diff --git a/src/accounts.rs b/src/accounts.rs
index ab439f7029..d1916ceac8 100644
--- a/src/accounts.rs
+++ b/src/accounts.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 use crate::bank::BankError;
 use crate::bank::Result;
-use crate::checkpoint::Checkpoint;
 use crate::counter::Counter;
 use crate::status_deque::{StatusDeque, StatusDequeError};
 use bincode::serialize;
@@ -11,7 +10,6 @@ use solana_sdk::hash::{hash, Hash};
 use solana_sdk::pubkey::Pubkey;
 use solana_sdk::transaction::Transaction;
 use std::collections::BTreeMap;
-use std::collections::VecDeque;
 use std::sync::atomic::AtomicUsize;
 use std::sync::{Mutex, RwLock};
 
@@ -35,9 +33,6 @@ pub struct AccountsDB {
     /// Mapping of known public keys/IDs to accounts
     pub accounts: HashMap<Pubkey, Account>,
 
-    /// list of prior states
-    checkpoints: VecDeque<(HashMap<Pubkey, Account>, u64)>,
-
     /// The number of transactions the bank has processed without error since the
     /// start of the ledger.
     transaction_count: u64,
@@ -55,7 +50,6 @@ impl Default for AccountsDB {
     fn default() -> Self {
         Self {
             accounts: HashMap::new(),
-            checkpoints: VecDeque::new(),
             transaction_count: 0,
         }
     }
@@ -91,24 +85,12 @@ impl AccountsDB {
         if let Some(account) = self.accounts.get(pubkey) {
             return Some(account);
         }
-
-        for (accounts, _) in &self.checkpoints {
-            if let Some(account) = accounts.get(pubkey) {
-                return Some(account);
-            }
-        }
         None
     }
 
     pub fn store(&mut self, pubkey: &Pubkey, account: &Account) {
         if account.tokens == 0 {
-            if self.checkpoints.is_empty() {
-                // purge if balance is 0 and no checkpoints
-                self.accounts.remove(pubkey);
-            } else {
-                // store default account if balance is 0 and there's a checkpoint
-                self.accounts.insert(pubkey.clone(), Account::default());
-            }
+            self.accounts.remove(pubkey);
         } else {
             self.accounts.insert(pubkey.clone(), account.clone());
         }
@@ -266,15 +248,6 @@ impl AccountsDB {
     pub fn transaction_count(&self) -> u64 {
         self.transaction_count
     }
-
-    pub fn checkpoint_and_copy(&mut self) -> AccountsDB {
-        self.checkpoint();
-        let (accounts, tx_count) = self.checkpoints.front().unwrap();
-        let mut copy = AccountsDB::default();
-        copy.accounts = accounts.clone();
-        copy.transaction_count = *tx_count;
-        copy
-    }
 }
 
