diff --git a/src/blocktree.rs b/src/blocktree.rs
index 409efac30e..8ffd48d59e 100644
--- a/src/blocktree.rs
+++ b/src/blocktree.rs
@@ -1483,7 +1483,7 @@ pub mod tests {
     fn test_read_blobs_bytes() {
         let shared_blobs = make_tiny_test_entries(10).to_shared_blobs();
         let slot = 0;
-        index_blobs(&shared_blobs, &mut 0, &[slot; 10]);
+        index_blobs(&shared_blobs, &mut 0, slot);
 
         let blob_locks: Vec<_> = shared_blobs.iter().map(|b| b.read().unwrap()).collect();
         let blobs: Vec<&Blob> = blob_locks.iter().map(|b| &**b).collect();
diff --git a/src/broadcast_service.rs b/src/broadcast_service.rs
index e5b0fdab85..0274f707f2 100644
--- a/src/broadcast_service.rs
+++ b/src/broadcast_service.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ use crate::entry::Entry;
 use crate::entry::EntrySlice;
 #[cfg(feature = "erasure")]
 use crate::erasure::CodingGenerator;
-use crate::leader_scheduler::LeaderScheduler;
 use crate::packet::index_blobs;
 use crate::result::{Error, Result};
 use crate::service::Service;
@@ -33,7 +32,6 @@ pub enum BroadcastServiceReturnType {
 
 struct Broadcast {
     id: Pubkey,
-    max_tick_height: u64,
     blob_index: u64,
 
     #[cfg(feature = "erasure")]
@@ -43,10 +41,11 @@ struct Broadcast {
 impl Broadcast {
     fn run(
         &mut self,
+        slot_height: u64,
+        max_tick_height: u64,
         broadcast_table: &[NodeInfo],
         receiver: &Receiver<Vec<(Entry, u64)>>,
         sock: &UdpSocket,
-        leader_scheduler: &Arc<RwLock<LeaderScheduler>>,
         blocktree: &Arc<Blocktree>,
     ) -> Result<()> {
         let timer = Duration::new(1, 0);
@@ -67,10 +66,6 @@ impl Broadcast {
 
         let to_blobs_start = Instant::now();
 
-        // Generate the slot heights for all the entries inside ventries
-        // this may span slots if this leader broadcasts for consecutive slots...
-        let slots = generate_slots(&ventries, leader_scheduler);
-
         let blobs: Vec<_> = ventries
             .into_par_iter()
             .flat_map(|p| {
@@ -80,12 +75,12 @@ impl Broadcast {
             .collect();
 
         // TODO: blob_index should be slot-relative...
-        index_blobs(&blobs, &mut self.blob_index, &slots);
+        index_blobs(&blobs, &mut self.blob_index, slot_height);
         let parent = {
-            if slots[0] == 0 {
+            if slot_height == 0 {
                 0
             } else {
-                slots[0] - 1
+                slot_height - 1
             }
         };
         for b in blobs.iter() {
@@ -98,8 +93,8 @@ impl Broadcast {
 
         inc_new_counter_info!("streamer-broadcast-sent", blobs.len());
 
-        assert!(last_tick <= self.max_tick_height);
-        let contains_last_tick = last_tick == self.max_tick_height;
+        assert!(last_tick <= max_tick_height);
+        let contains_last_tick = last_tick == max_tick_height;
 
         if contains_last_tick {
             blobs.last().unwrap().write().unwrap().set_is_last_in_slot();
@@ -143,25 +138,6 @@ impl Broadcast {
     }
 }
 
-fn generate_slots(
-    ventries: &[Vec<(Entry, u64)>],
-    leader_scheduler: &Arc<RwLock<LeaderScheduler>>,
-) -> Vec<u64> {
-    // Generate the slot heights for all the entries inside ventries
-    let r_leader_scheduler = leader_scheduler.read().unwrap();
-    ventries
-        .iter()
-        .flat_map(|p| {
-            let slot_heights: Vec<u64> = p
-                .iter()
-                .map(|(_, tick_height)| r_leader_scheduler.tick_height_to_slot(*tick_height))
-                .collect();
-
-            slot_heights
-        })
-        .collect()
-}
-
 // Implement a destructor for the BroadcastService3 thread to signal it exited
 // even on panics
 struct Finalizer {
@@ -187,13 +163,12 @@ pub struct BroadcastService {
 impl BroadcastService {
     #[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
     fn run(
+        slot_height: u64,
         bank: &Arc<Bank>,
         sock: &UdpSocket,
         cluster_info: &Arc<RwLock<ClusterInfo>>,
         blob_index: u64,
-        leader_scheduler: &Arc<RwLock<LeaderScheduler>>,
         receiver: &Receiver<Vec<(Entry, u64)>>,
-        max_tick_height: u64,
         exit_signal: &Arc<AtomicBool>,
         blocktree: &Arc<Blocktree>,
     ) -> BroadcastServiceReturnType {
@@ -201,12 +176,13 @@ impl BroadcastService {
 
         let mut broadcast = Broadcast {
             id: me.id,
-            max_tick_height,
             blob_index,
             #[cfg(feature = "erasure")]
             coding_generator: CodingGenerator::new(),
         };
 
