diff --git a/core/benches/cluster_nodes.rs b/core/benches/cluster_nodes.rs
index 662902d2b..f22da675e 100644
--- a/core/benches/cluster_nodes.rs
+++ b/core/benches/cluster_nodes.rs
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ fn get_retransmit_peers_deterministic(
             0,
         );
         let (_root_distance, _neighbors, _children) = cluster_nodes.get_retransmit_peers(
-            *slot_leader,
+            slot_leader,
             &shred,
             root_bank,
             solana_gossip::cluster_info::DATA_PLANE_FANOUT,
diff --git a/core/src/cluster_nodes.rs b/core/src/cluster_nodes.rs
index 21038a065..795f7897a 100644
--- a/core/src/cluster_nodes.rs
+++ b/core/src/cluster_nodes.rs
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ impl ClusterNodes<BroadcastStage> {
         socket_addr_space: &SocketAddrSpace,
     ) -> Vec<SocketAddr> {
         const MAX_CONTACT_INFO_AGE: Duration = Duration::from_secs(2 * 60);
-        let shred_seed = shred.seed(self.pubkey);
+        let shred_seed = shred.id().seed(&self.pubkey);
         let mut rng = ChaChaRng::from_seed(shred_seed);
         let index = match self.weighted_shuffle.first(&mut rng) {
             None => return Vec::default(),
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ impl ClusterNodes<BroadcastStage> {
 impl ClusterNodes<RetransmitStage> {
     pub(crate) fn get_retransmit_addrs(
         &self,
-        slot_leader: Pubkey,
+        slot_leader: &Pubkey,
         shred: &Shred,
         root_bank: &Bank,
         fanout: usize,
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ impl ClusterNodes<RetransmitStage> {
 
     pub fn get_retransmit_peers(
         &self,
-        slot_leader: Pubkey,
+        slot_leader: &Pubkey,
         shred: &Shred,
         root_bank: &Bank,
         fanout: usize,
@@ -221,12 +221,12 @@ impl ClusterNodes<RetransmitStage> {
         Vec<&Node>, // neighbors
         Vec<&Node>, // children
     ) {
-        let shred_seed = shred.seed(slot_leader);
+        let shred_seed = shred.id().seed(slot_leader);
         let mut weighted_shuffle = self.weighted_shuffle.clone();
         // Exclude slot leader from list of nodes.
-        if slot_leader == self.pubkey {
+        if slot_leader == &self.pubkey {
             error!("retransmit from slot leader: {}", slot_leader);
-        } else if let Some(index) = self.index.get(&slot_leader) {
+        } else if let Some(index) = self.index.get(slot_leader) {
             weighted_shuffle.remove_index(*index);
         };
         let mut rng = ChaChaRng::from_seed(shred_seed);
diff --git a/core/src/retransmit_stage.rs b/core/src/retransmit_stage.rs
index ecc631da6..2385d7b46 100644
--- a/core/src/retransmit_stage.rs
+++ b/core/src/retransmit_stage.rs
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ fn retransmit(
             .map(|(index, (shred, slot_leader, cluster_nodes))| {
                 let (root_distance, num_nodes) = retransmit_shred(
                     &shred,
-                    slot_leader,
+                    &slot_leader,
                     &root_bank,
                     &cluster_nodes,
                     socket_addr_space,
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ fn retransmit(
                     let index = thread_pool.current_thread_index().unwrap();
                     let (root_distance, num_nodes) = retransmit_shred(
                         &shred,
-                        slot_leader,
+                        &slot_leader,
                         &root_bank,
                         &cluster_nodes,
                         socket_addr_space,
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ fn retransmit(
 
 fn retransmit_shred(
     shred: &Shred,
-    slot_leader: Pubkey,
+    slot_leader: &Pubkey,
     root_bank: &Bank,
     cluster_nodes: &ClusterNodes<RetransmitStage>,
     socket_addr_space: &SocketAddrSpace,
diff --git a/ledger/src/shred.rs b/ledger/src/shred.rs
index 048dde7d5..22177c350 100644
--- a/ledger/src/shred.rs
+++ b/ledger/src/shred.rs
@@ -226,6 +226,17 @@ impl ShredId {
     pub(crate) fn unwrap(&self) -> (Slot, /*shred index:*/ u32, ShredType) {
         (self.0, self.1, self.2)
     }
+
+    pub fn seed(&self, leader: &Pubkey) -> [u8; 32] {
+        let ShredId(slot, index, shred_type) = self;
+        hashv(&[
+            &slot.to_le_bytes(),
+            &u8::from(*shred_type).to_le_bytes(),
+            &index.to_le_bytes(),
+            AsRef::<[u8]>::as_ref(leader),
+        ])
+        .to_bytes()
+    }
 }
 
 /// Tuple which identifies erasure coding set that the shred belongs to.
@@ -431,16 +442,6 @@ impl Shred {
         self.set_signature(signature);
     }
 
-    pub fn seed(&self, leader_pubkey: Pubkey) -> [u8; 32] {
-        hashv(&[
-            &self.slot().to_le_bytes(),
-            &u8::from(self.shred_type()).to_le_bytes(),
-            &self.index().to_le_bytes(),
-            &leader_pubkey.to_bytes(),
-        ])
-        .to_bytes()
-    }
-
     #[inline]
     pub fn shred_type(&self) -> ShredType {
         ShredType::from(self.common_header().shred_variant)
@@ -1076,6 +1077,31 @@ mod tests {
         }
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn test_shred_seed() {
+        let mut rng = ChaChaRng::from_seed([147u8; 32]);
+        let leader = Pubkey::new_from_array(rng.gen());
+        let key = ShredId(
+            141939602, // slot
+            28685,     // index
+            ShredType::Data,
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            bs58::encode(key.seed(&leader)).into_string(),
+            "Gp4kUM4ZpWGQN5XSCyM9YHYWEBCAZLa94ZQuSgDE4r56"
+        );
+        let leader = Pubkey::new_from_array(rng.gen());
+        let key = ShredId(
+            141945197, // slot
+            23418,     // index
+            ShredType::Code,
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            bs58::encode(key.seed(&leader)).into_string(),
+            "G1gmFe1QUM8nhDApk6BqvPgw3TQV2Qc5bpKppa96qbVb"
+        );
+    }
+
     fn verify_shred_layout(shred: &Shred, packet: &Packet) {
         let data = layout::get_shred(packet).unwrap();
         assert_eq!(layout::get_slot(data), Some(shred.slot()));