diff --git a/src/bank.rs b/src/bank.rs
index 0d01dde466..bc3eebf708 100644
--- a/src/bank.rs
+++ b/src/bank.rs
@@ -121,20 +121,28 @@ impl Default for Bank {
 }
 
 impl Bank {
-    pub fn new_with_leader_scheduler_config(
+    pub fn new_with_leader_scheduler(
         genesis_block: &GenesisBlock,
-        leader_scheduler_config: &LeaderSchedulerConfig,
+        leader_scheduler: Arc<RwLock<LeaderScheduler>>,
     ) -> Self {
         let mut bank = Self::default();
-        bank.leader_scheduler =
-            Arc::new(RwLock::new(LeaderScheduler::new(leader_scheduler_config)));
+        bank.leader_scheduler = leader_scheduler;
         bank.process_genesis_block(genesis_block);
         bank.add_builtin_programs();
         bank
     }
 
+    pub fn new_with_leader_scheduler_config(
+        genesis_block: &GenesisBlock,
+        leader_scheduler_config: &LeaderSchedulerConfig,
+    ) -> Self {
+        let leader_scheduler = Arc::new(RwLock::new(LeaderScheduler::new(leader_scheduler_config)));
+        Self::new_with_leader_scheduler(genesis_block, leader_scheduler)
+    }
+
     pub fn new(genesis_block: &GenesisBlock) -> Self {
-        Self::new_with_leader_scheduler_config(genesis_block, &LeaderSchedulerConfig::default())
+        let leader_scheduler = Arc::new(RwLock::new(LeaderScheduler::default()));
+        Self::new_with_leader_scheduler(genesis_block, leader_scheduler)
     }
 
     pub fn set_subscriptions(&self, subscriptions: Arc<RpcSubscriptions>) {
diff --git a/src/fullnode.rs b/src/fullnode.rs
index 795adb631d..7d56e273a6 100644
--- a/src/fullnode.rs
+++ b/src/fullnode.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use crate::cluster_info::{ClusterInfo, Node, NodeInfo};
 use crate::counter::Counter;
 use crate::genesis_block::GenesisBlock;
 use crate::gossip_service::GossipService;
-use crate::leader_scheduler::LeaderSchedulerConfig;
+use crate::leader_scheduler::{LeaderScheduler, LeaderSchedulerConfig};
 use crate::poh_service::PohServiceConfig;
 use crate::rpc::JsonRpcService;
 use crate::rpc_pubsub::PubSubService;
@@ -122,6 +122,9 @@ impl Fullnode {
         let id = keypair.pubkey();
         assert_eq!(id, node.info.id);
 
+        let leader_scheduler = Arc::new(RwLock::new(LeaderScheduler::new(
+            &config.leader_scheduler_config,
+        )));
         let (
             bank,
             entry_height,
@@ -129,11 +132,7 @@ impl Fullnode {
             blocktree,
             ledger_signal_sender,
             ledger_signal_receiver,
-        ) = new_bank_from_ledger(
-            ledger_path,
-            &config.ledger_config(),
-            &config.leader_scheduler_config,
-        );
+        ) = new_bank_from_ledger(ledger_path, &config.ledger_config(), &leader_scheduler);
 
         info!("node info: {:?}", node.info);
         info!("node entrypoint_info: {:?}", entrypoint_info_option);
@@ -456,14 +455,14 @@ impl Fullnode {
 pub fn new_bank_from_ledger(
     ledger_path: &str,
     ledger_config: &BlocktreeConfig,
-    leader_scheduler_config: &LeaderSchedulerConfig,
+    leader_scheduler: &Arc<RwLock<LeaderScheduler>>,
 ) -> (Bank, u64, Hash, Blocktree, SyncSender<bool>, Receiver<bool>) {
     let (blocktree, ledger_signal_sender, ledger_signal_receiver) =
         Blocktree::open_with_config_signal(ledger_path, ledger_config)
             .expect("Expected to successfully open database ledger");
     let genesis_block =
         GenesisBlock::load(ledger_path).expect("Expected to successfully open genesis block");
-    let bank = Bank::new_with_leader_scheduler_config(&genesis_block, leader_scheduler_config);
+    let bank = Bank::new_with_leader_scheduler(&genesis_block, leader_scheduler.clone());
 
     let now = Instant::now();
     info!("processing ledger...");
@@ -824,7 +823,7 @@ mod tests {
         let (bank, entry_height, _, _, _, _) = new_bank_from_ledger(
             &validator_ledger_path,
             &BlocktreeConfig::default(),
-            &LeaderSchedulerConfig::default(),
+            &Arc::new(RwLock::new(LeaderScheduler::default())),
         );
 
