diff --git a/consensus/src/execution_pipeline.rs b/consensus/src/execution_pipeline.rs
index ee11b60e12a5e8..c3bbb9c2f7cfbd 100644
--- a/consensus/src/execution_pipeline.rs
+++ b/consensus/src/execution_pipeline.rs
@@ -13,8 +13,7 @@ use crate::{
 use aptos_consensus_types::{block::Block, pipeline_execution_result::PipelineExecutionResult};
 use aptos_crypto::HashValue;
 use aptos_executor_types::{
-    state_checkpoint_output::StateCheckpointOutput, state_compute_result::StateComputeResult,
-    BlockExecutorTrait, ExecutorError, ExecutorResult,
+    state_compute_result::StateComputeResult, BlockExecutorTrait, ExecutorError, ExecutorResult,
 };
 use aptos_experimental_runtimes::thread_manager::optimal_min_len;
 use aptos_logger::{debug, warn};
@@ -213,7 +212,7 @@ impl ExecutionPipeline {
             let block_id = block.block_id;
             debug!("execute_stage received block {}.", block_id);
             let executor = executor.clone();
-            let state_checkpoint_output = monitor!(
+            let execution_time = monitor!(
                 "execute_block",
                 tokio::task::spawn_blocking(move || {
                     fail_point!("consensus::compute", |_| {
@@ -228,7 +227,7 @@ impl ExecutionPipeline {
                             parent_block_id,
                             block_executor_onchain_config,
                         )
-                        .map(|output| (output, start.elapsed()))
+                        .map(|_| start.elapsed())
                 })
                 .await
             )
@@ -239,7 +238,7 @@ impl ExecutionPipeline {
                     input_txns,
                     block_id,
                     parent_block_id,
-                    state_checkpoint_output,
+                    execution_time,
                     pre_commit_hook,
                     result_tx,
                     command_creation_time: Instant::now(),
@@ -260,7 +259,7 @@ impl ExecutionPipeline {
             input_txns,
             block_id,
             parent_block_id,
-            state_checkpoint_output: execution_result,
+            execution_time,
             pre_commit_hook,
             result_tx,
             command_creation_time,
@@ -270,12 +269,12 @@ impl ExecutionPipeline {
             counters::APPLY_LEDGER_WAIT_TIME.observe_duration(command_creation_time.elapsed());
             debug!("ledger_apply stage received block {}.", block_id);
             let res = async {
-                let (state_checkpoint_output, execution_duration) = execution_result?;
+                let execution_duration = execution_time?;
                 let executor = executor.clone();
                 monitor!(
                     "ledger_apply",
                     tokio::task::spawn_blocking(move || {
-                        executor.ledger_update(block_id, parent_block_id, state_checkpoint_output)
+                        executor.ledger_update(block_id, parent_block_id)
                     })
                     .await
                 )
@@ -389,7 +388,7 @@ struct LedgerApplyCommand {
     input_txns: Vec<SignedTransaction>,
     block_id: HashValue,
     parent_block_id: HashValue,
-    state_checkpoint_output: ExecutorResult<(StateCheckpointOutput, Duration)>,
+    execution_time: ExecutorResult<Duration>,
     pre_commit_hook: PreCommitHook,
     result_tx: oneshot::Sender<ExecutorResult<PipelineExecutionResult>>,
     command_creation_time: Instant,
diff --git a/consensus/src/state_computer.rs b/consensus/src/state_computer.rs
index 4dea793e652e7b..f63bc70e77e7aa 100644
--- a/consensus/src/state_computer.rs
+++ b/consensus/src/state_computer.rs
@@ -466,7 +466,6 @@ async fn test_commit_sync_race() {
     };
     use aptos_config::config::transaction_filter_type::Filter;
     use aptos_consensus_notifications::Error;
-    use aptos_executor_types::state_checkpoint_output::StateCheckpointOutput;
     use aptos_infallible::Mutex;
     use aptos_types::{
         aggregate_signature::AggregateSignature,
@@ -505,7 +504,7 @@ async fn test_commit_sync_race() {
             _block: ExecutableBlock,
             _parent_block_id: HashValue,
             _onchain_config: BlockExecutorConfigFromOnchain,
-        ) -> ExecutorResult<StateCheckpointOutput> {
+        ) -> ExecutorResult<()> {
             todo!()
         }
 
