diff --git a/accounts-db/src/account_storage/meta.rs b/accounts-db/src/account_storage/meta.rs
index 1442b4845bf604..69c24d7be75f7d 100644
--- a/accounts-db/src/account_storage/meta.rs
+++ b/accounts-db/src/account_storage/meta.rs
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ impl<'storage> StoredAccountMeta<'storage> {
     pub fn offset(&self) -> usize {
         match self {
             Self::AppendVec(av) => av.offset(),
-            Self::Hot(hot) => hot.index(),
+            Self::Hot(hot) => hot.index().0 as usize,
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/accounts-db/src/tiered_storage/hot.rs b/accounts-db/src/tiered_storage/hot.rs
index d1713ebbb4419f..9cf70529bfb949 100644
--- a/accounts-db/src/tiered_storage/hot.rs
+++ b/accounts-db/src/tiered_storage/hot.rs
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ impl HotStorageReader {
     pub fn get_account(
         &self,
         index_offset: IndexOffset,
-    ) -> TieredStorageResult<Option<(StoredAccountMeta<'_>, usize)>> {
+    ) -> TieredStorageResult<Option<(StoredAccountMeta<'_>, IndexOffset)>> {
         if index_offset.0 >= self.footer.account_entry_count {
             return Ok(None);
         }
@@ -444,10 +444,10 @@ impl HotStorageReader {
                 meta,
                 address,
                 owner,
-                index: index_offset.0 as usize,
+                index: index_offset,
                 account_block,
             }),
-            index_offset.0.saturating_add(1) as usize,
+            IndexOffset(index_offset.0.saturating_add(1)),
         )))
     }
 }
@@ -1236,7 +1236,7 @@ pub mod tests {
             );
             assert_eq!(*stored_meta.pubkey(), addresses[i]);
 
-            assert_eq!(i + 1, next);
+            assert_eq!(i + 1, next.0 as usize);
         }
         // Make sure it returns None on NUM_ACCOUNTS to allow termination on
         // while loop in actual accounts-db read case.
@@ -1375,7 +1375,7 @@ pub mod tests {
             let (account, address, account_hash, _write_version) = storable_accounts.get(i);
             verify_account(&stored_meta, account, address, account_hash);
 
-            assert_eq!(i + 1, next);
+            assert_eq!(i + 1, next.0 as usize);
         }
         // Make sure it returns None on NUM_ACCOUNTS to allow termination on
         // while loop in actual accounts-db read case.
diff --git a/accounts-db/src/tiered_storage/readable.rs b/accounts-db/src/tiered_storage/readable.rs
index 647c78d5ca91c1..b6d841b65f4dd8 100644
--- a/accounts-db/src/tiered_storage/readable.rs
+++ b/accounts-db/src/tiered_storage/readable.rs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ pub struct TieredReadableAccount<'accounts_file, M: TieredAccountMeta> {
     /// The address of the account owner
     pub owner: &'accounts_file Pubkey,
     /// The index for accessing the account inside its belonging AccountsFile
-    pub index: usize,
+    pub index: IndexOffset,
     /// The account block that contains this account.  Note that this account
     /// block may be shared with other accounts.
     pub account_block: &'accounts_file [u8],
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ impl<'accounts_file, M: TieredAccountMeta> TieredReadableAccount<'accounts_file,
     }
 
     /// Returns the index to this account in its AccountsFile.
-    pub fn index(&self) -> usize {
+    pub fn index(&self) -> IndexOffset {
         self.index
     }
 
@@ -118,10 +118,10 @@ impl TieredStorageReader {
     /// Returns the account located at the specified index offset.
     pub fn get_account(
         &self,
-        index_offset: u32,
-    ) -> TieredStorageResult<Option<(StoredAccountMeta<'_>, usize)>> {
+        index_offset: IndexOffset,
+    ) -> TieredStorageResult<Option<(StoredAccountMeta<'_>, IndexOffset)>> {
         match self {
-            Self::Hot(hot) => hot.get_account(IndexOffset(index_offset)),
+            Self::Hot(hot) => hot.get_account(index_offset),
         }
     }
 
@@ -136,13 +136,13 @@ impl TieredStorageReader {
     /// causes a data overrun.
     pub fn account_matches_owners(
         &self,
-        index_offset: u32,
+        index_offset: IndexOffset,
         owners: &[Pubkey],
     ) -> Result<usize, MatchAccountOwnerError> {
         match self {
             Self::Hot(hot) => {
                 let account_offset = hot
-                    .get_account_offset(IndexOffset(index_offset))
+                    .get_account_offset(index_offset)
                     .map_err(|_| MatchAccountOwnerError::UnableToLoad)?;
                 hot.account_matches_owners(account_offset, owners)
             }