diff --git a/runtime/src/snapshot_utils.rs b/runtime/src/snapshot_utils.rs
index 588ded33339fa1..f8aba920f5a188 100644
--- a/runtime/src/snapshot_utils.rs
+++ b/runtime/src/snapshot_utils.rs
@@ -5545,15 +5545,11 @@ mod tests {
             .unwrap();
             // Reserialize the snapshot dir to convert it from PRE to POST, because only the POST type can be used
             // to construct a bank.
-            bank.accounts()
-                .accounts_db
-                .set_accounts_hash_for_tests(bank.slot(), AccountsHash(Hash::new(&[1; 32])));
-            let accounts_hash = &bank.get_accounts_hash().unwrap();
             assert!(
                 crate::serde_snapshot::reserialize_bank_with_new_accounts_hash(
                     bank_snapshots_dir,
                     bank.slot(),
-                    accounts_hash,
+                    &AccountsHash(Hash::new_unique()),
                     None
                 )
             );