diff --git a/src/request_processor.rs b/src/request_processor.rs
index 6b7fd03f98..2ce0ecf487 100644
--- a/src/request_processor.rs
+++ b/src/request_processor.rs
@@ -1,19 +1,9 @@
 //! The `request_processor` processes thin client Request messages.
 
 use bank::Bank;
-use bincode::{deserialize, serialize};
-use packet;
-use packet::SharedPackets;
-use rayon::prelude::*;
 use request::{Request, Response};
-use result::Result;
-use std::collections::VecDeque;
 use std::net::SocketAddr;
 use std::sync::Arc;
-use std::sync::mpsc::Receiver;
-use std::time::Instant;
-use streamer;
-use timing;
 
 pub struct RequestProcessor {
     bank: Arc<Bank>,
@@ -61,91 +51,4 @@ impl RequestProcessor {
             .filter_map(|(req, rsp_addr)| self.process_request(req, rsp_addr))
             .collect()
     }
-
-    pub fn deserialize_requests(p: &packet::Packets) -> Vec<Option<(Request, SocketAddr)>> {
-        p.packets
-            .par_iter()
-            .map(|x| {
-                deserialize(&x.data[0..x.meta.size])
-                    .map(|req| (req, x.meta.addr()))
-                    .ok()
-            })
-            .collect()
-    }
-
-    /// Split Request list into verified transactions and the rest
-    fn serialize_response(
-        resp: Response,
-        rsp_addr: SocketAddr,
-        blob_recycler: &packet::BlobRecycler,
-    ) -> Result<packet::SharedBlob> {
-        let blob = blob_recycler.allocate();
-        {
-            let mut b = blob.write().unwrap();
-            let v = serialize(&resp)?;
-            let len = v.len();
-            b.data[..len].copy_from_slice(&v);
-            b.meta.size = len;
-            b.meta.set_addr(&rsp_addr);
-        }
-        Ok(blob)
-    }
-
-    fn serialize_responses(
-        rsps: Vec<(Response, SocketAddr)>,
-        blob_recycler: &packet::BlobRecycler,
-    ) -> Result<VecDeque<packet::SharedBlob>> {
-        let mut blobs = VecDeque::new();
-        for (resp, rsp_addr) in rsps {
-            blobs.push_back(Self::serialize_response(resp, rsp_addr, blob_recycler)?);
-        }
-        Ok(blobs)
-    }
-
-    pub fn process_request_packets(
-        &self,
-        packet_receiver: &Receiver<SharedPackets>,
-        blob_sender: &streamer::BlobSender,
-        packet_recycler: &packet::PacketRecycler,
-        blob_recycler: &packet::BlobRecycler,
-    ) -> Result<()> {
-        let (batch, batch_len) = streamer::recv_batch(packet_receiver)?;
-
-        info!(
-            "@{:?} request_stage: processing: {}",
-            timing::timestamp(),
-            batch_len
-        );
-
-        let mut reqs_len = 0;
-        let proc_start = Instant::now();
-        for msgs in batch {
-            let reqs: Vec<_> = Self::deserialize_requests(&msgs.read().unwrap())
-                .into_iter()
-                .filter_map(|x| x)
-                .collect();
-            reqs_len += reqs.len();
-
-            let rsps = self.process_requests(reqs);
-
-            let blobs = Self::serialize_responses(rsps, blob_recycler)?;
-            if !blobs.is_empty() {
-                info!("process: sending blobs: {}", blobs.len());
-                //don't wake up the other side if there is nothing
-                blob_sender.send(blobs)?;
-            }
-            packet_recycler.recycle(msgs);
-        }
-        let total_time_s = timing::duration_as_s(&proc_start.elapsed());
-        let total_time_ms = timing::duration_as_ms(&proc_start.elapsed());
-        info!(
-            "@{:?} done process batches: {} time: {:?}ms reqs: {} reqs/s: {}",
-            timing::timestamp(),
-            batch_len,
-            total_time_ms,
-            reqs_len,
-            (reqs_len as f32) / (total_time_s)
-        );
-        Ok(())
-    }
 }
diff --git a/src/request_stage.rs b/src/request_stage.rs
index cd98a7d439..8b4e0db09e 100644
--- a/src/request_stage.rs
+++ b/src/request_stage.rs
@@ -1,13 +1,21 @@
 //! The `request_stage` processes thin client Request messages.
 
