diff --git a/runtime/src/accounts_db.rs b/runtime/src/accounts_db.rs
index 36b0ca9fdf..b310ff0696 100644
--- a/runtime/src/accounts_db.rs
+++ b/runtime/src/accounts_db.rs
@@ -8685,7 +8685,7 @@ pub mod tests {
         let id = {
             let (lock, idx) = accounts
                 .accounts_index
-                .get(&pubkey, Some(&ancestors), None)
+                .get_for_tests(&pubkey, Some(&ancestors), None)
                 .unwrap();
             lock.slot_list()[idx].1.store_id()
         };
@@ -8767,12 +8767,12 @@ pub mod tests {
         let ancestors = vec![(0, 1)].into_iter().collect();
         let (slot1, account_info1) = accounts
             .accounts_index
-            .get(&pubkey1, Some(&ancestors), None)
+            .get_for_tests(&pubkey1, Some(&ancestors), None)
             .map(|(account_list1, index1)| account_list1.slot_list()[index1])
             .unwrap();
         let (slot2, account_info2) = accounts
             .accounts_index
-            .get(&pubkey2, Some(&ancestors), None)
+            .get_for_tests(&pubkey2, Some(&ancestors), None)
             .map(|(account_list2, index2)| account_list2.slot_list()[index2])
             .unwrap();
         assert_eq!(slot1, 0);
@@ -8885,7 +8885,10 @@ pub mod tests {
 
         // zero lamport account, should no longer exist in accounts index
         // because it has been removed
-        assert!(accounts.accounts_index.get(&pubkey, None, None).is_none());
+        assert!(accounts
+            .accounts_index
+            .get_for_tests(&pubkey, None, None)
+            .is_none());
     }
 
     #[test]
@@ -9073,7 +9076,10 @@ pub mod tests {
 
         // `pubkey1`, a zero lamport account, should no longer exist in accounts index
         // because it has been removed by the clean
-        assert!(accounts.accounts_index.get(&pubkey1, None, None).is_none());
+        assert!(accounts
+            .accounts_index
+            .get_for_tests(&pubkey1, None, None)
+            .is_none());
 
         // Secondary index should have purged `pubkey1` as well
         let mut found_accounts = vec![];
@@ -9115,7 +9121,10 @@ pub mod tests {
         accounts.clean_accounts(Some(0), false, None);
         assert_eq!(accounts.alive_account_count_in_slot(0), 1);
         assert_eq!(accounts.alive_account_count_in_slot(1), 1);
-        assert!(accounts.accounts_index.get(&pubkey, None, None).is_some());
+        assert!(accounts
+            .accounts_index
+            .get_for_tests(&pubkey, None, None)
+            .is_some());
 
         // Now the account can be cleaned up
         accounts.clean_accounts(Some(1), false, None);
@@ -9124,7 +9133,10 @@ pub mod tests {
 
         // The zero lamport account, should no longer exist in accounts index
         // because it has been removed
-        assert!(accounts.accounts_index.get(&pubkey, None, None).is_none());
+        assert!(accounts
+            .accounts_index
+            .get_for_tests(&pubkey, None, None)
+            .is_none());
     }
 
     #[test]
@@ -9328,12 +9340,12 @@ pub mod tests {
         accounts.add_root(current_slot);
         let (slot1, account_info1) = accounts
             .accounts_index
-            .get(&pubkey, None, None)
+            .get_for_tests(&pubkey, None, None)
             .map(|(account_list1, index1)| account_list1.slot_list()[index1])
             .unwrap();
         let (slot2, account_info2) = accounts
             .accounts_index
-            .get(&pubkey2, None, None)
+            .get_for_tests(&pubkey2, None, None)
             .map(|(account_list2, index2)| account_list2.slot_list()[index2])
             .unwrap();
         assert_eq!(slot1, current_slot);
@@ -11061,11 +11073,11 @@ pub mod tests {
         accounts_index.add_root(2, false);
         accounts_index.add_root(3, false);
         let mut purges = HashMap::new();
-        let (key0_entry, _) = accounts_index.get(&key0, None, None).unwrap();
+        let (key0_entry, _) = accounts_index.get_for_tests(&key0, None, None).unwrap();
         purges.insert(key0, accounts_index.roots_and_ref_count(&key0_entry, None));
-        let (key1_entry, _) = accounts_index.get(&key1, None, None).unwrap();
+        let (key1_entry, _) = accounts_index.get_for_tests(&key1, None, None).unwrap();
         purges.insert(key1, accounts_index.roots_and_ref_count(&key1_entry, None));
-        let (key2_entry, _) = accounts_index.get(&key2, None, None).unwrap();
+        let (key2_entry, _) = accounts_index.get_for_tests(&key2, None, None).unwrap();
         purges.insert(key2, accounts_index.roots_and_ref_count(&key2_entry, None));
         for (key, (list, ref_count)) in &purges {
             info!(" purge {} ref_count {} =>", key, ref_count);
diff --git a/runtime/src/accounts_index.rs b/runtime/src/accounts_index.rs
index aa76d4242c..9e79bb8193 100644
--- a/runtime/src/accounts_index.rs
+++ b/runtime/src/accounts_index.rs
@@ -2099,6 +2099,18 @@ pub mod tests {
         }
     }
 
