diff --git a/core/src/accounts_hash_verifier.rs b/core/src/accounts_hash_verifier.rs
index 4574b19919..37a49adb98 100644
--- a/core/src/accounts_hash_verifier.rs
+++ b/core/src/accounts_hash_verifier.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ use {
     solana_sdk::{clock::Slot, hash::Hash, pubkey::Pubkey},
     std::{
         collections::{HashMap, HashSet},
-        path::{Path, PathBuf},
         sync::{
             atomic::{AtomicBool, Ordering},
             Arc,
@@ -44,7 +43,6 @@ impl AccountsHashVerifier {
         halt_on_known_validators_accounts_hash_mismatch: bool,
         fault_injection_rate_slots: u64,
         snapshot_config: Option<SnapshotConfig>,
-        ledger_path: PathBuf,
     ) -> Self {
         let exit = exit.clone();
         let cluster_info = cluster_info.clone();
@@ -69,7 +67,6 @@ impl AccountsHashVerifier {
                                 &exit,
                                 fault_injection_rate_slots,
                                 snapshot_config.as_ref(),
-                                &ledger_path,
                             );
                         }
                         Err(RecvTimeoutError::Disconnected) => break,
@@ -94,9 +91,8 @@ impl AccountsHashVerifier {
         exit: &Arc<AtomicBool>,
         fault_injection_rate_slots: u64,
         snapshot_config: Option<&SnapshotConfig>,
-        ledger_path: &Path,
     ) {
-        Self::verify_accounts_package_hash(&accounts_package, ledger_path);
+        Self::verify_accounts_package_hash(&accounts_package);
 
         Self::push_accounts_hashes_to_cluster(
             &accounts_package,
@@ -111,7 +107,7 @@ impl AccountsHashVerifier {
         Self::submit_for_packaging(accounts_package, pending_snapshot_package, snapshot_config);
     }
 
-    fn verify_accounts_package_hash(accounts_package: &AccountsPackage, ledger_path: &Path) {
+    fn verify_accounts_package_hash(accounts_package: &AccountsPackage) {
         let mut measure_hash = Measure::start("hash");
         if let Some(expected_hash) = accounts_package.hash_for_testing {
             let sorted_storages = SortedStorages::new(&accounts_package.snapshot_storages);
@@ -119,7 +115,6 @@ impl AccountsHashVerifier {
                 .accounts
                 .accounts_db
                 .calculate_accounts_hash_without_index(&mut CalcAccountsHashConfig {
-                    accounts_hash_cache_path: ledger_path,
                     storages: &sorted_storages,
                     use_bg_thread_pool: true,
                     stats: HashStats::default(),
@@ -361,8 +356,6 @@ mod tests {
                 accounts: Arc::clone(&accounts),
             };
 
-            let ledger_path = TempDir::new().unwrap();
-
             AccountsHashVerifier::process_accounts_package(
                 accounts_package,
                 &cluster_info,
@@ -373,7 +366,6 @@ mod tests {
                 &exit,
                 0,
                 Some(&snapshot_config),
-                ledger_path.path(),
             );
 
             // sleep for 1ms to create a newer timestmap for gossip entry
diff --git a/core/src/tvu.rs b/core/src/tvu.rs
index 433aedb14d..be59295709 100644
--- a/core/src/tvu.rs
+++ b/core/src/tvu.rs
@@ -230,7 +230,6 @@ impl Tvu {
             tvu_config.halt_on_known_validators_accounts_hash_mismatch,
             tvu_config.accounts_hash_fault_injection_slots,
             snapshot_config.clone(),
-            blockstore.ledger_path().to_path_buf(),
         );
 
         let (snapshot_request_sender, snapshot_request_handler) = match snapshot_config {
diff --git a/core/tests/snapshots.rs b/core/tests/snapshots.rs
index 04a417650a..63657cfe30 100644
--- a/core/tests/snapshots.rs
+++ b/core/tests/snapshots.rs
@@ -931,7 +931,6 @@ mod tests {
             true,
         );
 
-        let tmpdir = TempDir::new().unwrap();
         let accounts_hash_verifier = AccountsHashVerifier::new(
             accounts_package_receiver,
             Some(pending_snapshot_package),
@@ -941,7 +940,6 @@ mod tests {
             false,
             0,
             Some(snapshot_test_config.snapshot_config.clone()),
-            tmpdir.path().to_path_buf(),
         );
 
         let accounts_background_service = AccountsBackgroundService::new(
diff --git a/runtime/src/accounts_db.rs b/runtime/src/accounts_db.rs
index ef5490c4c7..dc96e056f9 100644
--- a/runtime/src/accounts_db.rs
+++ b/runtime/src/accounts_db.rs
@@ -5515,7 +5515,6 @@ impl AccountsDb {
             };
 
             self.calculate_accounts_hash_without_index(&mut CalcAccountsHashConfig {
-                accounts_hash_cache_path: &self.accounts_hash_cache_path,
                 storages: &storages,
                 use_bg_thread_pool: !is_startup,
                 stats: timings,
@@ -5729,7 +5728,7 @@ impl AccountsDb {
             let mut previous_pass = PreviousPass::default();
             let mut final_result = (Hash::default(), 0);
 
-            let cache_hash_data = CacheHashData::new(&config.accounts_hash_cache_path);
+            let cache_hash_data = CacheHashData::new(&self.accounts_hash_cache_path);
 
             for pass in 0..num_hash_scan_passes {
                 let bounds = Range {
@@ -7897,7 +7896,6 @@ pub mod tests {
         let db = AccountsDb::new(Vec::new(), &ClusterType::Development);
         let result = db
             .calculate_accounts_hash_without_index(&mut CalcAccountsHashConfig {
-                accounts_hash_cache_path: TempDir::new().unwrap().path(),
                 storages: &get_storage_refs(&storages),
                 use_bg_thread_pool: false,
                 stats: HashStats::default(),
@@ -7924,7 +7922,6 @@ pub mod tests {
         let db = AccountsDb::new(Vec::new(), &ClusterType::Development);
         let result = db
             .calculate_accounts_hash_without_index(&mut CalcAccountsHashConfig {
-                accounts_hash_cache_path: TempDir::new().unwrap().path(),
                 storages: &get_storage_refs(&storages),
                 use_bg_thread_pool: false,
                 stats: HashStats::default(),
diff --git a/runtime/src/accounts_hash.rs b/runtime/src/accounts_hash.rs
index 7014f7301d..e82fb1f6eb 100644
--- a/runtime/src/accounts_hash.rs
+++ b/runtime/src/accounts_hash.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ use {
         hash::{Hash, Hasher},
         pubkey::Pubkey,
     },
-    std::{borrow::Borrow, convert::TryInto, path::Path, sync::Mutex},
+    std::{borrow::Borrow, convert::TryInto, sync::Mutex},
 };
 pub const ZERO_RAW_LAMPORTS_SENTINEL: u64 = std::u64::MAX;
 pub const MERKLE_FANOUT: usize = 16;
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ pub struct PreviousPass {
 
 /// parameters to calculate accounts hash
 pub struct CalcAccountsHashConfig<'a> {
-    pub accounts_hash_cache_path: &'a Path,
     pub storages: &'a SortedStorages<'a>,
     pub use_bg_thread_pool: bool,
     pub stats: HashStats,