diff --git a/src/v/cluster/rm_stm.cc b/src/v/cluster/rm_stm.cc
index 5f3b1de117868..43a0fa5ab5f17 100644
--- a/src/v/cluster/rm_stm.cc
+++ b/src/v/cluster/rm_stm.cc
@@ -974,19 +974,12 @@ rm_stm::do_mark_expired(model::producer_identity pid) {
     co_return std::error_code(co_await do_try_abort_old_tx(pid));
 }
 
-ss::future<result<kafka_result>> rm_stm::do_sync_and_transactional_replicate(
+ss::future<result<kafka_result>> rm_stm::transactional_replicate(
+  model::term_id synced_term,
   producer_ptr producer,
   model::batch_identity bid,
   model::record_batch_reader rdr,
   ssx::semaphore_units units) {
-    if (!co_await sync(_sync_timeout)) {
-        vlog(
-          _ctx_log.trace,
-          "processing name:replicate_tx pid:{} => stale leader",
-          bid.pid);
-        co_return errc::not_leader;
-    }
-    auto synced_term = _insync_term;
     auto result = co_await do_transactional_replicate(
       synced_term, producer, bid, std::move(rdr));
     if (!result) {
@@ -1105,18 +1098,27 @@ ss::future<result<kafka_result>> rm_stm::transactional_replicate(
     if (!check_tx_permitted()) {
         co_return errc::generic_tx_error;
     }
+    if (!co_await sync(_sync_timeout)) {
+        vlog(
+          _ctx_log.trace,
+          "processing name:replicate_tx pid:{} => stale leader",
+          bid.pid);
+        co_return errc::not_leader;
+    }
+    auto synced_term = _insync_term;
     auto [producer, _] = maybe_create_producer(bid.pid);
     co_return co_await producer
       ->run_with_lock([&](ssx::semaphore_units units) {
-          return do_sync_and_transactional_replicate(
-            producer, bid, std::move(rdr), std::move(units));
+          return transactional_replicate(
+            synced_term, producer, bid, std::move(rdr), std::move(units));
       })
       .finally([this, producer] {
           _producer_state_manager.local().touch(*producer, _vcluster_id);
       });
 }
 
-ss::future<result<kafka_result>> rm_stm::do_sync_and_idempotent_replicate(
+ss::future<result<kafka_result>> rm_stm::idempotent_replicate(
+  model::term_id synced_term,
   producer_ptr producer,
   model::batch_identity bid,
   model::record_batch_reader br,
@@ -1124,12 +1126,6 @@ ss::future<result<kafka_result>> rm_stm::do_sync_and_idempotent_replicate(
   ss::lw_shared_ptr<available_promise<>> enqueued,
   ssx::semaphore_units units,
   producer_previously_known known_producer) {
-    if (!co_await sync(_sync_timeout)) {
-        // it's ok not to set enqueued on early return because
-        // the safety check in replicate_in_stages sets it automatically
-        co_return errc::not_leader;
-    }
-    auto synced_term = _insync_term;
     auto result = co_await do_idempotent_replicate(
       synced_term,
       producer,
@@ -1256,10 +1252,17 @@ ss::future<result<kafka_result>> rm_stm::idempotent_replicate(
   raft::replicate_options opts,
   ss::lw_shared_ptr<available_promise<>> enqueued) {
     try {
+        if (!co_await sync(_sync_timeout)) {
+            // it's ok not to set enqueued on early return because
+            // the safety check in replicate_in_stages sets it automatically
+            co_return errc::not_leader;
+        }
+        auto synced_term = _insync_term;
         auto [producer, known_producer] = maybe_create_producer(bid.pid);
         co_return co_await producer
           ->run_with_lock([&, known_producer](ssx::semaphore_units units) {
-              return do_sync_and_idempotent_replicate(
+              return idempotent_replicate(
+                synced_term,
                 producer,
                 bid,
                 std::move(br),
diff --git a/src/v/cluster/rm_stm.h b/src/v/cluster/rm_stm.h
index 64ab3f0e21b73..6e879c848ca91 100644
--- a/src/v/cluster/rm_stm.h
+++ b/src/v/cluster/rm_stm.h
@@ -313,7 +313,8 @@ class rm_stm final : public raft::persisted_stm<> {
     ss::future<result<kafka_result>> transactional_replicate(
       model::batch_identity, model::record_batch_reader);
 
-    ss::future<result<kafka_result>> do_sync_and_transactional_replicate(
+    ss::future<result<kafka_result>> transactional_replicate(
+      model::term_id,
       producer_ptr,
       model::batch_identity,
       model::record_batch_reader,
@@ -331,23 +332,24 @@ class rm_stm final : public raft::persisted_stm<> {
       raft::replicate_options,
       ss::lw_shared_ptr<available_promise<>>);
 
-    ss::future<result<kafka_result>> do_idempotent_replicate(
+    ss::future<result<kafka_result>> idempotent_replicate(
       model::term_id,
       producer_ptr,
       model::batch_identity,
       model::record_batch_reader,
       raft::replicate_options,
       ss::lw_shared_ptr<available_promise<>>,
-      ssx::semaphore_units&,
+      ssx::semaphore_units,
       producer_previously_known);
 
-    ss::future<result<kafka_result>> do_sync_and_idempotent_replicate(
+    ss::future<result<kafka_result>> do_idempotent_replicate(
+      model::term_id,
       producer_ptr,
       model::batch_identity,
       model::record_batch_reader,
       raft::replicate_options,
       ss::lw_shared_ptr<available_promise<>>,
-      ssx::semaphore_units,
+      ssx::semaphore_units&,
       producer_previously_known);
 
     ss::future<result<kafka_result>> replicate_msg(