diff --git a/runtime/src/bank.rs b/runtime/src/bank.rs
index 9f6d78e13..bc4344fdc 100644
--- a/runtime/src/bank.rs
+++ b/runtime/src/bank.rs
@@ -125,9 +125,9 @@ use {
         account::{
             create_account_shared_data_with_fields as create_account, from_account, Account,
             AccountSharedData, InheritableAccountFields, ReadableAccount, WritableAccount,
+            PROGRAM_OWNERS,
         },
         account_utils::StateMut,
-        bpf_loader, bpf_loader_deprecated,
         bpf_loader_upgradeable::{self, UpgradeableLoaderState},
         clock::{
             BankId, Epoch, Slot, SlotCount, SlotIndex, UnixTimestamp, DEFAULT_HASHES_PER_TICK,
@@ -5229,12 +5229,6 @@ impl Bank {
         );
         check_time.stop();
 
-        const PROGRAM_OWNERS: &[Pubkey] = &[
-            bpf_loader_upgradeable::id(),
-            bpf_loader::id(),
-            bpf_loader_deprecated::id(),
-            loader_v4::id(),
-        ];
         let mut program_accounts_map = self.filter_executable_program_accounts(
             &self.ancestors,
             sanitized_txs,
diff --git a/sdk/src/account.rs b/sdk/src/account.rs
index 327560f07..75c68c301 100644
--- a/sdk/src/account.rs
+++ b/sdk/src/account.rs
@@ -4,8 +4,10 @@
 use qualifier_attr::qualifiers;
 use {
     crate::{
+        bpf_loader, bpf_loader_deprecated, bpf_loader_upgradeable,
         clock::{Epoch, INITIAL_RENT_EPOCH},
         lamports::LamportsError,
+        loader_v4,
         pubkey::Pubkey,
     },
     serde::{
@@ -753,6 +755,13 @@ pub fn create_is_signer_account_infos<'a>(
         })
         .collect()
 }
++ /// Replacement for the executable flag: An account being owned by one of these contains a program.
+pub const PROGRAM_OWNERS: &[Pubkey] = &[
+    bpf_loader_upgradeable::id(),
+    bpf_loader::id(),
+    bpf_loader_deprecated::id(),
+    loader_v4::id(),
+];
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 pub mod tests {