diff --git a/core/src/cluster_info.rs b/core/src/cluster_info.rs
index 7dbb790bce..b1066eebc4 100644
--- a/core/src/cluster_info.rs
+++ b/core/src/cluster_info.rs
@@ -2023,8 +2023,9 @@ impl ClusterInfo {
         feature_set: Option<&FeatureSet>,
     ) -> Packets {
         let mut time = Measure::start("handle_pull_requests");
+        let callers = crds_value::filter_current(requests.iter().map(|r| &r.caller));
         self.time_gossip_write_lock("process_pull_reqs", &self.stats.process_pull_requests)
-            .process_pull_requests(requests.iter().map(|r| r.caller.clone()), timestamp());
+            .process_pull_requests(callers.cloned(), timestamp());
         self.update_data_budget(stakes.len());
         let mut packets = Packets::new_with_recycler(recycler.clone(), 64, "handle_pull_requests");
         let (caller_and_filters, addrs): (Vec<_>, Vec<_>) = {
diff --git a/core/src/crds.rs b/core/src/crds.rs
index 7c9c2a1516..53d390d066 100644
--- a/core/src/crds.rs
+++ b/core/src/crds.rs
@@ -240,8 +240,8 @@ impl Crds {
 
     /// Update the timestamp's of all the labels that are associated with Pubkey
     pub fn update_record_timestamp(&mut self, pubkey: &Pubkey, now: u64) {
-        for label in &CrdsValue::record_labels(pubkey) {
-            self.update_label_timestamp(label, now);
+        for label in CrdsValue::record_labels(*pubkey) {
+            self.update_label_timestamp(&label, now);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/core/src/crds_value.rs b/core/src/crds_value.rs
index 14caa3c019..e27abcd17d 100644
--- a/core/src/crds_value.rs
+++ b/core/src/crds_value.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ use solana_sdk::{
 };
 use std::{
     borrow::{Borrow, Cow},
-    collections::{BTreeSet, HashSet},
+    collections::{hash_map::Entry, BTreeSet, HashMap, HashSet},
     fmt,
 };
 
@@ -498,18 +498,20 @@ impl CrdsValue {
     }
 
     /// Return all the possible labels for a record identified by Pubkey.
-    pub fn record_labels(key: &Pubkey) -> Vec<CrdsValueLabel> {
-        let mut labels = vec![
-            CrdsValueLabel::ContactInfo(*key),
-            CrdsValueLabel::LowestSlot(*key),
-            CrdsValueLabel::SnapshotHashes(*key),
-            CrdsValueLabel::AccountsHashes(*key),
-            CrdsValueLabel::LegacyVersion(*key),
-            CrdsValueLabel::Version(*key),
+    pub fn record_labels(key: Pubkey) -> impl Iterator<Item = CrdsValueLabel> {
+        const CRDS_VALUE_LABEL_STUBS: [fn(Pubkey) -> CrdsValueLabel; 6] = [
+            CrdsValueLabel::ContactInfo,
+            CrdsValueLabel::LowestSlot,
+            CrdsValueLabel::SnapshotHashes,
+            CrdsValueLabel::AccountsHashes,
+            CrdsValueLabel::LegacyVersion,
+            CrdsValueLabel::Version,
         ];
-        labels.extend((0..MAX_VOTES).map(|ix| CrdsValueLabel::Vote(ix, *key)));
-        labels.extend((0..MAX_EPOCH_SLOTS).map(|ix| CrdsValueLabel::EpochSlots(ix, *key)));
-        labels
+        CRDS_VALUE_LABEL_STUBS
+            .iter()
+            .map(move |f| (f)(key))
+            .chain((0..MAX_VOTES).map(move |ix| CrdsValueLabel::Vote(ix, key)))
+            .chain((0..MAX_EPOCH_SLOTS).map(move |ix| CrdsValueLabel::EpochSlots(ix, key)))
     }
 
     /// Returns the size (in bytes) of a CrdsValue
@@ -545,6 +547,30 @@ impl CrdsValue {
     }
 }
 
+/// Filters out an iterator of crds values, returning
+/// the unique ones with the most recent wallclock.
+pub(crate) fn filter_current<'a, I>(values: I) -> impl Iterator<Item = &'a CrdsValue>
+where
+    I: IntoIterator<Item = &'a CrdsValue>,
+{
+    let mut out = HashMap::new();
+    for value in values {
+        match out.entry(value.label()) {
+            Entry::Vacant(entry) => {
+                entry.insert((value, value.wallclock()));
+            }
+            Entry::Occupied(mut entry) => {
+                let value_wallclock = value.wallclock();
+                let (_, entry_wallclock) = entry.get();
+                if *entry_wallclock < value_wallclock {
+                    entry.insert((value, value_wallclock));
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    out.into_iter().map(|(_, (v, _))| v)
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod test {
     use super::*;
@@ -553,13 +579,15 @@ mod test {
     use solana_perf::test_tx::test_tx;
     use solana_sdk::signature::{Keypair, Signer};
     use solana_sdk::timing::timestamp;
+    use std::cmp::Ordering;
+    use std::iter::repeat_with;
 
     #[test]
     fn test_labels() {
         let mut hits = [false; 6 + MAX_VOTES as usize + MAX_EPOCH_SLOTS as usize];
         // this method should cover all the possible labels
-        for v in &CrdsValue::record_labels(&Pubkey::default()) {
-            match v {
+        for v in CrdsValue::record_labels(Pubkey::default()) {
+            match &v {
                 CrdsValueLabel::ContactInfo(_) => hits[0] = true,
                 CrdsValueLabel::LowestSlot(_) => hits[1] = true,
                 CrdsValueLabel::SnapshotHashes(_) => hits[2] = true,
@@ -743,4 +771,39 @@ mod test {
         assert!(!value.verify());
         serialize_deserialize_value(value, correct_keypair);
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_filter_current() {
+        let mut rng = rand::thread_rng();
+        let keys: Vec<_> = repeat_with(Keypair::new).take(16).collect();
+        let values: Vec<_> = repeat_with(|| {
+            let index = rng.gen_range(0, keys.len());
+            CrdsValue::new_rand(&mut rng, Some(&keys[index]))
+        })
+        .take(256)
+        .collect();
+        let mut currents = HashMap::new();
+        for value in filter_current(&values) {
+            // Assert that filtered values have unique labels.
+            assert!(currents.insert(value.label(), value).is_none());
+        }
+        // Assert that currents are the most recent version of each value.
+        let mut count = 0;
+        for value in &values {
+            let current_value = currents.get(&value.label()).unwrap();
+            match value.wallclock().cmp(&current_value.wallclock()) {
+                Ordering::Less => (),
+                Ordering::Equal => {
+                    assert_eq!(value, *current_value);
+                    count += 1;
+                }
+                Ordering::Greater => panic!("this should not happen!"),
+            }
+        }
+        assert_eq!(count, currents.len());
+        // Currently CrdsData::new_rand is only implemented for 5 different
+        // kinds and excludes Vote and EpochSlots, and so the unique labels
+        // cannot be more than 5 times number of keys.
+        assert!(currents.len() <= keys.len() * 5);
+    }
 }