diff --git a/core/benches/banking_stage.rs b/core/benches/banking_stage.rs
index 1c6c607baf..da4a9a899b 100644
--- a/core/benches/banking_stage.rs
+++ b/core/benches/banking_stage.rs
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ use {
     },
     solana_streamer::socket::SocketAddrSpace,
     std::{
-        collections::VecDeque,
         sync::{atomic::Ordering, Arc, RwLock},
         time::{Duration, Instant},
     },
@@ -80,7 +79,7 @@ fn bench_consume_buffered(bencher: &mut Bencher) {
         let len = 4096;
         let chunk_size = 1024;
         let batches = to_packet_batches(&vec![tx; len], chunk_size);
-        let mut packet_batches = VecDeque::new();
+        let mut packet_batches = UnprocessedPacketBatches::new();
         for batch in batches {
             let batch_len = batch.packets.len();
             packet_batches.push_back(DeserializedPacketBatch::new(
diff --git a/core/src/banking_stage.rs b/core/src/banking_stage.rs
index b2494d9c86..5ba171bc3c 100644
--- a/core/src/banking_stage.rs
+++ b/core/src/banking_stage.rs
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ use {
     },
     std::{
         cmp,
-        collections::{HashMap, VecDeque},
+        collections::HashMap,
         env,
         net::{SocketAddr, UdpSocket},
         sync::{
@@ -959,7 +959,7 @@ impl BankingStage {
     ) {
         let recorder = poh_recorder.lock().unwrap().recorder();
         let socket = UdpSocket::bind("0.0.0.0:0").unwrap();
-        let mut buffered_packet_batches = VecDeque::with_capacity(batch_limit);
+        let mut buffered_packet_batches = UnprocessedPacketBatches::with_capacity(batch_limit);
         let mut banking_stage_stats = BankingStageStats::new(id);
         let qos_service = QosService::new(cost_model, id);
         let mut slot_metrics_tracker = LeaderSlotMetricsTracker::new(id);
diff --git a/core/src/unprocessed_packet_batches.rs b/core/src/unprocessed_packet_batches.rs
index fd7426295b..3beca7e55e 100644
--- a/core/src/unprocessed_packet_batches.rs
+++ b/core/src/unprocessed_packet_batches.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use {
+    retain_mut::RetainMut,
     solana_perf::packet::{limited_deserialize, Packet, PacketBatch},
     solana_sdk::{
         hash::Hash, message::Message, short_vec::decode_shortu16_len, signature::Signature,
@@ -10,8 +11,6 @@ use {
     },
 };
 
-pub type UnprocessedPacketBatches = VecDeque<DeserializedPacketBatch>;
-
 /// hold deserialized messages, as well as computed message_hash and other things needed to create
 /// SanitizedTransaction
 #[derive(Debug, Default)]
@@ -34,6 +33,52 @@ pub struct DeserializedPacketBatch {
     pub unprocessed_packets: HashMap<usize, DeserializedPacket>,
 }
 
+pub struct UnprocessedPacketBatches(VecDeque<DeserializedPacketBatch>);
+
+impl std::ops::Deref for UnprocessedPacketBatches {
+    type Target = VecDeque<DeserializedPacketBatch>;
+    fn deref(&self) -> &Self::Target {
+        &self.0
+    }
+}
+
+impl std::ops::DerefMut for UnprocessedPacketBatches {
+    fn deref_mut(&mut self) -> &mut Self::Target {
+        &mut self.0
+    }
+}
+
+impl RetainMut<DeserializedPacketBatch> for UnprocessedPacketBatches {
+    fn retain_mut<F>(&mut self, f: F)
+    where
+        F: FnMut(&mut DeserializedPacketBatch) -> bool,
+    {
+        RetainMut::retain_mut(&mut self.0, f);
+    }
+}
+
+impl FromIterator<DeserializedPacketBatch> for UnprocessedPacketBatches {
+    fn from_iter<I: IntoIterator<Item = DeserializedPacketBatch>>(iter: I) -> Self {
+        Self(iter.into_iter().collect())
+    }
+}
+
+impl Default for UnprocessedPacketBatches {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self::new()
+    }
+}
+
+impl UnprocessedPacketBatches {
+    pub fn new() -> Self {
+        UnprocessedPacketBatches(VecDeque::new())
+    }
+
+    pub fn with_capacity(capacity: usize) -> Self {
+        UnprocessedPacketBatches(VecDeque::with_capacity(capacity))
+    }
+}
+
 impl DeserializedPacketBatch {
     pub fn new(packet_batch: PacketBatch, packet_indexes: Vec<usize>, forwarded: bool) -> Self {
         let unprocessed_packets = Self::deserialize_packets(&packet_batch, &packet_indexes);