 impl Accounts {
@@ -392,66 +365,6 @@ impl Accounts {
     pub fn transaction_count(&self) -> u64 {
         self.accounts_db.read().unwrap().transaction_count()
     }
-
-    pub fn checkpoint(&self) {
-        self.accounts_db.write().unwrap().checkpoint()
-    }
-
-    pub fn rollback(&self) {
-        self.accounts_db.write().unwrap().rollback()
-    }
-
-    pub fn purge(&self, depth: usize) {
-        self.accounts_db.write().unwrap().purge(depth)
-    }
-
-    pub fn depth(&self) -> usize {
-        self.accounts_db.read().unwrap().depth()
-    }
-
-    pub fn checkpoint_and_copy(&self) -> Accounts {
-        let db = self.accounts_db.write().unwrap().checkpoint_and_copy();
-        let mut copy = Accounts::default();
-        copy.accounts_db = RwLock::new(db);
-        copy
-    }
-}
-
-impl Checkpoint for AccountsDB {
-    fn checkpoint(&mut self) {
-        let accounts = self.accounts.clone();
-
-        self.checkpoints
-            .push_front((accounts, self.transaction_count()));
-    }
-
-    fn rollback(&mut self) {
-        let (accounts, transaction_count) = self.checkpoints.pop_front().unwrap();
-        self.accounts = accounts;
-        self.transaction_count = transaction_count;
-    }
-
-    fn purge(&mut self, depth: usize) {
-        fn merge(into: &mut HashMap<Pubkey, Account>, purge: &mut HashMap<Pubkey, Account>) {
-            purge.retain(|pubkey, _| !into.contains_key(pubkey));
-            into.extend(purge.drain());
-            into.retain(|_, account| account.tokens != 0);
-        }
-
-        while self.depth() > depth {
-            let (mut purge, _) = self.checkpoints.pop_back().unwrap();
-
-            if let Some((into, _)) = self.checkpoints.back_mut() {
-                merge(into, &mut purge);
-                continue;
-            }
-            merge(&mut self.accounts, &mut purge);
-        }
-    }
-
-    fn depth(&self) -> usize {
-        self.checkpoints.len()
-    }
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]
diff --git a/src/bank.rs b/src/bank.rs
index 76bd0ee924..871b727d13 100644
--- a/src/bank.rs
+++ b/src/bank.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 //! already been signed and verified.
 
 use crate::accounts::{Accounts, ErrorCounters, InstructionAccounts, InstructionLoaders};
-use crate::checkpoint::Checkpoint;
 use crate::counter::Counter;
 use crate::entry::Entry;
 use crate::entry::EntrySlice;
@@ -138,48 +137,6 @@ impl Bank {
         *sub = subscriptions
     }
 
-    /// Checkpoint this bank and return a copy of it
-    pub fn checkpoint_and_copy(&self) -> Bank {
-        let last_ids_cp = self.last_ids.write().unwrap().checkpoint_and_copy();
-        let accounts = self.accounts.checkpoint_and_copy();
-
-        let mut copy = Bank::default();
-        copy.accounts = accounts;
-        copy.last_ids = RwLock::new(last_ids_cp);
-        copy.leader_scheduler =
-            Arc::new(RwLock::new(self.leader_scheduler.read().unwrap().clone()));
-        copy.confirmation_time = AtomicUsize::new(self.confirmation_time.load(Ordering::Relaxed));
-        copy
-    }
-
-    pub fn checkpoint(&self) {
-        self.accounts.checkpoint();
-        self.last_ids.write().unwrap().checkpoint();
-    }
-    pub fn purge(&self, depth: usize) {
-        self.accounts.purge(depth);
-        self.last_ids.write().unwrap().purge(depth);
-    }
-
-    pub fn rollback(&self) {
-        let rolled_back_pubkeys: Vec<Pubkey> = self.accounts.keys();
-        self.accounts.rollback();
-
-        rolled_back_pubkeys.iter().for_each(|pubkey| {
-            if let Some(account) = self.accounts.load_slow(&pubkey) {
-                self.subscriptions
-                    .read()
-                    .unwrap()
-                    .check_account(&pubkey, &account)
-            }
-        });
-
-        self.last_ids.write().unwrap().rollback();
-    }
-    pub fn checkpoint_depth(&self) -> usize {
-        self.accounts.depth()
-    }
-
     fn process_genesis_block(&self, genesis_block: &GenesisBlock) {
         assert!(genesis_block.mint_id != Pubkey::default());
         assert!(genesis_block.tokens >= genesis_block.bootstrap_leader_tokens);
@@ -869,8 +826,6 @@ mod tests {
     use super::*;
     use crate::entry::{next_entries, next_entry, Entry};
     use crate::gen_keys::GenKeys;
-    use crate::status_deque;
-    use crate::status_deque::StatusDequeError;
     use bincode::serialize;
     use hashbrown::HashSet;
     use solana_sdk::hash::hash;
@@ -1577,199 +1532,6 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(ids.into_iter().all(move |id| unique.insert(id)));
     }
 
