diff --git a/runtime/src/bank.rs b/runtime/src/bank.rs
index cbaad4eef9..1d899ddc90 100644
--- a/runtime/src/bank.rs
+++ b/runtime/src/bank.rs
@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@ use solana_sdk::native_loader;
 use solana_sdk::pubkey::Pubkey;
 use solana_sdk::signature::{Keypair, Signature};
 use solana_sdk::syscall::current;
-use solana_sdk::syscall::fees::{self, Fees};
+use solana_sdk::syscall::fees;
 use solana_sdk::syscall::slot_hashes::{self, SlotHashes};
-use solana_sdk::syscall::tick_height::{self, TickHeight};
+use solana_sdk::syscall::tick_height;
 use solana_sdk::system_transaction;
 use solana_sdk::timing::{duration_as_ms, duration_as_ns, duration_as_us, MAX_RECENT_BLOCKHASHES};
 use solana_sdk::transaction::{Result, Transaction, TransactionError};
@@ -424,25 +424,14 @@ impl Bank {
     }
 
     fn update_fees(&self) {
-        let mut account = self
-            .get_account(&fees::id())
-            .unwrap_or_else(|| fees::create_account(1));
-
-        let mut fees = Fees::from(&account).unwrap();
-        fees.fee_calculator = self.fee_calculator.clone();
-        fees.to(&mut account).unwrap();
-
-        self.store_account(&fees::id(), &account);
+        self.store_account(&fees::id(), &fees::create_account(1, &self.fee_calculator));
     }
 
     fn update_tick_height(&self) {
-        let mut account = self
-            .get_account(&tick_height::id())
-            .unwrap_or_else(|| tick_height::create_account(1));
-
-        TickHeight::to(self.tick_height(), &mut account).unwrap();
-
-        self.store_account(&tick_height::id(), &account);
+        self.store_account(
+            &tick_height::id(),
+            &tick_height::create_account(1, self.tick_height()),
+        );
     }
 
     // update reward for previous epoch
@@ -1401,6 +1390,8 @@ mod tests {
     use solana_sdk::instruction::InstructionError;
     use solana_sdk::poh_config::PohConfig;
     use solana_sdk::signature::{Keypair, KeypairUtil};
+    use solana_sdk::syscall::fees::Fees;
+    use solana_sdk::syscall::tick_height::TickHeight;
     use solana_sdk::system_instruction;
     use solana_sdk::system_transaction;
     use solana_sdk::timing::DEFAULT_TICKS_PER_SLOT;
@@ -2519,7 +2510,7 @@ mod tests {
         }
 
         let tick_account = bank.get_account(&tick_height::id()).unwrap();
-        let tick_height = TickHeight::from(&tick_account).unwrap();
+        let tick_height = TickHeight::from(&tick_account).unwrap().0;
         assert_eq!(bank.tick_height(), tick_height);
         assert_eq!(tick_height, 10);
     }
diff --git a/sdk/src/pubkey.rs b/sdk/src/pubkey.rs
index 134edd82f9..f853f1ba46 100644
--- a/sdk/src/pubkey.rs
+++ b/sdk/src/pubkey.rs
@@ -118,7 +118,11 @@ macro_rules! solana_name_id(
         #[cfg(test)]
         #[test]
         fn test_name_id() {
-            assert_eq!(id().to_string(), $name);
+            // un-comment me to see what the id should look like, given a name
+            //  if id().to_string() != $name {
+            //      panic!("id for `{}` should be `{:?}`", $name, bs58::decode($name).into_vec().unwrap());
+            //  }
+            assert_eq!(id().to_string(), $name)
         }
     )
 );
diff --git a/sdk/src/syscall/fees.rs b/sdk/src/syscall/fees.rs
index 845373a118..5fdc80a187 100644
--- a/sdk/src/syscall/fees.rs
+++ b/sdk/src/syscall/fees.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 //! This account contains the current cluster fees
 //!
 use crate::account::Account;
-use crate::account_utils::State;
 use crate::fee_calculator::FeeCalculator;
 use crate::syscall;
 use bincode::serialized_size;
@@ -22,10 +21,10 @@ pub struct Fees {
 
 impl Fees {
     pub fn from(account: &Account) -> Option<Self> {
-        account.state().ok()
+        account.deserialize_data().ok()
     }
     pub fn to(&self, account: &mut Account) -> Option<()> {
-        account.set_state(self).ok()
+        account.serialize_data(self).ok()
     }
 
     pub fn size_of() -> usize {
@@ -33,8 +32,15 @@ impl Fees {
     }
 }
 
-pub fn create_account(lamports: u64) -> Account {
-    Account::new(lamports, Fees::size_of(), &syscall::id())
+pub fn create_account(lamports: u64, fee_calculator: &FeeCalculator) -> Account {
+    Account::new_data(
+        lamports,
+        &Fees {
+            fee_calculator: fee_calculator.clone(),
+        },
+        &syscall::id(),
+    )
+    .unwrap()
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]
@@ -44,11 +50,8 @@ mod tests {
     #[test]
     fn test_fees_create_account() {
         let lamports = 42;
-        let account = create_account(lamports);
+        let account = create_account(lamports, &FeeCalculator::default());
         let fees = Fees::from(&account).unwrap();
-        assert_eq!(
-            fees.fee_calculator.lamports_per_signature,
-            FeeCalculator::default().lamports_per_signature
-        );
+        assert_eq!(fees.fee_calculator, FeeCalculator::default());
     }
 }
diff --git a/sdk/src/syscall/mod.rs b/sdk/src/syscall/mod.rs
index a2d972bc9d..4738502319 100644
--- a/sdk/src/syscall/mod.rs
+++ b/sdk/src/syscall/mod.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ use crate::pubkey::Pubkey;
 