+    impl<T: IndexValue> AccountsIndex<T> {
+        /// provides the ability to refactor this function on the api without bloody changes
+        pub fn get_for_tests(
+            &self,
+            pubkey: &Pubkey,
+            ancestors: Option<&Ancestors>,
+            max_root: Option<Slot>,
+        ) -> AccountIndexGetResult<T> {
+            self.get(pubkey, ancestors, max_root)
+        }
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn test_bitfield_delete_non_excess() {
         solana_logger::setup();
@@ -2746,8 +2758,9 @@ pub mod tests {
         let key = Keypair::new();
         let index = AccountsIndex::<bool>::default_for_tests();
         let ancestors = Ancestors::default();
-        assert!(index.get(&key.pubkey(), Some(&ancestors), None).is_none());
-        assert!(index.get(&key.pubkey(), None, None).is_none());
+        let key = &key.pubkey();
+        assert!(index.get_for_tests(key, Some(&ancestors), None).is_none());
+        assert!(index.get_for_tests(key, None, None).is_none());
 
         let mut num = 0;
         index.unchecked_scan_accounts(
@@ -2824,8 +2837,10 @@ pub mod tests {
         assert!(gc.is_empty());
 
         let ancestors = Ancestors::default();
-        assert!(index.get(&key.pubkey(), Some(&ancestors), None).is_none());
-        assert!(index.get(&key.pubkey(), None, None).is_none());
+        assert!(index
+            .get_for_tests(&key.pubkey(), Some(&ancestors), None)
+            .is_none());
+        assert!(index.get_for_tests(&key.pubkey(), None, None).is_none());
 
         let mut num = 0;
         index.unchecked_scan_accounts(
@@ -2863,8 +2878,10 @@ pub mod tests {
         index.insert_new_if_missing_into_primary_index(slot, items.len(), items.into_iter());
 
         let mut ancestors = Ancestors::default();
-        assert!(index.get(pubkey, Some(&ancestors), None).is_none());
-        assert!(index.get(pubkey, None, None).is_none());
+        assert!(index
+            .get_for_tests(pubkey, Some(&ancestors), None)
+            .is_none());
+        assert!(index.get_for_tests(pubkey, None, None).is_none());
 
         let mut num = 0;
         index.unchecked_scan_accounts(
@@ -2875,7 +2892,9 @@ pub mod tests {
         );
         assert_eq!(num, 0);
         ancestors.insert(slot, 0);
-        assert!(index.get(pubkey, Some(&ancestors), None).is_some());
+        assert!(index
+            .get_for_tests(pubkey, Some(&ancestors), None)
+            .is_some());
         assert_eq!(index.ref_count_from_storage(pubkey), 1);
         index.unchecked_scan_accounts(
             "",
@@ -2892,8 +2911,10 @@ pub mod tests {
         index.insert_new_if_missing_into_primary_index(slot, items.len(), items.into_iter());
 
         let mut ancestors = Ancestors::default();
-        assert!(index.get(pubkey, Some(&ancestors), None).is_none());
-        assert!(index.get(pubkey, None, None).is_none());
+        assert!(index
+            .get_for_tests(pubkey, Some(&ancestors), None)
+            .is_none());
+        assert!(index.get_for_tests(pubkey, None, None).is_none());
 
         let mut num = 0;
         index.unchecked_scan_accounts(
@@ -2904,7 +2925,9 @@ pub mod tests {
         );
         assert_eq!(num, 0);
         ancestors.insert(slot, 0);
-        assert!(index.get(pubkey, Some(&ancestors), None).is_some());
+        assert!(index
+            .get_for_tests(pubkey, Some(&ancestors), None)
+            .is_some());
         assert_eq!(index.ref_count_from_storage(pubkey), 0); // cached, so 0
         index.unchecked_scan_accounts(
             "",
@@ -3132,8 +3155,10 @@ pub mod tests {
         assert_eq!(1, account_maps_stats_len(&index));
 
