diff --git a/src/libraries/System.Collections.Concurrent/src/System/Collections/Concurrent/ConcurrentDictionary.cs b/src/libraries/System.Collections.Concurrent/src/System/Collections/Concurrent/ConcurrentDictionary.cs
index aa79092e64064..fb49255cfe655 100644
--- a/src/libraries/System.Collections.Concurrent/src/System/Collections/Concurrent/ConcurrentDictionary.cs
+++ b/src/libraries/System.Collections.Concurrent/src/System/Collections/Concurrent/ConcurrentDictionary.cs
@@ -642,6 +642,12 @@ public void Clear()
             {
                 AcquireAllLocks(ref locksAcquired);
 
+                // If the dictionary is already empty, then there's nothing to clear.
+                if (AreAllBucketsEmpty())
+                {
+                    return;
+                }
+
                 Tables tables = _tables;
                 var newTables = new Tables(new Node[DefaultCapacity], tables._locks, new int[tables._countPerLock.Length]);
                 _tables = newTables;
@@ -1421,20 +1427,7 @@ public bool IsEmpty
                     ReleaseLocks(0, acquiredLocks);
                 }
 
-                bool AreAllBucketsEmpty()
-                {
-                    int[] countPerLock = _tables._countPerLock;
-
-                    for (int i = 0; i < countPerLock.Length; i++)
-                    {
-                        if (countPerLock[i] != 0)
-                        {
-                            return false;
-                        }
-                    }
 
-                    return true;
-                }
             }
         }
 
@@ -1874,6 +1867,22 @@ void ICollection.CopyTo(Array array, int index)
 
         #endregion
 
+
+        private bool AreAllBucketsEmpty()
+        {
+            int[] countPerLock = _tables._countPerLock;
+
+            for (int i = 0; i < countPerLock.Length; i++)
+            {
+                if (countPerLock[i] != 0)
+                {
+                    return false;
+                }
+            }
+
+            return true;
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Replaces the bucket table with a larger one. To prevent multiple threads from resizing the
         /// table as a result of races, the Tables instance that holds the table of buckets deemed too