diff --git a/include/xrpl/shamap/SHAMap.h b/include/xrpl/shamap/SHAMap.h
index f63fc95b27..32e87b64c6 100644
--- a/include/xrpl/shamap/SHAMap.h
+++ b/include/xrpl/shamap/SHAMap.h
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ private:
     /** The sequence of the ledger that this map references, if any. */
     std::uint32_t ledgerSeq_ = 0;
 
-    intr_ptr::SharedPtr<SHAMapTreeNode> root_;
+    SHAMapTreeNodePtr root_;
     mutable SHAMapState state_;
     SHAMapType const type_;
     bool backed_ = true;         // Map is backed by the database
@@ -326,36 +326,32 @@ public:
     invariants() const;
 
 private:
-    using SharedPtrNodeStack =
-        std::stack<std::pair<intr_ptr::SharedPtr<SHAMapTreeNode>, SHAMapNodeID>>;
+    using SharedPtrNodeStack = std::stack<std::pair<SHAMapTreeNodePtr, SHAMapNodeID>>;
     using DeltaRef =
         std::pair<boost::intrusive_ptr<SHAMapItem const>, boost::intrusive_ptr<SHAMapItem const>>;
 
     // tree node cache operations
-    intr_ptr::SharedPtr<SHAMapTreeNode>
+    SHAMapTreeNodePtr
     cacheLookup(SHAMapHash const& hash) const;
 
     void
-    canonicalize(SHAMapHash const& hash, intr_ptr::SharedPtr<SHAMapTreeNode>&) const;
+    canonicalize(SHAMapHash const& hash, SHAMapTreeNodePtr&) const;
 
     // database operations
-    intr_ptr::SharedPtr<SHAMapTreeNode>
+    SHAMapTreeNodePtr
     fetchNodeFromDB(SHAMapHash const& hash) const;
-    intr_ptr::SharedPtr<SHAMapTreeNode>
+    SHAMapTreeNodePtr
     fetchNodeNT(SHAMapHash const& hash) const;
-    intr_ptr::SharedPtr<SHAMapTreeNode>
+    SHAMapTreeNodePtr
     fetchNodeNT(SHAMapHash const& hash, SHAMapSyncFilter* filter) const;
-    intr_ptr::SharedPtr<SHAMapTreeNode>
+    SHAMapTreeNodePtr
     fetchNode(SHAMapHash const& hash) const;
-    intr_ptr::SharedPtr<SHAMapTreeNode>
+    SHAMapTreeNodePtr
     checkFilter(SHAMapHash const& hash, SHAMapSyncFilter* filter) const;
 
     /** Update hashes up to the root */
     void
-    dirtyUp(
-        SharedPtrNodeStack& stack,
-        uint256 const& target,
-        intr_ptr::SharedPtr<SHAMapTreeNode> terminal);
+    dirtyUp(SharedPtrNodeStack& stack, uint256 const& target, SHAMapTreeNodePtr terminal);
 
     /** Walk towards the specified id, returning the node.  Caller must check
         if the return is nullptr, and if not, if the node->peekItem()->key() ==
@@ -377,25 +373,21 @@ private:
     preFlushNode(intr_ptr::SharedPtr<Node> node) const;
 
     /** write and canonicalize modified node */
-    intr_ptr::SharedPtr<SHAMapTreeNode>
-    writeNode(NodeObjectType t, intr_ptr::SharedPtr<SHAMapTreeNode> node) const;
+    SHAMapTreeNodePtr
+    writeNode(NodeObjectType t, SHAMapTreeNodePtr node) const;
 
     // returns the first item at or below this node
     SHAMapLeafNode*
-    firstBelow(intr_ptr::SharedPtr<SHAMapTreeNode>, SharedPtrNodeStack& stack, int branch = 0)
-        const;
+    firstBelow(SHAMapTreeNodePtr node, SharedPtrNodeStack& stack, int branch = 0) const;
 
     // returns the last item at or below this node
     SHAMapLeafNode*
-    lastBelow(
-        intr_ptr::SharedPtr<SHAMapTreeNode> node,
-        SharedPtrNodeStack& stack,
-        int branch = kBranchFactor) const;
+    lastBelow(SHAMapTreeNodePtr node, SharedPtrNodeStack& stack, int branch = kBranchFactor) const;
 
     // helper function for firstBelow and lastBelow
     SHAMapLeafNode*
     belowHelper(
-        intr_ptr::SharedPtr<SHAMapTreeNode> node,
+        SHAMapTreeNodePtr node,
         SharedPtrNodeStack& stack,
         int branch,
         std::tuple<int, std::function<bool(int)>, std::function<void(int&)>> const& loopParams)
@@ -407,15 +399,14 @@ private:
     descend(SHAMapInnerNode*, int branch) const;
     SHAMapTreeNode*
     descendThrow(SHAMapInnerNode*, int branch) const;
-    intr_ptr::SharedPtr<SHAMapTreeNode>
+    SHAMapTreeNodePtr
     descend(SHAMapInnerNode&, int branch) const;
-    intr_ptr::SharedPtr<SHAMapTreeNode>
+    SHAMapTreeNodePtr
     descendThrow(SHAMapInnerNode&, int branch) const;
 
     // Descend with filter
     // If pending, callback is called as if it called fetchNodeNT
-    using descendCallback =
-        std::function<void(intr_ptr::SharedPtr<SHAMapTreeNode>, SHAMapHash const&)>;
+    using descendCallback = std::function<void(SHAMapTreeNodePtr, SHAMapHash const&)>;
     SHAMapTreeNode*
     descendAsync(
         SHAMapInnerNode* parent,
@@ -433,7 +424,7 @@ private:
 