 pub mod current;
 pub mod fees;
+pub mod rewards;
 pub mod slot_hashes;
 pub mod tick_height;
 
diff --git a/sdk/src/syscall/rewards.rs b/sdk/src/syscall/rewards.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b13097943a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sdk/src/syscall/rewards.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+//! This account contains the current cluster rewards point values
+//!
+use crate::account::Account;
+use crate::syscall;
+use bincode::serialized_size;
+
+///  account pubkey
+const ID: [u8; 32] = [
+    6, 167, 211, 138, 69, 219, 174, 221, 84, 28, 161, 202, 169, 28, 9, 210, 255, 70, 57, 99, 48,
+    156, 150, 32, 59, 104, 53, 117, 192, 0, 0, 0,
+];
+
+crate::solana_name_id!(ID, "Sysca11Rewards11111111111111111111111111111");
+
+#[repr(C)]
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug, Default, PartialEq)]
+pub struct Rewards {
+    pub validator_point_value: f64,
+    pub replicator_point_value: f64,
+}
+
+impl Rewards {
+    pub fn from(account: &Account) -> Option<Self> {
+        account.deserialize_data().ok()
+    }
+    pub fn to(&self, account: &mut Account) -> Option<()> {
+        account.serialize_data(self).ok()
+    }
+    pub fn size_of() -> usize {
+        serialized_size(&Self::default()).unwrap() as usize
+    }
+}
+
+pub fn create_account(
+    lamports: u64,
+    validator_point_value: f64,
+    replicator_point_value: f64,
+) -> Account {
+    Account::new_data(
+        lamports,
+        &Rewards {
+            validator_point_value,
+            replicator_point_value,
+        },
+        &syscall::id(),
+    )
+    .unwrap()
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_create_account() {
+        let account = create_account(1, 0.0, 0.0);
+        let rewards = Rewards::from(&account).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(rewards, Rewards::default());
+    }
+}
diff --git a/sdk/src/syscall/slot_hashes.rs b/sdk/src/syscall/slot_hashes.rs
index ef533eca5c..42e2a6f4f0 100644
--- a/sdk/src/syscall/slot_hashes.rs
+++ b/sdk/src/syscall/slot_hashes.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 //! this account carries the Bank's most recent blockhashes for some N parents
 //!
 use crate::account::Account;
-use crate::account_utils::State;
 use crate::hash::Hash;
 use crate::pubkey::Pubkey;
 use crate::syscall;
@@ -35,10 +34,10 @@ pub struct SlotHashes {
 
 impl SlotHashes {
     pub fn from(account: &Account) -> Option<Self> {
-        account.state().ok()
+        account.deserialize_data().ok()
     }
     pub fn to(&self, account: &mut Account) -> Option<()> {
-        account.set_state(self).ok()
+        account.serialize_data(self).ok()
     }
 
     pub fn size_of() -> usize {
diff --git a/sdk/src/syscall/tick_height.rs b/sdk/src/syscall/tick_height.rs
index 84fbfc21ae..13cc419d1b 100644
--- a/sdk/src/syscall/tick_height.rs
+++ b/sdk/src/syscall/tick_height.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 //! This account contains the current cluster tick height
 //!
 use crate::account::Account;
-use crate::account_utils::State;
 use crate::syscall;
 use bincode::serialized_size;
 
@@ -16,14 +15,14 @@ crate::solana_name_id!(ID, "Sysca11TickHeight11111111111111111111111111");
 
 #[repr(C)]
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug, Default)]
-pub struct TickHeight(u64);
+pub struct TickHeight(pub u64);
 
 impl TickHeight {
-    pub fn from(account: &Account) -> Option<u64> {
-        account.state().ok().map(|res: Self| res.0)
+    pub fn from(account: &Account) -> Option<Self> {
+        account.deserialize_data().ok()
     }
-    pub fn to(tick_height: u64, account: &mut Account) -> Option<()> {
-        account.set_state(&TickHeight(tick_height)).ok()
+    pub fn to(&self, account: &mut Account) -> Option<()> {
+        account.serialize_data(self).ok()
     }
 
     pub fn size_of() -> usize {
@@ -31,8 +30,8 @@ impl TickHeight {
     }
 }
 
-pub fn create_account(lamports: u64) -> Account {
-    Account::new(lamports, TickHeight::size_of(), &syscall::id())
+pub fn create_account(lamports: u64, tick_height: u64) -> Account {
+    Account::new_data(lamports, &TickHeight(tick_height), &syscall::id()).unwrap()
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]
@@ -41,8 +40,8 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn test_tick_height_create_account() {
-        let account = create_account(1);
+        let account = create_account(1, 1);
         let tick_height = TickHeight::from(&account).unwrap();
-        assert_eq!(tick_height, 0);
+        assert_eq!(tick_height.0, 1);
     }
 }