diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 5dd2da12950..9aa29002ff2 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -2782,6 +2782,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "solana-bpf-loader-program 0.17.0",
  "solana-logger 0.17.0",
  "solana-measure 0.17.0",
+ "solana-merkle-tree 0.17.0",
  "solana-metrics 0.17.0",
  "solana-noop-program 0.17.0",
  "solana-sdk 0.17.0",
diff --git a/runtime/Cargo.toml b/runtime/Cargo.toml
index 4a2d6449a71..6f82bb28b30 100644
--- a/runtime/Cargo.toml
+++ b/runtime/Cargo.toml
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ serde_derive = "1.0.94"
 serde_json = "1.0.40"
 solana-logger = { path = "../logger", version = "0.17.0" }
 solana-measure = { path = "../measure", version = "0.17.0" }
+solana-merkle-tree = { path = "../merkle-tree", version = "0.17.0" }
 solana-metrics = { path = "../metrics", version = "0.17.0" }
 solana-bpf-loader-api = { path = "../programs/bpf_loader_api", version = "0.17.0" }
 solana-bpf-loader-program = { path = "../programs/bpf_loader_program", version = "0.17.0" }
diff --git a/runtime/src/accounts.rs b/runtime/src/accounts.rs
index dc39fba24e9..80f293403e4 100644
--- a/runtime/src/accounts.rs
+++ b/runtime/src/accounts.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ use crate::message_processor::has_duplicates;
 use bincode::serialize;
 use log::*;
 use rayon::slice::ParallelSliceMut;
+use solana_merkle_tree::MerkleTree;
 use solana_metrics::inc_new_counter_error;
 use solana_sdk::account::Account;
 use solana_sdk::hash::{Hash, Hasher};
@@ -502,7 +503,7 @@ impl Accounts {
     pub fn hash_internal_state(&self, fork_id: Fork) -> Option<Hash> {
         let account_hashes = self.scan_fork(fork_id, |stored_account| {
             if !sysvar::check_id(&stored_account.balance.owner) {
-                Some(Self::hash_account(stored_account))
+                Some([&serialize(&stored_account.balance).unwrap(), stored_account.data].concat())
             } else {
                 None
             }
@@ -511,11 +512,8 @@ impl Accounts {
         if account_hashes.is_empty() {
             None
         } else {
-            let mut hasher = Hasher::default();
-            for hash in account_hashes {
-                hasher.hash(hash.as_ref());
-            }
-            Some(hasher.result())
+            let merkle_tree = MerkleTree::new(&account_hashes);
+            merkle_tree.get_root().and_then(|h| Some(*h))
         }
     }