     // Non-storing
     // Does not hook the returned node to its parent
-    intr_ptr::SharedPtr<SHAMapTreeNode>
+    SHAMapTreeNodePtr
     descendNoStore(SHAMapInnerNode&, int branch) const;
 
     /** If there is only one leaf below this node, get its contents */
@@ -495,10 +486,10 @@ private:
 
         // nodes we may have acquired from deferred reads
         using DeferredNode = std::tuple<
-            SHAMapInnerNode*,                      // parent node
-            SHAMapNodeID,                          // parent node ID
-            int,                                   // branch
-            intr_ptr::SharedPtr<SHAMapTreeNode>>;  // node
+            SHAMapInnerNode*,    // parent node
+            SHAMapNodeID,        // parent node ID
+            int,                 // branch
+            SHAMapTreeNodePtr>;  // node
 
         int deferred;
         std::mutex deferLock;
@@ -524,7 +515,7 @@ private:
     gmnProcessDeferredReads(MissingNodes&);
 
     // fetch from DB helper function
-    intr_ptr::SharedPtr<SHAMapTreeNode>
+    SHAMapTreeNodePtr
     finishFetch(SHAMapHash const& hash, std::shared_ptr<NodeObject> const& object) const;
 };
 
diff --git a/include/xrpl/shamap/SHAMapAccountStateLeafNode.h b/include/xrpl/shamap/SHAMapAccountStateLeafNode.h
index c67b32d4e7..e388d205d1 100644
--- a/include/xrpl/shamap/SHAMapAccountStateLeafNode.h
+++ b/include/xrpl/shamap/SHAMapAccountStateLeafNode.h
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ public:
     {
     }
 
-    intr_ptr::SharedPtr<SHAMapTreeNode>
+    SHAMapTreeNodePtr
     clone(std::uint32_t cowid) const final
     {
         return intr_ptr::makeShared<SHAMapAccountStateLeafNode>(item_, cowid, hash_);
diff --git a/include/xrpl/shamap/SHAMapInnerNode.h b/include/xrpl/shamap/SHAMapInnerNode.h
index 48416a93e6..cafb498218 100644
--- a/include/xrpl/shamap/SHAMapInnerNode.h
+++ b/include/xrpl/shamap/SHAMapInnerNode.h
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ public:
     void
     partialDestructor() override;
 
-    intr_ptr::SharedPtr<SHAMapTreeNode>
+    SHAMapTreeNodePtr
     clone(std::uint32_t cowid) const override;
 
     SHAMapNodeType
@@ -121,19 +121,19 @@ public:
     getChildHash(int m) const;
 
     void
-    setChild(int m, intr_ptr::SharedPtr<SHAMapTreeNode> child);
+    setChild(int m, SHAMapTreeNodePtr child);
 
     void
-    shareChild(int m, intr_ptr::SharedPtr<SHAMapTreeNode> const& child);
+    shareChild(int m, SHAMapTreeNodePtr const& child);
 
     SHAMapTreeNode*
     getChildPointer(int branch);
 
-    intr_ptr::SharedPtr<SHAMapTreeNode>
+    SHAMapTreeNodePtr
     getChild(int branch);
 
-    intr_ptr::SharedPtr<SHAMapTreeNode>
-    canonicalizeChild(int branch, intr_ptr::SharedPtr<SHAMapTreeNode> node);
+    SHAMapTreeNodePtr
+    canonicalizeChild(int branch, SHAMapTreeNodePtr node);
 
     // sync functions
     bool
@@ -161,10 +161,10 @@ public:
     void
     invariants(bool isRoot = false) const override;
 
-    static intr_ptr::SharedPtr<SHAMapTreeNode>
+    static SHAMapTreeNodePtr
     makeFullInner(Slice data, SHAMapHash const& hash, bool hashValid);
 
-    static intr_ptr::SharedPtr<SHAMapTreeNode>
+    static SHAMapTreeNodePtr
     makeCompressedInner(Slice data);
 };
 
diff --git a/include/xrpl/shamap/SHAMapTreeNode.h b/include/xrpl/shamap/SHAMapTreeNode.h
index ee74155ac4..5cca2ea41a 100644
--- a/include/xrpl/shamap/SHAMapTreeNode.h
+++ b/include/xrpl/shamap/SHAMapTreeNode.h
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@
 
 namespace xrpl {
 
+class SHAMapTreeNode;
+using SHAMapTreeNodePtr = intr_ptr::SharedPtr<SHAMapTreeNode>;
+
 // These are wire-protocol identifiers used during serialization to encode the
 // type of a node. They should not be arbitrarily be changed.
 static constexpr unsigned char const kWireTypeTransaction = 0;
@@ -112,7 +115,7 @@ public:
     }
 
     /** Make a copy of this node, setting the owner. */
-    virtual intr_ptr::SharedPtr<SHAMapTreeNode>
+    virtual SHAMapTreeNodePtr
     clone(std::uint32_t cowid) const = 0;
     /** @} */
 
@@ -153,20 +156,20 @@ public:
     virtual void
     invariants(bool isRoot = false) const = 0;
 
-    static intr_ptr::SharedPtr<SHAMapTreeNode>
+    static SHAMapTreeNodePtr
     makeFromPrefix(Slice rawNode, SHAMapHash const& hash);
 
-    static intr_ptr::SharedPtr<SHAMapTreeNode>
+    static SHAMapTreeNodePtr
     makeFromWire(Slice rawNode);
 
 private:
-    static intr_ptr::SharedPtr<SHAMapTreeNode>
+    static SHAMapTreeNodePtr
     makeTransaction(Slice data, SHAMapHash const& hash, bool hashValid);
 
-    static intr_ptr::SharedPtr<SHAMapTreeNode>
+    static SHAMapTreeNodePtr
     makeAccountState(Slice data, SHAMapHash const& hash, bool hashValid);
 