@@ -513,7 +512,6 @@ async fn test_commit_sync_race() {
             &self,
             _block_id: HashValue,
             _parent_block_id: HashValue,
-            _state_checkpoint_output: StateCheckpointOutput,
         ) -> ExecutorResult<StateComputeResult> {
             todo!()
         }
diff --git a/consensus/src/state_computer_tests.rs b/consensus/src/state_computer_tests.rs
index f9979f99410244..96af0cf89a6f6b 100644
--- a/consensus/src/state_computer_tests.rs
+++ b/consensus/src/state_computer_tests.rs
@@ -12,8 +12,7 @@ use aptos_consensus_notifications::{ConsensusNotificationSender, Error};
 use aptos_consensus_types::{block::Block, block_data::BlockData};
 use aptos_crypto::HashValue;
 use aptos_executor_types::{
-    state_checkpoint_output::StateCheckpointOutput, state_compute_result::StateComputeResult,
-    BlockExecutorTrait, ExecutorResult,
+    state_compute_result::StateComputeResult, BlockExecutorTrait, ExecutorResult,
 };
 use aptos_infallible::Mutex;
 use aptos_types::{
@@ -118,16 +117,15 @@ impl BlockExecutorTrait for DummyBlockExecutor {
         block: ExecutableBlock,
         _parent_block_id: HashValue,
         _onchain_config: BlockExecutorConfigFromOnchain,
-    ) -> ExecutorResult<StateCheckpointOutput> {
+    ) -> ExecutorResult<()> {
         self.blocks_received.lock().push(block);
-        Ok(StateCheckpointOutput::default())
+        Ok(())
     }
 
     fn ledger_update(
         &self,
         _block_id: HashValue,
         _parent_block_id: HashValue,
-        _state_checkpoint_output: StateCheckpointOutput,
     ) -> ExecutorResult<StateComputeResult> {
         let txns = self
             .blocks_received
diff --git a/execution/executor-benchmark/src/ledger_update_stage.rs b/execution/executor-benchmark/src/ledger_update_stage.rs
index 785e87ceab3f73..b0cc3033eeeadb 100644
--- a/execution/executor-benchmark/src/ledger_update_stage.rs
+++ b/execution/executor-benchmark/src/ledger_update_stage.rs
@@ -52,12 +52,11 @@ where
             block_id,
             parent_block_id,
             num_input_txns,
-            state_checkpoint_output,
         } = ledger_update_message;
 
         let output = self
             .executor
-            .ledger_update(block_id, parent_block_id, state_checkpoint_output.clone())
+            .ledger_update(block_id, parent_block_id)
             .unwrap();
         output.execution_output.check_aborts_discards_retries(
             self.allow_aborts,
diff --git a/execution/executor-benchmark/src/pipeline.rs b/execution/executor-benchmark/src/pipeline.rs
index 5763c19567c726..c61fd79dfecbf6 100644
--- a/execution/executor-benchmark/src/pipeline.rs
+++ b/execution/executor-benchmark/src/pipeline.rs
@@ -10,10 +10,7 @@ use crate::{
 use aptos_block_partitioner::v2::config::PartitionerV2Config;
 use aptos_crypto::HashValue;
 use aptos_executor::block_executor::{BlockExecutor, TransactionBlockExecutor};
-use aptos_executor_types::{
-    state_checkpoint_output::StateCheckpointOutput, state_compute_result::StateComputeResult,
-    BlockExecutorTrait,
-};
+use aptos_executor_types::{state_compute_result::StateComputeResult, BlockExecutorTrait};
 use aptos_logger::info;
 use aptos_types::{
     block_executor::partitioner::ExecutableBlock,
@@ -270,7 +267,6 @@ pub struct LedgerUpdateMessage {
     pub block_id: HashValue,
     pub parent_block_id: HashValue,
     pub num_input_txns: usize,
-    pub state_checkpoint_output: StateCheckpointOutput,
 }
 
 /// Message from execution stage to commit stage.
diff --git a/execution/executor-benchmark/src/transaction_executor.rs b/execution/executor-benchmark/src/transaction_executor.rs
index da6fbbd4563871..2d4079a3db848b 100644
--- a/execution/executor-benchmark/src/transaction_executor.rs
+++ b/execution/executor-benchmark/src/transaction_executor.rs
@@ -60,8 +60,7 @@ where
             self.num_blocks_processed, block_id
         );
         let num_input_txns = executable_block.transactions.num_transactions();
-        let state_checkpoint_output = self
-            .executor
+        self.executor
             .execute_and_state_checkpoint(
                 executable_block,
                 self.parent_block_id,
@@ -77,7 +76,6 @@ where
             block_id,
             parent_block_id: self.parent_block_id,
             num_input_txns,
-            state_checkpoint_output,
         };
         self.ledger_update_sender.send(msg).unwrap();
         self.parent_block_id = block_id;
diff --git a/execution/executor-types/src/lib.rs b/execution/executor-types/src/lib.rs
index de01305f82646e..e56cd4e0acefec 100644
--- a/execution/executor-types/src/lib.rs
+++ b/execution/executor-types/src/lib.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 #![forbid(unsafe_code)]
 
