diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 1467f4e8105338..636378ac3db666 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -6106,6 +6106,16 @@ dependencies = [
  "tungstenite",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "solana-clock"
+version = "2.1.0"
+dependencies = [
+ "serde",
+ "serde_derive",
+ "solana-sdk-macro",
+ "static_assertions",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "solana-compute-budget"
 version = "2.1.0"
@@ -6996,6 +7006,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "sha2 0.10.8",
  "sha3",
  "solana-atomic-u64",
+ "solana-clock",
  "solana-decode-error",
  "solana-define-syscall",
  "solana-frozen-abi",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 77eb27a151acf2..9ca4a0cdc98298 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ members = [
     "sdk/atomic-u64",
     "sdk/cargo-build-sbf",
     "sdk/cargo-test-sbf",
+    "sdk/clock",
     "sdk/decode-error",
     "sdk/gen-headers",
     "sdk/macro",
@@ -366,6 +367,7 @@ solana-cli = { path = "cli", version = "=2.1.0" }
 solana-cli-config = { path = "cli-config", version = "=2.1.0" }
 solana-cli-output = { path = "cli-output", version = "=2.1.0" }
 solana-client = { path = "client", version = "=2.1.0" }
+solana-clock = { path = "sdk/clock", version = "=2.1.0" }
 solana-compute-budget = { path = "compute-budget", version = "=2.1.0" }
 solana-compute-budget-program = { path = "programs/compute-budget", version = "=2.1.0" }
 solana-config-program = { path = "programs/config", version = "=2.1.0" }
diff --git a/programs/sbf/Cargo.lock b/programs/sbf/Cargo.lock
index b1758b3277f087..458f977bc76e7a 100644
--- a/programs/sbf/Cargo.lock
+++ b/programs/sbf/Cargo.lock
@@ -4839,6 +4839,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "tokio",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "solana-clock"
+version = "2.1.0"
+dependencies = [
+ "serde",
+ "serde_derive",
+ "solana-sdk-macro",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "solana-compute-budget"
 version = "2.1.0"
@@ -5411,6 +5420,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "sha2 0.10.8",
  "sha3",
  "solana-atomic-u64",
+ "solana-clock",
  "solana-decode-error",
  "solana-define-syscall",
  "solana-msg",
diff --git a/sdk/clock/Cargo.toml b/sdk/clock/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..677c3f61d6a9ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sdk/clock/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+[package]
+name = "solana-clock"
+description = "Solana Clock and Time Definitions"
+documentation = "https://docs.rs/solana-clock"
+version = { workspace = true }
+authors = { workspace = true }
+repository = { workspace = true }
+homepage = { workspace = true }
+license = { workspace = true }
+edition = { workspace = true }
+
+[dependencies]
+serde = { workspace = true, optional = true }
+serde_derive = { workspace = true, optional = true }
+solana-sdk-macro = { workspace = true }
+
+[dev-dependencies]
+static_assertions = { workspace = true }
+
+[features]
+serde = ["dep:serde", "dep:serde_derive"]
+
+[package.metadata.docs.rs]
+targets = ["x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu"]
diff --git a/sdk/program/src/clock.rs b/sdk/clock/src/lib.rs
similarity index 97%
rename from sdk/program/src/clock.rs
rename to sdk/clock/src/lib.rs
index 5cf609d3000c26..870265f9c18eb9 100644
--- a/sdk/program/src/clock.rs
+++ b/sdk/clock/src/lib.rs
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
 //!
 //! [oracle]: https://docs.solanalabs.com/implemented-proposals/validator-timestamp-oracle
 
+#[cfg(feature = "serde")]
+use serde_derive::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use solana_sdk_macro::CloneZeroed;
 
