CacheBlockMetaSender>,
     accounts_update_notifier: Option<AccountsUpdateNotifier>,
-) -> (BankForks, Option<StartingSnapshotHashes>) {
+) -> (
+    BankForks,
+    LeaderScheduleCache,
+    Option<StartingSnapshotHashes>,
+) {
     let snapshot_present = if let Some(snapshot_config) = snapshot_config {
         info!(
             "Initializing bank snapshot path: {}",
@@ -107,7 +110,7 @@ pub fn load_bank_forks(
         false
     };
 
-    if snapshot_present {
+    let (bank_forks, starting_snapshot_hashes) = if snapshot_present {
         bank_forks_from_snapshot(
             genesis_config,
             account_paths,
@@ -139,7 +142,13 @@ pub fn load_bank_forks(
             ),
             None,
         )
+    };
+
+    let mut leader_schedule_cache = LeaderScheduleCache::new_from_bank(&bank_forks.root_bank());
+    if process_options.full_leader_cache {
+        leader_schedule_cache.set_max_schedules(std::usize::MAX);
     }
+    (bank_forks, leader_schedule_cache, starting_snapshot_hashes)
 }
 
 #[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
diff --git a/ledger/src/blockstore_processor.rs b/ledger/src/blockstore_processor.rs
index 268d896c6..2426ef0e4 100644
--- a/ledger/src/blockstore_processor.rs
+++ b/ledger/src/blockstore_processor.rs
@@ -95,11 +95,6 @@ impl BlockCostCapacityMeter {
     }
 }
 
-pub type BlockstoreProcessorInner = (BankForks, LeaderScheduleCache, Option<Slot>);
-
-pub type BlockstoreProcessorResult =
-    result::Result<BlockstoreProcessorInner, BlockstoreProcessorError>;
-
 thread_local!(static PAR_THREAD_POOL: RefCell<ThreadPool> = RefCell::new(rayon::ThreadPoolBuilder::new()
                     .num_threads(get_thread_count())
                     .thread_name(|ix| format!("blockstore_processor_{}", ix))
@@ -570,8 +565,8 @@ pub fn test_process_blockstore(
     genesis_config: &GenesisConfig,
     blockstore: &Blockstore,
     opts: ProcessOptions,
-) -> BlockstoreProcessorInner {
-    let (bank_forks, ..) = crate::bank_forks_utils::load_bank_forks(
+) -> (BankForks, LeaderScheduleCache) {
+    let (mut bank_forks, leader_schedule_cache, ..) = crate::bank_forks_utils::load_bank_forks(
         genesis_config,
         blockstore,
         Vec::new(),
@@ -584,14 +579,16 @@ pub fn test_process_blockstore(
     let (accounts_package_sender, _) = unbounded();
     process_blockstore_from_root(
         blockstore,
-        bank_forks,
+        &mut bank_forks,
+        &leader_schedule_cache,
         &opts,
         None,
         None,
         None,
         accounts_package_sender,
     )
-    .unwrap()
+    .unwrap();
+    (bank_forks, leader_schedule_cache)
 }
 
 pub(crate) fn process_blockstore_for_bank_0(
@@ -632,13 +629,14 @@ pub(crate) fn process_blockstore_for_bank_0(
 #[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
 pub fn process_blockstore_from_root(
     blockstore: &Blockstore,
-    mut bank_forks: BankForks,
+    bank_forks: &mut BankForks,
+    leader_schedule_cache: &LeaderScheduleCache,
     opts: &ProcessOptions,
     transaction_status_sender: Option<&TransactionStatusSender>,
     cache_block_meta_sender: Option<&CacheBlockMetaSender>,
     snapshot_config: Option<&SnapshotConfig>,
     accounts_package_sender: AccountsPackageSender,
-) -> BlockstoreProcessorResult {
+) -> result::Result<Option<Slot>, BlockstoreProcessorError> {
     if let Some(num_threads) = opts.override_num_threads {
         PAR_THREAD_POOL.with(|pool| {
             *pool.borrow_mut() = rayon::ThreadPoolBuilder::new()
@@ -692,10 +690,6 @@ pub fn process_blockstore_from_root(
 
     let mut timing = ExecuteTimings::default();
     // Iterate and replay slots from blockstore starting from `start_slot`
-    let mut leader_schedule_cache = LeaderScheduleCache::new_from_bank(&bank);
-    if opts.full_leader_cache {
-        leader_schedule_cache.set_max_schedules(std::usize::MAX);
-    }
 
     let mut last_full_snapshot_slot = None;
 
@@ -704,11 +698,11 @@ pub fn process_blockstore_from_root(
         .unwrap_or_else(|_| panic!("Failed to get meta for slot {}", start_slot))
     {
         load_frozen_forks(
-            &mut bank_forks,
+            bank_forks,
             start_slot,
             &start_slot_meta,
             blockstore,
-            &leader_schedule_cache,
+            leader_schedule_cache,
             opts,
             transaction_status_sender,
             cache_block_meta_sender,
@@ -764,7 +758,7 @@ pub fn process_blockstore_from_root(
     );
     assert!(bank_forks.active_banks().is_empty());
 
-    Ok((bank_forks, leader_schedule_cache, last_full_snapshot_slot))
+    Ok(last_full_snapshot_slot)
 }
 
 /// Verify that a segment of entries has the correct number of ticks and hashes
@@ -2374,7 +2368,7 @@ pub mod tests {
             accounts_db_test_hash_calculation: true,
             ..ProcessOptions::default()
         };
-        let (_bank_forks, leader_schedule, _) =
+        let (_bank_forks, leader_schedule) =
             test_process_blockstore(&genesis_config, &blockstore, opts);
         assert_eq!(leader_schedule.max_schedules(), std::usize::MAX);
     }
@@ -3160,11 +3154,14 @@ pub mod tests {
             None,
         );
 
+        let leader_schedule_cache = LeaderScheduleCache::new_from_bank(&bank1);
+
         // Test process_blockstore_from_root() from slot 1 onwards
         let (accounts_package_sender, _) = unbounded();
-        let (bank_forks, ..) = process_blockstore_from_root(
+        process_blockstore_from_root(
             &blockstore,
-            bank_forks,
+            &mut bank_forks,
+            &leader_schedule_cache,
             &opts,
             None,
             None,
@@ -3268,10 +3265,12 @@ pub mod tests {
         };
 
         let (accounts_package_sender, accounts_package_receiver) = unbounded();
+        let leader_schedule_cache = LeaderScheduleCache::new_from_bank(&bank);
 
         process_blockstore_from_root(
             &blockstore,
-            bank_forks,
+            &mut bank_forks,
+            &leader_schedule_cache,
             &opts,
             None,
             None,