diff --git a/src/entt/entity/observer.hpp b/src/entt/entity/observer.hpp
index 517a539ff..faf08b607 100644
--- a/src/entt/entity/observer.hpp
+++ b/src/entt/entity/observer.hpp
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ class basic_observer {
         template<std::size_t Index>
         static void maybe_valid_if(basic_observer &obs, basic_registry<Entity> &reg, const Entity entt) {
             if(reg.template has<Require...>(entt) && !reg.template any<Reject...>(entt)) {
-                if(auto *comp = obs.view.try_get(entt); !comp) {
+                if(!obs.view.contains(entt)) {
                     obs.view.emplace(entt);
                 }
 
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ class basic_observer {
 
         template<std::size_t Index>
         static void discard_if(basic_observer &obs, basic_registry<Entity> &, const Entity entt) {
-            if(auto *value = obs.view.try_get(entt); value && !(*value &= (~(1 << Index)))) {
+            if(obs.view.contains(entt) && !(obs.view.get(entt) &= (~(1 << Index)))) {
                 obs.view.remove(entt);
             }
         }
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ class basic_observer {
                 }
             }())
             {
-                if(auto *comp = obs.view.try_get(entt); !comp) {
+                if(!obs.view.contains(entt)) {
                     obs.view.emplace(entt);
                 }
 
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ class basic_observer {
 
         template<std::size_t Index>
         static void discard_if(basic_observer &obs, basic_registry<Entity> &, const Entity entt) {
-            if(auto *value = obs.view.try_get(entt); value && !(*value &= (~(1 << Index)))) {
+            if(obs.view.contains(entt) && !(obs.view.get(entt) &= (~(1 << Index)))) {
                 obs.view.remove(entt);
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/entt/entity/registry.hpp b/src/entt/entity/registry.hpp
index 838a8b8bf..96cf34015 100644
--- a/src/entt/entity/registry.hpp
+++ b/src/entt/entity/registry.hpp
@@ -876,7 +876,8 @@ public:
         ENTT_ASSERT(valid(entity));
 
         if constexpr(sizeof...(Component) == 1) {
-            return (assure<Component>().try_get(entity), ...);
+            auto &cpool = assure<Component...>();
+            return cpool.contains(entity) ? &cpool.get(entity) : nullptr;
         } else {
             return std::make_tuple(try_get<Component>(entity)...);
         }
@@ -888,7 +889,8 @@ public:
         ENTT_ASSERT(valid(entity));
 
         if constexpr(sizeof...(Component) == 1) {
-            return (assure<Component>().try_get(entity), ...);
+            auto &cpool = assure<Component...>();
+            return cpool.contains(entity) ? &cpool.get(entity) : nullptr;
         } else {
             return std::make_tuple(try_get<Component>(entity)...);
         }
diff --git a/src/entt/entity/storage.hpp b/src/entt/entity/storage.hpp
index 68df90114..11d6f8527 100644
--- a/src/entt/entity/storage.hpp
+++ b/src/entt/entity/storage.hpp
@@ -339,20 +339,6 @@ public:
         return const_cast<value_type &>(std::as_const(*this).get(entt));
     }
 
-    /**
-     * @brief Returns a pointer to the object associated with an entity, if any.
-     * @param entt A valid entity identifier.
-     * @return The object associated with the entity, if any.
-     */
-    [[nodiscard]] const value_type * try_get(const entity_type entt) const {
-        return underlying_type::contains(entt) ? (instances.data() + underlying_type::index(entt)) : nullptr;
-    }
-
-    /*! @copydoc try_get */
-    [[nodiscard]] value_type * try_get(const entity_type entt) {
-        return const_cast<value_type *>(std::as_const(*this).try_get(entt));
-    }
-
     /**
      * @brief Assigns an entity to a storage and constructs its object.
      *
diff --git a/test/entt/entity/storage.cpp b/test/entt/entity/storage.cpp
index 1066801fd..ff5fc958e 100644
--- a/test/entt/entity/storage.cpp
+++ b/test/entt/entity/storage.cpp
@@ -46,8 +46,6 @@ TEST(Storage, Functionalities) {
     ASSERT_FALSE(pool.contains(entt::entity{0}));
     ASSERT_TRUE(pool.contains(entt::entity{41}));
     ASSERT_EQ(pool.get(entt::entity{41}), 3);
-    ASSERT_EQ(*pool.try_get(entt::entity{41}), 3);
-    ASSERT_EQ(pool.try_get(entt::entity{99}), nullptr);
 
     pool.remove(entt::entity{41});
 
@@ -61,8 +59,6 @@ TEST(Storage, Functionalities) {
     pool.emplace(entt::entity{41}, 12);
 
     ASSERT_EQ(pool.get(entt::entity{41}), 12);
-    ASSERT_EQ(*pool.try_get(entt::entity{41}), 12);
-    ASSERT_EQ(pool.try_get(entt::entity{99}), nullptr);
 
     pool.clear();