-    static intr_ptr::SharedPtr<SHAMapTreeNode>
+    static SHAMapTreeNodePtr
     makeTransactionWithMeta(Slice data, SHAMapHash const& hash, bool hashValid);
 };
 
diff --git a/include/xrpl/shamap/SHAMapTxLeafNode.h b/include/xrpl/shamap/SHAMapTxLeafNode.h
index 72be5b1962..49f4f90906 100644
--- a/include/xrpl/shamap/SHAMapTxLeafNode.h
+++ b/include/xrpl/shamap/SHAMapTxLeafNode.h
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ public:
     {
     }
 
-    intr_ptr::SharedPtr<SHAMapTreeNode>
+    SHAMapTreeNodePtr
     clone(std::uint32_t cowid) const final
     {
         return intr_ptr::makeShared<SHAMapTxLeafNode>(item_, cowid, hash_);
diff --git a/include/xrpl/shamap/SHAMapTxPlusMetaLeafNode.h b/include/xrpl/shamap/SHAMapTxPlusMetaLeafNode.h
index 44562aeaba..3f4163ac41 100644
--- a/include/xrpl/shamap/SHAMapTxPlusMetaLeafNode.h
+++ b/include/xrpl/shamap/SHAMapTxPlusMetaLeafNode.h
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ public:
     {
     }
 
-    intr_ptr::SharedPtr<SHAMapTreeNode>
+    SHAMapTreeNodePtr
     clone(std::uint32_t cowid) const override
     {
         return intr_ptr::makeShared<SHAMapTxPlusMetaLeafNode>(item_, cowid, hash_);
diff --git a/include/xrpl/shamap/TreeNodeCache.h b/include/xrpl/shamap/TreeNodeCache.h
index 4edb6348ec..2d5782c7e9 100644
--- a/include/xrpl/shamap/TreeNodeCache.h
+++ b/include/xrpl/shamap/TreeNodeCache.h
@@ -11,5 +11,5 @@ using TreeNodeCache = TaggedCache<
     SHAMapTreeNode,
     /*IsKeyCache*/ false,
     intr_ptr::SharedWeakUnionPtr<SHAMapTreeNode>,
-    intr_ptr::SharedPtr<SHAMapTreeNode>>;
+    SHAMapTreeNodePtr>;
 }  // namespace xrpl
diff --git a/include/xrpl/shamap/detail/TaggedPointer.h b/include/xrpl/shamap/detail/TaggedPointer.h
index 94dbe95284..5eb3863de0 100644
--- a/include/xrpl/shamap/detail/TaggedPointer.h
+++ b/include/xrpl/shamap/detail/TaggedPointer.h
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ public:
     /** Get the number of elements in each array and a pointer to the start
         of each array.
     */
-    [[nodiscard]] std::tuple<std::uint8_t, SHAMapHash*, intr_ptr::SharedPtr<SHAMapTreeNode>*>
+    [[nodiscard]] std::tuple<std::uint8_t, SHAMapHash*, SHAMapTreeNodePtr*>
     getHashesAndChildren() const;
 
     /** Get the `hashes` array */
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ public:
     getHashes() const;
 
     /** Get the `children` array */
-    [[nodiscard]] intr_ptr::SharedPtr<SHAMapTreeNode>*
+    [[nodiscard]] SHAMapTreeNodePtr*
     getChildren() const;
 
     /** Call the `f` callback for all 16 (branchFactor) branches - even if
diff --git a/include/xrpl/shamap/detail/TaggedPointer.ipp b/include/xrpl/shamap/detail/TaggedPointer.ipp
index 2e6e31fed8..6606c49a6b 100644
--- a/include/xrpl/shamap/detail/TaggedPointer.ipp
+++ b/include/xrpl/shamap/detail/TaggedPointer.ipp
@@ -26,8 +26,7 @@ static_assert(
 // Terminology: A chunk is the memory being allocated from a block. A block
 // contains multiple chunks. This is the terminology the boost documentation
 // uses. Pools use "Simple Segregated Storage" as their storage format.
-constexpr size_t kElementSizeBytes =
-    (sizeof(SHAMapHash) + sizeof(intr_ptr::SharedPtr<SHAMapTreeNode>));
+constexpr size_t kElementSizeBytes = sizeof(SHAMapHash) + sizeof(SHAMapTreeNodePtr);
 
 constexpr size_t kBlockSizeBytes = kilobytes(512);
 
@@ -364,8 +363,7 @@ inline TaggedPointer::TaggedPointer(
                 // keep
                 new (&dstHashes[dstIndex]) SHAMapHash{srcHashes[srcIndex]};
 
