diff --git a/runtime/src/bank.rs b/runtime/src/bank.rs
index ea1b0ca121..e2001aa3fc 100644
--- a/runtime/src/bank.rs
+++ b/runtime/src/bank.rs
@@ -155,7 +155,6 @@ use {
         fmt, mem,
         ops::{Deref, Div, RangeInclusive},
         path::PathBuf,
-        ptr,
         rc::Rc,
         sync::{
             atomic::{
@@ -993,39 +992,101 @@ pub(crate) struct BankFieldsToSerialize<'a> {
 // Can't derive PartialEq because RwLock doesn't implement PartialEq
 impl PartialEq for Bank {
     fn eq(&self, other: &Self) -> bool {
-        if ptr::eq(self, other) {
+        if std::ptr::eq(self, other) {
             return true;
         }
-        *self.blockhash_queue.read().unwrap() == *other.blockhash_queue.read().unwrap()
-            && self.ancestors == other.ancestors
-            && *self.hash.read().unwrap() == *other.hash.read().unwrap()
-            && self.parent_hash == other.parent_hash
-            && self.parent_slot == other.parent_slot
-            && *self.hard_forks.read().unwrap() == *other.hard_forks.read().unwrap()
-            && self.transaction_count.load(Relaxed) == other.transaction_count.load(Relaxed)
-            && self.tick_height.load(Relaxed) == other.tick_height.load(Relaxed)
-            && self.signature_count.load(Relaxed) == other.signature_count.load(Relaxed)
-            && self.capitalization.load(Relaxed) == other.capitalization.load(Relaxed)
-            && self.max_tick_height == other.max_tick_height
-            && self.hashes_per_tick == other.hashes_per_tick
-            && self.ticks_per_slot == other.ticks_per_slot
-            && self.ns_per_slot == other.ns_per_slot
-            && self.genesis_creation_time == other.genesis_creation_time
-            && self.slots_per_year == other.slots_per_year
-            && self.slot == other.slot
-            && self.epoch == other.epoch
-            && self.block_height == other.block_height
-            && self.collector_id == other.collector_id
-            && self.collector_fees.load(Relaxed) == other.collector_fees.load(Relaxed)
-            && self.fee_calculator == other.fee_calculator
-            && self.fee_rate_governor == other.fee_rate_governor
-            && self.collected_rent.load(Relaxed) == other.collected_rent.load(Relaxed)
-            && self.rent_collector == other.rent_collector
-            && self.epoch_schedule == other.epoch_schedule
-            && *self.inflation.read().unwrap() == *other.inflation.read().unwrap()
-            && *self.stakes_cache.stakes() == *other.stakes_cache.stakes()
-            && self.epoch_stakes == other.epoch_stakes
-            && self.is_delta.load(Relaxed) == other.is_delta.load(Relaxed)
+        let Self {
+            rc: _,
+            src: _,
+            blockhash_queue,
+            ancestors,
+            hash,
+            parent_hash,
+            parent_slot,
+            hard_forks,
+            transaction_count,
+            transaction_error_count: _,
+            transaction_entries_count: _,
+            transactions_per_entry_max: _,
+            tick_height,
+            signature_count,
+            capitalization,
+            max_tick_height,
+            hashes_per_tick,
+            ticks_per_slot,
+            ns_per_slot,
+            genesis_creation_time,
+            slots_per_year,
+            slot,
+            bank_id: _,
+            epoch,
+            block_height,
+            collector_id,
+            collector_fees,
+            fee_calculator,
+            fee_rate_governor,
+            collected_rent,
+            rent_collector,
+            epoch_schedule,
+            inflation,
+            stakes_cache,
+            epoch_stakes,
+            is_delta,
+            // TODO: Confirm if all these fields are intentionally ignored!
+            builtin_programs: _,
+            compute_budget: _,
+            builtin_feature_transitions: _,
+            rewards: _,
+            cluster_type: _,
+            lazy_rent_collection: _,
+            rewards_pool_pubkeys: _,
+            cached_executors: _,
+            transaction_debug_keys: _,
+            transaction_log_collector_config: _,
+            transaction_log_collector: _,
+            feature_set: _,
+            drop_callback: _,
+            freeze_started: _,
+            vote_only_bank: _,
+            cost_tracker: _,
+            rewrites_skipped_this_slot: _,
+            sysvar_cache: _,
+            accounts_data_len: _,
+            fee_structure: _,
+            // Ignore new fields explicitly if they do not impact PartialEq.
+            // Adding ".." will remove compile-time checks that if a new field
+            // is added to the struct, this ParitalEq is accordingly updated.
+        } = self;
+        *blockhash_queue.read().unwrap() == *other.blockhash_queue.read().unwrap()
+            && ancestors == &other.ancestors
+            && *hash.read().unwrap() == *other.hash.read().unwrap()
+            && parent_hash == &other.parent_hash
+            && parent_slot == &other.parent_slot
+            && *hard_forks.read().unwrap() == *other.hard_forks.read().unwrap()
+            && transaction_count.load(Relaxed) == other.transaction_count.load(Relaxed)
+            && tick_height.load(Relaxed) == other.tick_height.load(Relaxed)
+            && signature_count.load(Relaxed) == other.signature_count.load(Relaxed)
+            && capitalization.load(Relaxed) == other.capitalization.load(Relaxed)
+            && max_tick_height == &other.max_tick_height
+            && hashes_per_tick == &other.hashes_per_tick
+            && ticks_per_slot == &other.ticks_per_slot
+            && ns_per_slot == &other.ns_per_slot
+            && genesis_creation_time == &other.genesis_creation_time
+            && slots_per_year == &other.slots_per_year
+            && slot == &other.slot
+            && epoch == &other.epoch
+            && block_height == &other.block_height
+            && collector_id == &other.collector_id
+            && collector_fees.load(Relaxed) == other.collector_fees.load(Relaxed)
+            && fee_calculator == &other.fee_calculator
+            && fee_rate_governor == &other.fee_rate_governor
+            && collected_rent.load(Relaxed) == other.collected_rent.load(Relaxed)
+            && rent_collector == &other.rent_collector
+            && epoch_schedule == &other.epoch_schedule
+            && *inflation.read().unwrap() == *other.inflation.read().unwrap()
+            && *stakes_cache.stakes() == *other.stakes_cache.stakes()
+            && epoch_stakes == &other.epoch_stakes
+            && is_delta.load(Relaxed) == other.is_delta.load(Relaxed)
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/runtime/src/vote_account.rs b/runtime/src/vote_account.rs
index b7424ea406..64ebdd86f9 100644
--- a/runtime/src/vote_account.rs
+++ b/runtime/src/vote_account.rs
@@ -238,7 +238,12 @@ impl Default for VoteAccountInner {
 
 impl PartialEq<VoteAccountInner> for VoteAccountInner {
     fn eq(&self, other: &Self) -> bool {
-        self.account == other.account
+        let Self {
+            account,
+            vote_state: _,
+            vote_state_once: _,
+        } = self;
+        account == &other.account
     }
 }
 
@@ -281,7 +286,12 @@ impl Clone for VoteAccounts {
 
 impl PartialEq<VoteAccounts> for VoteAccounts {
     fn eq(&self, other: &Self) -> bool {
-        self.vote_accounts == other.vote_accounts
+        let Self {
+            vote_accounts,
+            staked_nodes: _,
+            staked_nodes_once: _,
+        } = self;
+        vote_accounts == &other.vote_accounts
     }
 }