diff --git a/runtime/src/account_rent_state.rs b/runtime/src/account_rent_state.rs
index 0c971adebd..284dca2bc3 100644
--- a/runtime/src/account_rent_state.rs
+++ b/runtime/src/account_rent_state.rs
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ pub(crate) fn check_rent_state(
     post_rent_state: Option<&RentState>,
     transaction_context: &TransactionContext,
     index: IndexOfAccount,
-    include_account_index_in_err: bool,
 ) -> Result<()> {
     if let Some((pre_rent_state, post_rent_state)) = pre_rent_state.zip(post_rent_state) {
         let expect_msg = "account must exist at TransactionContext index if rent-states are Some";
@@ -92,7 +91,7 @@ pub(crate) fn check_rent_state(
                 .get_account_at_index(index)
                 .expect(expect_msg)
                 .borrow(),
-            include_account_index_in_err.then_some(index),
+            index,
         )?;
     }
     Ok(())
@@ -103,7 +102,7 @@ pub(crate) fn check_rent_state_with_account(
     post_rent_state: &RentState,
     address: &Pubkey,
     account_state: &AccountSharedData,
-    account_index: Option<IndexOfAccount>,
+    account_index: IndexOfAccount,
 ) -> Result<()> {
     submit_rent_state_metrics(pre_rent_state, post_rent_state);
     if !solana_sdk::incinerator::check_id(address)
@@ -113,12 +112,8 @@ pub(crate) fn check_rent_state_with_account(
             "Account {} not rent exempt, state {:?}",
             address, account_state,
         );
-        if let Some(account_index) = account_index {
-            let account_index = account_index as u8;
-            Err(TransactionError::InsufficientFundsForRent { account_index })
-        } else {
-            Err(TransactionError::InvalidRentPayingAccount)
-        }
+        let account_index = account_index as u8;
+        Err(TransactionError::InsufficientFundsForRent { account_index })
     } else {
         Ok(())
     }
diff --git a/runtime/src/accounts.rs b/runtime/src/accounts.rs
index e10aa74365..0c1f23a121 100644
--- a/runtime/src/accounts.rs
+++ b/runtime/src/accounts.rs
@@ -623,9 +623,7 @@ impl Accounts {
             &payer_post_rent_state,
             payer_address,
             payer_account,
-            feature_set
-                .is_active(&feature_set::include_account_index_in_rent_error::ID)
-                .then_some(payer_index),
+            payer_index,
         )
     }
 
diff --git a/runtime/src/bank/transaction_account_state_info.rs b/runtime/src/bank/transaction_account_state_info.rs
index 92b84d0a17..45f5d59e4c 100644
--- a/runtime/src/bank/transaction_account_state_info.rs
+++ b/runtime/src/bank/transaction_account_state_info.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ use {
     },
     solana_sdk::{
         account::ReadableAccount,
-        feature_set,
         message::SanitizedMessage,
         native_loader,
         transaction::Result,
@@ -61,9 +60,6 @@ impl Bank {
         post_state_infos: &[TransactionAccountStateInfo],
         transaction_context: &TransactionContext,
     ) -> Result<()> {
-        let include_account_index_in_err = self
-            .feature_set
-            .is_active(&feature_set::include_account_index_in_rent_error::id());
         for (i, (pre_state_info, post_state_info)) in
             pre_state_infos.iter().zip(post_state_infos).enumerate()
         {
@@ -72,7 +68,6 @@ impl Bank {
                 post_state_info.rent_state.as_ref(),
                 transaction_context,
                 i as IndexOfAccount,
-                include_account_index_in_err,
             )?;
         }
         Ok(())