+        let max_tick_height = (slot_height + 1) * bank.ticks_per_slot() - 1;
+
         loop {
             if exit_signal.load(Ordering::Relaxed) {
                 return BroadcastServiceReturnType::ExitSignal;
@@ -219,10 +195,11 @@ impl BroadcastService {
             broadcast_table.truncate(DATA_PLANE_FANOUT);
             inc_new_counter_info!("broadcast_service-num_peers", broadcast_table.len() + 1);
             if let Err(e) = broadcast.run(
+                slot_height,
+                max_tick_height,
                 &broadcast_table,
                 receiver,
                 sock,
-                leader_scheduler,
                 blocktree,
             ) {
                 match e {
@@ -257,13 +234,12 @@ impl BroadcastService {
     /// completing the cycle.
     #[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
     pub fn new(
+        slot_height: u64,
         bank: Arc<Bank>,
         sock: UdpSocket,
         cluster_info: Arc<RwLock<ClusterInfo>>,
         blob_index: u64,
-        leader_scheduler: Arc<RwLock<LeaderScheduler>>,
         receiver: Receiver<Vec<(Entry, u64)>>,
-        max_tick_height: u64,
         exit_sender: Arc<AtomicBool>,
         blocktree: &Arc<Blocktree>,
     ) -> Self {
@@ -274,13 +250,12 @@ impl BroadcastService {
             .spawn(move || {
                 let _exit = Finalizer::new(exit_sender);
                 Self::run(
+                    slot_height,
                     &bank,
                     &sock,
                     &cluster_info,
                     blob_index,
-                    &leader_scheduler,
                     &receiver,
-                    max_tick_height,
                     &exit_signal,
                     &blocktree,
                 )
@@ -306,6 +281,7 @@ mod test {
     use crate::blocktree::Blocktree;
     use crate::cluster_info::{ClusterInfo, Node};
     use crate::entry::create_ticks;
+    use crate::leader_scheduler::LeaderScheduler;
     use crate::service::Service;
     use solana_sdk::hash::Hash;
     use solana_sdk::signature::{Keypair, KeypairUtil};
@@ -322,12 +298,11 @@ mod test {
     }
 
     fn setup_dummy_broadcast_service(
+        slot_height: u64,
         leader_pubkey: Pubkey,
         ledger_path: &str,
-        leader_scheduler: Arc<RwLock<LeaderScheduler>>,
         entry_receiver: Receiver<Vec<(Entry, u64)>>,
         blob_index: u64,
-        max_tick_height: u64,
     ) -> MockBroadcastService {
         // Make the database ledger
         let blocktree = Arc::new(Blocktree::open(ledger_path).unwrap());
@@ -349,13 +324,12 @@ mod test {
 
         // Start up the broadcast stage
         let broadcast_service = BroadcastService::new(
+            slot_height,
             bank.clone(),
             leader_info.sockets.broadcast,
             cluster_info,
             blob_index,
-            leader_scheduler,
             entry_receiver,
-            max_tick_height,
             exit_sender,
             &blocktree,
         );
@@ -381,15 +355,13 @@ mod test {
             let start_tick_height = 0;
             let max_tick_height = start_tick_height + DEFAULT_TICKS_PER_SLOT;
 
-            let leader_scheduler = Arc::new(RwLock::new(leader_scheduler));
             let (entry_sender, entry_receiver) = channel();
             let broadcast_service = setup_dummy_broadcast_service(
+                0,
                 leader_keypair.pubkey(),
                 &ledger_path,
-                leader_scheduler.clone(),
                 entry_receiver,
                 0,
-                max_tick_height,
             );
 
             let ticks = create_ticks(max_tick_height - start_tick_height, Hash::default());
@@ -403,10 +375,7 @@ mod test {
             let blocktree = broadcast_service.blocktree;
             let mut blob_index = 0;
             for i in 0..max_tick_height - start_tick_height {
-                let slot = leader_scheduler
-                    .read()
-                    .unwrap()
-                    .tick_height_to_slot(start_tick_height + i + 1);
+                let slot = leader_scheduler.tick_height_to_slot(start_tick_height + i + 1);
 
                 let result = blocktree.get_data_blob(slot, blob_index).unwrap();
 
diff --git a/src/db_window.rs b/src/db_window.rs
index 13eb68e549..e068eee18a 100644
--- a/src/db_window.rs
+++ b/src/db_window.rs
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ mod test {
         let num_entries = 10;
         let shared_blobs = make_tiny_test_entries(num_entries).to_shared_blobs();
 
-        index_blobs(&shared_blobs, &mut 0, &vec![slot; num_entries]);
+        index_blobs(&shared_blobs, &mut 0, slot);
 
         let blob_locks: Vec<_> = shared_blobs.iter().map(|b| b.read().unwrap()).collect();
         let blobs: Vec<&Blob> = blob_locks.iter().map(|b| &**b).collect();
@@ -545,7 +545,7 @@ mod test {
         let original_entries = make_tiny_test_entries(num_entries);
         let shared_blobs = original_entries.clone().to_shared_blobs();
 
