diff --git a/accounts-db/src/accounts_file.rs b/accounts-db/src/accounts_file.rs
index 1e44880670b1aa..d8547398b7b206 100644
--- a/accounts-db/src/accounts_file.rs
+++ b/accounts-db/src/accounts_file.rs
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ impl AccountsFile {
                 };
                 reader
                     .accounts(IndexOffset(offset as u32))
-                    .unwrap_or(vec![])
+                    .unwrap_or_default()
             }
         }
     }