diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 294560e12..0c1a45125 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ To run a performance-enhanced fullnode on Linux, download `libcuda_verify_ed2551
 it by adding `--features=cuda` to the line that runs `solana-fullnode` in `leader.sh`.
 
 ```bash
-$ wget https://solana-build-artifacts.s3.amazonaws.com/v0.5.0/libcuda_verify_ed25519.a
+$ ./fetch-perf-libs.sh
 $ cargo run --release --features=cuda --bin solana-fullnode -- -l leader.json < genesis.log
 ```
 
diff --git a/ci/test-cuda.sh b/ci/test-cuda.sh
index 53aedac5e..ae05406bb 100755
--- a/ci/test-cuda.sh
+++ b/ci/test-cuda.sh
@@ -2,17 +2,10 @@
 
 cd "$(dirname "$0")/.."
 
-LIB=libcuda_verify_ed25519.a
-if [[ ! -r $LIB ]]; then
-  if [[ -z "${libcuda_verify_ed25519_URL:-}" ]]; then
-    echo "$0 skipped.  Unable to locate $LIB"
-    exit 0
-  fi
+./fetch-perf-libs.sh
 
-  export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/cuda/lib64
-  export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/cuda/bin
-  curl -X GET -o $LIB "$libcuda_verify_ed25519_URL"
-fi
+export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/cuda/lib64
+export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/cuda/bin
 
 # shellcheck disable=SC1090    # <-- shellcheck can't follow ~
 source ~/.cargo/env
diff --git a/ci/test-erasure.sh b/ci/test-erasure.sh
index c99333408..979057829 100755
--- a/ci/test-erasure.sh
+++ b/ci/test-erasure.sh
@@ -4,22 +4,8 @@ set -o xtrace
 
 cd "$(dirname "$0")/.."
 
-if [[ -z "${libgf_complete_URL:-}" ]]; then
-  echo libgf_complete_URL undefined
-  exit 1
-fi
+./fetch-perf-libs.sh
 
-if [[ -z "${libJerasure_URL:-}" ]]; then
-  echo libJerasure_URL undefined
-  exit 1
-fi
-
-curl -X GET -o libJerasure.so "$libJerasure_URL"
-curl -X GET -o libgf_complete.so "$libgf_complete_URL"
-
-ln -s libJerasure.so libJerasure.so.2
-ln -s libJerasure.so libJerasure.so.2.0.0
-ln -s libgf_complete.so libgf_complete.so.1.0.0
 export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$PWD:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
 
 # shellcheck disable=SC1090    # <-- shellcheck can't follow ~
diff --git a/fetch-perf-libs.sh b/fetch-perf-libs.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..0b92f50e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fetch-perf-libs.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#!/bin/bash -e
+
+if [[ $(uname) != Linux ]]; then
+  echo Performance libraries are only available for Linux
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+if [[ $(uname -m) != x86_64 ]]; then
+  echo Performance libraries are only available for x86_64 architecture
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+(
+  set -x
+  curl -o solana-perf.tgz \
+    https://solana-perf.s3.amazonaws.com/master/x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/solana-perf.tgz
+  tar zxvf solana-perf.tgz
+)
+
+echo "Downloaded solana-perf version: $(cat solana-perf-HEAD.txt)"
+
+exit 0