-        index_blobs(&shared_blobs, &mut 0, &vec![0; num_entries]);
+        index_blobs(&shared_blobs, &mut 0, 0);
 
         for blob in shared_blobs.iter().rev() {
             process_blob(&leader_scheduler, &blocktree, blob)
diff --git a/src/erasure.rs b/src/erasure.rs
index f39aca048a..a60f00c5b6 100644
--- a/src/erasure.rs
+++ b/src/erasure.rs
@@ -889,7 +889,7 @@ pub mod test {
         }
 
         // Make some dummy slots
-        index_blobs(&blobs, &mut (offset as u64), &vec![slot; blobs.len()]);
+        index_blobs(&blobs, &mut (offset as u64), slot);
 
         for b in blobs {
             let idx = b.read().unwrap().index() as usize % WINDOW_SIZE;
@@ -902,7 +902,7 @@ pub mod test {
     fn generate_test_blobs(offset: usize, num_blobs: usize) -> Vec<SharedBlob> {
         let blobs = make_tiny_test_entries(num_blobs).to_shared_blobs();
 
-        index_blobs(&blobs, &mut (offset as u64), &vec![0; blobs.len()]);
+        index_blobs(&blobs, &mut (offset as u64), 0);
         blobs
     }
 
diff --git a/src/fullnode.rs b/src/fullnode.rs
index 6c0f2b55a6..45453e53ba 100644
--- a/src/fullnode.rs
+++ b/src/fullnode.rs
@@ -101,7 +101,6 @@ pub struct Fullnode {
     node_services: NodeServices,
     rotation_receiver: TvuRotationReceiver,
     blocktree: Arc<Blocktree>,
-    leader_scheduler: Arc<RwLock<LeaderScheduler>>,
     bank_forks: Arc<RwLock<BankForks>>,
 }
 
@@ -252,7 +251,6 @@ impl Fullnode {
             broadcast_socket: node.sockets.broadcast,
             rotation_receiver,
             blocktree,
-            leader_scheduler,
             bank_forks,
         }
     }
@@ -306,7 +304,6 @@ impl Fullnode {
                 rotation_info.slot,
                 rotation_info.last_entry_id,
                 &self.blocktree,
-                &self.leader_scheduler,
             );
             transition
         } else {
diff --git a/src/packet.rs b/src/packet.rs
index e9ac5b24c5..1ccfbbb0b0 100644
--- a/src/packet.rs
+++ b/src/packet.rs
@@ -452,13 +452,13 @@ impl Blob {
     }
 }
 
-pub fn index_blobs(blobs: &[SharedBlob], blob_index: &mut u64, slots: &[u64]) {
+pub fn index_blobs(blobs: &[SharedBlob], blob_index: &mut u64, slot: u64) {
     // enumerate all the blobs, those are the indices
-    for (blob, slot) in blobs.iter().zip(slots) {
+    for blob in blobs.iter() {
         let mut blob = blob.write().unwrap();
 
         blob.set_index(*blob_index);
-        blob.set_slot(*slot);
+        blob.set_slot(slot);
         blob.forward(true);
         *blob_index += 1;
     }
diff --git a/src/tpu.rs b/src/tpu.rs
index e8278bc84b..5f5b543972 100644
--- a/src/tpu.rs
+++ b/src/tpu.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ use crate::broadcast_service::BroadcastService;
 use crate::cluster_info::ClusterInfo;
 use crate::cluster_info_vote_listener::ClusterInfoVoteListener;
 use crate::fetch_stage::FetchStage;
-use crate::leader_scheduler::LeaderScheduler;
 use crate::poh_service::PohServiceConfig;
 use crate::service::Service;
 use crate::sigverify_stage::SigVerifyStage;
@@ -199,7 +198,6 @@ impl Tpu {
         slot: u64,
         last_entry_id: Hash,
         blocktree: &Arc<Blocktree>,
-        leader_scheduler: &Arc<RwLock<LeaderScheduler>>,
     ) {
         self.close_and_forward_unprocessed_packets();
 
@@ -240,13 +238,12 @@ impl Tpu {
         );
 
         let broadcast_service = BroadcastService::new(
+            slot,
             bank,
             broadcast_socket,
             self.cluster_info.clone(),
             blob_index,
-            leader_scheduler.clone(),
             entry_receiver,
-            max_tick_height,
             self.exit.clone(),
             blocktree,
         );
diff --git a/tests/tvu.rs b/tests/tvu.rs
index 153b12c8ec..8fd18710bd 100644
--- a/tests/tvu.rs
+++ b/tests/tvu.rs
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ fn test_replay() {
 
         let entries = vec![entry0, entry_tick0, entry_tick1, entry1, entry_tick2];
         let blobs = entries.to_shared_blobs();
-        index_blobs(&blobs, &mut blob_idx, &vec![0; blobs.len()]);
+        index_blobs(&blobs, &mut blob_idx, 0);
         blobs
             .iter()
             .for_each(|b| b.write().unwrap().meta.set_addr(&tvu_addr));