diff --git a/turbine/src/broadcast_stage.rs b/turbine/src/broadcast_stage.rs
index a63ad586242cae..c13d72ee46159a 100644
--- a/turbine/src/broadcast_stage.rs
+++ b/turbine/src/broadcast_stage.rs
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ use {
     },
     std::{
         collections::{HashMap, HashSet},
-        iter::repeat_with,
         net::{SocketAddr, UdpSocket},
         sync::{
             atomic::{AtomicBool, Ordering},
@@ -56,7 +55,6 @@ mod standard_broadcast_run;
 const CLUSTER_NODES_CACHE_NUM_EPOCH_CAP: usize = 8;
 const CLUSTER_NODES_CACHE_TTL: Duration = Duration::from_secs(5);
 
-pub(crate) const NUM_INSERT_THREADS: usize = 2;
 pub(crate) type RecordReceiver = Receiver<(Arc<Vec<Shred>>, Option<BroadcastShredBatchInfo>)>;
 pub(crate) type TransmitReceiver = Receiver<(Arc<Vec<Shred>>, Option<BroadcastShredBatchInfo>)>;
 
@@ -281,7 +279,7 @@ impl BroadcastStage {
         blockstore: Arc<Blockstore>,
         bank_forks: Arc<RwLock<BankForks>>,
         quic_endpoint_sender: AsyncSender<(SocketAddr, Bytes)>,
-        broadcast_stage_run: impl BroadcastRun + Send + 'static + Clone,
+        mut broadcast_stage_run: impl BroadcastRun + Send + 'static + Clone,
     ) -> Self {
         let (socket_sender, socket_receiver) = unbounded();
         let (blockstore_sender, blockstore_receiver) = unbounded();
@@ -331,25 +329,24 @@ impl BroadcastStage {
                 .spawn(run_transmit)
                 .unwrap()
         }));
-        thread_hdls.extend(
-            repeat_with(|| {
-                let blockstore_receiver = blockstore_receiver.clone();
-                let mut bs_record = broadcast_stage_run.clone();
-                let btree = blockstore.clone();
-                let run_record = move || loop {
-                    let res = bs_record.record(&blockstore_receiver, &btree);
-                    let res = Self::handle_error(res, "solana-broadcaster-record");
-                    if let Some(res) = res {
-                        return res;
-                    }
-                };
-                Builder::new()
-                    .name("solBroadcastRec".to_string())
-                    .spawn(run_record)
-                    .unwrap()
-            })
-            .take(NUM_INSERT_THREADS),
-        );
+
+        // Blockstore::insert_threads() obtains and holds a write lock for the entire function.
+        // Until this changes, only a single inserter thread is necessary.
+        thread_hdls.push({
+            let blockstore = blockstore.clone();
+            let run_record = move || loop {
+                let res = broadcast_stage_run.record(&blockstore_receiver, &blockstore);
+                let res = Self::handle_error(res, "solana-broadcaster-record");
+                if let Some(res) = res {
+                    return res;
+                }
+            };
+            Builder::new()
+                .name("solBroadcastRec".to_string())
+                .spawn(run_record)
+                .unwrap()
+        });
+
         let retransmit_thread = Builder::new()
             .name("solBroadcastRtx".to_string())
             .spawn(move || loop {