-    #[test]
-    fn test_bank_purge() {
-        let (genesis_block, alice) = GenesisBlock::new(10_000);
-        let bank = Bank::new(&genesis_block);
-        let bob = Keypair::new();
-        let charlie = Keypair::new();
-
-        // bob should have 500
-        bank.transfer(500, &alice, bob.pubkey(), genesis_block.last_id())
-            .unwrap();
-        assert_eq!(bank.get_balance(&bob.pubkey()), 500);
-
-        bank.transfer(500, &alice, charlie.pubkey(), genesis_block.last_id())
-            .unwrap();
-        assert_eq!(bank.get_balance(&charlie.pubkey()), 500);
-
-        bank.checkpoint();
-        bank.checkpoint();
-        assert_eq!(bank.checkpoint_depth(), 2);
-        assert_eq!(bank.get_balance(&bob.pubkey()), 500);
-        assert_eq!(bank.get_balance(&alice.pubkey()), 9_000);
-        assert_eq!(bank.get_balance(&charlie.pubkey()), 500);
-        assert_eq!(bank.transaction_count(), 2);
-
-        // transfer money back, so bob has zero
-        bank.transfer(500, &bob, alice.pubkey(), genesis_block.last_id())
-            .unwrap();
-        // this has to be stored as zero in the top accounts hashmap ;)
-        assert!(bank.accounts.load_slow(&bob.pubkey()).is_some());
-        assert_eq!(bank.get_balance(&bob.pubkey()), 0);
-        // double-checks
-        assert_eq!(bank.get_balance(&alice.pubkey()), 9_500);
-        assert_eq!(bank.get_balance(&charlie.pubkey()), 500);
-        assert_eq!(bank.transaction_count(), 3);
-        bank.purge(1);
-
-        assert_eq!(bank.get_balance(&bob.pubkey()), 0);
-        // double-checks
-        assert_eq!(bank.get_balance(&alice.pubkey()), 9_500);
-        assert_eq!(bank.get_balance(&charlie.pubkey()), 500);
-        assert_eq!(bank.transaction_count(), 3);
-        assert_eq!(bank.checkpoint_depth(), 1);
-
-        bank.purge(0);
-
-        // bob should still have 0, alice should have 10_000
-        assert_eq!(bank.get_balance(&bob.pubkey()), 0);
-        assert!(bank.accounts.load_slow(&bob.pubkey()).is_none());
-        // double-checks
-        assert_eq!(bank.get_balance(&alice.pubkey()), 9_500);
-        assert_eq!(bank.get_balance(&charlie.pubkey()), 500);
-        assert_eq!(bank.transaction_count(), 3);
-        assert_eq!(bank.checkpoint_depth(), 0);
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn test_bank_checkpoint_zero_balance() {
-        let (genesis_block, alice) = GenesisBlock::new(1_000);
-        let bank = Bank::new(&genesis_block);
-        let bob = Keypair::new();
-        let charlie = Keypair::new();
-
-        // bob should have 500
-        bank.transfer(500, &alice, bob.pubkey(), genesis_block.last_id())
-            .unwrap();
-        assert_eq!(bank.get_balance(&bob.pubkey()), 500);
-        assert_eq!(bank.checkpoint_depth(), 0);
-
-        let account = bank.get_account(&alice.pubkey()).unwrap();
-        let default_account = Account::default();
-        assert_eq!(account.userdata, default_account.userdata);
-        assert_eq!(account.owner, default_account.owner);
-        assert_eq!(account.executable, default_account.executable);
-        assert_eq!(account.loader, default_account.loader);
-
-        bank.checkpoint();
-        assert_eq!(bank.checkpoint_depth(), 1);
-
-        // charlie should have 500, alice should have 0
-        bank.transfer(500, &alice, charlie.pubkey(), genesis_block.last_id())
-            .unwrap();
-        assert_eq!(bank.get_balance(&charlie.pubkey()), 500);
-        assert_eq!(bank.get_balance(&alice.pubkey()), 0);
-
-        let account = bank.get_account(&alice.pubkey()).unwrap();
-        assert_eq!(account.tokens, default_account.tokens);
-        assert_eq!(account.userdata, default_account.userdata);
-        assert_eq!(account.owner, default_account.owner);
-        assert_eq!(account.executable, default_account.executable);
-        assert_eq!(account.loader, default_account.loader);
-    }
-
-    fn reserve_signature_with_last_id_test(
-        bank: &Bank,
-        sig: &Signature,
-        last_id: &Hash,
-    ) -> status_deque::Result<()> {
-        let mut last_ids = bank.last_ids.write().unwrap();
-        last_ids.reserve_signature_with_last_id(last_id, sig)
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn test_bank_checkpoint_rollback() {
-        let (genesis_block, alice) = GenesisBlock::new(10_000);
-        let bank = Bank::new(&genesis_block);
-        let bob = Keypair::new();
-        let charlie = Keypair::new();
-
-        // bob should have 500
-        bank.transfer(500, &alice, bob.pubkey(), genesis_block.last_id())
-            .unwrap();
-        assert_eq!(bank.get_balance(&bob.pubkey()), 500);
-        bank.transfer(500, &alice, charlie.pubkey(), genesis_block.last_id())
-            .unwrap();
-        assert_eq!(bank.get_balance(&charlie.pubkey()), 500);
-        assert_eq!(bank.checkpoint_depth(), 0);
-
