diff --git a/src/coreclr/vm/interoplibinterface_comwrappers.cpp b/src/coreclr/vm/interoplibinterface_comwrappers.cpp
index 8c3b9882789b7c..fd9bdd16659483 100644
--- a/src/coreclr/vm/interoplibinterface_comwrappers.cpp
+++ b/src/coreclr/vm/interoplibinterface_comwrappers.cpp
@@ -1169,11 +1169,7 @@ namespace InteropLibImports
         bool isValid = false;
         ::OBJECTHANDLE objectHandle = static_cast<::OBJECTHANDLE>(handle);
 
-        {
-            // Switch to cooperative mode so the handle can be safely inspected.
-            GCX_COOP_THREAD_EXISTS(GET_THREAD());
-            isValid = ObjectFromHandle(objectHandle) != NULL;
-        }
+        isValid = ObjectHandleIsNull(objectHandle) != FALSE;
 
         return isValid;
     }