diff --git a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Wpf/src/ReachFramework/Serialization/TreeWalkProgress.cs b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Wpf/src/ReachFramework/Serialization/TreeWalkProgress.cs
index cb6a90c77..1bd91cac1 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Wpf/src/ReachFramework/Serialization/TreeWalkProgress.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Wpf/src/ReachFramework/Serialization/TreeWalkProgress.cs
@@ -2,60 +2,30 @@
 // The .NET Foundation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
 // See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
 
-/*++
-
-    Abstract:
-        This file implements the TreeWalkProgress
-        used by the Xps Serialization APIs for tracking cycles in a visual tree.
---*/
-using System;
-using System.Collections;
-using System.Collections.Specialized;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.ComponentModel;
-using System.IO;
-using System.Text;
 using System.Windows.Media;
-using System.Windows.Media.Imaging;
-using System.Windows.Xps.Packaging;
 
-namespace System.Windows.Xps.Serialization
+namespace System.Windows.Xps.Serialization;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// This class is used by the Xps Serialization APIs for tracking cycles in a visual tree.
+/// </summary>
+internal sealed class TreeWalkProgress
 {
-    /// <summary>
-    /// This class  is used by the Xps Serialization APIs for tracking cycles in a visual tree.
-    /// </summary>
-    internal class TreeWalkProgress
-    {        
-        public bool EnterTreeWalk(ICyclicBrush brush)
-        {
-            if(this._cyclicBrushes.ContainsKey(brush))
-            {
-                return false;
-            }
-            
-            this._cyclicBrushes.Add(brush, EmptyStruct.Default);
-            return true;
-        }
-            
-        public void ExitTreeWalk(ICyclicBrush brush)
-        {
-            this._cyclicBrushes.Remove(brush);
-        }
-            
-        public bool IsTreeWalkInProgress(ICyclicBrush brush)
-        {
-            return this._cyclicBrushes.ContainsKey(brush);
-        }
-        
-        // We use the keys of this dictionary to simulate a set
-        // We do not use HashSet<K,V> to avoid a perf regression by loading System.Core.dll
-        // It also makes the fix easier to backport to pre .net 3.5 releases
-        private IDictionary<ICyclicBrush, EmptyStruct> _cyclicBrushes = new Dictionary<ICyclicBrush, EmptyStruct>();
-        
-        // A struct that when optimized does not consume per instance heap\stack space 
-        private struct EmptyStruct
-        {
-            public static EmptyStruct Default = new EmptyStruct();
-        }
+    private readonly HashSet<ICyclicBrush> _cyclicBrushes = new();
+
+    public bool EnterTreeWalk(ICyclicBrush brush)
+    {
+        return _cyclicBrushes.Add(brush);
+    }
+
+    public void ExitTreeWalk(ICyclicBrush brush)
+    {
+        _cyclicBrushes.Remove(brush);
+    }
+
+    public bool IsTreeWalkInProgress(ICyclicBrush brush)
+    {
+        return _cyclicBrushes.Contains(brush);
     }
 }