diff --git a/programs/bpf_loader/src/serialization.rs b/programs/bpf_loader/src/serialization.rs
index 6c046b2c0f2f0b..cb02226953420c 100644
--- a/programs/bpf_loader/src/serialization.rs
+++ b/programs/bpf_loader/src/serialization.rs
@@ -497,21 +497,20 @@ mod tests {
                 &program_indices,
             )
             .instruction_accounts;
+            let instruction_data = vec![];
 
-            let transaction_context =
+            let mut transaction_context =
                 TransactionContext::new(transaction_accounts, Some(Rent::default()), 1, 1);
-            let instruction_data = vec![];
-            let instruction_context = InstructionContext::new(
-                0,
-                0,
-                &program_indices,
-                &instruction_accounts,
-                &instruction_data,
-            );
+            transaction_context
+                .push(&program_indices, &instruction_accounts, &instruction_data)
+                .unwrap();
+            let instruction_context = transaction_context
+                .get_instruction_context_at_index_in_trace(0)
+                .unwrap();
 
             let serialization_result = serialize_parameters(
                 &transaction_context,
-                &instruction_context,
+                instruction_context,
                 should_cap_ix_accounts,
             );
             assert_eq!(
diff --git a/runtime/src/bank.rs b/runtime/src/bank.rs
index 214eda92ea8ad4..94e4fdea4ca393 100644
--- a/runtime/src/bank.rs
+++ b/runtime/src/bank.rs
@@ -766,14 +766,14 @@ pub fn inner_instructions_list_from_instruction_trace(
     transaction_context: &TransactionContext,
 ) -> InnerInstructionsList {
     debug_assert!(transaction_context
-        .get_instruction_context_at_index(0)
+        .get_instruction_context_at_index_in_trace(0)
         .map(|instruction_context| instruction_context.get_stack_height()
             == TRANSACTION_LEVEL_STACK_HEIGHT)
         .unwrap_or(true));
     let mut outer_instructions = Vec::new();
     for index_in_trace in 0..transaction_context.get_instruction_trace_length() {
         if let Ok(instruction_context) =
-            transaction_context.get_instruction_context_at_index(index_in_trace)
+            transaction_context.get_instruction_context_at_index_in_trace(index_in_trace)
         {
             if instruction_context.get_stack_height() == TRANSACTION_LEVEL_STACK_HEIGHT {
                 outer_instructions.push(Vec::new());
diff --git a/sdk/src/transaction_context.rs b/sdk/src/transaction_context.rs
index a47197c6cce26d..d22a91372b7745 100644
--- a/sdk/src/transaction_context.rs
+++ b/sdk/src/transaction_context.rs
@@ -211,13 +211,13 @@ impl TransactionContext {
                 return Err(InstructionError::UnbalancedInstruction);
             }
         }
-        let instruction_context = InstructionContext {
-            nesting_level: self.instruction_stack.len(),
-            instruction_accounts_lamport_sum: callee_instruction_accounts_lamport_sum,
-            program_accounts: program_accounts.to_vec(),
-            instruction_accounts: instruction_accounts.to_vec(),
-            instruction_data: instruction_data.to_vec(),
-        };
+        let instruction_context = InstructionContext::new(
+            self.instruction_stack.len(),
+            callee_instruction_accounts_lamport_sum,
+            program_accounts.to_vec(),
+            instruction_accounts.to_vec(),
+            instruction_data.to_vec(),
+        );
         let index_in_trace = self.instruction_trace.len();
         self.instruction_trace.push(instruction_context);
         if self.instruction_stack.len() >= self.instruction_context_capacity {
@@ -335,19 +335,19 @@ pub struct InstructionContext {
 
 impl InstructionContext {
     /// New
-    pub fn new(
+    fn new(
         nesting_level: usize,
         instruction_accounts_lamport_sum: u128,
-        program_accounts: &[usize],
-        instruction_accounts: &[InstructionAccount],
-        instruction_data: &[u8],
+        program_accounts: Vec<usize>,
+        instruction_accounts: Vec<InstructionAccount>,
+        instruction_data: Vec<u8>,
     ) -> Self {
         InstructionContext {
             nesting_level,
             instruction_accounts_lamport_sum,
-            program_accounts: program_accounts.to_vec(),
-            instruction_accounts: instruction_accounts.to_vec(),
-            instruction_data: instruction_data.to_vec(),
+            program_accounts,
+            instruction_accounts,
+            instruction_data,
         }
     }