diff --git a/ledger/src/blockstore.rs b/ledger/src/blockstore.rs
index cda801bb296e45..7c421c7a4929ad 100644
--- a/ledger/src/blockstore.rs
+++ b/ledger/src/blockstore.rs
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ use {
         datapoint_debug, datapoint_error,
         poh_timing_point::{send_poh_timing_point, PohTimingSender, SlotPohTimingInfo},
     },
-    solana_rayon_threadlimit::get_max_thread_count,
     solana_runtime::bank::Bank,
     solana_sdk::{
         account::ReadableAccount,
@@ -97,11 +96,6 @@ pub use {
 // get_max_thread_count to match number of threads in the old code.
 // see: https://github.com/solana-labs/solana/pull/24853
 lazy_static! {
-    static ref PAR_THREAD_POOL: ThreadPool = rayon::ThreadPoolBuilder::new()
-        .num_threads(get_max_thread_count())
-        .thread_name(|i| format!("solBstore{i:02}"))
-        .build()
-        .unwrap();
     static ref PAR_THREAD_POOL_ALL_CPUS: ThreadPool = rayon::ThreadPoolBuilder::new()
         .num_threads(num_cpus::get())
         .thread_name(|i| format!("solBstoreAll{i:02}"))
@@ -3097,29 +3091,7 @@ impl Blockstore {
             .map(|(_, end_index)| u64::from(*end_index) - start_index + 1)
             .unwrap_or(0);
 
-        let entries: Result<Vec<Vec<Entry>>> = if completed_ranges.len() <= 1 {
-            completed_ranges
-                .into_iter()
-                .map(|(start_index, end_index)| {
-                    self.get_entries_in_data_block(slot, start_index, end_index, Some(&slot_meta))
-                })
-                .collect()
-        } else {
-            PAR_THREAD_POOL.install(|| {
-                completed_ranges
-                    .into_par_iter()
-                    .map(|(start_index, end_index)| {
-                        self.get_entries_in_data_block(
-                            slot,
-                            start_index,
-                            end_index,
-                            Some(&slot_meta),
-                        )
-                    })
-                    .collect()
-            })
-        };
-        let entries: Vec<Entry> = entries?.into_iter().flatten().collect();
+        let entries = self.get_slot_entries_in_block(slot, completed_ranges, Some(&slot_meta))?;
         Ok((entries, num_shreds, slot_meta.is_full()))
     }
 
@@ -3229,14 +3201,24 @@ impl Blockstore {
             .collect()
     }
 
-    pub fn get_entries_in_data_block(
+    /// Fetch the entries corresponding to all of the shred indices in `completed_ranges`
+    /// This function takes advantage of the fact that `completed_ranges` are both
+    /// contiguous and in sorted order. To clarify, suppose completed_ranges is as follows:
+    ///   completed_ranges = [..., (s_i, e_i), (s_i+1, e_i+1), ...]
+    /// Then, the following statements are true:
+    ///   s_i < e_i < s_i+1 < e_i+1
+    ///   e_i == s_i+1
+    fn get_slot_entries_in_block(
         &self,
         slot: Slot,
-        start_index: u32,
-        end_index: u32,
+        completed_ranges: CompletedRanges,
         slot_meta: Option<&SlotMeta>,
     ) -> Result<Vec<Entry>> {
-        let keys: Vec<(Slot, u64)> = (start_index..=end_index)
+        assert!(!completed_ranges.is_empty());
+
+        let (total_start_index, _) = *completed_ranges.first().unwrap();
+        let (_, total_end_index) = *completed_ranges.last().unwrap();
+        let keys: Vec<(Slot, u64)> = (total_start_index..=total_end_index)
             .map(|index| (slot, u64::from(index)))
             .collect();
 
@@ -3246,7 +3228,6 @@ impl Blockstore {
             .into_iter()
             .collect();
         let data_shreds = data_shreds?;
-
         let data_shreds: Result<Vec<Shred>> =
             data_shreds
                 .into_iter()
@@ -3262,8 +3243,8 @@ impl Blockstore {
                                     idx,
                                     slot_meta.consumed,
                                     slot_meta.completed_data_indexes,
-                                    start_index,
-                                    end_index
+                                    total_start_index,
+                                    total_end_index
                                 );
                             }
                         }
@@ -3281,21 +3262,46 @@ impl Blockstore {
                 })
                 .collect();
         let data_shreds = data_shreds?;
-        let last_shred = data_shreds.last().unwrap();
-        assert!(last_shred.data_complete() || last_shred.last_in_slot());
 
-        let deshred_payload = Shredder::deshred(&data_shreds).map_err(|e| {
-            BlockstoreError::InvalidShredData(Box::new(bincode::ErrorKind::Custom(format!(
-                "Could not reconstruct data block from constituent shreds, error: {e:?}"
-            ))))
-        })?;
+        let mut entries = vec![];
+        for (start_index, end_index) in completed_ranges.iter() {
+            // The indices from completed_ranges refer to shred indices in the
+            // block; map those indices to indices within data_shreds
+            let start_index = (*start_index - total_start_index) as usize;
+            let end_index = (*end_index - total_start_index) as usize;
+            let range_shreds = &data_shreds[start_index..=end_index];
+
+            let last_shred = range_shreds.last().unwrap();
+            assert!(last_shred.data_complete() || last_shred.last_in_slot());
+
+            let deshred_payload = Shredder::deshred(range_shreds).map_err(|e| {
+                BlockstoreError::InvalidShredData(Box::new(bincode::ErrorKind::Custom(format!(
+                    "could not reconstruct entries buffer from shreds: {e:?}"
+                ))))
+            })?;
+
+            debug!("{:?} shreds in last FEC set", data_shreds.len());
+            let range_entries =
+                bincode::deserialize::<Vec<Entry>>(&deshred_payload).map_err(|e| {
+                    BlockstoreError::InvalidShredData(Box::new(bincode::ErrorKind::Custom(
+                        format!("could not reconstruct entries: {e:?}"),
+                    )))
+                })?;
 
-        debug!("{:?} shreds in last FEC set", data_shreds.len(),);
-        bincode::deserialize::<Vec<Entry>>(&deshred_payload).map_err(|e| {
-            BlockstoreError::InvalidShredData(Box::new(bincode::ErrorKind::Custom(format!(
-                "could not reconstruct entries: {e:?}"
-            ))))
-        })
+            entries.extend(range_entries);
+        }
+        Ok(entries)
+    }
+
+    // TODO: probably delete this entry point, used by completed_data_sets_service.rs
+    pub fn get_entries_in_data_block(
+        &self,
+        slot: Slot,
+        start_index: u32,
+        end_index: u32,
+        slot_meta: Option<&SlotMeta>,
+    ) -> Result<Vec<Entry>> {
+        self.get_slot_entries_in_block(slot, vec![(start_index, end_index)], slot_meta)
     }
 
     fn get_any_valid_slot_entries(&self, slot: Slot, start_index: u64) -> Vec<Entry> {