diff --git a/include/cubescript/cubescript.hh b/include/cubescript/cubescript.hh
index d700566..29e06fb 100644
--- a/include/cubescript/cubescript.hh
+++ b/include/cubescript/cubescript.hh
@@ -404,8 +404,6 @@ struct LIBCUBESCRIPT_EXPORT state {
     loop_state run_loop(bcode_ref const &code, any_value &ret);
     loop_state run_loop(bcode_ref const &code);
 
-    bool is_in_loop() const;
-
     bool get_override_mode() const;
     bool set_override_mode(bool v);
 
diff --git a/src/cs_state.cc b/src/cs_state.cc
index 5c1e180..2fb6ce8 100644
--- a/src/cs_state.cc
+++ b/src/cs_state.cc
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ state::state(alloc_func func, void *data) {
     static_cast<command_impl *>(p)->p_type = ID_LOCAL;
 
     p = new_command("break", "", [](auto &cs, auto, auto &) {
-        if (cs.is_in_loop()) {
+        if (cs.thread_pointer()->loop_level) {
             throw break_exception{};
         } else {
             throw error{cs, "no loop to break"};
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ state::state(alloc_func func, void *data) {
     static_cast<command_impl *>(p)->p_type = ID_BREAK;
 
     p = new_command("continue", "", [](auto &cs, auto, auto &) {
-        if (cs.is_in_loop()) {
+        if (cs.thread_pointer()->loop_level) {
             throw continue_exception{};
         } else {
             throw error{cs, "no loop to continue"};
@@ -828,10 +828,6 @@ LIBCUBESCRIPT_EXPORT loop_state state::run_loop(bcode_ref const &code) {
     return run_loop(code, ret);
 }
 
-LIBCUBESCRIPT_EXPORT bool state::is_in_loop() const {
-    return !!p_tstate->loop_level;
-}
-
 LIBCUBESCRIPT_EXPORT bool state::get_override_mode() const {
     return (p_tstate->ident_flags & IDENT_FLAG_OVERRIDDEN);
 }
diff --git a/src/cs_vm.cc b/src/cs_vm.cc
index 598e00e..4c4bbef 100644
--- a/src/cs_vm.cc
+++ b/src/cs_vm.cc
@@ -638,14 +638,14 @@ std::uint32_t *vm_exec(
                 continue;
             }
             case BC_INST_BREAK | BC_INST_FLAG_FALSE:
-                if (cs.is_in_loop()) {
+                if (ts.loop_level) {
                     throw break_exception();
                 } else {
                     throw error{cs, "no loop to break"};
                 }
                 break;
             case BC_INST_BREAK | BC_INST_FLAG_TRUE:
-                if (cs.is_in_loop()) {
+                if (ts.loop_level) {
                     throw continue_exception();
                 } else {
                     throw error{cs, "no loop to continue"};