diff --git a/core/src/validator.rs b/core/src/validator.rs
index ad6ad96bb6..2964d34098 100644
--- a/core/src/validator.rs
+++ b/core/src/validator.rs
@@ -1056,7 +1056,7 @@ fn new_banks_from_ledger(
             None,
             &snapshot_config.snapshot_package_output_path,
             snapshot_config.archive_format,
-            &bank_forks.root_bank().get_thread_pool(),
+            Some(&bank_forks.root_bank().get_thread_pool()),
         )
         .unwrap_or_else(|err| {
             error!("Unable to create snapshot: {}", err);
diff --git a/ledger-tool/src/main.rs b/ledger-tool/src/main.rs
index 8ffccfe952..f5a331ff91 100644
--- a/ledger-tool/src/main.rs
+++ b/ledger-tool/src/main.rs
@@ -1946,7 +1946,7 @@ fn main() {
                         Some(snapshot_version),
                         output_directory,
                         ArchiveFormat::TarZstd,
-                        &bank.get_thread_pool(),
+                        None,
                     )
                     .unwrap_or_else(|err| {
                         eprintln!("Unable to create snapshot: {}", err);
diff --git a/runtime/src/accounts_db.rs b/runtime/src/accounts_db.rs
index 36a7f01d9f..1097d11b43 100644
--- a/runtime/src/accounts_db.rs
+++ b/runtime/src/accounts_db.rs
@@ -3785,7 +3785,7 @@ impl AccountsDB {
             Self::calculate_accounts_hash_without_index(
                 &combined_maps,
                 simple_capitalization_enabled,
-                &self.thread_pool_clean,
+                Some(&self.thread_pool_clean),
             )
         } else {
             self.calculate_accounts_hash(slot, ancestors, false, simple_capitalization_enabled)
@@ -3889,13 +3889,18 @@ impl AccountsDB {
     pub fn calculate_accounts_hash_without_index(
         storages: &[SnapshotStorage],
         simple_capitalization_enabled: bool,
-        thread_pool: &ThreadPool,
+        thread_pool: Option<&ThreadPool>,
     ) -> (Hash, u64) {
-        thread_pool.install(|| {
+        let scan_and_hash = || {
             let result = Self::scan_snapshot_stores(storages, simple_capitalization_enabled);
 
             Self::rest_of_hash_calculation(result)
-        })
+        };
+        if let Some(thread_pool) = thread_pool {
+            thread_pool.install(scan_and_hash)
+        } else {
+            scan_and_hash()
+        }
     }
 
     pub fn verify_bank_hash_and_lamports(
@@ -5232,11 +5237,7 @@ pub mod tests {
         solana_logger::setup();
 
         let (storages, _size, _slot_expected) = sample_storage();
-        let result = AccountsDB::calculate_accounts_hash_without_index(
-            &storages,
-            true,
-            &make_min_priority_thread_pool(),
-        );
+        let result = AccountsDB::calculate_accounts_hash_without_index(&storages, true, None);
         let expected_hash = Hash::from_str("GKot5hBsd81kMupNCXHaqbhv3huEbxAFMLnpcX2hniwn").unwrap();
         assert_eq!(result, (expected_hash, 0));
     }
diff --git a/runtime/src/snapshot_utils.rs b/runtime/src/snapshot_utils.rs
index db6fe93287..57dfc67e13 100644
--- a/runtime/src/snapshot_utils.rs
+++ b/runtime/src/snapshot_utils.rs
@@ -927,7 +927,7 @@ pub fn bank_to_snapshot_archive<P: AsRef<Path>, Q: AsRef<Path>>(
     snapshot_version: Option<SnapshotVersion>,
     snapshot_package_output_path: Q,
     archive_format: ArchiveFormat,
-    thread_pool: &ThreadPool,
+    thread_pool: Option<&ThreadPool>,
 ) -> Result<PathBuf> {
     let snapshot_version = snapshot_version.unwrap_or_default();
 
@@ -954,7 +954,7 @@ pub fn bank_to_snapshot_archive<P: AsRef<Path>, Q: AsRef<Path>>(
         None,
     )?;
 
-    let package = process_accounts_package_pre(package, Some(&thread_pool));
+    let package = process_accounts_package_pre(package, thread_pool);
 
     archive_snapshot_package(&package)?;
     Ok(package.tar_output_file)
@@ -971,7 +971,7 @@ pub fn process_accounts_package_pre(
         let (hash, lamports) = AccountsDB::calculate_accounts_hash_without_index(
             &accounts_package.storages,
             accounts_package.simple_capitalization_testing,
-            &thread_pool.unwrap(),
+            thread_pool,
         );
 
         assert_eq!(accounts_package.expected_capitalization, lamports);