-        bank.checkpoint();
-        bank.checkpoint();
-        assert_eq!(bank.checkpoint_depth(), 2);
-        assert_eq!(bank.get_balance(&bob.pubkey()), 500);
-        assert_eq!(bank.get_balance(&charlie.pubkey()), 500);
-        assert_eq!(bank.transaction_count(), 2);
-
-        // transfer money back, so bob has zero
-        bank.transfer(500, &bob, alice.pubkey(), genesis_block.last_id())
-            .unwrap();
-        // this has to be stored as zero in the top accounts hashmap ;)
-        assert_eq!(bank.get_balance(&bob.pubkey()), 0);
-        assert_eq!(bank.get_balance(&charlie.pubkey()), 500);
-        assert_eq!(bank.transaction_count(), 3);
-        bank.rollback();
-
-        // bob should have 500 again
-        assert_eq!(bank.get_balance(&bob.pubkey()), 500);
-        assert_eq!(bank.get_balance(&charlie.pubkey()), 500);
-        assert_eq!(bank.transaction_count(), 2);
-        assert_eq!(bank.checkpoint_depth(), 1);
-
-        let signature = Signature::default();
-        for i in 0..MAX_ENTRY_IDS + 1 {
-            let last_id = hash(&serialize(&i).unwrap()); // Unique hash
-            bank.register_tick(&last_id);
-        }
-        assert_eq!(bank.tick_height(), MAX_ENTRY_IDS as u64 + 2);
-        assert_eq!(
-            reserve_signature_with_last_id_test(&bank, &signature, &genesis_block.last_id()),
-            Err(StatusDequeError::LastIdNotFound)
-        );
-        bank.rollback();
-        assert_eq!(bank.tick_height(), 1);
-        assert_eq!(
-            reserve_signature_with_last_id_test(&bank, &signature, &genesis_block.last_id()),
-            Ok(())
-        );
-        bank.checkpoint();
-        assert_eq!(
-            reserve_signature_with_last_id_test(&bank, &signature, &genesis_block.last_id()),
-            Err(StatusDequeError::DuplicateSignature)
-        );
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn test_bank_checkpoint_and_copy() {
-        let (genesis_block, alice) = GenesisBlock::new(10_000);
-        let bank = Bank::new(&genesis_block);
-        let bob = Keypair::new();
-        let charlie = Keypair::new();
-
-        // bob should have 500
-        bank.transfer(500, &alice, bob.pubkey(), genesis_block.last_id())
-            .unwrap();
-        assert_eq!(bank.get_balance(&bob.pubkey()), 500);
-        bank.transfer(500, &alice, charlie.pubkey(), genesis_block.last_id())
-            .unwrap();
-        assert_eq!(bank.get_balance(&charlie.pubkey()), 500);
-        assert_eq!(bank.checkpoint_depth(), 0);
-
-        let cp_bank = bank.checkpoint_and_copy();
-        assert_eq!(cp_bank.get_balance(&bob.pubkey()), 500);
-        assert_eq!(cp_bank.get_balance(&charlie.pubkey()), 500);
-        assert_eq!(cp_bank.checkpoint_depth(), 0);
-        assert_eq!(bank.checkpoint_depth(), 1);
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    #[should_panic]
-    fn test_bank_rollback_panic() {
-        let (genesis_block, _) = GenesisBlock::new(10_000);
-        let bank = Bank::new(&genesis_block);
-        bank.rollback();
-    }
-
     #[test]
     fn test_bank_record_transactions() {
         let (genesis_block, mint_keypair) = GenesisBlock::new(10_000);
diff --git a/src/broadcast_service.rs b/src/broadcast_service.rs
index 8c4b12f300..ee4af66bac 100644
--- a/src/broadcast_service.rs
+++ b/src/broadcast_service.rs
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ impl BroadcastService {
             if let Err(e) = broadcast.run(&broadcast_table, receiver, sock, leader_scheduler) {
                 match e {
                     Error::RecvTimeoutError(RecvTimeoutError::Disconnected) => {
-                        return BroadcastServiceReturnType::ChannelDisconnected
+                        return BroadcastServiceReturnType::ChannelDisconnected;
                     }
                     Error::RecvTimeoutError(RecvTimeoutError::Timeout) => (),
                     Error::ClusterInfoError(ClusterInfoError::NoPeers) => (), // TODO: Why are the unit-tests throwing hundreds of these?
diff --git a/src/checkpoint.rs b/src/checkpoint.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 9a5355f746..0000000000
--- a/src/checkpoint.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-pub trait Checkpoint {
-    /// add a checkpoint to this data at current state
-    fn checkpoint(&mut self);
-
-    /// rollback to previous state, panics if no prior checkpoint
-    fn rollback(&mut self);
-
-    /// cull checkpoints to depth, that is depth of zero means
-    ///  no checkpoints, only current state
-    fn purge(&mut self, depth: usize);
-
-    /// returns the number of checkpoints
-    fn depth(&self) -> usize;
-}
diff --git a/src/fullnode.rs b/src/fullnode.rs
index fb99ce879e..8b8d409837 100644
--- a/src/fullnode.rs
+++ b/src/fullnode.rs
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ impl Fullnode {
         };
 
