diff --git a/ledger/src/blockstore_db.rs b/ledger/src/blockstore_db.rs
index 71369d4ff..3a9fb3003 100644
--- a/ledger/src/blockstore_db.rs
+++ b/ledger/src/blockstore_db.rs
@@ -46,11 +46,6 @@ use {
 
 const BLOCKSTORE_METRICS_ERROR: i64 = -1;
 
-// The default storage size for storing shreds when `rocksdb-shred-compaction`
-// is set to `fifo` in the validator arguments.  This amount of storage size
-// in bytes will equally allocated to both data shreds and coding shreds.
-pub const DEFAULT_ROCKS_FIFO_SHRED_STORAGE_SIZE_BYTES: u64 = 250 * 1024 * 1024 * 1024;
-
 const MAX_WRITE_BUFFER_SIZE: u64 = 256 * 1024 * 1024; // 256MB
 const FIFO_WRITE_BUFFER_SIZE: u64 = 2 * MAX_WRITE_BUFFER_SIZE;
 
diff --git a/ledger/src/blockstore_options.rs b/ledger/src/blockstore_options.rs
index ae06459f8..ffeccad3d 100644
--- a/ledger/src/blockstore_options.rs
+++ b/ledger/src/blockstore_options.rs
@@ -155,24 +155,18 @@ pub struct BlockstoreRocksFifoOptions {
     pub shred_code_cf_size: u64,
 }
 
-// Maximum size of cf::DataShred.  Used when `shred_storage_type`
-// is set to ShredStorageType::RocksFifo.  The default value is set
-// to 125GB, assuming 500GB total storage for ledger and 25% is
-// used by data shreds.
-const DEFAULT_FIFO_COMPACTION_DATA_CF_SIZE: u64 = 125 * 1024 * 1024 * 1024;
-// Maximum size of cf::CodeShred.  Used when `shred_storage_type`
-// is set to ShredStorageType::RocksFifo.  The default value is set
-// to 100GB, assuming 500GB total storage for ledger and 20% is
-// used by coding shreds.
-const DEFAULT_FIFO_COMPACTION_CODING_CF_SIZE: u64 = 100 * 1024 * 1024 * 1024;
+// The default storage size for storing shreds when `rocksdb-shred-compaction`
+// is set to `fifo` in the validator arguments.  This amount of storage size
+// in bytes will equally allocated to both data shreds and coding shreds.
+pub const DEFAULT_ROCKS_FIFO_SHRED_STORAGE_SIZE_BYTES: u64 = 250 * 1024 * 1024 * 1024;
 
 impl Default for BlockstoreRocksFifoOptions {
     fn default() -> Self {
         Self {
             // Maximum size of cf::ShredData.
-            shred_data_cf_size: DEFAULT_FIFO_COMPACTION_DATA_CF_SIZE,
+            shred_data_cf_size: DEFAULT_ROCKS_FIFO_SHRED_STORAGE_SIZE_BYTES / 2,
             // Maximum size of cf::ShredCode.
-            shred_code_cf_size: DEFAULT_FIFO_COMPACTION_CODING_CF_SIZE,
+            shred_code_cf_size: DEFAULT_ROCKS_FIFO_SHRED_STORAGE_SIZE_BYTES / 2,
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/validator/src/main.rs b/validator/src/main.rs
index 8e6baf4bb..4f0cd24b4 100644
--- a/validator/src/main.rs
+++ b/validator/src/main.rs
@@ -30,12 +30,9 @@ use {
         validator::{is_snapshot_config_valid, Validator, ValidatorConfig, ValidatorStartProgress},
     },
     solana_gossip::{cluster_info::Node, contact_info::ContactInfo},
-    solana_ledger::{
-        blockstore_db::DEFAULT_ROCKS_FIFO_SHRED_STORAGE_SIZE_BYTES,
-        blockstore_options::{
-            BlockstoreCompressionType, BlockstoreRecoveryMode, BlockstoreRocksFifoOptions,
-            LedgerColumnOptions, ShredStorageType,
-        },
+    solana_ledger::blockstore_options::{
+        BlockstoreCompressionType, BlockstoreRecoveryMode, BlockstoreRocksFifoOptions,
+        LedgerColumnOptions, ShredStorageType, DEFAULT_ROCKS_FIFO_SHRED_STORAGE_SIZE_BYTES,
     },
     solana_net_utils::VALIDATOR_PORT_RANGE,
     solana_perf::recycler::enable_recycler_warming,