-use crate::state_checkpoint_output::StateCheckpointOutput;
 use anyhow::Result;
 use aptos_crypto::HashValue;
 use aptos_scratchpad::{ProofRead, SparseMerkleTree};
@@ -135,9 +134,8 @@ pub trait BlockExecutorTrait: Send + Sync {
         onchain_config: BlockExecutorConfigFromOnchain,
     ) -> ExecutorResult<StateComputeResult> {
         let block_id = block.block_id;
-        let state_checkpoint_output =
-            self.execute_and_state_checkpoint(block, parent_block_id, onchain_config)?;
-        self.ledger_update(block_id, parent_block_id, state_checkpoint_output)
+        self.execute_and_state_checkpoint(block, parent_block_id, onchain_config)?;
+        self.ledger_update(block_id, parent_block_id)
     }
 
     /// Executes a block and returns the state checkpoint output.
@@ -146,13 +144,12 @@ pub trait BlockExecutorTrait: Send + Sync {
         block: ExecutableBlock,
         parent_block_id: HashValue,
         onchain_config: BlockExecutorConfigFromOnchain,
-    ) -> ExecutorResult<StateCheckpointOutput>;
+    ) -> ExecutorResult<()>;
 
     fn ledger_update(
         &self,
         block_id: HashValue,
         parent_block_id: HashValue,
-        state_checkpoint_output: StateCheckpointOutput,
     ) -> ExecutorResult<StateComputeResult>;
 
     #[cfg(any(test, feature = "fuzzing"))]
diff --git a/execution/executor/src/block_executor/mod.rs b/execution/executor/src/block_executor/mod.rs
index 35fbe0c0393faa..21cc0c094386f4 100644
--- a/execution/executor/src/block_executor/mod.rs
+++ b/execution/executor/src/block_executor/mod.rs
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ use crate::{
 use anyhow::Result;
 use aptos_crypto::HashValue;
 use aptos_executor_types::{
-    execution_output::ExecutionOutput, state_checkpoint_output::StateCheckpointOutput,
-    state_compute_result::StateComputeResult, BlockExecutorTrait, ExecutorError, ExecutorResult,
+    execution_output::ExecutionOutput, state_compute_result::StateComputeResult,
+    BlockExecutorTrait, ExecutorError, ExecutorResult,
 };
 use aptos_experimental_runtimes::thread_manager::THREAD_MANAGER;
 use aptos_infallible::RwLock;
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ where
         block: ExecutableBlock,
         parent_block_id: HashValue,
         onchain_config: BlockExecutorConfigFromOnchain,
-    ) -> ExecutorResult<StateCheckpointOutput> {
+    ) -> ExecutorResult<()> {
         let _guard = CONCURRENCY_GAUGE.concurrency_with(&["block", "execute_and_state_checkpoint"]);
 
         self.maybe_initialize()?;
@@ -135,7 +135,6 @@ where
         &self,
         block_id: HashValue,
         parent_block_id: HashValue,
-        state_checkpoint_output: StateCheckpointOutput,
     ) -> ExecutorResult<StateComputeResult> {
         let _guard = CONCURRENCY_GAUGE.concurrency_with(&["block", "ledger_update"]);
 
@@ -144,7 +143,7 @@ where
             .read()
             .as_ref()
             .expect("BlockExecutor is not reset")
-            .ledger_update(block_id, parent_block_id, state_checkpoint_output)
+            .ledger_update(block_id, parent_block_id)
     }
 
     fn pre_commit_block(&self, block_id: HashValue) -> ExecutorResult<()> {
@@ -207,7 +206,7 @@ where
         block: ExecutableBlock,
         parent_block_id: HashValue,
         onchain_config: BlockExecutorConfigFromOnchain,
-    ) -> ExecutorResult<StateCheckpointOutput> {
+    ) -> ExecutorResult<()> {
         let _timer = EXECUTE_BLOCK.start_timer();
         let ExecutableBlock {
             block_id,
@@ -287,19 +286,18 @@ where
                 (execution_output, state_checkpoint_output)
             };
         let output = PartialStateComputeResult::new(execution_output);
-        output.set_state_checkpoint_output(state_checkpoint_output.clone());
+        output.set_state_checkpoint_output(state_checkpoint_output);
 
         let _ = self
             .block_tree
             .add_block(parent_block_id, block_id, output)?;
-        Ok(state_checkpoint_output)
+        Ok(())
     }
 
     fn ledger_update(
         &self,
         block_id: HashValue,
         parent_block_id: HashValue,
-        _state_checkpoint_output: StateCheckpointOutput,
     ) -> ExecutorResult<StateComputeResult> {
         let _timer = UPDATE_LEDGER.start_timer();
         info!(