         assert!(bank.tick_height() >= bank.leader_scheduler.read().unwrap().ticks_per_epoch);
diff --git a/src/replay_stage.rs b/src/replay_stage.rs
index c724c54826..9c8c876ad1 100644
--- a/src/replay_stage.rs
+++ b/src/replay_stage.rs
@@ -368,7 +368,9 @@ mod test {
     use crate::entry::{next_entry_mut, Entry};
     use crate::fullnode::new_bank_from_ledger;
     use crate::genesis_block::GenesisBlock;
-    use crate::leader_scheduler::{make_active_set_entries, LeaderSchedulerConfig};
+    use crate::leader_scheduler::{
+        make_active_set_entries, LeaderScheduler, LeaderSchedulerConfig,
+    };
     use crate::replay_stage::ReplayStage;
     use crate::voting_keypair::VotingKeypair;
     use solana_sdk::hash::Hash;
@@ -395,6 +397,8 @@ mod test {
         // Set up the LeaderScheduler so that my_id becomes the leader for epoch 1
         let ticks_per_slot = 16;
         let leader_scheduler_config = LeaderSchedulerConfig::new(ticks_per_slot, 1, ticks_per_slot);
+        let leader_scheduler =
+            Arc::new(RwLock::new(LeaderScheduler::new(&leader_scheduler_config)));
 
         // Create a ledger
         let (
@@ -446,7 +450,7 @@ mod test {
             // Set up the bank
             let blocktree_config = BlocktreeConfig::new(ticks_per_slot);
             let (bank, _entry_height, last_entry_id, blocktree, l_sender, l_receiver) =
-                new_bank_from_ledger(&my_ledger_path, &blocktree_config, &leader_scheduler_config);
+                new_bank_from_ledger(&my_ledger_path, &blocktree_config, &leader_scheduler);
 
             // Set up the replay stage
             let (rotation_sender, rotation_receiver) = channel();
@@ -553,7 +557,7 @@ mod test {
                 new_bank_from_ledger(
                     &my_ledger_path,
                     &BlocktreeConfig::default(),
-                    &LeaderSchedulerConfig::default(),
+                    &Arc::new(RwLock::new(LeaderScheduler::default())),
                 );
 
             let bank = Arc::new(bank);
@@ -663,6 +667,8 @@ mod test {
 
         let leader_scheduler_config =
             LeaderSchedulerConfig::new(ticks_per_slot, slots_per_epoch, active_window_tick_length);
+        let leader_scheduler =
+            Arc::new(RwLock::new(LeaderScheduler::new(&leader_scheduler_config)));
 
         // Set up the cluster info
         let cluster_info_me = Arc::new(RwLock::new(ClusterInfo::new(my_node.info.clone())));
@@ -672,7 +678,7 @@ mod test {
         let exit = Arc::new(AtomicBool::new(false));
         {
             let (bank, _entry_height, last_entry_id, blocktree, l_sender, l_receiver) =
-                new_bank_from_ledger(&my_ledger_path, &blocktree_config, &leader_scheduler_config);
+                new_bank_from_ledger(&my_ledger_path, &blocktree_config, &leader_scheduler);
 
             let meta = blocktree
                 .meta(0)
diff --git a/tests/multinode.rs b/tests/multinode.rs
index d51181d089..9efb8f0b76 100644
--- a/tests/multinode.rs
+++ b/tests/multinode.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use solana::cluster_info::{Node, NodeInfo};
 use solana::entry::{reconstruct_entries_from_blobs, Entry};
 use solana::fullnode::{new_bank_from_ledger, Fullnode, FullnodeConfig, FullnodeReturnType};
 use solana::gossip_service::{converge, make_listening_node};
-use solana::leader_scheduler::{make_active_set_entries, LeaderSchedulerConfig};
+use solana::leader_scheduler::{make_active_set_entries, LeaderScheduler, LeaderSchedulerConfig};
 use solana::result;
 use solana::service::Service;
 use solana::thin_client::{poll_gossip_for_leader, retry_get_balance};
@@ -1010,7 +1010,7 @@ fn test_leader_to_validator_transition() {
     let bank = new_bank_from_ledger(
         &leader_ledger_path,
         &BlocktreeConfig::default(),
-        &LeaderSchedulerConfig::default(),
+        &Arc::new(RwLock::new(LeaderScheduler::default())),
     )
     .0;