-                new (&dstChildren[dstIndex])
-                    intr_ptr::SharedPtr<SHAMapTreeNode>{std::move(srcChildren[srcIndex])};
+                new (&dstChildren[dstIndex]) SHAMapTreeNodePtr{std::move(srcChildren[srcIndex])};
                 ++dstIndex;
                 ++srcIndex;
             }
@@ -376,7 +374,7 @@ inline TaggedPointer::TaggedPointer(
                 if (dstIsDense)
                 {
                     new (&dstHashes[dstIndex]) SHAMapHash{};
-                    new (&dstChildren[dstIndex]) intr_ptr::SharedPtr<SHAMapTreeNode>{};
+                    new (&dstChildren[dstIndex]) SHAMapTreeNodePtr{};
                     ++dstIndex;
                 }
             }
@@ -384,7 +382,7 @@ inline TaggedPointer::TaggedPointer(
             {
                 // add
                 new (&dstHashes[dstIndex]) SHAMapHash{};
-                new (&dstChildren[dstIndex]) intr_ptr::SharedPtr<SHAMapTreeNode>{};
+                new (&dstChildren[dstIndex]) SHAMapTreeNodePtr{};
                 ++dstIndex;
                 if (srcIsDense)
                 {
@@ -397,7 +395,7 @@ inline TaggedPointer::TaggedPointer(
                 if (dstIsDense)
                 {
                     new (&dstHashes[dstIndex]) SHAMapHash{};
-                    new (&dstChildren[dstIndex]) intr_ptr::SharedPtr<SHAMapTreeNode>{};
+                    new (&dstChildren[dstIndex]) SHAMapTreeNodePtr{};
                     ++dstIndex;
                 }
                 if (srcIsDense)
@@ -414,7 +412,7 @@ inline TaggedPointer::TaggedPointer(
         for (int i = dstIndex; i < dstNumAllocated; ++i)
         {
             new (&dstHashes[i]) SHAMapHash{};
-            new (&dstChildren[i]) intr_ptr::SharedPtr<SHAMapTreeNode>{};
+            new (&dstChildren[i]) SHAMapTreeNodePtr{};
         }
         *this = std::move(dst);
     }
@@ -433,8 +431,10 @@ inline TaggedPointer::TaggedPointer(
 
     // allocate hashes and children, but do not run constructors
     TaggedPointer newHashesAndChildren{RawAllocateTag{}, toAllocate};
-    SHAMapHash *newHashes = nullptr, *oldHashes = nullptr;
-    intr_ptr::SharedPtr<SHAMapTreeNode>*newChildren = nullptr, *oldChildren = nullptr;
+    SHAMapHash* newHashes = nullptr;
+    SHAMapHash* oldHashes = nullptr;
+    SHAMapTreeNodePtr* newChildren = nullptr;
+    SHAMapTreeNodePtr* oldChildren = nullptr;
     std::uint8_t newNumAllocated = 0;
     // structured bindings can't be captured in c++ 17; use tie instead
     std::tie(newNumAllocated, newHashes, newChildren) = newHashesAndChildren.getHashesAndChildren();
@@ -445,8 +445,7 @@ inline TaggedPointer::TaggedPointer(
         // new arrays are dense, old arrays are sparse
         iterNonEmptyChildIndexes(isBranch, [&](auto branchNum, auto indexNum) {
             new (&newHashes[branchNum]) SHAMapHash{oldHashes[indexNum]};
-            new (&newChildren[branchNum])
-                intr_ptr::SharedPtr<SHAMapTreeNode>{std::move(oldChildren[indexNum])};
+            new (&newChildren[branchNum]) SHAMapTreeNodePtr{std::move(oldChildren[indexNum])};
         });
         // Run the constructors for the remaining elements
         for (int i = 0; i < SHAMapInnerNode::kBranchFactor; ++i)
@@ -454,7 +453,7 @@ inline TaggedPointer::TaggedPointer(
             if (((1 << i) & isBranch) != 0)
                 continue;
             new (&newHashes[i]) SHAMapHash{};
-            new (&newChildren[i]) intr_ptr::SharedPtr<SHAMapTreeNode>{};
+            new (&newChildren[i]) SHAMapTreeNodePtr{};
         }
     }
     else
@@ -464,14 +463,14 @@ inline TaggedPointer::TaggedPointer(
         iterNonEmptyChildIndexes(isBranch, [&](auto branchNum, auto indexNum) {
             new (&newHashes[curCompressedIndex]) SHAMapHash{oldHashes[indexNum]};
             new (&newChildren[curCompressedIndex])
-                intr_ptr::SharedPtr<SHAMapTreeNode>{std::move(oldChildren[indexNum])};
+                SHAMapTreeNodePtr{std::move(oldChildren[indexNum])};
             ++curCompressedIndex;
         });
         // Run the constructors for the remaining elements
         for (int i = curCompressedIndex; i < newNumAllocated; ++i)
         {
             new (&newHashes[i]) SHAMapHash{};
-            new (&newChildren[i]) intr_ptr::SharedPtr<SHAMapTreeNode>{};
+            new (&newChildren[i]) SHAMapTreeNodePtr{};
         }
     }
 
@@ -485,7 +484,7 @@ inline TaggedPointer::TaggedPointer(std::uint8_t numChildren)
     for (std::size_t i = 0; i < numAllocated; ++i)
     {
         new (&hashes[i]) SHAMapHash{};
-        new (&children[i]) intr_ptr::SharedPtr<SHAMapTreeNode>{};
+        new (&children[i]) SHAMapTreeNodePtr{};
     }
 }
 
@@ -523,14 +522,13 @@ TaggedPointer::isDense() const
     return (tp_ & kTagMask) == kBoundaries.size() - 1;
 }
 
-[[nodiscard]] inline std::tuple<std::uint8_t, SHAMapHash*, intr_ptr::SharedPtr<SHAMapTreeNode>*>
+[[nodiscard]] inline std::tuple<std::uint8_t, SHAMapHash*, SHAMapTreeNodePtr*>
 TaggedPointer::getHashesAndChildren() const
 {
     auto const [tag, ptr] = decode();
     auto const hashes = reinterpret_cast<SHAMapHash*>(ptr);
     std::uint8_t const numAllocated = kBoundaries[tag];
-    auto const children =
-        reinterpret_cast<intr_ptr::SharedPtr<SHAMapTreeNode>*>(hashes + numAllocated);
+    auto const children = reinterpret_cast<SHAMapTreeNodePtr*>(hashes + numAllocated);
     return {numAllocated, hashes, children};
 };
 
@@ -540,7 +538,7 @@ TaggedPointer::getHashes() const
     return reinterpret_cast<SHAMapHash*>(tp_ & kPtrMask);
 };
 
