diff --git a/ddtrace/profiling/_asyncio.py b/ddtrace/profiling/_asyncio.py
index fa177dfd021..e70ed389e97 100644
--- a/ddtrace/profiling/_asyncio.py
+++ b/ddtrace/profiling/_asyncio.py
@@ -72,5 +72,4 @@ def set_event_loop(self, loop):
 
     def _ddtrace_get_loop(self, thread_id):
         # type: (...) -> typing.Optional[asyncio.AbstractEventLoop]
-        self._clear_threads()
         return self.loop_per_thread.get_object(thread_id)
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/profiling-asyncio-less-clear-threads-33d3436ab76ea158.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/profiling-asyncio-less-clear-threads-33d3436ab76ea158.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1b9d17863da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/profiling-asyncio-less-clear-threads-33d3436ab76ea158.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+fixes:
+  - |
+    Fixes a performance issue with the profiler when used in an asyncio application.