diff --git a/src/replay_stage.rs b/src/replay_stage.rs
index 6a2325493e..bebfa47a79 100644
--- a/src/replay_stage.rs
+++ b/src/replay_stage.rs
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ impl ReplayStage {
         cluster_info: Arc<RwLock<ClusterInfo>>,
         exit: Arc<AtomicBool>,
         mut current_blob_index: u64,
-        last_entry_id: Arc<RwLock<Hash>>,
+        last_entry_id: Hash,
         to_leader_sender: &TvuRotationSender,
         ledger_signal_receiver: Receiver<bool>,
         leader_scheduler: &Arc<RwLock<LeaderScheduler>>,
@@ -200,6 +200,7 @@ impl ReplayStage {
         let exit_ = exit.clone();
         let leader_scheduler_ = leader_scheduler.clone();
         let to_leader_sender = to_leader_sender.clone();
+        let last_entry_id = Arc::new(RwLock::new(last_entry_id));
         let subscriptions_ = subscriptions.clone();
         let t_replay = Builder::new()
             .name("solana-replay-stage".to_string())
@@ -465,7 +466,7 @@ mod test {
                 Arc::new(RwLock::new(cluster_info_me)),
                 exit.clone(),
                 meta.consumed,
-                Arc::new(RwLock::new(last_entry_id)),
+                last_entry_id,
                 &rotation_sender,
                 l_receiver,
                 &leader_scheduler,
@@ -569,7 +570,7 @@ mod test {
                 cluster_info_me.clone(),
                 exit.clone(),
                 entry_height,
-                Arc::new(RwLock::new(last_entry_id)),
+                last_entry_id,
                 &to_leader_sender,
                 l_receiver,
                 &leader_scheduler,
@@ -695,7 +696,7 @@ mod test {
                 cluster_info_me.clone(),
                 exit.clone(),
                 meta.consumed,
-                Arc::new(RwLock::new(last_entry_id)),
+                last_entry_id,
                 &rotation_tx,
                 l_receiver,
                 &leader_scheduler,
diff --git a/src/tvu.rs b/src/tvu.rs
index f2523b9cbe..14adb4c165 100644
--- a/src/tvu.rs
+++ b/src/tvu.rs
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ pub struct Tvu {
     entry_stream_stage: Option<EntryStreamStage>,
     storage_stage: StorageStage,
     exit: Arc<AtomicBool>,
-    last_entry_id: Arc<RwLock<Hash>>,
 }
 
 pub struct Sockets {
@@ -122,8 +121,6 @@ impl Tvu {
             exit.clone(),
         );
 
-        let l_last_entry_id = Arc::new(RwLock::new(last_entry_id));
-
         let (replay_stage, mut previous_receiver) = ReplayStage::new(
             keypair.pubkey(),
             voting_keypair,
@@ -132,7 +129,7 @@ impl Tvu {
             cluster_info.clone(),
             exit.clone(),
             blob_index,
-            l_last_entry_id.clone(),
+            last_entry_id,
             to_leader_sender,
             ledger_signal_receiver,
             &leader_scheduler,
@@ -171,14 +168,9 @@ impl Tvu {
             entry_stream_stage,
             storage_stage,
             exit,
-            last_entry_id: l_last_entry_id,
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn get_state(&self) -> Hash {
-        *self.last_entry_id.read().unwrap()
-    }
-
     pub fn is_exited(&self) -> bool {
         self.exit.load(Ordering::Relaxed)
     }