 /// The default tick rate that the cluster attempts to achieve (160 per second).
@@ -172,7 +174,8 @@ pub type UnixTimestamp = i64;
 ///
 /// All members of `Clock` start from 0 upon network boot.
 #[repr(C)]
-#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug, CloneZeroed, Default, PartialEq, Eq)]
+#[cfg_attr(feature = "serde", derive(Serialize, Deserialize))]
+#[derive(Debug, CloneZeroed, Default, PartialEq, Eq)]
 pub struct Clock {
     /// The current `Slot`.
     pub slot: Slot,
diff --git a/sdk/program/Cargo.toml b/sdk/program/Cargo.toml
index a5b525aaf0dca0..b711393274ef97 100644
--- a/sdk/program/Cargo.toml
+++ b/sdk/program/Cargo.toml
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ serde_derive = { workspace = true }
 sha2 = { workspace = true }
 sha3 = { workspace = true }
 solana-atomic-u64 = { workspace = true }
+solana-clock = { workspace = true, features = ["serde"] }
 solana-decode-error = { workspace = true }
 solana-frozen-abi = { workspace = true, optional = true, features = ["frozen-abi"] }
 solana-frozen-abi-macro = { workspace = true, optional = true, features = ["frozen-abi"] }
diff --git a/sdk/program/src/account_info.rs b/sdk/program/src/account_info.rs
index 485195381a9f64..fb7614903673b8 100644
--- a/sdk/program/src/account_info.rs
+++ b/sdk/program/src/account_info.rs
@@ -2,9 +2,10 @@
 
 use {
     crate::{
-        clock::Epoch, debug_account_data::*, entrypoint::MAX_PERMITTED_DATA_INCREASE,
+        debug_account_data::*, entrypoint::MAX_PERMITTED_DATA_INCREASE,
         program_error::ProgramError, pubkey::Pubkey,
     },
+    solana_clock::Epoch,
     solana_program_memory::sol_memset,
     std::{
         cell::{Ref, RefCell, RefMut},
diff --git a/sdk/program/src/address_lookup_table/instruction.rs b/sdk/program/src/address_lookup_table/instruction.rs
index 5687ab6d05a1aa..4d73060e046ec3 100644
--- a/sdk/program/src/address_lookup_table/instruction.rs
+++ b/sdk/program/src/address_lookup_table/instruction.rs
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 use {
     crate::{
         address_lookup_table::program::id,
-        clock::Slot,
         instruction::{AccountMeta, Instruction},
         pubkey::Pubkey,
         system_program,
     },
     serde_derive::{Deserialize, Serialize},
+    solana_clock::Slot,
 };
 
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Clone)]
diff --git a/sdk/program/src/address_lookup_table/state.rs b/sdk/program/src/address_lookup_table/state.rs
index df564f78fe2577..13a66637faa919 100644
--- a/sdk/program/src/address_lookup_table/state.rs
+++ b/sdk/program/src/address_lookup_table/state.rs
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
 use solana_frozen_abi_macro::{AbiEnumVisitor, AbiExample};
 use {
     serde_derive::{Deserialize, Serialize},
+    solana_clock::Slot,
     solana_program::{
         address_lookup_table::error::AddressLookupError,
-        clock::Slot,
         instruction::InstructionError,
         pubkey::Pubkey,
         slot_hashes::{SlotHashes, MAX_ENTRIES},
diff --git a/sdk/program/src/epoch_schedule.rs b/sdk/program/src/epoch_schedule.rs
index 2e1398d86b9050..d36f34aacf64ab 100644
--- a/sdk/program/src/epoch_schedule.rs
+++ b/sdk/program/src/epoch_schedule.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 //! the chain there is a "warmup" period, where epochs are short, with subsequent
 //! epochs increasing in slots until they last for [`DEFAULT_SLOTS_PER_EPOCH`].
 
-pub use crate::clock::{Epoch, Slot, DEFAULT_SLOTS_PER_EPOCH};
+pub use solana_clock::{Epoch, Slot, DEFAULT_SLOTS_PER_EPOCH};
 use solana_sdk_macro::CloneZeroed;
 
