diff --git a/bench-streamer/src/main.rs b/bench-streamer/src/main.rs
index 7aaed931f5..e484d3e4a6 100644
--- a/bench-streamer/src/main.rs
+++ b/bench-streamer/src/main.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use clap::{crate_description, crate_name, crate_version, App, Arg};
-use solana::packet::{Packet, SharedPackets, BLOB_SIZE, PACKET_DATA_SIZE};
+use solana::packet::{Packet, Packets, BLOB_SIZE, PACKET_DATA_SIZE};
 use solana::result::Result;
 use solana::streamer::{receiver, PacketReceiver};
 use std::cmp::max;
@@ -14,19 +14,19 @@ use std::time::SystemTime;
 
 fn producer(addr: &SocketAddr, exit: Arc<AtomicBool>) -> JoinHandle<()> {
     let send = UdpSocket::bind("0.0.0.0:0").unwrap();
-    let msgs = SharedPackets::default();
-    let msgs_ = msgs.clone();
-    msgs.write().unwrap().packets.resize(10, Packet::default());
-    for w in &mut msgs.write().unwrap().packets {
+    let mut msgs = Packets::default();
+    msgs.packets.resize(10, Packet::default());
+    for w in &mut msgs.packets {
         w.meta.size = PACKET_DATA_SIZE;
         w.meta.set_addr(&addr);
     }
+    let msgs_ = msgs.clone();
     spawn(move || loop {
         if exit.load(Ordering::Relaxed) {
             return;
         }
         let mut num = 0;
-        for p in &msgs_.read().unwrap().packets {
+        for p in &msgs_.packets {
             let a = p.meta.addr();
             assert!(p.meta.size < BLOB_SIZE);
             send.send_to(&p.data[..p.meta.size], &a).unwrap();
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ fn sink(exit: Arc<AtomicBool>, rvs: Arc<AtomicUsize>, r: PacketReceiver) -> Join
         }
         let timer = Duration::new(1, 0);
         if let Ok(msgs) = r.recv_timeout(timer) {
-            rvs.fetch_add(msgs.read().unwrap().packets.len(), Ordering::Relaxed);
+            rvs.fetch_add(msgs.packets.len(), Ordering::Relaxed);
         }
     })
 }
diff --git a/core/benches/banking_stage.rs b/core/benches/banking_stage.rs
index f8a873a982..fdd9f95382 100644
--- a/core/benches/banking_stage.rs
+++ b/core/benches/banking_stage.rs
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ fn bench_banking_stage_multi_accounts(bencher: &mut Bencher) {
     let verified: Vec<_> = to_packets_chunked(&transactions.clone(), 192)
         .into_iter()
         .map(|x| {
-            let len = x.read().unwrap().packets.len();
+            let len = x.packets.len();
             (x, iter::repeat(1).take(len).collect())
         })
         .collect();
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ fn bench_banking_stage_multi_programs(bencher: &mut Bencher) {
     let verified: Vec<_> = to_packets_chunked(&transactions.clone(), 96)
         .into_iter()
         .map(|x| {
-            let len = x.read().unwrap().packets.len();
+            let len = x.packets.len();
             (x, iter::repeat(1).take(len).collect())
         })
         .collect();
diff --git a/core/src/banking_stage.rs b/core/src/banking_stage.rs
index 51cb1c7502..5643fcc3a4 100644
--- a/core/src/banking_stage.rs
+++ b/core/src/banking_stage.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ use crate::entry;
 use crate::entry::{hash_transactions, Entry};
 use crate::leader_schedule_utils;
 use crate::packet;
-use crate::packet::SharedPackets;
 use crate::packet::{Packet, Packets};
 use crate::poh_recorder::{PohRecorder, PohRecorderError, WorkingBankEntries};
 use crate::poh_service::{PohService, PohServiceConfig};
@@ -31,7 +30,7 @@ use std::time::Duration;
 use std::time::Instant;
 use sys_info;
 
-pub type UnprocessedPackets = Vec<(SharedPackets, usize, Vec<u8>)>; // `usize` is the index of the first unprocessed packet in `SharedPackets`
+pub type UnprocessedPackets = Vec<(Packets, usize, Vec<u8>)>; // `usize` is the index of the first unprocessed packet in `SharedPackets`
 
