diff --git a/runtime/src/bank.rs b/runtime/src/bank.rs
index 469d6ad591f27b..b18914f9b07ba4 100644
--- a/runtime/src/bank.rs
+++ b/runtime/src/bank.rs
@@ -14,9 +14,6 @@ use crate::{
     message_processor::{MessageProcessor, ProcessInstruction},
     nonce_utils,
     rent_collector::RentCollector,
-    serde_utils::{
-        deserialize_atomicbool, deserialize_atomicu64, serialize_atomicbool, serialize_atomicu64,
-    },
     stakes::Stakes,
     status_cache::{SlotDelta, StatusCache},
     system_instruction_processor::{self, get_system_account_kind, SystemAccountKind},
@@ -271,23 +268,15 @@ pub struct Bank {
     hard_forks: Arc<RwLock<HardForks>>,
 
     /// The number of transactions processed without error
-    #[serde(serialize_with = "serialize_atomicu64")]
-    #[serde(deserialize_with = "deserialize_atomicu64")]
     transaction_count: AtomicU64,
 
     /// Bank tick height
-    #[serde(serialize_with = "serialize_atomicu64")]
-    #[serde(deserialize_with = "deserialize_atomicu64")]
     tick_height: AtomicU64,
 
     /// The number of signatures from valid transactions in this slot
-    #[serde(serialize_with = "serialize_atomicu64")]
-    #[serde(deserialize_with = "deserialize_atomicu64")]
     signature_count: AtomicU64,
 
     /// Total capitalization, used to calculate inflation
-    #[serde(serialize_with = "serialize_atomicu64")]
-    #[serde(deserialize_with = "deserialize_atomicu64")]
     capitalization: AtomicU64,
 
     // Bank max_tick_height
@@ -324,8 +313,6 @@ pub struct Bank {
     collector_id: Pubkey,
 
     /// Fees that have been collected
-    #[serde(serialize_with = "serialize_atomicu64")]
-    #[serde(deserialize_with = "deserialize_atomicu64")]
     collector_fees: AtomicU64,
 
     /// Latest transaction fees for transactions processed by this bank
@@ -335,8 +322,6 @@ pub struct Bank {
     fee_rate_governor: FeeRateGovernor,
 
     /// Rent that have been collected
-    #[serde(serialize_with = "serialize_atomicu64")]
-    #[serde(deserialize_with = "deserialize_atomicu64")]
     collected_rent: AtomicU64,
 
     /// latest rent collector, knows the epoch
@@ -360,8 +345,6 @@ pub struct Bank {
 
     /// A boolean reflecting whether any entries were recorded into the PoH
     /// stream for the slot == self.slot
-    #[serde(serialize_with = "serialize_atomicbool")]
-    #[serde(deserialize_with = "deserialize_atomicbool")]
     is_delta: AtomicBool,
 
     /// The Message processor
diff --git a/runtime/src/lib.rs b/runtime/src/lib.rs
index 4a0edda70e071d..1063242374becf 100644
--- a/runtime/src/lib.rs
+++ b/runtime/src/lib.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ pub mod message_processor;
 mod native_loader;
 pub mod nonce_utils;
 pub mod rent_collector;
-mod serde_utils;
 pub mod stakes;
 pub mod status_cache;
 mod system_instruction_processor;
diff --git a/runtime/src/serde_utils.rs b/runtime/src/serde_utils.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 527c590e4213c2..00000000000000
--- a/runtime/src/serde_utils.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,64 +0,0 @@
-use std::{
-    fmt,
-    sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, AtomicU64, Ordering},
-};
-
-struct U64Visitor;
-impl<'a> serde::de::Visitor<'a> for U64Visitor {
-    type Value = u64;
-
-    fn expecting(&self, formatter: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
-        formatter.write_str("Expecting u64")
-    }
-    fn visit_u64<E>(self, data: u64) -> std::result::Result<u64, E>
-    where
-        E: serde::de::Error,
-    {
-        Ok(data)
-    }
-}
-
-pub fn deserialize_atomicu64<'de, D>(d: D) -> Result<AtomicU64, D::Error>
-where
-    D: serde::de::Deserializer<'de>,
-{
-    let value = d.deserialize_u64(U64Visitor)?;
-    Ok(AtomicU64::new(value))
-}
-
-pub fn serialize_atomicu64<S>(x: &AtomicU64, s: S) -> Result<S::Ok, S::Error>
-where
-    S: serde::Serializer,
-{
-    s.serialize_u64(x.load(Ordering::Relaxed))
-}
-
-struct BoolVisitor;
-impl<'a> serde::de::Visitor<'a> for BoolVisitor {
-    type Value = bool;
-
-    fn expecting(&self, formatter: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
-        formatter.write_str("Expecting bool")
-    }
-    fn visit_bool<E>(self, data: bool) -> std::result::Result<bool, E>
-    where
-        E: serde::de::Error,
-    {
-        Ok(data)
-    }
-}
-
-pub fn deserialize_atomicbool<'de, D>(d: D) -> Result<AtomicBool, D::Error>
-where
-    D: serde::de::Deserializer<'de>,
-{
-    let value = d.deserialize_bool(BoolVisitor)?;
-    Ok(AtomicBool::new(value))
-}
-
-pub fn serialize_atomicbool<S>(x: &AtomicBool, s: S) -> Result<S::Ok, S::Error>
-where
-    S: serde::Serializer,
-{
-    s.serialize_bool(x.load(Ordering::Relaxed))
-}