diff --git a/accounts-bench/src/main.rs b/accounts-bench/src/main.rs
index 60ff67735..88d15ea72 100644
--- a/accounts-bench/src/main.rs
+++ b/accounts-bench/src/main.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ use {
         accounts_db::{
             test_utils::{create_test_accounts, update_accounts_bench},
             AccountShrinkThreshold, AccountsDb, CalcAccountsHashDataSource,
+            ACCOUNTS_DB_CONFIG_FOR_BENCHMARKS,
         },
         accounts_index::AccountSecondaryIndexes,
         ancestors::Ancestors,
@@ -69,11 +70,14 @@ fn main() {
     if fs::remove_dir_all(path.clone()).is_err() {
         println!("Warning: Couldn't remove {path:?}");
     }
-    let accounts_db = AccountsDb::new_with_config_for_benches(
+    let accounts_db = AccountsDb::new_with_config(
         vec![path],
         &ClusterType::Testnet,
         AccountSecondaryIndexes::default(),
         AccountShrinkThreshold::default(),
+        Some(ACCOUNTS_DB_CONFIG_FOR_BENCHMARKS),
+        None,
+        Arc::default(),
     );
     let accounts = Accounts::new(Arc::new(accounts_db));
     println!("Creating {num_accounts} accounts");
diff --git a/accounts-db/src/accounts_db.rs b/accounts-db/src/accounts_db.rs
index 55333bb7d..62cd4e1af 100644
--- a/accounts-db/src/accounts_db.rs
+++ b/accounts-db/src/accounts_db.rs
@@ -9522,23 +9522,6 @@ pub(crate) enum UpdateIndexThreadSelection {
 // These functions/fields are only usable from a dev context (i.e. tests and benches)
 #[cfg(feature = "dev-context-only-utils")]
 impl AccountsDb {
-    pub fn new_with_config_for_benches(
-        paths: Vec<PathBuf>,
-        cluster_type: &ClusterType,
-        account_indexes: AccountSecondaryIndexes,
-        shrink_ratio: AccountShrinkThreshold,
-    ) -> Self {
-        Self::new_with_config(
-            paths,
-            cluster_type,
-            account_indexes,
-            shrink_ratio,
-            Some(ACCOUNTS_DB_CONFIG_FOR_BENCHMARKS),
-            None,
-            Arc::default(),
-        )
-    }
-
     pub fn load_without_fixed_root(
         &self,
         ancestors: &Ancestors,
diff --git a/runtime/benches/accounts.rs b/runtime/benches/accounts.rs
index 2822c2533..7efc0a11a 100644
--- a/runtime/benches/accounts.rs
+++ b/runtime/benches/accounts.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ use {
         accounts::{AccountAddressFilter, Accounts},
         accounts_db::{
             test_utils::create_test_accounts, AccountShrinkThreshold, AccountsDb,
-            VerifyAccountsHashAndLamportsConfig,
+            VerifyAccountsHashAndLamportsConfig, ACCOUNTS_DB_CONFIG_FOR_BENCHMARKS,
         },
         accounts_index::{AccountSecondaryIndexes, ScanConfig},
         ancestors::Ancestors,
@@ -36,6 +36,18 @@ use {
     test::Bencher,
 };
 
+fn new_accounts_db(account_paths: Vec<PathBuf>) -> AccountsDb {
+    AccountsDb::new_with_config(
+        account_paths,
+        &ClusterType::Development,
+        AccountSecondaryIndexes::default(),
+        AccountShrinkThreshold::default(),
+        Some(ACCOUNTS_DB_CONFIG_FOR_BENCHMARKS),
+        None,
+        Arc::default(),
+    )
+}
+
 fn deposit_many(bank: &Bank, pubkeys: &mut Vec<Pubkey>, num: usize) -> Result<(), LamportsError> {
     for t in 0..num {
         let pubkey = solana_sdk::pubkey::new_rand();
@@ -99,12 +111,7 @@ fn test_accounts_squash(bencher: &mut Bencher) {
 
