diff --git a/compiler/rustc_codegen_ssa/src/base.rs b/compiler/rustc_codegen_ssa/src/base.rs
index 4bee274901673..d11f1534153ad 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_codegen_ssa/src/base.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_codegen_ssa/src/base.rs
@@ -15,8 +15,9 @@ use rustc_attr as attr;
 use rustc_data_structures::fx::FxHashMap;
 use rustc_data_structures::profiling::{get_resident_set_size, print_time_passes_entry};
 
+use rustc_data_structures::sync::par_iter;
 #[cfg(parallel_compiler)]
-use rustc_data_structures::sync::{par_iter, ParallelIterator};
+use rustc_data_structures::sync::ParallelIterator;
 use rustc_hir as hir;
 use rustc_hir::def_id::{DefId, LOCAL_CRATE};
 use rustc_hir::lang_items::LangItem;
@@ -612,6 +613,9 @@ pub fn codegen_crate<B: ExtraBackendMethods>(
         codegen_units.iter().map(|cgu| determine_cgu_reuse(tcx, &cgu)).collect::<Vec<_>>()
     });
 
+    let mut total_codegen_time = Duration::new(0, 0);
+    let start_rss = tcx.sess.time_passes().then(|| get_resident_set_size());
+
     // The non-parallel compiler can only translate codegen units to LLVM IR
     // on a single thread, leading to a staircase effect where the N LLVM
     // threads have to wait on the single codegen threads to generate work
@@ -622,8 +626,7 @@ pub fn codegen_crate<B: ExtraBackendMethods>(
     // This likely is a temporary measure. Once we don't have to support the
     // non-parallel compiler anymore, we can compile CGUs end-to-end in
     // parallel and get rid of the complicated scheduling logic.
-    #[cfg(parallel_compiler)]
-    let pre_compile_cgus = || {
+    let mut pre_compiled_cgus = if cfg!(parallel_compiler) {
         tcx.sess.time("compile_first_CGU_batch", || {
             // Try to find one CGU to compile per thread.
             let cgus: Vec<_> = cgu_reuse
@@ -643,43 +646,31 @@ pub fn codegen_crate<B: ExtraBackendMethods>(
                 })
                 .collect();
 
-            (pre_compiled_cgus, start_time.elapsed())
+            total_codegen_time += start_time.elapsed();
+
+            pre_compiled_cgus
         })
+    } else {
+        FxHashMap::default()
     };
 
-    #[cfg(not(parallel_compiler))]
-    let pre_compile_cgus = || (FxHashMap::default(), Duration::new(0, 0));
-
-    let mut pre_compiled_cgus: Option<FxHashMap<usize, _>> = None;
-    let mut total_codegen_time = Duration::new(0, 0);
-    let start_rss = tcx.sess.time_passes().then(|| get_resident_set_size());
-
     for (i, cgu) in codegen_units.iter().enumerate() {
         ongoing_codegen.wait_for_signal_to_codegen_item();
         ongoing_codegen.check_for_errors(tcx.sess);
 
-        // Do some setup work in the first iteration
-        if pre_compiled_cgus.is_none() {
-            // Pre compile some CGUs
-            let (compiled_cgus, codegen_time) = pre_compile_cgus();
-            pre_compiled_cgus = Some(compiled_cgus);
-            total_codegen_time += codegen_time;
-        }
-
         let cgu_reuse = cgu_reuse[i];
         tcx.sess.cgu_reuse_tracker.set_actual_reuse(cgu.name().as_str(), cgu_reuse);
 
         match cgu_reuse {
             CguReuse::No => {
-                let (module, cost) =
-                    if let Some(cgu) = pre_compiled_cgus.as_mut().unwrap().remove(&i) {
-                        cgu
-                    } else {
-                        let start_time = Instant::now();
-                        let module = backend.compile_codegen_unit(tcx, cgu.name());
-                        total_codegen_time += start_time.elapsed();
-                        module
-                    };
+                let (module, cost) = if let Some(cgu) = pre_compiled_cgus.remove(&i) {
+                    cgu
+                } else {
+                    let start_time = Instant::now();
+                    let module = backend.compile_codegen_unit(tcx, cgu.name());
+                    total_codegen_time += start_time.elapsed();
+                    module
+                };
                 // This will unwind if there are errors, which triggers our `AbortCodegenOnDrop`
                 // guard. Unfortunately, just skipping the `submit_codegened_module_to_llvm` makes
                 // compilation hang on post-monomorphization errors.