diff --git a/gossip/src/crds.rs b/gossip/src/crds.rs
index 046c52104b820f..087ce66a7455b6 100644
--- a/gossip/src/crds.rs
+++ b/gossip/src/crds.rs
@@ -1341,15 +1341,17 @@ mod tests {
         let mut node = ContactInfo::new_rand(&mut rng, Some(pubkey));
         let wallclock = node.wallclock();
         node.set_shred_version(42);
-        let node = CrdsData::ContactInfo(node);
-        let node = CrdsValue::new_unsigned(node);
-        assert_eq!(
-            crds.insert(node, timestamp(), GossipRoute::LocalMessage),
-            Ok(())
-        );
+        {
+            let node = CrdsData::ContactInfo(node.clone());
+            let node = CrdsValue::new_unsigned(node);
+            assert_eq!(
+                crds.insert(node, timestamp(), GossipRoute::LocalMessage),
+                Ok(())
+            );
+        }
         assert_eq!(crds.get_shred_version(&pubkey), Some(42));
         // An outdated  value should not update shred-version:
-        let mut node = ContactInfo::new_rand(&mut rng, Some(pubkey));
+        let mut node = node.clone();
         node.set_wallclock(wallclock - 1); // outdated.
         node.set_shred_version(8);
         let node = CrdsData::ContactInfo(node);
@@ -1488,20 +1490,17 @@ mod tests {
     #[test]
     #[allow(clippy::neg_cmp_op_on_partial_ord)]
     fn test_hash_order() {
+        let mut node = ContactInfo::new_localhost(&Pubkey::default(), 0);
         let v1 = VersionedCrdsValue::new(
-            CrdsValue::new_unsigned(CrdsData::ContactInfo(ContactInfo::new_localhost(
-                &Pubkey::default(),
-                0,
-            ))),
+            CrdsValue::new_unsigned(CrdsData::ContactInfo(node.clone())),
             Cursor::default(),
             1, // local_timestamp
             GossipRoute::LocalMessage,
         );
         let v2 = VersionedCrdsValue::new(
             {
-                let mut contact_info = ContactInfo::new_localhost(&Pubkey::default(), 0);
-                contact_info.set_rpc((Ipv4Addr::LOCALHOST, 1244)).unwrap();
-                CrdsValue::new_unsigned(CrdsData::ContactInfo(contact_info))
+                node.set_rpc((Ipv4Addr::LOCALHOST, 1244)).unwrap();
+                CrdsValue::new_unsigned(CrdsData::ContactInfo(node))
             },
             Cursor::default(),
             1, // local_timestamp
@@ -1524,20 +1523,16 @@ mod tests {
     #[test]
     #[allow(clippy::neg_cmp_op_on_partial_ord)]
     fn test_wallclock_order() {
+        let mut node = ContactInfo::new_localhost(&Pubkey::default(), 1);
         let v1 = VersionedCrdsValue::new(
-            CrdsValue::new_unsigned(CrdsData::ContactInfo(ContactInfo::new_localhost(
-                &Pubkey::default(),
-                1,
-            ))),
+            CrdsValue::new_unsigned(CrdsData::ContactInfo(node.clone())),
             Cursor::default(),
             1, // local_timestamp
             GossipRoute::LocalMessage,
         );
+        node.set_wallclock(0);
         let v2 = VersionedCrdsValue::new(
-            CrdsValue::new_unsigned(CrdsData::ContactInfo(ContactInfo::new_localhost(
-                &Pubkey::default(),
-                0,
-            ))),
+            CrdsValue::new_unsigned(CrdsData::ContactInfo(node)),
             Cursor::default(),
             1, // local_timestamp
             GossipRoute::LocalMessage,
diff --git a/gossip/src/crds_gossip_pull.rs b/gossip/src/crds_gossip_pull.rs
index c708f595343968..b227ed99734e1b 100644
--- a/gossip/src/crds_gossip_pull.rs
+++ b/gossip/src/crds_gossip_pull.rs
@@ -1148,6 +1148,7 @@ pub(crate) mod tests {
 
         let mut dest_crds = Crds::default();
         let new_id = solana_sdk::pubkey::new_rand();
+        let same_key = ContactInfo::new_localhost(&new_id, 0);
         let new = ContactInfo::new_localhost(&new_id, 1);
         ping_cache.mock_pong(*new.pubkey(), new.gossip().unwrap(), Instant::now());
         let new = CrdsValue::new_unsigned(CrdsData::ContactInfo(new));
@@ -1157,7 +1158,6 @@ pub(crate) mod tests {
         let dest_crds = RwLock::new(dest_crds);
 
         // node contains a key from the dest node, but at an older local timestamp
-        let same_key = ContactInfo::new_localhost(&new_id, 0);
         ping_cache.mock_pong(
             *same_key.pubkey(),
             same_key.gossip().unwrap(),