diff --git a/accounts-db/src/accounts_file.rs b/accounts-db/src/accounts_file.rs
index d8547398b7b206..cd04dc97de1f16 100644
--- a/accounts-db/src/accounts_file.rs
+++ b/accounts-db/src/accounts_file.rs
@@ -6,9 +6,7 @@ use {
         accounts_hash::AccountHash,
         append_vec::{AppendVec, AppendVecError},
         storable_accounts::StorableAccounts,
-        tiered_storage::{
-            error::TieredStorageError, hot::HOT_FORMAT, index::IndexOffset, TieredStorage,
-        },
+        tiered_storage::{error::TieredStorageError, index::IndexOffset, TieredStorage},
     },
     solana_sdk::{account::ReadableAccount, clock::Slot, pubkey::Pubkey},
     std::{
@@ -239,11 +237,7 @@ impl AccountsFile {
     ) -> Option<Vec<StoredAccountInfo>> {
         match self {
             Self::AppendVec(av) => av.append_accounts(accounts, skip),
-            // Currently we only support HOT_FORMAT.  If we later want to use
-            // a different format, then we will need a way to pass-in it.
-            // TODO: consider adding function like write_accounts_to_hot_storage() or something
-            // to hide implementation detail.
-            Self::TieredStorage(ts) => ts.write_accounts(accounts, skip, &HOT_FORMAT).ok(),
+            Self::TieredStorage(ts) => ts.write_accounts_to_hot_storage(accounts, skip).ok(),
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/accounts-db/src/tiered_storage.rs b/accounts-db/src/tiered_storage.rs
index 70169a59428fe6..0e240d00309175 100644
--- a/accounts-db/src/tiered_storage.rs
+++ b/accounts-db/src/tiered_storage.rs
@@ -143,6 +143,20 @@ impl TieredStorage {
         }
     }
 
+    pub fn write_accounts_to_hot_storage<
+        'a,
+        'b,
+        T: ReadableAccount + Sync,
+        U: StorableAccounts<'a, T>,
+        V: Borrow<AccountHash>,
+    >(
+        &self,
+        accounts: &StorableAccountsWithHashesAndWriteVersions<'a, 'b, T, U, V>,
+        skip: usize,
+    ) -> TieredStorageResult<Vec<StoredAccountInfo>> {
+        self.write_accounts(accounts, skip, &HOT_FORMAT)
+    }
+
     /// Returns the underlying reader of the TieredStorage.  None will be
     /// returned if it's is_read_only() returns false.
     pub fn reader(&self) -> Option<&TieredStorageReader> {