diff --git a/src/coreclr/System.Private.CoreLib/src/System/Runtime/CompilerServices/RuntimeHelpers.CoreCLR.cs b/src/coreclr/System.Private.CoreLib/src/System/Runtime/CompilerServices/RuntimeHelpers.CoreCLR.cs
index 584f6cd3e15965..77354873541f92 100644
--- a/src/coreclr/System.Private.CoreLib/src/System/Runtime/CompilerServices/RuntimeHelpers.CoreCLR.cs
+++ b/src/coreclr/System.Private.CoreLib/src/System/Runtime/CompilerServices/RuntimeHelpers.CoreCLR.cs
@@ -237,13 +237,18 @@ public static void PrepareDelegate(Delegate d)
         /// returned.
         /// </summary>
         [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall)]
-        internal static extern int TryGetHashCode(object? o);
+        internal static extern int TryGetHashCode(object o);
 
         [LibraryImport(QCall, EntryPoint = "ObjectNative_GetHashCodeSlow")]
         private static partial int GetHashCodeSlow(ObjectHandleOnStack o);
 
         public static int GetHashCode(object? o)
         {
+            if (o is null)
+            {
+                return 0;
+            }
+
             int hashCode = TryGetHashCode(o);
             if (hashCode == 0)
             {
@@ -254,10 +259,6 @@ public static int GetHashCode(object? o)
             [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.NoInlining)]
             static int GetHashCodeWorker(object? o)
             {
-                if (o is null)
-                {
-                    return 0;
-                }
                 return GetHashCodeSlow(ObjectHandleOnStack.Create(ref o));
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/coreclr/vm/comutilnative.cpp b/src/coreclr/vm/comutilnative.cpp
index 4412dfaec4eadf..8adecf0936dbc8 100644
--- a/src/coreclr/vm/comutilnative.cpp
+++ b/src/coreclr/vm/comutilnative.cpp
@@ -1585,8 +1585,7 @@ FCIMPL1(INT32, ObjectNative::TryGetHashCode, Object* obj)
 {
     FCALL_CONTRACT;
 
-    if (obj == NULL)
-        return 0;
+    _ASSERTE(obj != NULL);
 
     OBJECTREF objRef = ObjectToOBJECTREF(obj);
     return objRef->TryGetHashCode();