diff --git a/runtime/src/bank.rs b/runtime/src/bank.rs
index 52c047aa7..6106d8050 100644
--- a/runtime/src/bank.rs
+++ b/runtime/src/bank.rs
@@ -2285,19 +2285,6 @@ impl Bank {
         bank
     }
 
-    /// if we were to serialize THIS bank, what value should be saved for the prior accounts hash?
-    /// This depends on the proximity to the time to take the snapshot and the time to use the snapshot.
-    pub(crate) fn get_epoch_accounts_hash_to_serialize(&self) -> Option<Hash> {
-        self.rc
-            .accounts
-            .accounts_db
-            .epoch_accounts_hash
-            .lock()
-            .unwrap()
-            .as_ref()
-            .map(|hash| *hash.as_ref())
-    }
-
     /// Return subset of bank fields representing serializable state
     pub(crate) fn get_fields_to_serialize<'a>(
         &'a self,
@@ -7893,6 +7880,12 @@ impl Bank {
         total_accounts_stats
     }
 
+    /// if we were to serialize THIS bank, what value should be saved for the prior accounts hash?
+    /// This depends on the proximity to the time to take the snapshot and the time to use the snapshot.
+    pub(crate) fn get_epoch_accounts_hash_to_serialize(&self) -> Option<Hash> {
+        self.epoch_accounts_hash().map(|hash| *hash.as_ref())
+    }
+
     /// Convenience fn to get the Epoch Accounts Hash
     fn epoch_accounts_hash(&self) -> Option<EpochAccountsHash> {
         *self