diff --git a/libcxxabi/src/cxa_default_handlers.cpp b/libcxxabi/src/cxa_default_handlers.cpp
--- a/libcxxabi/src/cxa_default_handlers.cpp
+++ b/libcxxabi/src/cxa_default_handlers.cpp
@@ -40,10 +40,6 @@
     using namespace __cxxabiv1;
     __cxa_eh_globals* globals = __cxa_get_globals_fast();
 
-    // If there is no uncaught exception, just note that we're terminating
-    if (!globals)
-        abort_message("terminating");
-
     __cxa_exception* exception_header = globals->caughtExceptions;
     if (!exception_header)
         abort_message("terminating");
diff --git a/libcxxabi/src/cxa_exception.cpp b/libcxxabi/src/cxa_exception.cpp
--- a/libcxxabi/src/cxa_exception.cpp
+++ b/libcxxabi/src/cxa_exception.cpp
@@ -512,7 +512,7 @@
                     __builtin_offsetof(__cxa_dependent_exception, handlerCount),
                 "the layout of __cxa_exception must match the layout of "
                 "__cxa_dependent_exception");
-    __cxa_eh_globals* globals = __cxa_get_globals_fast(); // __cxa_get_globals called in __cxa_begin_catch
+    __cxa_eh_globals* globals = __cxa_get_globals_fast();
     __cxa_exception* exception_header = globals->caughtExceptions;
     // If we've rethrown a foreign exception, then globals->caughtExceptions
     //    will have been made an empty stack by __cxa_rethrow() and there is
@@ -579,8 +579,6 @@
 std::type_info *__cxa_current_exception_type() {
 //  get the current exception
     __cxa_eh_globals *globals = __cxa_get_globals_fast();
-    if (NULL == globals)
-        return NULL;     //  If there have never been any exceptions, there are none now.
     __cxa_exception *exception_header = globals->caughtExceptions;
     if (NULL == exception_header)
         return NULL;        //  No current exception
@@ -682,16 +680,10 @@
     caughtExceptions stack.  Atomically increment the exception's referenceCount.
     If there is no such thrown object or if the thrown object is foreign,
     returns null.
-
-    We can use __cxa_get_globals_fast here to get the globals because if there have
-    been no exceptions thrown, ever, on this thread, we can return NULL without
-    the need to allocate the exception-handling globals.
 */
 void *__cxa_current_primary_exception() throw() {
 //  get the current exception
     __cxa_eh_globals* globals = __cxa_get_globals_fast();
-    if (NULL == globals)
-        return NULL;        //  If there are no globals, there is no exception
     __cxa_exception* exception_header = globals->caughtExceptions;
     if (NULL == exception_header)
         return NULL;        //  No current exception
@@ -766,8 +758,6 @@
 {
     // This does not report foreign exceptions in flight
     __cxa_eh_globals* globals = __cxa_get_globals_fast();
-    if (globals == 0)
-        return 0;
     return globals->uncaughtExceptions;
 }
 
diff --git a/libcxxabi/src/cxa_handlers.cpp b/libcxxabi/src/cxa_handlers.cpp
--- a/libcxxabi/src/cxa_handlers.cpp
+++ b/libcxxabi/src/cxa_handlers.cpp
@@ -77,16 +77,13 @@
     // If there might be an uncaught exception
     using namespace __cxxabiv1;
     __cxa_eh_globals* globals = __cxa_get_globals_fast();
-    if (globals)
+    __cxa_exception* exception_header = globals->caughtExceptions;
+    if (exception_header)
     {
-        __cxa_exception* exception_header = globals->caughtExceptions;
-        if (exception_header)
-        {
-            _Unwind_Exception* unwind_exception =
-                reinterpret_cast<_Unwind_Exception*>(exception_header + 1) - 1;
-            if (__isOurExceptionClass(unwind_exception))
-                __terminate(exception_header->terminateHandler);
-        }
+        _Unwind_Exception* unwind_exception =
+            reinterpret_cast<_Unwind_Exception*>(exception_header + 1) - 1;
+        if (__isOurExceptionClass(unwind_exception))
+            __terminate(exception_header->terminateHandler);
     }
 #endif
     __terminate(get_terminate());
diff --git a/libcxxabi/test/test_exception_storage.pass.cpp b/libcxxabi/test/test_exception_storage.pass.cpp
--- a/libcxxabi/test/test_exception_storage.pass.cpp
+++ b/libcxxabi/test/test_exception_storage.pass.cpp
@@ -27,11 +27,11 @@
   int thread_id = 0;
 #endif
 
-  globals = __cxxabiv1::__cxa_get_globals();
-  if (!globals)
-    std::cerr << "Got null result from __cxa_get_globals on thread " << thread_id << "\n";
-
   void* fast_globals = __cxxabiv1::__cxa_get_globals_fast();
+  if (!fast_globals)
+    std::cerr << "Got null result from __cxa_get_globals_fast on thread " << thread_id << "\n";
+
+  globals = __cxxabiv1::__cxa_get_globals();
   if (globals != fast_globals) {
     std::cerr << "__cxa_get_globals returned " << globals << " but __cxa_get_globals_fast returned " << fast_globals
               << " on thread " << thread_id << "\n";
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
     thread.join();
 
   for (int i = 0; i < num_threads; ++i) {
-    // Either __cxa_get_globals was nullptr or __cxa_get_globals_fast returned a
+    // Either __cxa_get_globals_fast was nullptr or __cxa_get_globals returned a
     // different value. We already diagnosed both in the thread.
     if (!thread_globals[i])
       return 1;