diff --git a/core/src/tvu.rs b/core/src/tvu.rs
index 80dbe57c8..4e3bad1d3 100644
--- a/core/src/tvu.rs
+++ b/core/src/tvu.rs
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ pub struct Tvu {
     ledger_cleanup_service: Option<LedgerCleanupService>,
     cost_update_service: CostUpdateService,
     voting_service: VotingService,
-    warm_quic_cache_service: WarmQuicCacheService,
+    warm_quic_cache_service: Option<WarmQuicCacheService>,
     drop_bank_service: DropBankService,
     transaction_cost_metrics_service: TransactionCostMetricsService,
 }
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ impl Tvu {
         block_metadata_notifier: Option<BlockMetadataNotifierLock>,
         wait_to_vote_slot: Option<Slot>,
         accounts_background_request_sender: AbsRequestSender,
+        use_quic: bool,
     ) -> Self {
         let TvuSockets {
             repair: repair_socket,
@@ -225,9 +226,15 @@ impl Tvu {
             bank_forks.clone(),
         );
 
-        let warm_quic_cache_service =
-            WarmQuicCacheService::new(cluster_info.clone(), poh_recorder.clone(), exit.clone());
-
+        let warm_quic_cache_service = if use_quic {
+            Some(WarmQuicCacheService::new(
+                cluster_info.clone(),
+                poh_recorder.clone(),
+                exit.clone(),
+            ))
+        } else {
+            None
+        };
         let (cost_update_sender, cost_update_receiver) = unbounded();
         let cost_update_service =
             CostUpdateService::new(blockstore.clone(), cost_model.clone(), cost_update_receiver);
@@ -319,7 +326,9 @@ impl Tvu {
         self.replay_stage.join()?;
         self.cost_update_service.join()?;
         self.voting_service.join()?;
-        self.warm_quic_cache_service.join()?;
+        if let Some(warmup_service) = self.warm_quic_cache_service {
+            warmup_service.join()?;
+        }
         self.drop_bank_service.join()?;
         self.transaction_cost_metrics_service.join()?;
         Ok(())
@@ -439,6 +448,7 @@ pub mod tests {
             None,
             None,
             AbsRequestSender::default(),
+            false, // use_quic
         );
         exit.store(true, Ordering::Relaxed);
         tvu.join().unwrap();
diff --git a/core/src/validator.rs b/core/src/validator.rs
index cb060bb23..88c4380fd 100644
--- a/core/src/validator.rs
+++ b/core/src/validator.rs
@@ -377,6 +377,7 @@ impl Validator {
         should_check_duplicate_instance: bool,
         start_progress: Arc<RwLock<ValidatorStartProgress>>,
         socket_addr_space: SocketAddrSpace,
+        use_quic: bool,
     ) -> Self {
         let id = identity_keypair.pubkey();
         assert_eq!(id, node.info.id);
@@ -961,6 +962,7 @@ impl Validator {
             block_metadata_notifier,
             config.wait_to_vote_slot,
             accounts_background_request_sender,
+            use_quic,
         );
 
         let tpu = Tpu::new(
@@ -2066,6 +2068,7 @@ mod tests {
             true, // should_check_duplicate_instance
             start_progress.clone(),
             SocketAddrSpace::Unspecified,
+            false, // use_quic
         );
         assert_eq!(
             *start_progress.read().unwrap(),
@@ -2160,6 +2163,7 @@ mod tests {
                     true, // should_check_duplicate_instance
                     Arc::new(RwLock::new(ValidatorStartProgress::default())),
                     SocketAddrSpace::Unspecified,
+                    false, // use_quic
                 )
             })
             .collect();
diff --git a/local-cluster/src/local_cluster.rs b/local-cluster/src/local_cluster.rs
index 8ced94dc4..696755d5f 100644
--- a/local-cluster/src/local_cluster.rs
+++ b/local-cluster/src/local_cluster.rs
@@ -248,6 +248,7 @@ impl LocalCluster {
             true, // should_check_duplicate_instance
             Arc::new(RwLock::new(ValidatorStartProgress::default())),
             socket_addr_space,
+            false, // use_quic
         );
 
         let mut validators = HashMap::new();
@@ -441,6 +442,7 @@ impl LocalCluster {
             true, // should_check_duplicate_instance
             Arc::new(RwLock::new(ValidatorStartProgress::default())),
             socket_addr_space,
+            false, // use_quic
         );
 
         let validator_pubkey = validator_keypair.pubkey();
@@ -777,6 +779,7 @@ impl Cluster for LocalCluster {
             true, // should_check_duplicate_instance
             Arc::new(RwLock::new(ValidatorStartProgress::default())),
             socket_addr_space,
+            false, // use_quic
         );
         cluster_validator_info.validator = Some(restarted_node);
         cluster_validator_info
diff --git a/test-validator/src/lib.rs b/test-validator/src/lib.rs
index 1e34d1a50..0b9572721 100644
--- a/test-validator/src/lib.rs
+++ b/test-validator/src/lib.rs
@@ -739,6 +739,7 @@ impl TestValidator {
             true, // should_check_duplicate_instance
             config.start_progress.clone(),
             socket_addr_space,
+            false, // use_quic
         ));
 
         // Needed to avoid panics in `solana-responder-gossip` in tests that create a number of
diff --git a/validator/src/main.rs b/validator/src/main.rs
index 3ffd0fbdd..98f0e4711 100644
--- a/validator/src/main.rs
+++ b/validator/src/main.rs
@@ -2931,6 +2931,7 @@ pub fn main() {
         should_check_duplicate_instance,
         start_progress,
         socket_addr_space,
+        tpu_use_quic,
     );
     *admin_service_post_init.write().unwrap() =
         Some(admin_rpc_service::AdminRpcRequestMetadataPostInit {