         let tpu = Tpu::new(
-            &Arc::new(bank.checkpoint_and_copy()),
+            &bank,
             Default::default(),
             node.sockets
                 .tpu
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ impl Fullnode {
         let (to_validator_sender, to_validator_receiver) = channel();
         self.role_notifiers.1 = to_validator_receiver;
         self.node_services.tpu.switch_to_leader(
-            &Arc::new(self.bank.checkpoint_and_copy()),
+            &self.bank,
             Default::default(),
             self.tpu_sockets
                 .iter()
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index b268ff9b11..14693f074b 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ pub mod broadcast_service;
 pub mod chacha;
 #[cfg(all(feature = "chacha", feature = "cuda"))]
 pub mod chacha_cuda;
-pub mod checkpoint;
 pub mod client;
 pub mod crds;
 pub mod crds_gossip;
diff --git a/src/status_deque.rs b/src/status_deque.rs
index 195155eaa6..8a44efcf9a 100644
--- a/src/status_deque.rs
+++ b/src/status_deque.rs
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
-use crate::checkpoint::Checkpoint;
 use crate::poh_service::NUM_TICKS_PER_SECOND;
 use hashbrown::HashMap;
 use solana_sdk::hash::Hash;
 use solana_sdk::signature::Signature;
 use solana_sdk::timing::timestamp;
-use std::collections::VecDeque;
 use std::result;
 
