diff --git a/core/benches/banking_stage.rs b/core/benches/banking_stage.rs
index 984e534ffd4eef..bc22ae4774d798 100644
--- a/core/benches/banking_stage.rs
+++ b/core/benches/banking_stage.rs
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ use {
     },
     std::{
         iter::repeat_with,
-        sync::{atomic::Ordering, Arc, RwLock},
+        sync::{atomic::Ordering, Arc},
         time::{Duration, Instant},
     },
     test::Bencher,
diff --git a/core/benches/consensus.rs b/core/benches/consensus.rs
index 45088a90a5cb62..cff71502df977e 100644
--- a/core/benches/consensus.rs
+++ b/core/benches/consensus.rs
@@ -28,7 +28,10 @@ fn bench_save_tower(bench: &mut Bencher) {
 
     let vote_account_pubkey = &Pubkey::default();
     let node_keypair = Arc::new(Keypair::new());
-    let heaviest_bank = BankForks::new_rw_arc(Bank::default_for_tests()).working_bank();
+    let heaviest_bank = BankForks::new_rw_arc(Bank::default_for_tests())
+        .read()
+        .unwrap()
+        .working_bank();
     let tower_storage = FileTowerStorage::new(dir.path().to_path_buf());
     let tower = Tower::new(
         &node_keypair.pubkey(),
@@ -47,7 +50,10 @@ fn bench_save_tower(bench: &mut Bencher) {
 fn bench_generate_ancestors_descendants(bench: &mut Bencher) {
     let vote_account_pubkey = &Pubkey::default();
     let node_keypair = Arc::new(Keypair::new());
-    let heaviest_bank = BankForks::new_rw_arc(Bank::default_for_tests()).working_bank();
+    let heaviest_bank = BankForks::new_rw_arc(Bank::default_for_tests())
+        .read()
+        .unwrap()
+        .working_bank();
     let mut tower = Tower::new(
         &node_keypair.pubkey(),
         vote_account_pubkey,
diff --git a/runtime/benches/prioritization_fee_cache.rs b/runtime/benches/prioritization_fee_cache.rs
index 8a90dd60cb67df..506aac4fb729a3 100644
--- a/runtime/benches/prioritization_fee_cache.rs
+++ b/runtime/benches/prioritization_fee_cache.rs
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ fn bench_process_transactions_multiple_slots(bencher: &mut Bencher) {
     let GenesisConfigInfo { genesis_config, .. } = create_genesis_config(10_000);
     let bank0 = Bank::new_for_benches(&genesis_config);
     let bank_forks = BankForks::new_rw_arc(bank0);
-    let bank = bank_forks.working_bank();
+    let bank = bank_forks.read().unwrap().working_bank();
     let collector = solana_sdk::pubkey::new_rand();
     let banks = (1..=NUM_SLOTS)
         .map(|n| Arc::new(Bank::new_from_parent(bank.clone(), &collector, n as u64)))
diff --git a/runtime/src/bank_forks.rs b/runtime/src/bank_forks.rs
index 334e87f5b0a02d..b0e182d4238e0f 100644
--- a/runtime/src/bank_forks.rs
+++ b/runtime/src/bank_forks.rs
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ impl BankForks {
             highest_slot_at_startup: 0,
         }));
 
-        for (_, bank) in &bank_forks.read().unwrap().banks {
+        for bank in bank_forks.read().unwrap().banks.values() {
             bank.loaded_programs_cache
                 .write()
                 .unwrap()
diff --git a/turbine/benches/cluster_info.rs b/turbine/benches/cluster_info.rs
index 5ebd0010b4ae1b..1f15137175acdb 100644
--- a/turbine/benches/cluster_info.rs
+++ b/turbine/benches/cluster_info.rs
@@ -25,12 +25,7 @@ use {
         },
         cluster_nodes::ClusterNodesCache,
     },
-    std::{
-        collections::HashMap,
-        net::UdpSocket,
-        sync::{Arc, RwLock},
-        time::Duration,
-    },
+    std::{collections::HashMap, net::UdpSocket, sync::Arc, time::Duration},
     test::Bencher,
 };
 
diff --git a/turbine/benches/retransmit_stage.rs b/turbine/benches/retransmit_stage.rs
index 6a9be3a6670e62..3fa7558c71c35e 100644
--- a/turbine/benches/retransmit_stage.rs
+++ b/turbine/benches/retransmit_stage.rs
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ use {
         net::{Ipv4Addr, UdpSocket},
         sync::{
             atomic::{AtomicUsize, Ordering},
-            Arc, RwLock,
+            Arc,
         },
         thread::{sleep, Builder},
         time::Duration,
@@ -75,8 +75,8 @@ fn bench_retransmitter(bencher: &mut Bencher) {
     let GenesisConfigInfo { genesis_config, .. } = create_genesis_config(100_000);
     let bank0 = Bank::new_for_benches(&genesis_config);
     let bank_forks = BankForks::new_rw_arc(bank0);
-    let bank = bank_forks.working_bank();
-    let bank_forks = Arc::new(RwLock::new(bank_forks));
+    let bank = bank_forks.read().unwrap().working_bank();
+    let bank_forks = bank_forks;
     let (shreds_sender, shreds_receiver) = unbounded();
     const NUM_THREADS: usize = 2;
     let sockets = (0..NUM_THREADS)