diff --git a/src/entry_writer.rs b/src/entry_writer.rs
index 8cd05d7449..d8d8d73b79 100644
--- a/src/entry_writer.rs
+++ b/src/entry_writer.rs
@@ -8,47 +8,40 @@ use serde_json;
 use std::io::{self, Write};
 use std::sync::Mutex;
 
-pub struct EntryWriter<'a> {
+pub struct EntryWriter<'a, W> {
     bank: &'a Bank,
+    writer: Mutex<W>,
 }
 
-impl<'a> EntryWriter<'a> {
+impl<'a, W: Write> EntryWriter<'a, W> {
     /// Create a new Tpu that wraps the given Bank.
-    pub fn new(bank: &'a Bank) -> Self {
-        EntryWriter { bank }
+    pub fn new(bank: &'a Bank, writer: Mutex<W>) -> Self {
+        EntryWriter { bank, writer }
     }
 
-    fn write_entry<W: Write>(writer: &Mutex<W>, entry: &Entry) -> io::Result<()> {
+    fn write_entry(writer: &Mutex<W>, entry: &Entry) -> io::Result<()> {
         let serialized = serde_json::to_string(&entry).unwrap();
         writeln!(writer.lock().unwrap(), "{}", serialized)
     }
 
-    pub fn write_entries<W: Write>(writer: &Mutex<W>, entries: &[Entry]) -> io::Result<()> {
+    pub fn write_entries(writer: &Mutex<W>, entries: &[Entry]) -> io::Result<()> {
         for entry in entries {
             Self::write_entry(writer, entry)?;
         }
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    fn write_and_register_entry<W: Write>(
-        &self,
-        writer: &Mutex<W>,
-        entry: &Entry,
-    ) -> io::Result<()> {
+    fn write_and_register_entry(&self, entry: &Entry) -> io::Result<()> {
         trace!("write_and_register_entry entry");
         if !entry.has_more {
             self.bank.register_entry_id(&entry.id);
         }
-        Self::write_entry(&writer, entry)
+        Self::write_entry(&self.writer, entry)
     }
 
-    pub fn write_and_register_entries<W: Write>(
-        &self,
-        writer: &Mutex<W>,
-        entries: &[Entry],
-    ) -> io::Result<()> {
+    pub fn write_and_register_entries(&self, entries: &[Entry]) -> io::Result<()> {
         for entry in entries {
-            self.write_and_register_entry(writer, &entry)?;
+            self.write_and_register_entry(&entry)?;
         }
         Ok(())
     }
@@ -68,7 +61,8 @@ mod tests {
         let mint = Mint::new(1);
         let bank = Bank::new(&mint);
 
-        let entry_writer = EntryWriter::new(&bank);
+        let writer = Mutex::new(io::sink());
+        let entry_writer = EntryWriter::new(&bank, writer);
         let keypair = KeyPair::new();
         let tx = Transaction::new(&mint.keypair(), keypair.pubkey(), 1, mint.last_id());
 
@@ -84,16 +78,11 @@ mod tests {
 
         // Verify that write_and_register_entry doesn't register the first entries after a split.
         assert_eq!(bank.last_id(), mint.last_id());
-        let writer = Mutex::new(io::sink());
-        entry_writer
-            .write_and_register_entry(&writer, &entries[0])
-            .unwrap();
+        entry_writer.write_and_register_entry(&entries[0]).unwrap();
         assert_eq!(bank.last_id(), mint.last_id());
 
         // Verify that write_and_register_entry registers the final entry after a split.
-        entry_writer
-            .write_and_register_entry(&writer, &entries[1])
-            .unwrap();
+        entry_writer.write_and_register_entry(&entries[1]).unwrap();
         assert_eq!(bank.last_id(), entries[1].id);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/write_stage.rs b/src/write_stage.rs
index c2810164ed..cdcd221c45 100644
--- a/src/write_stage.rs
+++ b/src/write_stage.rs
@@ -26,14 +26,13 @@ impl WriteStage {
     /// Process any Entry items that have been published by the Historian.
     /// continuosly broadcast blobs of entries out
     pub fn write_and_send_entries<W: Write>(
-        entry_writer: &EntryWriter,
+        entry_writer: &EntryWriter<W>,
         blob_sender: &BlobSender,
         blob_recycler: &BlobRecycler,
-        writer: &Mutex<W>,
         entry_receiver: &Receiver<Vec<Entry>>,
     ) -> Result<()> {
         let entries = entry_receiver.recv_timeout(Duration::new(1, 0))?;
-        entry_writer.write_and_register_entries(writer, &entries)?;
+        entry_writer.write_and_register_entries(&entries)?;
         trace!("New blobs? {}", entries.len());
         let mut blobs = VecDeque::new();
         entries.to_blobs(blob_recycler, &mut blobs);
@@ -56,14 +55,12 @@ impl WriteStage {
         let thread_hdl = Builder::new()
             .name("solana-writer".to_string())
             .spawn(move || {
-                let entry_writer = EntryWriter::new(&bank);
-                let writer = Mutex::new(writer);
+                let entry_writer = EntryWriter::new(&bank, Mutex::new(writer));
                 loop {
                     let _ = Self::write_and_send_entries(
                         &entry_writer,
                         &blob_sender,
                         &blob_recycler,
-                        &writer,
                         &entry_receiver,
                     );
                     if exit.load(Ordering::Relaxed) {