 // number of threads is 1 until mt bank is ready
 pub const NUM_THREADS: u32 = 10;
@@ -105,11 +104,11 @@ impl BankingStage {
     fn forward_unprocessed_packets(
         socket: &std::net::UdpSocket,
         tpu_via_blobs: &std::net::SocketAddr,
-        unprocessed_packets: &[(SharedPackets, usize, Vec<u8>)],
+        unprocessed_packets: &[(Packets, usize, Vec<u8>)],
     ) -> std::io::Result<()> {
         let locked_packets: Vec<_> = unprocessed_packets
             .iter()
-            .map(|(p, start_index, _)| (p.read().unwrap(), start_index))
+            .map(|(p, start_index, _)| (p, start_index))
             .collect();
         let packets: Vec<&Packet> = locked_packets
             .iter()
@@ -127,7 +126,7 @@ impl BankingStage {
 
     fn process_buffered_packets(
         poh_recorder: &Arc<Mutex<PohRecorder>>,
-        buffered_packets: &[(SharedPackets, usize, Vec<u8>)],
+        buffered_packets: &[(Packets, usize, Vec<u8>)],
     ) -> Result<UnprocessedPackets> {
         let mut unprocessed_packets = vec![];
         let mut bank_shutdown = false;
@@ -195,7 +194,7 @@ impl BankingStage {
         socket: &std::net::UdpSocket,
         poh_recorder: &Arc<Mutex<PohRecorder>>,
         cluster_info: &Arc<RwLock<ClusterInfo>>,
-        buffered_packets: &[(SharedPackets, usize, Vec<u8>)],
+        buffered_packets: &[(Packets, usize, Vec<u8>)],
     ) -> Result<UnprocessedPackets> {
         let rcluster_info = cluster_info.read().unwrap();
 
@@ -458,14 +457,13 @@ impl BankingStage {
     fn process_received_packets(
         bank: &Arc<Bank>,
         poh: &Arc<Mutex<PohRecorder>>,
-        msgs: &Arc<RwLock<Packets>>,
+        msgs: &Packets,
         vers: &[u8],
         offset: usize,
     ) -> Result<(usize, Vec<Transaction>, Vec<usize>)> {
         debug!("banking-stage-tx bank {}", bank.slot());
-        let transactions = Self::deserialize_transactions(&Packets::new(
-            msgs.read().unwrap().packets[offset..].to_owned(),
-        ));
+        let transactions =
+            Self::deserialize_transactions(&Packets::new(msgs.packets[offset..].to_owned()));
 
         let vers = vers[offset..].to_owned();
 
diff --git a/core/src/packet.rs b/core/src/packet.rs
index 68802f4276..aa69070c05 100644
--- a/core/src/packet.rs
+++ b/core/src/packet.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ use std::net::{IpAddr, Ipv4Addr, Ipv6Addr, SocketAddr, UdpSocket};
 use std::ops::{Deref, DerefMut};
 use std::sync::{Arc, RwLock};
 
-pub type SharedPackets = Arc<RwLock<Packets>>;
 pub type SharedBlob = Arc<RwLock<Blob>>;
 pub type SharedBlobs = Vec<SharedBlob>;
 
@@ -117,7 +116,7 @@ impl Meta {
     }
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug)]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub struct Packets {
     pub packets: Vec<Packet>,
 }
@@ -254,15 +253,12 @@ impl Packets {
     }
 }
 
-pub fn to_packets_chunked<T: Serialize>(xs: &[T], chunks: usize) -> Vec<SharedPackets> {
+pub fn to_packets_chunked<T: Serialize>(xs: &[T], chunks: usize) -> Vec<Packets> {
     let mut out = vec![];
     for x in xs.chunks(chunks) {
-        let p = SharedPackets::default();
-        p.write()
-            .unwrap()
-            .packets
-            .resize(x.len(), Packet::default());
-        for (i, o) in x.iter().zip(p.write().unwrap().packets.iter_mut()) {
+        let mut p = Packets::default();
+        p.packets.resize(x.len(), Packet::default());
+        for (i, o) in x.iter().zip(p.packets.iter_mut()) {
             let mut wr = io::Cursor::new(&mut o.data[..]);
             bincode::serialize_into(&mut wr, &i).expect("serialize request");
             let len = wr.position() as usize;
@@ -273,7 +269,7 @@ pub fn to_packets_chunked<T: Serialize>(xs: &[T], chunks: usize) -> Vec<SharedPa
     out
 }
 
-pub fn to_packets<T: Serialize>(xs: &[T]) -> Vec<SharedPackets> {
+pub fn to_packets<T: Serialize>(xs: &[T]) -> Vec<Packets> {
     to_packets_chunked(xs, NUM_PACKETS)
 }
 
