diff --git a/ledger/src/blockstore.rs b/ledger/src/blockstore.rs
index a722d14d59..d3a9de15d6 100644
--- a/ledger/src/blockstore.rs
+++ b/ledger/src/blockstore.rs
@@ -1678,11 +1678,11 @@ impl Blockstore {
             .put(1, &TransactionStatusIndexMeta::default())?;
         // This dummy status improves compaction performance
         self.transaction_status_cf.put(
-            cf::TransactionStatus::as_index(2),
+            (2, Signature::default(), Slot::MAX),
             &TransactionStatusMeta::default(),
         )?;
         self.address_signatures_cf.put(
-            cf::AddressSignatures::as_index(2),
+            (2, Pubkey::default(), Slot::MAX, Signature::default()),
             &AddressSignatureMeta::default(),
         )
     }
diff --git a/ledger/src/blockstore/blockstore_purge.rs b/ledger/src/blockstore/blockstore_purge.rs
index fdffb157b6..8dae64e214 100644
--- a/ledger/src/blockstore/blockstore_purge.rs
+++ b/ledger/src/blockstore/blockstore_purge.rs
@@ -629,7 +629,7 @@ pub mod tests {
                 .unwrap();
             let padding_entry = status_entry_iterator.next().unwrap().0;
             assert_eq!(padding_entry.0, 2);
-            assert_eq!(padding_entry.2, 0);
+            assert_eq!(padding_entry.2, Slot::MAX);
             assert!(status_entry_iterator.next().is_none());
             let mut address_transactions_iterator = blockstore
                 .db
@@ -640,7 +640,7 @@ pub mod tests {
                 .unwrap();
             let padding_entry = address_transactions_iterator.next().unwrap().0;
             assert_eq!(padding_entry.0, 2);
-            assert_eq!(padding_entry.2, 0);
+            assert_eq!(padding_entry.2, Slot::MAX);
             assert!(address_transactions_iterator.next().is_none());
             assert_eq!(
                 transaction_status_index_cf.get(0).unwrap().unwrap(),