-[[nodiscard]] inline intr_ptr::SharedPtr<SHAMapTreeNode>*
+[[nodiscard]] inline SHAMapTreeNodePtr*
 TaggedPointer::getChildren() const
 {
     auto [unused1, unused2, result] = getHashesAndChildren();
diff --git a/src/libxrpl/shamap/SHAMap.cpp b/src/libxrpl/shamap/SHAMap.cpp
index d3a7d49da6..4aad255d81 100644
--- a/src/libxrpl/shamap/SHAMap.cpp
+++ b/src/libxrpl/shamap/SHAMap.cpp
@@ -97,10 +97,7 @@ SHAMap::snapShot(bool isMutable) const
 }
 
 void
-SHAMap::dirtyUp(
-    SharedPtrNodeStack& stack,
-    uint256 const& target,
-    intr_ptr::SharedPtr<SHAMapTreeNode> child)
+SHAMap::dirtyUp(SharedPtrNodeStack& stack, uint256 const& target, SHAMapTreeNodePtr child)
 {
     // walk the tree up from through the inner nodes to the root_
     // update hashes and links
@@ -165,7 +162,7 @@ SHAMap::findKey(uint256 const& id) const
     return leaf;
 }
 
-intr_ptr::SharedPtr<SHAMapTreeNode>
+SHAMapTreeNodePtr
 SHAMap::fetchNodeFromDB(SHAMapHash const& hash) const
 {
     XRPL_ASSERT(backed_, "xrpl::SHAMap::fetchNodeFromDB : is backed");
@@ -173,7 +170,7 @@ SHAMap::fetchNodeFromDB(SHAMapHash const& hash) const
     return finishFetch(hash, obj);
 }
 
-intr_ptr::SharedPtr<SHAMapTreeNode>
+SHAMapTreeNodePtr
 SHAMap::finishFetch(SHAMapHash const& hash, std::shared_ptr<NodeObject> const& object) const
 {
     XRPL_ASSERT(backed_, "xrpl::SHAMap::finishFetch : is backed");
@@ -208,7 +205,7 @@ SHAMap::finishFetch(SHAMapHash const& hash, std::shared_ptr<NodeObject> const& o
 }
 
 // See if a sync filter has a node
-intr_ptr::SharedPtr<SHAMapTreeNode>
+SHAMapTreeNodePtr
 SHAMap::checkFilter(SHAMapHash const& hash, SHAMapSyncFilter* filter) const
 {
     if (auto nodeData = filter->getNode(hash))
@@ -234,7 +231,7 @@ SHAMap::checkFilter(SHAMapHash const& hash, SHAMapSyncFilter* filter) const
 
 // Get a node without throwing
 // Used on maps where missing nodes are expected
-intr_ptr::SharedPtr<SHAMapTreeNode>
+SHAMapTreeNodePtr
 SHAMap::fetchNodeNT(SHAMapHash const& hash, SHAMapSyncFilter* filter) const
 {
     auto node = cacheLookup(hash);
@@ -257,7 +254,7 @@ SHAMap::fetchNodeNT(SHAMapHash const& hash, SHAMapSyncFilter* filter) const
     return node;
 }
 
-intr_ptr::SharedPtr<SHAMapTreeNode>
+SHAMapTreeNodePtr
 SHAMap::fetchNodeNT(SHAMapHash const& hash) const
 {
     auto node = cacheLookup(hash);
@@ -269,7 +266,7 @@ SHAMap::fetchNodeNT(SHAMapHash const& hash) const
 }
 
 // Throw if the node is missing
-intr_ptr::SharedPtr<SHAMapTreeNode>
+SHAMapTreeNodePtr
 SHAMap::fetchNode(SHAMapHash const& hash) const
 {
     auto node = fetchNodeNT(hash);
@@ -291,10 +288,10 @@ SHAMap::descendThrow(SHAMapInnerNode* parent, int branch) const
     return ret;
 }
 
-intr_ptr::SharedPtr<SHAMapTreeNode>
+SHAMapTreeNodePtr
 SHAMap::descendThrow(SHAMapInnerNode& parent, int branch) const
 {
-    intr_ptr::SharedPtr<SHAMapTreeNode> ret = descend(parent, branch);
+    SHAMapTreeNodePtr ret = descend(parent, branch);
 
     if (!ret && !parent.isEmptyBranch(branch))
         Throw<SHAMapMissingNode>(type_, parent.getChildHash(branch));
@@ -309,7 +306,7 @@ SHAMap::descend(SHAMapInnerNode* parent, int branch) const
     if ((ret != nullptr) || !backed_)
         return ret;
 
-    intr_ptr::SharedPtr<SHAMapTreeNode> node = fetchNodeNT(parent->getChildHash(branch));
+    SHAMapTreeNodePtr node = fetchNodeNT(parent->getChildHash(branch));
     if (!node)
         return nullptr;
 
@@ -317,10 +314,10 @@ SHAMap::descend(SHAMapInnerNode* parent, int branch) const
     return node.get();
 }
 
-intr_ptr::SharedPtr<SHAMapTreeNode>
+SHAMapTreeNodePtr
 SHAMap::descend(SHAMapInnerNode& parent, int branch) const
 {
-    intr_ptr::SharedPtr<SHAMapTreeNode> node = parent.getChild(branch);
+    SHAMapTreeNodePtr node = parent.getChild(branch);
     if (node || !backed_)
         return node;
 