@@ -642,16 +638,16 @@ mod tests {
         let tx = system_transaction::create_user_account(&keypair, &keypair.pubkey(), 1, hash, 0);
         let rv = to_packets(&vec![tx.clone(); 1]);
         assert_eq!(rv.len(), 1);
-        assert_eq!(rv[0].read().unwrap().packets.len(), 1);
+        assert_eq!(rv[0].packets.len(), 1);
 
         let rv = to_packets(&vec![tx.clone(); NUM_PACKETS]);
         assert_eq!(rv.len(), 1);
-        assert_eq!(rv[0].read().unwrap().packets.len(), NUM_PACKETS);
+        assert_eq!(rv[0].packets.len(), NUM_PACKETS);
 
         let rv = to_packets(&vec![tx.clone(); NUM_PACKETS + 1]);
         assert_eq!(rv.len(), 2);
-        assert_eq!(rv[0].read().unwrap().packets.len(), NUM_PACKETS);
-        assert_eq!(rv[1].read().unwrap().packets.len(), 1);
+        assert_eq!(rv[0].packets.len(), NUM_PACKETS);
+        assert_eq!(rv[1].packets.len(), 1);
     }
 
     #[test]
diff --git a/core/src/replicator.rs b/core/src/replicator.rs
index ea65b3c117..ad0d58550a 100644
--- a/core/src/replicator.rs
+++ b/core/src/replicator.rs
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ fn create_request_processor(
     let t_processor = spawn(move || loop {
         let packets = r_reader.recv_timeout(Duration::from_secs(1));
         if let Ok(packets) = packets {
-            for packet in &packets.read().unwrap().packets {
+            for packet in &packets.packets {
                 let req: result::Result<ReplicatorRequest, Box<bincode::ErrorKind>> =
                     deserialize(&packet.data[..packet.meta.size]);
                 match req {
diff --git a/core/src/sigverify.rs b/core/src/sigverify.rs
index f2e1a0971c..7308b4ec04 100644
--- a/core/src/sigverify.rs
+++ b/core/src/sigverify.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 //! offloaded to the GPU.
 //!
 
-use crate::packet::{Packet, SharedPackets};
+use crate::packet::{Packet, Packets};
 use crate::result::Result;
 use solana_metrics::counter::Counter;
 use solana_sdk::pubkey::Pubkey;
@@ -111,15 +111,12 @@ fn verify_packet_disabled(_packet: &Packet) -> u8 {
     1
 }
 
-fn batch_size(batches: &[SharedPackets]) -> usize {
-    batches
-        .iter()
-        .map(|p| p.read().unwrap().packets.len())
-        .sum()
+fn batch_size(batches: &[Packets]) -> usize {
+    batches.iter().map(|p| p.packets.len()).sum()
 }
 
 #[cfg(not(feature = "cuda"))]
-pub fn ed25519_verify(batches: &[SharedPackets]) -> Vec<Vec<u8>> {
+pub fn ed25519_verify(batches: &[Packets]) -> Vec<Vec<u8>> {
     ed25519_verify_cpu(batches)
 }
 
@@ -141,7 +138,7 @@ pub fn get_packet_offsets(packet: &Packet, current_offset: u32) -> (u32, u32, u3
     )
 }
 
-pub fn generate_offsets(batches: &[SharedPackets]) -> Result<TxOffsets> {
+pub fn generate_offsets(batches: &[Packets]) -> Result<TxOffsets> {
     let mut signature_offsets: Vec<_> = Vec::new();
     let mut pubkey_offsets: Vec<_> = Vec::new();
     let mut msg_start_offsets: Vec<_> = Vec::new();
@@ -150,7 +147,7 @@ pub fn generate_offsets(batches: &[SharedPackets]) -> Result<TxOffsets> {
     let mut v_sig_lens = Vec::new();
     batches.iter().for_each(|p| {
         let mut sig_lens = Vec::new();
-        p.read().unwrap().packets.iter().for_each(|packet| {
+        p.packets.iter().for_each(|packet| {
             let current_offset = current_packet as u32 * size_of::<Packet>() as u32;
 
             let (sig_len, sig_start, msg_start_offset, pubkey_offset) =
@@ -185,39 +182,25 @@ pub fn generate_offsets(batches: &[SharedPackets]) -> Result<TxOffsets> {
     ))
 }
 
