diff --git a/ledger/src/erasure.rs b/ledger/src/erasure.rs
index cf4052e41..04cc684de 100644
--- a/ledger/src/erasure.rs
+++ b/ledger/src/erasure.rs
@@ -41,10 +41,7 @@
 //!
 //!
 
-use {
-    reed_solomon_erasure::{galois_8::Field, ReconstructShard, ReedSolomon},
-    serde::{Deserialize, Serialize},
-};
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
 #[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, Eq, PartialEq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct ErasureConfig {
@@ -68,116 +65,3 @@ impl ErasureConfig {
         self.num_coding
     }
 }
-
-type Result<T> = std::result::Result<T, reed_solomon_erasure::Error>;
-
-/// Represents an erasure "session" with a particular configuration and number of data and coding
-/// shreds
-#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
-pub struct Session(ReedSolomon<Field>);
-
-impl Session {
-    pub fn new(data_count: usize, coding_count: usize) -> Result<Session> {
-        let rs = ReedSolomon::new(data_count, coding_count)?;
-
-        Ok(Session(rs))
-    }
-
-    pub fn new_from_config(config: &ErasureConfig) -> Result<Session> {
-        let rs = ReedSolomon::new(config.num_data, config.num_coding)?;
-
-        Ok(Session(rs))
-    }
-
-    /// Create coding blocks by overwriting `parity`
-    pub fn encode<T, U>(&self, data: &[T], parity: &mut [U]) -> Result<()>
-    where
-        T: AsRef<[u8]>,
-        U: AsRef<[u8]> + AsMut<[u8]>,
-    {
-        self.0.encode_sep(data, parity)
-    }
-
-    /// Recover data + coding blocks into data blocks
-    pub fn decode_blocks<T>(&self, blocks: &mut [T]) -> Result<()>
-    where
-        T: ReconstructShard<Field>,
-    {
-        self.0.reconstruct_data(blocks)
-    }
-}
-
-#[cfg(test)]
-pub mod test {
-    use {super::*, log::*, solana_sdk::clock::Slot};
-
-    /// Specifies the contents of a 16-data-shred and 4-coding-shred erasure set
-    /// Exists to be passed to `generate_blockstore_with_coding`
-    #[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone)]
-    pub struct ErasureSpec {
-        /// Which 16-shred erasure set this represents
-        pub set_index: u64,
-        pub num_data: usize,
-        pub num_coding: usize,
-    }
-
-    /// Specifies the contents of a slot
-    /// Exists to be passed to `generate_blockstore_with_coding`
-    #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
-    pub struct SlotSpec {
-        pub slot: Slot,
-        pub set_specs: Vec<ErasureSpec>,
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn test_coding() {
-        const N_DATA: usize = 4;
-        const N_CODING: usize = 2;
-
-        let session = Session::new(N_DATA, N_CODING).unwrap();
-
-        let mut vs: Vec<Vec<u8>> = (0..N_DATA as u8).map(|i| (i..(16 + i)).collect()).collect();
-        let v_orig: Vec<u8> = vs[0].clone();
-
-        let mut coding_blocks: Vec<_> = (0..N_CODING).map(|_| vec![0u8; 16]).collect();
-
-        let mut coding_blocks_slices: Vec<_> =
-            coding_blocks.iter_mut().map(Vec::as_mut_slice).collect();
-        let v_slices: Vec<_> = vs.iter().map(Vec::as_slice).collect();
-
-        session
-            .encode(v_slices.as_slice(), coding_blocks_slices.as_mut_slice())
-            .expect("encoding must succeed");
-
-        trace!("test_coding: coding blocks:");
-        for b in &coding_blocks {
-            trace!("test_coding: {:?}", b);
-        }
-
-        let erasure: usize = 1;
-        let mut present = vec![true; N_DATA + N_CODING];
-        present[erasure] = false;
-        let erased = vs[erasure].clone();
-
-        // clear an entry
-        vs[erasure as usize].copy_from_slice(&[0; 16]);
-
-        let mut blocks: Vec<_> = vs
-            .iter_mut()
-            .chain(coding_blocks.iter_mut())
-            .map(Vec::as_mut_slice)
-            .zip(present)
-            .collect();
-
-        session
-            .decode_blocks(blocks.as_mut_slice())
-            .expect("decoding must succeed");
-
-        trace!("test_coding: vs:");
-        for v in &vs {
-            trace!("test_coding: {:?}", v);
-        }
-        assert_eq!(v_orig, vs[0]);
-        assert_eq!(erased, vs[erasure]);
-    }
-}
diff --git a/ledger/src/shredder.rs b/ledger/src/shredder.rs
index 0fe5b68d7..ecd4b4596 100644
--- a/ledger/src/shredder.rs
+++ b/ledger/src/shredder.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 use {
     crate::{
-        erasure::Session,
         shred::{Error, Shred, MAX_DATA_SHREDS_PER_FEC_BLOCK, SIZE_OF_DATA_SHRED_PAYLOAD},
         shred_stats::ProcessShredsStats,
     },
     rayon::{prelude::*, ThreadPool},
-    reed_solomon_erasure::Error::{InvalidIndex, TooFewDataShards, TooFewShardsPresent},
+    reed_solomon_erasure::{
+        galois_8::Field,
+        Error::{InvalidIndex, TooFewDataShards, TooFewShardsPresent},
+    },
     solana_entry::entry::Entry,
     solana_measure::measure::Measure,
     solana_rayon_threadlimit::get_thread_count,
@@ -19,6 +21,8 @@ thread_local!(static PAR_THREAD_POOL: RefCell<ThreadPool> = RefCell::new(rayon::
                     .build()
                     .unwrap()));
 
+type ReedSolomon = reed_solomon_erasure::ReedSolomon<Field>;
+
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct Shredder {
     slot: Slot,
@@ -235,9 +239,9 @@ impl Shredder {
         let data = data.iter().map(Shred::erasure_shard_as_slice);
         let data: Vec<_> = data.collect::<Result<_, _>>().unwrap();
         let mut parity = vec![vec![0u8; data[0].len()]; num_coding];
-        Session::new(num_data, num_coding)
+        ReedSolomon::new(num_data, num_coding)
             .unwrap()
-            .encode(&data, &mut parity[..])
+            .encode_sep(&data, &mut parity[..])
             .unwrap();
         let num_data = u16::try_from(num_data).unwrap();
         let num_coding = u16::try_from(num_coding).unwrap();
@@ -300,7 +304,7 @@ impl Shredder {
                 mask[index] = true;
             }
         }
-        Session::new(num_data_shreds, num_coding_shreds)?.decode_blocks(&mut shards)?;
+        ReedSolomon::new(num_data_shreds, num_coding_shreds)?.reconstruct_data(&mut shards)?;
         let recovered_data = mask
             .into_iter()
             .zip(shards)