 /// The default number of slots before an epoch starts to calculate the leader schedule.
diff --git a/sdk/program/src/example_mocks.rs b/sdk/program/src/example_mocks.rs
index b528812e36f6b3..eaa02ee02724de 100644
--- a/sdk/program/src/example_mocks.rs
+++ b/sdk/program/src/example_mocks.rs
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ pub mod solana_sdk {
     };
 
     pub mod account {
-        use crate::{clock::Epoch, pubkey::Pubkey};
+        use {crate::pubkey::Pubkey, solana_clock::Epoch};
         #[derive(Clone)]
         pub struct Account {
             pub lamports: u64,
diff --git a/sdk/program/src/feature.rs b/sdk/program/src/feature.rs
index b46704ebcb9992..af4ab1ad287636 100644
--- a/sdk/program/src/feature.rs
+++ b/sdk/program/src/feature.rs
@@ -11,9 +11,12 @@
 //! 2. When the next epoch is entered the runtime will check for new activation requests and
 //!    active them.  When this occurs, the activation slot is recorded in the feature account
 
-use crate::{
-    account_info::AccountInfo, clock::Slot, instruction::Instruction, program_error::ProgramError,
-    pubkey::Pubkey, rent::Rent, system_instruction,
+use {
+    crate::{
+        account_info::AccountInfo, instruction::Instruction, program_error::ProgramError,
+        pubkey::Pubkey, rent::Rent, system_instruction,
+    },
+    solana_clock::Slot,
 };
 
 crate::declare_id!("Feature111111111111111111111111111111111111");
@@ -60,7 +63,7 @@ pub fn activate_with_lamports(
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod test {
-    use {super::*, solana_program::clock::Slot};
+    use super::*;
 
     #[test]
     fn test_feature_size_of() {
diff --git a/sdk/program/src/fee_calculator.rs b/sdk/program/src/fee_calculator.rs
index 5d753e4acaed3a..a9b616ff8f53da 100644
--- a/sdk/program/src/fee_calculator.rs
+++ b/sdk/program/src/fee_calculator.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 //! Calculation of transaction fees.
 
 #![allow(clippy::arithmetic_side_effects)]
-use {crate::clock::DEFAULT_MS_PER_SLOT, log::*};
+use {log::*, solana_clock::DEFAULT_MS_PER_SLOT};
 
 #[repr(C)]
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "frozen-abi", derive(AbiExample))]
diff --git a/sdk/program/src/last_restart_slot.rs b/sdk/program/src/last_restart_slot.rs
index 7c67a574e93c45..880685a096b5b1 100644
--- a/sdk/program/src/last_restart_slot.rs
+++ b/sdk/program/src/last_restart_slot.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 //! Information about the last restart slot (hard fork).
 
-use {crate::clock::Slot, solana_sdk_macro::CloneZeroed};
+use {solana_clock::Slot, solana_sdk_macro::CloneZeroed};
 
 #[repr(C)]
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug, CloneZeroed, PartialEq, Eq, Default)]
diff --git a/sdk/program/src/lib.rs b/sdk/program/src/lib.rs
index 591c4563a973ae..de4c685fdfbfba 100644
--- a/sdk/program/src/lib.rs
+++ b/sdk/program/src/lib.rs
@@ -482,7 +482,6 @@ pub mod borsh1;
 pub mod bpf_loader;
 pub mod bpf_loader_deprecated;
 pub mod bpf_loader_upgradeable;
-pub mod clock;
 pub mod compute_units;
 pub mod debug_account_data;
 pub mod ed25519_program;
@@ -530,7 +529,6 @@ pub mod sysvar;
 pub mod vote;
 pub mod wasm;
 
-pub use solana_msg::msg;
 #[deprecated(since = "2.1.0", note = "Use `solana-program-memory` crate instead")]
 pub use solana_program_memory as program_memory;
 #[deprecated(since = "2.1.0", note = "Use `solana-sanitize` crate instead")]
@@ -541,6 +539,7 @@ pub use solana_secp256k1_recover as secp256k1_recover;
 pub use solana_short_vec as short_vec;
 #[cfg(target_arch = "wasm32")]
 pub use wasm_bindgen::prelude::wasm_bindgen;
+pub use {solana_clock as clock, solana_msg::msg};
 
