diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 2283261..12d25f6 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ impl<T: Send> ThreadLocal<T> {
 
     /// Returns the element for the current thread, if it exists.
     pub fn get(&self) -> Option<&T> {
-        thread_id::try_get().and_then(|thread| self.get_inner(thread))
+        self.get_inner(thread_id::get())
     }
 
     /// Returns the element for the current thread, or creates it if it doesn't
@@ -212,12 +212,11 @@ impl<T: Send> ThreadLocal<T> {
     where
         F: FnOnce() -> Result<T, E>,
     {
-        let thread = thread_id::try_get();
-        if let Some(thread) = thread {
-            if let Some(val) = self.get_inner(thread) {
-                return Ok(val);
-            }
+        let thread = thread_id::get();
+        if let Some(val) = self.get_inner(thread) {
+            return Ok(val);
         }
+
         Ok(self.insert(create()?))
     }
 
diff --git a/src/thread_id.rs b/src/thread_id.rs
index d04a45b..54bb84a 100644
--- a/src/thread_id.rs
+++ b/src/thread_id.rs
@@ -97,29 +97,26 @@ cfg_if::cfg_if! {
             }
         }
 
-        /// Attempts to get the current thread if `get` has previously been
-        /// called.
-        #[inline]
-        pub(crate) fn try_get() -> Option<Thread> {
-            unsafe {
-                THREAD
-            }
-        }
-
         /// Returns a thread ID for the current thread, allocating one if needed.
         #[inline]
         pub(crate) fn get() -> Thread {
             if let Some(thread) = unsafe { THREAD } {
                 thread
             } else {
-                let new = Thread::new(THREAD_ID_MANAGER.lock().unwrap().alloc());
-                unsafe {
-                    THREAD = Some(new);
-                }
-                THREAD_GUARD.with(|_| {});
-                new
+                get_slow()
             }
         }
+
+        /// Out-of-line slow path for allocating a thread ID.
+        #[cold]
+         fn get_slow() -> Thread {
+            let new = Thread::new(THREAD_ID_MANAGER.lock().unwrap().alloc());
+            unsafe {
+                THREAD = Some(new);
+            }
+            THREAD_GUARD.with(|_| {});
+            new
+        }
     } else {
         use std::cell::Cell;
 
@@ -140,13 +137,6 @@ cfg_if::cfg_if! {
             }
         }
 
-        /// Attempts to get the current thread if `get` has previously been
-        /// called.
-        #[inline]
-        pub(crate) fn try_get() -> Option<Thread> {
-            THREAD.with(|thread| thread.get())
-        }
-
         /// Returns a thread ID for the current thread, allocating one if needed.
         #[inline]
         pub(crate) fn get() -> Thread {
@@ -154,13 +144,19 @@ cfg_if::cfg_if! {
                 if let Some(thread) = thread.get() {
                     thread
                 } else {
-                    let new = Thread::new(THREAD_ID_MANAGER.lock().unwrap().alloc());
-                    thread.set(Some(new));
-                    THREAD_GUARD.with(|_| {});
-                    new
+                    get_slow(thread)
                 }
             })
         }
+
+        /// Out-of-line slow path for allocating a thread ID.
+        #[cold]
+        fn get_slow(thread: &Cell<Option<Thread>>) -> Thread {
+            let new = Thread::new(THREAD_ID_MANAGER.lock().unwrap().alloc());
+            thread.set(Some(new));
+            THREAD_GUARD.with(|_| {});
+            new
+        }
     }
 }