+use bincode::{deserialize, serialize};
 use packet;
 use packet::SharedPackets;
+use rayon::prelude::*;
+use request::{Request, Response};
 use request_processor::RequestProcessor;
+use result::Result;
+use std::collections::VecDeque;
+use std::net::SocketAddr;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, Ordering};
 use std::sync::mpsc::{channel, Receiver};
 use std::thread::{spawn, JoinHandle};
+use std::time::Instant;
 use streamer;
+use timing;
 
 pub struct RequestStage {
     pub thread_hdl: JoinHandle<()>,
@@ -16,6 +24,92 @@ pub struct RequestStage {
 }
 
 impl RequestStage {
+    pub fn deserialize_requests(p: &packet::Packets) -> Vec<Option<(Request, SocketAddr)>> {
+        p.packets
+            .par_iter()
+            .map(|x| {
+                deserialize(&x.data[0..x.meta.size])
+                    .map(|req| (req, x.meta.addr()))
+                    .ok()
+            })
+            .collect()
+    }
+
+    /// Split Request list into verified transactions and the rest
+    fn serialize_response(
+        resp: Response,
+        rsp_addr: SocketAddr,
+        blob_recycler: &packet::BlobRecycler,
+    ) -> Result<packet::SharedBlob> {
+        let blob = blob_recycler.allocate();
+        {
+            let mut b = blob.write().unwrap();
+            let v = serialize(&resp)?;
+            let len = v.len();
+            b.data[..len].copy_from_slice(&v);
+            b.meta.size = len;
+            b.meta.set_addr(&rsp_addr);
+        }
+        Ok(blob)
+    }
+
+    fn serialize_responses(
+        rsps: Vec<(Response, SocketAddr)>,
+        blob_recycler: &packet::BlobRecycler,
+    ) -> Result<VecDeque<packet::SharedBlob>> {
+        let mut blobs = VecDeque::new();
+        for (resp, rsp_addr) in rsps {
+            blobs.push_back(Self::serialize_response(resp, rsp_addr, blob_recycler)?);
+        }
+        Ok(blobs)
+    }
+
+    pub fn process_request_packets(
+        request_processor: &RequestProcessor,
+        packet_receiver: &Receiver<SharedPackets>,
+        blob_sender: &streamer::BlobSender,
+        packet_recycler: &packet::PacketRecycler,
+        blob_recycler: &packet::BlobRecycler,
+    ) -> Result<()> {
+        let (batch, batch_len) = streamer::recv_batch(packet_receiver)?;
+
+        info!(
+            "@{:?} request_stage: processing: {}",
+            timing::timestamp(),
+            batch_len
+        );
+
+        let mut reqs_len = 0;
+        let proc_start = Instant::now();
+        for msgs in batch {
+            let reqs: Vec<_> = Self::deserialize_requests(&msgs.read().unwrap())
+                .into_iter()
+                .filter_map(|x| x)
+                .collect();
+            reqs_len += reqs.len();
+
+            let rsps = request_processor.process_requests(reqs);
+
+            let blobs = Self::serialize_responses(rsps, blob_recycler)?;
+            if !blobs.is_empty() {
+                info!("process: sending blobs: {}", blobs.len());
+                //don't wake up the other side if there is nothing
+                blob_sender.send(blobs)?;
+            }
+            packet_recycler.recycle(msgs);
+        }
+        let total_time_s = timing::duration_as_s(&proc_start.elapsed());
+        let total_time_ms = timing::duration_as_ms(&proc_start.elapsed());
+        info!(
+            "@{:?} done process batches: {} time: {:?}ms reqs: {} reqs/s: {}",
+            timing::timestamp(),
+            batch_len,
+            total_time_ms,
+            reqs_len,
+            (reqs_len as f32) / (total_time_s)
+        );
+        Ok(())
+    }
     pub fn new(
         request_processor: RequestProcessor,
         exit: Arc<AtomicBool>,
@@ -27,7 +121,8 @@ impl RequestStage {
         let request_processor_ = request_processor.clone();
         let (blob_sender, blob_receiver) = channel();
         let thread_hdl = spawn(move || loop {
-            let e = request_processor_.process_request_packets(
+            let e = Self::process_request_packets(
+                &request_processor_,
                 &packet_receiver,
                 &blob_sender,
                 &packet_recycler,