 /// The [config native program][np].
 ///
diff --git a/sdk/program/src/program.rs b/sdk/program/src/program.rs
index 27a4a2a8cca957..7692b8d2b412ab 100644
--- a/sdk/program/src/program.rs
+++ b/sdk/program/src/program.rs
@@ -8,9 +8,12 @@
 //! [`invoke_signed`]: invoke_signed
 //! [cpi]: https://solana.com/docs/core/cpi
 
-use crate::{
-    account_info::AccountInfo, entrypoint::ProgramResult, instruction::Instruction, pubkey::Pubkey,
-    stable_layout::stable_instruction::StableInstruction,
+use {
+    crate::{
+        account_info::AccountInfo, entrypoint::ProgramResult, instruction::Instruction,
+        pubkey::Pubkey, stable_layout::stable_instruction::StableInstruction,
+    },
+    solana_clock::Epoch,
 };
 
 /// Invoke a cross-program instruction.
@@ -396,7 +399,7 @@ pub fn get_return_data() -> Option<(Pubkey, Vec<u8>)> {
 pub fn check_type_assumptions() {
     extern crate memoffset;
     use {
-        crate::{clock::Epoch, instruction::AccountMeta},
+        crate::instruction::AccountMeta,
         memoffset::offset_of,
         std::{
             cell::RefCell,
diff --git a/sdk/program/src/rent.rs b/sdk/program/src/rent.rs
index 6553125eede6d0..47308066d927cc 100644
--- a/sdk/program/src/rent.rs
+++ b/sdk/program/src/rent.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 #![allow(clippy::arithmetic_side_effects)]
 
-use {crate::clock::DEFAULT_SLOTS_PER_EPOCH, solana_sdk_macro::CloneZeroed};
+use {solana_clock::DEFAULT_SLOTS_PER_EPOCH, solana_sdk_macro::CloneZeroed};
 
 /// Configuration of network rent.
 #[repr(C)]
diff --git a/sdk/program/src/slot_hashes.rs b/sdk/program/src/slot_hashes.rs
index f17512ac9fb124..f18d14e89f9e9c 100644
--- a/sdk/program/src/slot_hashes.rs
+++ b/sdk/program/src/slot_hashes.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 //!
 //! [`sysvar::slot_hashes`]: crate::sysvar::slot_hashes
 
-pub use crate::clock::Slot;
+pub use solana_clock::Slot;
 use {
     crate::hash::Hash,
     std::{
diff --git a/sdk/program/src/stake/instruction.rs b/sdk/program/src/stake/instruction.rs
index 89357050e93ca8..fff1811bc393e9 100644
--- a/sdk/program/src/stake/instruction.rs
+++ b/sdk/program/src/stake/instruction.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 
 use {
     crate::{
-        clock::{Epoch, UnixTimestamp},
         instruction::{AccountMeta, Instruction},
         program_error::ProgramError,
         pubkey::Pubkey,
@@ -19,6 +18,7 @@ use {
     log::*,
     num_derive::{FromPrimitive, ToPrimitive},
     serde_derive::{Deserialize, Serialize},
+    solana_clock::{Epoch, UnixTimestamp},
     solana_decode_error::DecodeError,
     thiserror::Error,
 };
diff --git a/sdk/program/src/stake/state.rs b/sdk/program/src/stake/state.rs
index 139df906fc12b2..4fee1bb008fb79 100644
--- a/sdk/program/src/stake/state.rs
+++ b/sdk/program/src/stake/state.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 use borsh::{io, BorshDeserialize, BorshSchema, BorshSerialize};
 use {
     crate::{
-        clock::{Clock, Epoch, UnixTimestamp},
         instruction::InstructionError,
         pubkey::Pubkey,
         stake::{
@@ -17,6 +16,7 @@ use {
         },
         stake_history::{StakeHistoryEntry, StakeHistoryGetEntry},
     },
+    solana_clock::{Clock, Epoch, UnixTimestamp},
     std::collections::HashSet,
 };
 
diff --git a/sdk/program/src/stake/tools.rs b/sdk/program/src/stake/tools.rs
index e0447f49fc69c9..73f92017bb9390 100644
--- a/sdk/program/src/stake/tools.rs
+++ b/sdk/program/src/stake/tools.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 //! Utility functions
-use crate::{
-    clock::Epoch, program_error::ProgramError, stake::MINIMUM_DELINQUENT_EPOCHS_FOR_DEACTIVATION,
+use {
+    crate::{program_error::ProgramError, stake::MINIMUM_DELINQUENT_EPOCHS_FOR_DEACTIVATION},
+    solana_clock::Epoch,
 };
 