         let mut ancestors = Ancestors::default();
-        assert!(index.get(&key.pubkey(), Some(&ancestors), None).is_none());
-        assert!(index.get(&key.pubkey(), None, None).is_none());
+        assert!(index
+            .get_for_tests(&key.pubkey(), Some(&ancestors), None)
+            .is_none());
+        assert!(index.get_for_tests(&key.pubkey(), None, None).is_none());
 
         let mut num = 0;
         index.unchecked_scan_accounts(
@@ -3144,7 +3169,9 @@ pub mod tests {
         );
         assert_eq!(num, 0);
         ancestors.insert(slot, 0);
-        assert!(index.get(&key.pubkey(), Some(&ancestors), None).is_some());
+        assert!(index
+            .get_for_tests(&key.pubkey(), Some(&ancestors), None)
+            .is_some());
         index.unchecked_scan_accounts(
             "",
             &ancestors,
@@ -3172,7 +3199,9 @@ pub mod tests {
         assert!(gc.is_empty());
 
         let ancestors = vec![(1, 1)].into_iter().collect();
-        assert!(index.get(&key.pubkey(), Some(&ancestors), None).is_none());
+        assert!(index
+            .get_for_tests(&key.pubkey(), Some(&ancestors), None)
+            .is_none());
 
         let mut num = 0;
         index.unchecked_scan_accounts(
@@ -3202,7 +3231,9 @@ pub mod tests {
         assert!(gc.is_empty());
 
         let ancestors = vec![(0, 0)].into_iter().collect();
-        let (list, idx) = index.get(&key.pubkey(), Some(&ancestors), None).unwrap();
+        let (list, idx) = index
+            .get_for_tests(&key.pubkey(), Some(&ancestors), None)
+            .unwrap();
         assert_eq!(list.slot_list()[idx], (0, true));
 
         let mut num = 0;
@@ -3427,7 +3458,7 @@ pub mod tests {
         assert!(gc.is_empty());
 
         index.add_root(0, false);
-        let (list, idx) = index.get(&key.pubkey(), None, None).unwrap();
+        let (list, idx) = index.get_for_tests(&key.pubkey(), None, None).unwrap();
         assert_eq!(list.slot_list()[idx], (0, true));
     }
 
@@ -3540,7 +3571,9 @@ pub mod tests {
             UPSERT_PREVIOUS_SLOT_ENTRY_WAS_CACHED_FALSE,
         );
         assert!(gc.is_empty());
-        let (list, idx) = index.get(&key.pubkey(), Some(&ancestors), None).unwrap();
+        let (list, idx) = index
+            .get_for_tests(&key.pubkey(), Some(&ancestors), None)
+            .unwrap();
         assert_eq!(list.slot_list()[idx], (0, true));
         drop(list);
 
@@ -3556,7 +3589,9 @@ pub mod tests {
             UPSERT_PREVIOUS_SLOT_ENTRY_WAS_CACHED_FALSE,
         );
         assert_eq!(gc, vec![(0, true)]);
-        let (list, idx) = index.get(&key.pubkey(), Some(&ancestors), None).unwrap();
+        let (list, idx) = index
+            .get_for_tests(&key.pubkey(), Some(&ancestors), None)
+            .unwrap();
         assert_eq!(list.slot_list()[idx], (0, false));
     }
 
@@ -3589,10 +3624,14 @@ pub mod tests {
             UPSERT_PREVIOUS_SLOT_ENTRY_WAS_CACHED_FALSE,
         );
         assert!(gc.is_empty());
-        let (list, idx) = index.get(&key.pubkey(), Some(&ancestors), None).unwrap();
+        let (list, idx) = index
+            .get_for_tests(&key.pubkey(), Some(&ancestors), None)
+            .unwrap();
         assert_eq!(list.slot_list()[idx], (0, true));
         let ancestors = vec![(1, 0)].into_iter().collect();
-        let (list, idx) = index.get(&key.pubkey(), Some(&ancestors), None).unwrap();
+        let (list, idx) = index
+            .get_for_tests(&key.pubkey(), Some(&ancestors), None)
+            .unwrap();
         assert_eq!(list.slot_list()[idx], (1, false));
     }
 
@@ -3659,7 +3698,7 @@ pub mod tests {
         // Updating index should not purge older roots, only purges
         // previous updates within the same slot
         assert_eq!(gc, vec![]);
-        let (list, idx) = index.get(&key.pubkey(), None, None).unwrap();
+        let (list, idx) = index.get_for_tests(&key.pubkey(), None, None).unwrap();
         assert_eq!(list.slot_list()[idx], (3, true));
 
         let mut num = 0;