@@ -334,10 +331,10 @@ SHAMap::descend(SHAMapInnerNode& parent, int branch) const
 
 // Gets the node that would be hooked to this branch,
 // but doesn't hook it up.
-intr_ptr::SharedPtr<SHAMapTreeNode>
+SHAMapTreeNodePtr
 SHAMap::descendNoStore(SHAMapInnerNode& parent, int branch) const
 {
-    intr_ptr::SharedPtr<SHAMapTreeNode> ret = parent.getChild(branch);
+    SHAMapTreeNodePtr ret = parent.getChild(branch);
     if (!ret && backed_)
         ret = fetchNode(parent.getChildHash(branch));
     return ret;
@@ -361,7 +358,7 @@ SHAMap::descend(
     if (child == nullptr)
     {
         auto const& childHash = parent->getChildHash(branch);
-        intr_ptr::SharedPtr<SHAMapTreeNode> childNode = fetchNodeNT(childHash, filter);
+        SHAMapTreeNodePtr childNode = fetchNodeNT(childHash, filter);
 
         if (childNode)
         {
@@ -434,7 +431,7 @@ SHAMap::unshareNode(intr_ptr::SharedPtr<Node> node, SHAMapNodeID const& nodeID)
 
 SHAMapLeafNode*
 SHAMap::belowHelper(
-    intr_ptr::SharedPtr<SHAMapTreeNode> node,
+    SHAMapTreeNodePtr node,
     SharedPtrNodeStack& stack,
     int branch,
     std::tuple<int, std::function<bool(int)>, std::function<void(int&)>> const& loopParams) const
@@ -479,8 +476,7 @@ SHAMap::belowHelper(
     return nullptr;
 }
 SHAMapLeafNode*
-SHAMap::lastBelow(intr_ptr::SharedPtr<SHAMapTreeNode> node, SharedPtrNodeStack& stack, int branch)
-    const
+SHAMap::lastBelow(SHAMapTreeNodePtr node, SharedPtrNodeStack& stack, int branch) const
 {
     auto init = kBranchFactor - 1;
     auto cmp = [](int i) { return i >= 0; };
@@ -489,8 +485,7 @@ SHAMap::lastBelow(intr_ptr::SharedPtr<SHAMapTreeNode> node, SharedPtrNodeStack&
     return belowHelper(node, stack, branch, {init, cmp, incr});
 }
 SHAMapLeafNode*
-SHAMap::firstBelow(intr_ptr::SharedPtr<SHAMapTreeNode> node, SharedPtrNodeStack& stack, int branch)
-    const
+SHAMap::firstBelow(SHAMapTreeNodePtr node, SharedPtrNodeStack& stack, int branch) const
 {
     auto init = 0;
     auto cmp = [](int i) { return i <= kBranchFactor; };
@@ -699,10 +694,8 @@ SHAMap::delItem(uint256 const& id)
 
     SHAMapNodeType const type = leaf->getType();
 
-    using TreeNodeType = intr_ptr::SharedPtr<SHAMapTreeNode>;
-
     // What gets attached to the end of the chain (For now, nothing, since we deleted the leaf)
-    TreeNodeType prevNode;
+    SHAMapTreeNodePtr prevNode;
 
     while (!stack.empty())
     {
@@ -728,7 +721,7 @@ SHAMap::delItem(uint256 const& id)
                 // no children below this branch
                 //
                 // Note: This is unnecessary due to the std::move above but left here for safety
-                prevNode = TreeNodeType{};
+                prevNode = SHAMapTreeNodePtr{};
             }
             else if (bc == 1)
             {
@@ -741,7 +734,7 @@ SHAMap::delItem(uint256 const& id)
                     {
                         if (!node->isEmptyBranch(i))
                         {
-                            node->setChild(i, TreeNodeType{});
+                            node->setChild(i, SHAMapTreeNodePtr{});
                             break;
                         }
                     }
@@ -937,8 +930,8 @@ SHAMap::fetchRoot(SHAMapHash const& hash, SHAMapSyncFilter* filter)
     @note The node must have already been unshared by having the caller
           first call SHAMapTreeNode::unshare().
  */
-intr_ptr::SharedPtr<SHAMapTreeNode>
-SHAMap::writeNode(NodeObjectType t, intr_ptr::SharedPtr<SHAMapTreeNode> node) const
+SHAMapTreeNodePtr
+SHAMap::writeNode(NodeObjectType t, SHAMapTreeNodePtr node) const
 {
     XRPL_ASSERT(node->cowid() == 0, "xrpl::SHAMap::writeNode : valid input node");
     XRPL_ASSERT(backed_, "xrpl::SHAMap::writeNode : is backed");
@@ -1155,7 +1148,7 @@ SHAMap::dump(bool hash) const
     JLOG(journal_.info()) << leafCount << " resident leaves";
 }
 
-intr_ptr::SharedPtr<SHAMapTreeNode>
+SHAMapTreeNodePtr
 SHAMap::cacheLookup(SHAMapHash const& hash) const
 {
     auto ret = f_.getTreeNodeCache()->fetch(hash.asUInt256());
@@ -1164,7 +1157,7 @@ SHAMap::cacheLookup(SHAMapHash const& hash) const
 }
 
 void
-SHAMap::canonicalize(SHAMapHash const& hash, intr_ptr::SharedPtr<SHAMapTreeNode>& node) const
+SHAMap::canonicalize(SHAMapHash const& hash, SHAMapTreeNodePtr& node) const
 {
     XRPL_ASSERT(backed_, "xrpl::SHAMap::canonicalize : is backed");
     XRPL_ASSERT(node->cowid() == 0, "xrpl::SHAMap::canonicalize : valid node input");
diff --git a/src/libxrpl/shamap/SHAMapDelta.cpp b/src/libxrpl/shamap/SHAMapDelta.cpp
index b1aeac18e8..8336ce5481 100644
--- a/src/libxrpl/shamap/SHAMapDelta.cpp
+++ b/src/libxrpl/shamap/SHAMapDelta.cpp
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ SHAMap::walkMap(std::vector<SHAMapMissingNode>& missingNodes, int maxMissing) co
         {
             if (!node->isEmptyBranch(i))
             {
-                intr_ptr::SharedPtr<SHAMapTreeNode> const nextNode = descendNoStore(*node, i);
+                SHAMapTreeNodePtr const nextNode = descendNoStore(*node, i);
 