 /// Helper function for programs to call [`GetMinimumDelegation`] and then fetch the return data
diff --git a/sdk/program/src/stake_history.rs b/sdk/program/src/stake_history.rs
index f1bbe3b0f81da8..9438d004c0f5f3 100644
--- a/sdk/program/src/stake_history.rs
+++ b/sdk/program/src/stake_history.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 //!
 //! [`sysvar::stake_history`]: crate::sysvar::stake_history
 
-pub use crate::clock::Epoch;
+pub use solana_clock::Epoch;
 use std::ops::Deref;
 
 pub const MAX_ENTRIES: usize = 512; // it should never take as many as 512 epochs to warm up or cool down
diff --git a/sdk/program/src/sysvar/clock.rs b/sdk/program/src/sysvar/clock.rs
index c9f31e8fa9efcd..db87594001d578 100644
--- a/sdk/program/src/sysvar/clock.rs
+++ b/sdk/program/src/sysvar/clock.rs
@@ -126,8 +126,8 @@
 //! # Ok::<(), anyhow::Error>(())
 //! ```
 
-pub use crate::clock::Clock;
 use crate::{impl_sysvar_get, program_error::ProgramError, sysvar::Sysvar};
+pub use solana_clock::Clock;
 
 crate::declare_sysvar_id!("SysvarC1ock11111111111111111111111111111111", Clock);
 
diff --git a/sdk/program/src/sysvar/mod.rs b/sdk/program/src/sysvar/mod.rs
index 69a3c475a0decd..9cdbac0b75bc01 100644
--- a/sdk/program/src/sysvar/mod.rs
+++ b/sdk/program/src/sysvar/mod.rs
@@ -283,12 +283,12 @@ mod tests {
     use {
         super::*,
         crate::{
-            clock::Epoch,
             entrypoint::SUCCESS,
             program_error::ProgramError,
             program_stubs::{set_syscall_stubs, SyscallStubs},
             pubkey::Pubkey,
         },
+        solana_clock::Epoch,
         std::{cell::RefCell, rc::Rc},
     };
 
diff --git a/sdk/program/src/sysvar/recent_blockhashes.rs b/sdk/program/src/sysvar/recent_blockhashes.rs
index ec3a69baf7adb9..1dde2fda5d29af 100644
--- a/sdk/program/src/sysvar/recent_blockhashes.rs
+++ b/sdk/program/src/sysvar/recent_blockhashes.rs
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ impl Deref for RecentBlockhashes {
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
-    use {super::*, crate::clock::MAX_PROCESSING_AGE};
+    use {super::*, solana_clock::MAX_PROCESSING_AGE};
 
     #[test]
     #[allow(clippy::assertions_on_constants)]
diff --git a/sdk/program/src/sysvar/slot_hashes.rs b/sdk/program/src/sysvar/slot_hashes.rs
index 69ab49dc4e124a..ab683c1802b441 100644
--- a/sdk/program/src/sysvar/slot_hashes.rs
+++ b/sdk/program/src/sysvar/slot_hashes.rs
@@ -49,13 +49,13 @@ pub use crate::slot_hashes::SlotHashes;
 use {
     crate::{
         account_info::AccountInfo,
-        clock::Slot,
         hash::Hash,
         program_error::ProgramError,
         slot_hashes::MAX_ENTRIES,
         sysvar::{get_sysvar, Sysvar, SysvarId},
     },
     bytemuck_derive::{Pod, Zeroable},
+    solana_clock::Slot,
 };
 
