diff --git a/runtime/src/accounts_db.rs b/runtime/src/accounts_db.rs
index 9369e5ec1b..4653510ff6 100644
--- a/runtime/src/accounts_db.rs
+++ b/runtime/src/accounts_db.rs
@@ -161,6 +161,14 @@ pub enum CreateAncientStorage {
     Pack,
 }
 
+#[derive(Copy, Clone, Eq, PartialEq, Debug)]
+enum StoreTo {
+    /// write to cache
+    Cache,
+    /// write to storage
+    Storage,
+}
+
 #[derive(Default)]
 /// hold alive accounts and bytes used by those accounts
 /// alive means in the accounts index
@@ -6575,7 +6583,7 @@ impl AccountsDb {
         hashes: Option<Vec<impl Borrow<Hash>>>,
         storage_finder: F,
         mut write_version_producer: P,
-        is_cached_store: bool,
+        store_to: StoreTo,
         txn_signatures: Option<&[Option<&'a Signature>]>,
     ) -> Vec<AccountInfo> {
         let mut calc_stored_meta_time = Measure::start("calc_stored_meta");
@@ -6589,7 +6597,7 @@ impl AccountsDb {
             .calc_stored_meta
             .fetch_add(calc_stored_meta_time.as_us(), Ordering::Relaxed);
 
-        if is_cached_store {
+        if store_to == StoreTo::Cache {
             let signature_iter: Box<dyn std::iter::Iterator<Item = &Option<&Signature>>> =
                 match txn_signatures {
                     Some(txn_signatures) => {
@@ -8163,7 +8171,12 @@ impl AccountsDb {
         accounts: impl StorableAccounts<'a, T>,
         txn_signatures: Option<&'a [Option<&'a Signature>]>,
     ) {
-        self.store(accounts, true, txn_signatures, StoreReclaims::Default);
+        self.store(
+            accounts,
+            StoreTo::Cache,
+            txn_signatures,
+            StoreReclaims::Default,
+        );
     }
 
     /// Store the account update.
@@ -8171,7 +8184,7 @@ impl AccountsDb {
     pub fn store_uncached(&self, slot: Slot, accounts: &[(&Pubkey, &AccountSharedData)]) {
         self.store(
             (slot, accounts, INCLUDE_SLOT_IN_HASH_TESTS),
-            false,
+            StoreTo::Storage,
             None,
             StoreReclaims::Default,
         );
@@ -8180,7 +8193,7 @@ impl AccountsDb {
     fn store<'a, T: ReadableAccount + Sync + ZeroLamport + 'a>(
         &self,
         accounts: impl StorableAccounts<'a, T>,
-        is_cached_store: bool,
+        store_to: StoreTo,
         txn_signatures: Option<&'a [Option<&'a Signature>]>,
         reclaim: StoreReclaims,
     ) {
@@ -8216,7 +8229,7 @@ impl AccountsDb {
         self.store_accounts_unfrozen(
             accounts,
             None::<Vec<Hash>>,
-            is_cached_store,
+            store_to,
             txn_signatures,
             reclaim,
         );
@@ -8350,7 +8363,7 @@ impl AccountsDb {
         &self,
         accounts: impl StorableAccounts<'a, T>,
         hashes: Option<Vec<impl Borrow<Hash>>>,
-        is_cached_store: bool,
+        store_to: StoreTo,
         txn_signatures: Option<&'a [Option<&'a Signature>]>,
         reclaim: StoreReclaims,
     ) {
@@ -8367,7 +8380,7 @@ impl AccountsDb {
             hashes,
             None,
             None::<Box<dyn Iterator<Item = u64>>>,
-            is_cached_store,
+            store_to,
             reset_accounts,
             txn_signatures,
             reclaim,
@@ -8386,13 +8399,12 @@ impl AccountsDb {
         // the append vec so that hashing could happen on the store
         // and accounts in the append_vec can be unrefed correctly
         let reset_accounts = false;
-        let is_cached_store = false;
         self.store_accounts_custom(
             accounts,
             hashes,
             storage,
             write_version_producer,
-            is_cached_store,
+            StoreTo::Storage,
             reset_accounts,
             None,
             reclaim,
@@ -8405,7 +8417,7 @@ impl AccountsDb {
         hashes: Option<Vec<impl Borrow<Hash>>>,
         storage: Option<&Arc<AccountStorageEntry>>,
         write_version_producer: Option<Box<dyn Iterator<Item = u64>>>,
-        is_cached_store: bool,
+        store_to: StoreTo,
         reset_accounts: bool,
         txn_signatures: Option<&[Option<&Signature>]>,
         reclaim: StoreReclaims,
@@ -8435,7 +8447,7 @@ impl AccountsDb {
             hashes,
             storage_finder,
             write_version_producer,
-            is_cached_store,
+            store_to,
             txn_signatures,
         );
         store_accounts_time.stop();
@@ -8446,7 +8458,7 @@ impl AccountsDb {
 
         let reclaim = if matches!(reclaim, StoreReclaims::Ignore) {
             UpsertReclaim::IgnoreReclaims
-        } else if is_cached_store {
+        } else if store_to == StoreTo::Cache {
             UpsertReclaim::PreviousSlotEntryWasCached
         } else {
             UpsertReclaim::PopulateReclaims
@@ -8469,7 +8481,7 @@ impl AccountsDb {
         // entries
         reclaims.retain(|(_, r)| !r.is_cached());
 
-        if is_cached_store {
+        if store_to == StoreTo::Cache {
             assert!(reclaims.is_empty());
         }
 
@@ -12377,7 +12389,7 @@ pub mod tests {
         db.store_accounts_unfrozen(
             (some_slot, &[(&key, &account)][..]),
             Some(vec![&Hash::default()]),
-            false,
+            StoreTo::Storage,
             None,
             StoreReclaims::Default,
         );
@@ -12645,7 +12657,7 @@ pub mod tests {
         db.store_accounts_unfrozen(
             (some_slot, accounts),
             Some(vec![&some_hash]),
-            false,
+            StoreTo::Storage,
             None,
             StoreReclaims::Default,
         );
@@ -16066,7 +16078,7 @@ pub mod tests {
         pub fn store_for_tests(&self, slot: Slot, accounts: &[(&Pubkey, &AccountSharedData)]) {
             self.store(
                 (slot, accounts, INCLUDE_SLOT_IN_HASH_TESTS),
-                true,
+                StoreTo::Cache,
                 None,
                 StoreReclaims::Default,
             );