-pub fn ed25519_verify_cpu(batches: &[SharedPackets]) -> Vec<Vec<u8>> {
+pub fn ed25519_verify_cpu(batches: &[Packets]) -> Vec<Vec<u8>> {
     use rayon::prelude::*;
     let count = batch_size(batches);
     debug!("CPU ECDSA for {}", batch_size(batches));
     let rv = batches
         .into_par_iter()
-        .map(|p| {
-            p.read()
-                .unwrap()
-                .packets
-                .par_iter()
-                .map(verify_packet)
-                .collect()
-        })
+        .map(|p| p.packets.par_iter().map(verify_packet).collect())
         .collect();
     inc_new_counter_info!("ed25519_verify_cpu", count);
     rv
 }
 
-pub fn ed25519_verify_disabled(batches: &[SharedPackets]) -> Vec<Vec<u8>> {
+pub fn ed25519_verify_disabled(batches: &[Packets]) -> Vec<Vec<u8>> {
     use rayon::prelude::*;
     let count = batch_size(batches);
     debug!("disabled ECDSA for {}", batch_size(batches));
     let rv = batches
         .into_par_iter()
-        .map(|p| {
-            p.read()
-                .unwrap()
-                .packets
-                .par_iter()
-                .map(verify_packet_disabled)
-                .collect()
-        })
+        .map(|p| p.packets.par_iter().map(verify_packet_disabled).collect())
         .collect();
     inc_new_counter_info!("ed25519_verify_disabled", count);
     rv
@@ -235,7 +218,7 @@ pub fn init() {
 }
 
 #[cfg(feature = "cuda")]
-pub fn ed25519_verify(batches: &[SharedPackets]) -> Vec<Vec<u8>> {
+pub fn ed25519_verify(batches: &[Packets]) -> Vec<Vec<u8>> {
     use crate::packet::PACKET_DATA_SIZE;
     let count = batch_size(batches);
 
@@ -254,14 +237,10 @@ pub fn ed25519_verify(batches: &[SharedPackets]) -> Vec<Vec<u8>> {
     debug!("CUDA ECDSA for {}", batch_size(batches));
     let mut out = Vec::new();
     let mut elems = Vec::new();
-    let mut locks = Vec::new();
     let mut rvs = Vec::new();
 
-    for packets in batches {
-        locks.push(packets.read().unwrap());
-    }
     let mut num_packets = 0;
-    for p in locks {
+    for p in batches {
         elems.push(Elems {
             elems: p.packets.as_ptr(),
             num: p.packets.len() as u32,
@@ -327,7 +306,7 @@ pub fn make_packet_from_transaction(tx: Transaction) -> Packet {
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
-    use crate::packet::{Packet, SharedPackets};
+    use crate::packet::{Packet, Packets};
     use crate::sigverify;
     use crate::test_tx::{test_multisig_tx, test_tx};
     use bincode::{deserialize, serialize};
@@ -440,20 +419,16 @@ mod tests {
         packet: &Packet,
         num_packets_per_batch: usize,
         num_batches: usize,
-    ) -> Vec<SharedPackets> {
+    ) -> Vec<Packets> {
         // generate packet vector
         let batches: Vec<_> = (0..num_batches)
             .map(|_| {
-                let packets = SharedPackets::default();
-                packets
-                    .write()
-                    .unwrap()
-                    .packets
-                    .resize(0, Packet::default());
+                let mut packets = Packets::default();
+                packets.packets.resize(0, Packet::default());
                 for _ in 0..num_packets_per_batch {
-                    packets.write().unwrap().packets.push(packet.clone());
+                    packets.packets.push(packet.clone());
                 }
-                assert_eq!(packets.read().unwrap().packets.len(), num_packets_per_batch);
+                assert_eq!(packets.packets.len(), num_packets_per_batch);
                 packets
             })
             .collect();
@@ -505,11 +480,11 @@ mod tests {
 
         let n = 4;
         let num_batches = 3;
-        let batches = generate_packet_vec(&packet, n, num_batches);
+        let mut batches = generate_packet_vec(&packet, n, num_batches);
 
         packet.data[40] = packet.data[40].wrapping_add(8);
 
-        batches[0].write().unwrap().packets.push(packet);
+        batches[0].packets.push(packet);
 
         // verify packets
         let ans = sigverify::ed25519_verify(&batches);
diff --git a/core/src/sigverify_stage.rs b/core/src/sigverify_stage.rs
index 538d261b5d..550243f0da 100644
--- a/core/src/sigverify_stage.rs
+++ b/core/src/sigverify_stage.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 //! transaction. All processing is done on the CPU by default and on a GPU
 //! if the `cuda` feature is enabled with `--features=cuda`.
 