 #[bench]
 fn test_accounts_hash_bank_hash(bencher: &mut Bencher) {
-    let accounts_db = AccountsDb::new_with_config_for_benches(
-        vec![PathBuf::from("bench_accounts_hash_internal")],
-        &ClusterType::Development,
-        AccountSecondaryIndexes::default(),
-        AccountShrinkThreshold::default(),
-    );
+    let accounts_db = new_accounts_db(vec![PathBuf::from("bench_accounts_hash_internal")]);
     let accounts = Accounts::new(Arc::new(accounts_db));
     let mut pubkeys: Vec<Pubkey> = vec![];
     let num_accounts = 60_000;
@@ -137,12 +144,7 @@ fn test_accounts_hash_bank_hash(bencher: &mut Bencher) {
 #[bench]
 fn test_update_accounts_hash(bencher: &mut Bencher) {
     solana_logger::setup();
-    let accounts_db = AccountsDb::new_with_config_for_benches(
-        vec![PathBuf::from("update_accounts_hash")],
-        &ClusterType::Development,
-        AccountSecondaryIndexes::default(),
-        AccountShrinkThreshold::default(),
-    );
+    let accounts_db = new_accounts_db(vec![PathBuf::from("update_accounts_hash")]);
     let accounts = Accounts::new(Arc::new(accounts_db));
     let mut pubkeys: Vec<Pubkey> = vec![];
     create_test_accounts(&accounts, &mut pubkeys, 50_000, 0);
@@ -157,12 +159,7 @@ fn test_update_accounts_hash(bencher: &mut Bencher) {
 #[bench]
 fn test_accounts_delta_hash(bencher: &mut Bencher) {
     solana_logger::setup();
-    let accounts_db = AccountsDb::new_with_config_for_benches(
-        vec![PathBuf::from("accounts_delta_hash")],
-        &ClusterType::Development,
-        AccountSecondaryIndexes::default(),
-        AccountShrinkThreshold::default(),
-    );
+    let accounts_db = new_accounts_db(vec![PathBuf::from("accounts_delta_hash")]);
     let accounts = Accounts::new(Arc::new(accounts_db));
     let mut pubkeys: Vec<Pubkey> = vec![];
     create_test_accounts(&accounts, &mut pubkeys, 100_000, 0);
@@ -174,12 +171,7 @@ fn test_accounts_delta_hash(bencher: &mut Bencher) {
 #[bench]
 fn bench_delete_dependencies(bencher: &mut Bencher) {
     solana_logger::setup();
-    let accounts_db = AccountsDb::new_with_config_for_benches(
-        vec![PathBuf::from("accounts_delete_deps")],
-        &ClusterType::Development,
-        AccountSecondaryIndexes::default(),
-        AccountShrinkThreshold::default(),
-    );
+    let accounts_db = new_accounts_db(vec![PathBuf::from("accounts_delete_deps")]);
     let accounts = Accounts::new(Arc::new(accounts_db));
     let mut old_pubkey = Pubkey::default();
     let zero_account = AccountSharedData::new(0, 0, AccountSharedData::default().owner());
@@ -204,15 +196,10 @@ fn store_accounts_with_possible_contention<F: 'static>(
     F: Fn(&Accounts, &[Pubkey]) + Send + Copy,
 {
     let num_readers = 5;
-    let accounts_db = AccountsDb::new_with_config_for_benches(
-        vec![
-            PathBuf::from(std::env::var("FARF_DIR").unwrap_or_else(|_| "farf".to_string()))
-                .join(bench_name),
-        ],
-        &ClusterType::Development,
-        AccountSecondaryIndexes::default(),
-        AccountShrinkThreshold::default(),
-    );
+    let accounts_db = new_accounts_db(vec![PathBuf::from(
+        std::env::var("FARF_DIR").unwrap_or_else(|_| "farf".to_string()),
+    )
+    .join(bench_name)]);
     let accounts = Arc::new(Accounts::new(Arc::new(accounts_db)));
     let num_keys = 1000;
     let slot = 0;
@@ -341,15 +328,10 @@ fn bench_rwlock_hashmap_single_reader_with_n_writers(bencher: &mut Bencher) {
 }
 
 fn setup_bench_dashmap_iter() -> (Arc<Accounts>, DashMap<Pubkey, (AccountSharedData, Hash)>) {
-    let accounts_db = AccountsDb::new_with_config_for_benches(
-        vec![
-            PathBuf::from(std::env::var("FARF_DIR").unwrap_or_else(|_| "farf".to_string()))
-                .join("bench_dashmap_par_iter"),
-        ],
-        &ClusterType::Development,
-        AccountSecondaryIndexes::default(),
-        AccountShrinkThreshold::default(),
-    );
+    let accounts_db = new_accounts_db(vec![PathBuf::from(
+        std::env::var("FARF_DIR").unwrap_or_else(|_| "farf".to_string()),
+    )
+    .join("bench_dashmap_par_iter")]);
     let accounts = Arc::new(Accounts::new(Arc::new(accounts_db)));
 
     let dashmap = DashMap::new();
@@ -399,12 +381,7 @@ fn bench_dashmap_iter(bencher: &mut Bencher) {
 
 #[bench]
 fn bench_load_largest_accounts(b: &mut Bencher) {
-    let accounts_db = AccountsDb::new_with_config_for_benches(
-        Vec::new(),
-        &ClusterType::Development,
-        AccountSecondaryIndexes::default(),
-        AccountShrinkThreshold::default(),
-    );
+    let accounts_db = new_accounts_db(Vec::new());
     let accounts = Accounts::new(Arc::new(accounts_db));
     let mut rng = rand::thread_rng();
     for _ in 0..10_000 {