diff --git a/runtime/src/accounts_index.rs b/runtime/src/accounts_index.rs
index 8b57a6076c4cce..ba222f7a66ba06 100644
--- a/runtime/src/accounts_index.rs
+++ b/runtime/src/accounts_index.rs
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ pub struct AccountMapEntryInner<T> {
 
 #[self_referencing]
 pub struct ReadAccountMapEntry<T: 'static> {
-    pub owned_entry: Arc<AccountMapEntry<T>>,
+    pub owned_entry: AccountMapEntry<T>,
     #[borrows(owned_entry)]
     pub slot_list_guard: RwLockReadGuard<'this, SlotList<T>>,
 }
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ pub struct ReadAccountMapEntry<T: 'static> {
 impl<T: Clone> ReadAccountMapEntry<T> {
     pub fn from_account_map_entry(account_map_entry: AccountMapEntry<T>) -> Self {
         ReadAccountMapEntryBuilder {
-            owned_entry: Arc::new(account_map_entry),
+            owned_entry: account_map_entry,
             slot_list_guard_builder: |lock| lock.slot_list.read().unwrap(),
         }
         .build()
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ impl<T: Clone> ReadAccountMapEntry<T> {
 
 #[self_referencing]
 pub struct WriteAccountMapEntry<T: 'static> {
-    pub owned_entry: Arc<AccountMapEntry<T>>,
+    pub owned_entry: AccountMapEntry<T>,
     #[borrows(owned_entry)]
     pub slot_list_guard: RwLockWriteGuard<'this, SlotList<T>>,
 }
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ pub struct WriteAccountMapEntry<T: 'static> {
 impl<T: 'static + Clone> WriteAccountMapEntry<T> {
     pub fn from_account_map_entry(account_map_entry: AccountMapEntry<T>) -> Self {
         WriteAccountMapEntryBuilder {
-            owned_entry: Arc::new(account_map_entry),
+            owned_entry: account_map_entry,
             slot_list_guard_builder: |lock| lock.slot_list.write().unwrap(),
         }
         .build()