-use crate::packet::SharedPackets;
+use crate::packet::Packets;
 use crate::result::{Error, Result};
 use crate::service::Service;
 use crate::sigverify;
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
 use std::thread::{self, Builder, JoinHandle};
 use std::time::Instant;
 
-pub type VerifiedPackets = Vec<(SharedPackets, Vec<u8>)>;
+pub type VerifiedPackets = Vec<(Packets, Vec<u8>)>;
 
 pub struct SigVerifyStage {
     thread_hdls: Vec<JoinHandle<()>>,
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ pub struct SigVerifyStage {
 impl SigVerifyStage {
     #[allow(clippy::new_ret_no_self)]
     pub fn new(
-        packet_receiver: Receiver<SharedPackets>,
+        packet_receiver: Receiver<Packets>,
         sigverify_disabled: bool,
         verified_sender: Sender<VerifiedPackets>,
     ) -> Self {
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ impl SigVerifyStage {
         Self { thread_hdls }
     }
 
-    fn verify_batch(batch: Vec<SharedPackets>, sigverify_disabled: bool) -> VerifiedPackets {
+    fn verify_batch(batch: Vec<Packets>, sigverify_disabled: bool) -> VerifiedPackets {
         let r = if sigverify_disabled {
             sigverify::ed25519_verify_disabled(&batch)
         } else {
diff --git a/core/src/streamer.rs b/core/src/streamer.rs
index e98cba0b35..98c5379997 100644
--- a/core/src/streamer.rs
+++ b/core/src/streamer.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 //!
 
 use crate::packet::{
-    deserialize_packets_in_blob, Blob, Meta, Packets, SharedBlobs, SharedPackets, PACKET_DATA_SIZE,
+    deserialize_packets_in_blob, Blob, Meta, Packets, SharedBlobs, PACKET_DATA_SIZE,
 };
 use crate::result::{Error, Result};
 use bincode;
@@ -10,12 +10,12 @@ use solana_sdk::timing::duration_as_ms;
 use std::net::UdpSocket;
 use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, Ordering};
 use std::sync::mpsc::{Receiver, RecvTimeoutError, Sender};
-use std::sync::{Arc, RwLock};
+use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::thread::{Builder, JoinHandle};
 use std::time::{Duration, Instant};
 
-pub type PacketReceiver = Receiver<SharedPackets>;
-pub type PacketSender = Sender<SharedPackets>;
+pub type PacketReceiver = Receiver<Packets>;
+pub type PacketSender = Sender<Packets>;
 pub type BlobSender = Sender<SharedBlobs>;
 pub type BlobReceiver = Receiver<SharedBlobs>;
 
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ fn recv_loop(sock: &UdpSocket, exit: Arc<AtomicBool>, channel: &PacketSender) ->
                 return Ok(());
             }
             if let Ok(_len) = msgs.recv_from(sock) {
-                channel.send(Arc::new(RwLock::new(msgs)))?;
+                channel.send(msgs)?;
                 break;
             }
         }
@@ -61,16 +61,16 @@ fn recv_send(sock: &UdpSocket, r: &BlobReceiver) -> Result<()> {
     Ok(())
 }
 
-pub fn recv_batch(recvr: &PacketReceiver) -> Result<(Vec<SharedPackets>, usize, u64)> {
+pub fn recv_batch(recvr: &PacketReceiver) -> Result<(Vec<Packets>, usize, u64)> {
     let timer = Duration::new(1, 0);
     let msgs = recvr.recv_timeout(timer)?;
     let recv_start = Instant::now();
     trace!("got msgs");
-    let mut len = msgs.read().unwrap().packets.len();
+    let mut len = msgs.packets.len();
     let mut batch = vec![msgs];
     while let Ok(more) = recvr.try_recv() {
         trace!("got more msgs");
-        len += more.read().unwrap().packets.len();
+        len += more.packets.len();
         batch.push(more);
 
         if len > 100_000 {
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ fn recv_blob_packets(sock: &UdpSocket, s: &PacketSender) -> Result<()> {
         }
 
         let packets = packets?;
-        s.send(Arc::new(RwLock::new(Packets::new(packets))))?;
+        s.send(Packets::new(packets))?;
     }
 
     Ok(())
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ mod test {
         for _ in 0..10 {
             let m = r.recv_timeout(Duration::new(1, 0))?;
 
-            *num -= m.read().unwrap().packets.len();
+            *num -= m.packets.len();
 
             if *num == 0 {
                 break;