diff --git a/ci/upload_ci_artifact.sh b/ci/upload_ci_artifact.sh
index 94d4bd9d1c50fb..9bbdce3c7369b0 100644
--- a/ci/upload_ci_artifact.sh
+++ b/ci/upload_ci_artifact.sh
@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
 # |source| me
 
 upload_ci_artifact() {
-  echo --- artifact: $1
-  if [[ -r $1 ]]; then
-    ls -l $1
+  echo "--- artifact: $1"
+  if [[ -r "$1" ]]; then
+    ls -l "$1"
     if ${BUILDKITE:-false}; then
       (
         set -x
-        buildkite-agent artifact upload $1
+        buildkite-agent artifact upload "$1"
       )
     fi
   else
     echo ^^^ +++
-    echo $1 not found
+    echo "$1 not found"
   fi
 }
 
diff --git a/src/bank.rs b/src/bank.rs
index 7358b69a1dadfb..26fd7d6466ff04 100644
--- a/src/bank.rs
+++ b/src/bank.rs
@@ -87,11 +87,6 @@ pub struct Bank {
     /// The number of transactions the bank has processed without error since the
     /// start of the ledger.
     transaction_count: AtomicUsize,
-
-    /// The number of Entries the bank has processed without error since start
-    ///   of the ledger, i.e. poor-man's network synchronization
-    ///   TODO: upgrade to U64 when stable?
-    entry_count: AtomicUsize,
 }
 
 impl Bank {
@@ -105,7 +100,6 @@ impl Bank {
             time_sources: RwLock::new(HashSet::new()),
             last_time: RwLock::new(Utc.timestamp(0, 0)),
             transaction_count: AtomicUsize::new(0),
-            entry_count: AtomicUsize::new(0),
         };
         bank.apply_payment(deposit, &mut bank.balances.write().unwrap());
         bank
@@ -302,13 +296,11 @@ impl Bank {
     }
 
     /// Process an ordered list of entries.
-    pub fn process_entries<I>(&self, entries: I) -> Result<usize>
+    pub fn process_entries<I>(&self, entries: I) -> Result<()>
     where
         I: IntoIterator<Item = Entry>,
     {
         for entry in entries {
-            self.entry_count.fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed);
-
             if !entry.transactions.is_empty() {
                 for result in self.process_transactions(entry.transactions) {
                     result?;
@@ -316,7 +308,7 @@ impl Bank {
             }
             self.register_entry_id(&entry.id);
         }
-        Ok(self.entry_count())
+        Ok(())
     }
 
     /// Process a Witness Signature. Any payment plans waiting on this signature
@@ -430,9 +422,6 @@ impl Bank {
     pub fn transaction_count(&self) -> usize {
         self.transaction_count.load(Ordering::Relaxed)
     }
-    pub fn entry_count(&self) -> usize {
-        self.entry_count.load(Ordering::Relaxed)
-    }
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]
diff --git a/src/bin/fullnode.rs b/src/bin/fullnode.rs
index b4f4dbe351724f..b1acf1bdd4f6f6 100644
--- a/src/bin/fullnode.rs
+++ b/src/bin/fullnode.rs
@@ -102,8 +102,7 @@ fn main() {
     bank.register_entry_id(&entry1.id);
 
     eprintln!("processing entries...");
-    let num_entries = bank.process_entries(entries).expect("process_entries");
-    eprintln!("processed {} entries...", num_entries);
+    bank.process_entries(entries).expect("process_entries");
 
     eprintln!("creating networking stack...");
 
diff --git a/src/streamer.rs b/src/streamer.rs
index 958724b828007f..8fe1b949d44311 100644
--- a/src/streamer.rs
+++ b/src/streamer.rs
@@ -396,14 +396,13 @@ pub fn window(
     r: BlobReceiver,
     s: BlobSender,
     retransmit: BlobSender,
-    entry_count: usize,
 ) -> JoinHandle<()> {
     Builder::new()
         .name("solana-window".to_string())
         .spawn(move || {
-            let mut consumed = entry_count;
-            let mut received = entry_count;
-            let mut last = entry_count;
+            let mut consumed = 0;
+            let mut received = 0;
+            let mut last = 0;
             let mut times = 0;
             loop {
                 if exit.load(Ordering::Relaxed) {
@@ -822,7 +821,6 @@ mod test {
             r_reader,
             s_window,
             s_retransmit,
-            0,
         );
         let (s_responder, r_responder) = channel();
         let t_responder = responder(
diff --git a/src/tvu.rs b/src/tvu.rs
index 014beb06ec4009..f338d0b1e7bf87 100644
--- a/src/tvu.rs
+++ b/src/tvu.rs
@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@ impl Tvu {
             exit.clone(),
             blob_recycler.clone(),
             fetch_stage.blob_receiver,
-            bank.entry_count(),
         );
 
         let replicate_stage =
diff --git a/src/window_stage.rs b/src/window_stage.rs
index 4cc7eceb6853fc..36264a88d26411 100644
--- a/src/window_stage.rs
+++ b/src/window_stage.rs
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ impl WindowStage {
         exit: Arc<AtomicBool>,
         blob_recycler: packet::BlobRecycler,
         fetch_stage_receiver: streamer::BlobReceiver,
-        entry_count: usize,
     ) -> Self {
         let (retransmit_sender, retransmit_receiver) = channel();
 
@@ -42,7 +41,6 @@ impl WindowStage {
             fetch_stage_receiver,
             blob_sender,
             retransmit_sender,
-            entry_count,
         );
         let thread_hdls = vec![t_retransmit, t_window];