diff --git a/agb-hashmap/src/lib.rs b/agb-hashmap/src/lib.rs
index 4251768e..8e167df2 100644
--- a/agb-hashmap/src/lib.rs
+++ b/agb-hashmap/src/lib.rs
@@ -350,9 +350,12 @@ where
     {
         let hash = self.hash(key);
 
-        self.nodes
-            .location(key, hash)
-            .and_then(|location| self.nodes.node_at(location).key_value_ref())
+        let location = self.nodes.location(key, hash)?;
+        Some(unsafe {
+            self.nodes
+                .node_at_unchecked(location)
+                .key_value_ref_unchecked()
+        })
     }
 
     /// Returns a reference to the value corresponding to the key. Returns [`None`] if there is
diff --git a/agb-hashmap/src/node.rs b/agb-hashmap/src/node.rs
index eb4ce42b..dc96ceba 100644
--- a/agb-hashmap/src/node.rs
+++ b/agb-hashmap/src/node.rs
@@ -66,12 +66,8 @@ impl<K, V> Node<K, V> {
         }
     }
 
-    pub(crate) fn key_value_ref(&self) -> Option<(&K, &V)> {
-        if self.has_value() {
-            Some(unsafe { (self.key.assume_init_ref(), self.value.assume_init_ref()) })
-        } else {
-            None
-        }
+    pub(crate) unsafe fn key_value_ref_unchecked(&self) -> (&K, &V) {
+        (self.key.assume_init_ref(), self.value.assume_init_ref())
     }
 
     pub(crate) fn key_value_mut(&mut self) -> Option<(&K, &mut V)> {