                 if (nextNode)
                 {
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ SHAMap::walkMapParallel(std::vector<SHAMapMissingNode>& missingNodes, int maxMis
         return false;
 
     using StackEntry = intr_ptr::SharedPtr<SHAMapInnerNode>;
-    std::array<intr_ptr::SharedPtr<SHAMapTreeNode>, 16> topChildren;
+    std::array<SHAMapTreeNodePtr, 16> topChildren;
     {
         auto const& innerRoot = intr_ptr::staticPointerCast<SHAMapInnerNode>(root_);
         for (int i = 0; i < 16; ++i)
@@ -331,8 +331,7 @@ SHAMap::walkMapParallel(std::vector<SHAMapMissingNode>& missingNodes, int maxMis
                         {
                             if (node->isEmptyBranch(i))
                                 continue;
-                            intr_ptr::SharedPtr<SHAMapTreeNode> const nextNode =
-                                descendNoStore(*node, i);
+                            SHAMapTreeNodePtr const nextNode = descendNoStore(*node, i);
 
                             if (nextNode)
                             {
diff --git a/src/libxrpl/shamap/SHAMapInnerNode.cpp b/src/libxrpl/shamap/SHAMapInnerNode.cpp
index f31b75ad39..ee6ebf7f3f 100644
--- a/src/libxrpl/shamap/SHAMapInnerNode.cpp
+++ b/src/libxrpl/shamap/SHAMapInnerNode.cpp
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ SHAMapInnerNode::~SHAMapInnerNode() = default;
 void
 SHAMapInnerNode::partialDestructor()
 {
-    intr_ptr::SharedPtr<SHAMapTreeNode>* children = nullptr;
+    SHAMapTreeNodePtr* children = nullptr;
     // structured bindings can't be captured in c++ 17; use tie instead
     std::tie(std::ignore, std::ignore, children) = hashesAndChildren_.getHashesAndChildren();
     iterNonEmptyChildIndexes([&](auto branchNum, auto indexNum) { children[indexNum].reset(); });
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ SHAMapInnerNode::getChildIndex(int i) const
     return hashesAndChildren_.getChildIndex(isBranch_, i);
 }
 
-intr_ptr::SharedPtr<SHAMapTreeNode>
+SHAMapTreeNodePtr
 SHAMapInnerNode::clone(std::uint32_t cowid) const
 {
     auto const branchCount = getBranchCount();
@@ -78,8 +78,10 @@ SHAMapInnerNode::clone(std::uint32_t cowid) const
     p->hash_ = hash_;
     p->isBranch_ = isBranch_;
     p->fullBelowGen_ = fullBelowGen_;
-    SHAMapHash *cloneHashes = nullptr, *thisHashes = nullptr;
-    intr_ptr::SharedPtr<SHAMapTreeNode>*cloneChildren = nullptr, *thisChildren = nullptr;
+    SHAMapHash* cloneHashes = nullptr;
+    SHAMapHash* thisHashes = nullptr;
+    SHAMapTreeNodePtr* cloneChildren = nullptr;
+    SHAMapTreeNodePtr* thisChildren = nullptr;
     // structured bindings can't be captured in c++ 17; use tie instead
     std::tie(std::ignore, cloneHashes, cloneChildren) =
         p->hashesAndChildren_.getHashesAndChildren();
@@ -118,7 +120,7 @@ SHAMapInnerNode::clone(std::uint32_t cowid) const
     return p;
 }
 
-intr_ptr::SharedPtr<SHAMapTreeNode>
+SHAMapTreeNodePtr
 SHAMapInnerNode::makeFullInner(Slice data, SHAMapHash const& hash, bool hashValid)
 {
     // A full inner node is serialized as 16 256-bit hashes, back to back:
@@ -153,7 +155,7 @@ SHAMapInnerNode::makeFullInner(Slice data, SHAMapHash const& hash, bool hashVali
     return ret;
 }
 
-intr_ptr::SharedPtr<SHAMapTreeNode>
+SHAMapTreeNodePtr
 SHAMapInnerNode::makeCompressedInner(Slice data)
 {
     // A compressed inner node is serialized as a series of 33 byte chunks,
@@ -207,7 +209,7 @@ void
 SHAMapInnerNode::updateHashDeep()
 {
     SHAMapHash* hashes = nullptr;
-    intr_ptr::SharedPtr<SHAMapTreeNode>* children = nullptr;
+    SHAMapTreeNodePtr* children = nullptr;
     // structured bindings can't be captured in c++ 17; use tie instead
     std::tie(std::ignore, hashes, children) = hashesAndChildren_.getHashesAndChildren();
     iterNonEmptyChildIndexes([&](auto branchNum, auto indexNum) {
@@ -265,7 +267,7 @@ SHAMapInnerNode::getString(SHAMapNodeID const& id) const
 
 // We are modifying an inner node
 void
-SHAMapInnerNode::setChild(int m, intr_ptr::SharedPtr<SHAMapTreeNode> child)
+SHAMapInnerNode::setChild(int m, SHAMapTreeNodePtr child)
 {
     XRPL_ASSERT(
         (m >= 0) && (m < kBranchFactor), "xrpl::SHAMapInnerNode::setChild : valid branch input");
@@ -307,7 +309,7 @@ SHAMapInnerNode::setChild(int m, intr_ptr::SharedPtr<SHAMapTreeNode> child)
 