 const U64_SIZE: usize = std::mem::size_of::<u64>();
@@ -218,7 +218,6 @@ mod tests {
     use {
         super::*,
         crate::{
-            clock::Slot,
             hash::{hash, Hash},
             slot_hashes::MAX_ENTRIES,
             sysvar::tests::mock_get_sysvar_syscall,
diff --git a/sdk/program/src/sysvar/stake_history.rs b/sdk/program/src/sysvar/stake_history.rs
index 6f2008bf8e44a5..0c41689b102f71 100644
--- a/sdk/program/src/sysvar/stake_history.rs
+++ b/sdk/program/src/sysvar/stake_history.rs
@@ -46,10 +46,12 @@
 //! ```
 
 pub use crate::stake_history::StakeHistory;
-use crate::{
-    clock::Epoch,
-    stake_history::{StakeHistoryEntry, StakeHistoryGetEntry, MAX_ENTRIES},
-    sysvar::{get_sysvar, Sysvar, SysvarId},
+use {
+    crate::{
+        stake_history::{StakeHistoryEntry, StakeHistoryGetEntry, MAX_ENTRIES},
+        sysvar::{get_sysvar, Sysvar, SysvarId},
+    },
+    solana_clock::Epoch,
 };
 
 crate::declare_sysvar_id!("SysvarStakeHistory1111111111111111111111111", StakeHistory);
diff --git a/sdk/program/src/vote/authorized_voters.rs b/sdk/program/src/vote/authorized_voters.rs
index 773dfa70c690de..69f1a8b4828b1f 100644
--- a/sdk/program/src/vote/authorized_voters.rs
+++ b/sdk/program/src/vote/authorized_voters.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 #[cfg(test)]
 use arbitrary::Arbitrary;
 use {
-    crate::{clock::Epoch, pubkey::Pubkey},
+    crate::pubkey::Pubkey,
     serde_derive::{Deserialize, Serialize},
+    solana_clock::Epoch,
     std::collections::BTreeMap,
 };
 
diff --git a/sdk/program/src/vote/instruction.rs b/sdk/program/src/vote/instruction.rs
index c4369dd26d8080..e707c9e06d05bd 100644
--- a/sdk/program/src/vote/instruction.rs
+++ b/sdk/program/src/vote/instruction.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 use {
     super::state::TowerSync,
     crate::{
-        clock::{Slot, UnixTimestamp},
         hash::Hash,
         instruction::{AccountMeta, Instruction},
         pubkey::Pubkey,
@@ -18,6 +17,7 @@ use {
         },
     },
     serde_derive::{Deserialize, Serialize},
+    solana_clock::{Slot, UnixTimestamp},
 };
 
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Clone)]
diff --git a/sdk/program/src/vote/state/mod.rs b/sdk/program/src/vote/state/mod.rs
index 8d1efa7468db5f..9944f5517660f2 100644
--- a/sdk/program/src/vote/state/mod.rs
+++ b/sdk/program/src/vote/state/mod.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ use {
 };
 use {
     crate::{
-        clock::{Epoch, Slot, UnixTimestamp},
         hash::Hash,
         instruction::InstructionError,
         pubkey::Pubkey,
@@ -20,6 +19,7 @@ use {
     },
     bincode::{serialize_into, ErrorKind},
     serde_derive::{Deserialize, Serialize},
+    solana_clock::{Epoch, Slot, UnixTimestamp},
     std::{
         collections::VecDeque,
         fmt::Debug,
@@ -978,11 +978,7 @@ impl VoteState {
 pub mod serde_compact_vote_state_update {
     use {
         super::*,
-        crate::{
-            clock::{Slot, UnixTimestamp},
-            serde_varint,
-            vote::state::Lockout,
-        },
+        crate::{serde_varint, vote::state::Lockout},
         serde::{Deserialize, Deserializer, Serialize, Serializer},
         solana_short_vec as short_vec,
     };
@@ -1076,11 +1072,7 @@ pub mod serde_compact_vote_state_update {
 pub mod serde_tower_sync {
     use {
         super::*,
-        crate::{
-            clock::{Slot, UnixTimestamp},
-            serde_varint,
-            vote::state::Lockout,
-        },
+        crate::{serde_varint, vote::state::Lockout},
         serde::{Deserialize, Deserializer, Serialize, Serializer},
         solana_short_vec as short_vec,
     };