 /// The number of most recent `last_id` values that the bank will track the signatures
@@ -67,8 +65,6 @@ pub struct StatusDeque<T> {
     /// reject transactions with signatures it's seen before and to reject
     /// transactions that are too old (nth is too small)
     entries: StatusEntryMap<T>,
-
-    checkpoints: VecDeque<(u64, Option<Hash>, StatusEntryMap<T>)>,
 }
 
 impl<T> Default for StatusDeque<T> {
@@ -77,32 +73,10 @@ impl<T> Default for StatusDeque<T> {
             tick_height: 0,
             last_id: None,
             entries: HashMap::new(),
-            checkpoints: VecDeque::new(),
         }
     }
 }
 
-impl<T: Clone> Checkpoint for StatusDeque<T> {
-    fn checkpoint(&mut self) {
-        self.checkpoints
-            .push_front((self.tick_height, self.last_id, self.entries.clone()));
-    }
-    fn rollback(&mut self) {
-        let (tick_height, last_id, entries) = self.checkpoints.pop_front().unwrap();
-        self.tick_height = tick_height;
-        self.last_id = last_id;
-        self.entries = entries;
-    }
-    fn purge(&mut self, depth: usize) {
-        while self.depth() > depth {
-            self.checkpoints.pop_back().unwrap();
-        }
-    }
-    fn depth(&self) -> usize {
-        self.checkpoints.len()
-    }
-}
-
 impl<T: Clone> StatusDeque<T> {
     pub fn update_signature_status_with_last_id(
         &mut self,
@@ -116,15 +90,6 @@ impl<T: Clone> StatusDeque<T> {
                 .insert(*signature, Status::Complete(result.clone()));
         }
     }
-    pub fn checkpoint_and_copy(&mut self) -> StatusDeque<T> {
-        self.checkpoint();
-        let (tick_height, last_id, entries) = self.checkpoints.front().unwrap().clone();
-        let mut copy = StatusDeque::default();
-        copy.tick_height = tick_height;
-        copy.last_id = last_id;
-        copy.entries = entries;
-        copy
-    }
     pub fn reserve_signature_with_last_id(
         &mut self,
         last_id: &Hash,
@@ -264,23 +229,6 @@ mod tests {
         );
     }
 
-    #[test]
-    fn test_duplicate_transaction_signature_checkpoint() {
-        let sig = Default::default();
-        let last_id = Default::default();
-        let mut status_deque: StatusDeque<()> = StatusDeque::default();
-        status_deque.register_tick(&last_id);
-        assert_eq!(
-            status_deque.reserve_signature_with_last_id(&last_id, &sig),
-            Ok(())
-        );
-        status_deque.checkpoint();
-        assert_eq!(
-            status_deque.reserve_signature_with_last_id(&last_id, &sig),
-            Err(StatusDequeError::DuplicateSignature)
-        );
-    }
-
     #[test]
     fn test_clear_signatures() {
         let signature = Signature::default();
@@ -297,23 +245,6 @@ mod tests {
         );
     }
 
-    #[test]
-    fn test_clear_signatures_checkpoint() {
-        let signature = Signature::default();
-        let last_id = Default::default();
-        let mut status_deque: StatusDeque<()> = StatusDeque::default();
-        status_deque.register_tick(&last_id);
-        status_deque
-            .reserve_signature_with_last_id(&last_id, &signature)
-            .unwrap();
-        status_deque.checkpoint();
-        status_deque.clear_signatures();
-        assert_eq!(
-            status_deque.reserve_signature_with_last_id(&last_id, &signature),
-            Ok(())
-        );
-    }
-
     #[test]
     fn test_get_signature_status() {
         let signature = Signature::default();