 // finished modifying, now make shareable
 void
-SHAMapInnerNode::shareChild(int m, intr_ptr::SharedPtr<SHAMapTreeNode> const& child)
+SHAMapInnerNode::shareChild(int m, SHAMapTreeNodePtr const& child)
 {
     XRPL_ASSERT(
         (m >= 0) && (m < kBranchFactor), "xrpl::SHAMapInnerNode::shareChild : valid branch input");
@@ -337,7 +339,7 @@ SHAMapInnerNode::getChildPointer(int branch)
     return hashesAndChildren_.getChildren()[index].get();
 }
 
-intr_ptr::SharedPtr<SHAMapTreeNode>
+SHAMapTreeNodePtr
 SHAMapInnerNode::getChild(int branch)
 {
     XRPL_ASSERT(
@@ -365,8 +367,8 @@ SHAMapInnerNode::getChildHash(int m) const
     return kZeroShaMapHash;
 }
 
-intr_ptr::SharedPtr<SHAMapTreeNode>
-SHAMapInnerNode::canonicalizeChild(int branch, intr_ptr::SharedPtr<SHAMapTreeNode> node)
+SHAMapTreeNodePtr
+SHAMapInnerNode::canonicalizeChild(int branch, SHAMapTreeNodePtr node)
 {
     XRPL_ASSERT(
         branch >= 0 && branch < kBranchFactor,
diff --git a/src/libxrpl/shamap/SHAMapSync.cpp b/src/libxrpl/shamap/SHAMapSync.cpp
index cd2654c603..0601bfefda 100644
--- a/src/libxrpl/shamap/SHAMapSync.cpp
+++ b/src/libxrpl/shamap/SHAMapSync.cpp
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ SHAMap::visitNodes(std::function<bool(SHAMapTreeNode&)> const& function) const
         {
             if (!node->isEmptyBranch(pos))
             {
-                intr_ptr::SharedPtr<SHAMapTreeNode> const child = descendNoStore(*node, pos);
+                SHAMapTreeNodePtr const child = descendNoStore(*node, pos);
                 if (!function(*child))
                     return;
 
@@ -204,8 +204,7 @@ SHAMap::gmnProcessNodes(MissingNodes& mn, MissingNodes::StackEntry& se)
                 branch,
                 mn.filter,
                 pending,
-                [node, nodeID, branch, &mn](
-                    intr_ptr::SharedPtr<SHAMapTreeNode> found, SHAMapHash const&) {
+                [node, nodeID, branch, &mn](SHAMapTreeNodePtr found, SHAMapHash const&) {
                     // a read completed asynchronously
                     std::unique_lock<std::mutex> const lock{mn.deferLock};
                     mn.finishedReads.emplace_back(node, nodeID, branch, std::move(found));
@@ -266,8 +265,7 @@ SHAMap::gmnProcessDeferredReads(MissingNodes& mn)
     int complete = 0;
     while (complete != mn.deferred)
     {
-        std::tuple<SHAMapInnerNode*, SHAMapNodeID, int, intr_ptr::SharedPtr<SHAMapTreeNode>>
-            deferredNode;
+        std::tuple<SHAMapInnerNode*, SHAMapNodeID, int, SHAMapTreeNodePtr> deferredNode;
         {
             std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock{mn.deferLock};
 
diff --git a/src/libxrpl/shamap/SHAMapTreeNode.cpp b/src/libxrpl/shamap/SHAMapTreeNode.cpp
index 3b8d976c69..1ae7cf18af 100644
--- a/src/libxrpl/shamap/SHAMapTreeNode.cpp
+++ b/src/libxrpl/shamap/SHAMapTreeNode.cpp
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 
 namespace xrpl {
 
-intr_ptr::SharedPtr<SHAMapTreeNode>
+SHAMapTreeNodePtr
 SHAMapTreeNode::makeTransaction(Slice data, SHAMapHash const& hash, bool hashValid)
 {
     if (data.size() < kMinShaMapItemBytes)
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ SHAMapTreeNode::makeTransaction(Slice data, SHAMapHash const& hash, bool hashVal
     return intr_ptr::makeShared<SHAMapTxLeafNode>(std::move(item), 0);
 }
 
-intr_ptr::SharedPtr<SHAMapTreeNode>
+SHAMapTreeNodePtr
 SHAMapTreeNode::makeTransactionWithMeta(Slice data, SHAMapHash const& hash, bool hashValid)
 {
     Serializer s(data.data(), data.size());
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ SHAMapTreeNode::makeTransactionWithMeta(Slice data, SHAMapHash const& hash, bool
     return intr_ptr::makeShared<SHAMapTxPlusMetaLeafNode>(std::move(item), 0);
 }
 
-intr_ptr::SharedPtr<SHAMapTreeNode>
+SHAMapTreeNodePtr
 SHAMapTreeNode::makeAccountState(Slice data, SHAMapHash const& hash, bool hashValid)
 {
     Serializer s(data.data(), data.size());
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ SHAMapTreeNode::makeAccountState(Slice data, SHAMapHash const& hash, bool hashVa
     return intr_ptr::makeShared<SHAMapAccountStateLeafNode>(std::move(item), 0);
 }
 
-intr_ptr::SharedPtr<SHAMapTreeNode>
+SHAMapTreeNodePtr
 SHAMapTreeNode::makeFromWire(Slice rawNode)
 {
     if (rawNode.empty())
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ SHAMapTreeNode::makeFromWire(Slice rawNode)
     Throw<std::runtime_error>("wire: Unknown type (" + std::to_string(type) + ")");
 }
 
-intr_ptr::SharedPtr<SHAMapTreeNode>
+SHAMapTreeNodePtr
 SHAMapTreeNode::makeFromPrefix(Slice rawNode, SHAMapHash const& hash)
 {
     if (rawNode.size() < 4)