diff --git a/clustering/src/main/java/com/google/maps/android/clustering/view/ClusterRendererMultipleItems.kt b/clustering/src/main/java/com/google/maps/android/clustering/view/ClusterRendererMultipleItems.kt
index 24b8662be..15356bfb7 100644
--- a/clustering/src/main/java/com/google/maps/android/clustering/view/ClusterRendererMultipleItems.kt
+++ b/clustering/src/main/java/com/google/maps/android/clustering/view/ClusterRendererMultipleItems.kt
@@ -764,17 +764,11 @@ open class ClusterRendererMultipleItems<T : ClusterItem> @JvmOverloads construct
          * Perform the next task. Prioritise any on-screen work.
          */
         private fun performNextTask() {
-            if (!mOnScreenRemoveMarkerTasks.isEmpty()) {
-                removeMarker(mOnScreenRemoveMarkerTasks.poll())
-            } else if (!mAnimationTasks.isEmpty()) {
-                mAnimationTasks.poll()?.perform()
-            } else if (!mOnScreenCreateMarkerTasks.isEmpty()) {
-                mOnScreenCreateMarkerTasks.poll()?.perform(this)
-            } else if (!mCreateMarkerTasks.isEmpty()) {
-                mCreateMarkerTasks.poll()?.perform(this)
-            } else if (!mRemoveMarkerTasks.isEmpty()) {
-                removeMarker(mRemoveMarkerTasks.poll())
-            }
+            mOnScreenRemoveMarkerTasks.poll()?.let { removeMarker(it); return }
+            mAnimationTasks.poll()?.let { it.perform(); return }
+            mOnScreenCreateMarkerTasks.poll()?.let { it.perform(this); return }
+            mCreateMarkerTasks.poll()?.let { it.perform(this); return }
+            mRemoveMarkerTasks.poll()?.let { removeMarker(it); return }
         }
 
         private fun removeMarker(m: Marker?) {
diff --git a/clustering/src/main/java/com/google/maps/android/clustering/view/DefaultAdvancedMarkersClusterRenderer.kt b/clustering/src/main/java/com/google/maps/android/clustering/view/DefaultAdvancedMarkersClusterRenderer.kt
index 2379cda4a..c36d6fa5c 100644
--- a/clustering/src/main/java/com/google/maps/android/clustering/view/DefaultAdvancedMarkersClusterRenderer.kt
+++ b/clustering/src/main/java/com/google/maps/android/clustering/view/DefaultAdvancedMarkersClusterRenderer.kt
@@ -693,17 +693,11 @@ open class DefaultAdvancedMarkersClusterRenderer<T : ClusterItem> @JvmOverloads
          * Perform the next task. Prioritise any on-screen work.
          */
         private fun performNextTask() {
-            if (!mOnScreenRemoveMarkerTasks.isEmpty()) {
-                removeMarker(mOnScreenRemoveMarkerTasks.poll())
-            } else if (!mAnimationTasks.isEmpty()) {
-                mAnimationTasks.poll().perform()
-            } else if (!mOnScreenCreateMarkerTasks.isEmpty()) {
-                mOnScreenCreateMarkerTasks.poll().perform(this)
-            } else if (!mCreateMarkerTasks.isEmpty()) {
-                mCreateMarkerTasks.poll().perform(this)
-            } else if (!mRemoveMarkerTasks.isEmpty()) {
-                removeMarker(mRemoveMarkerTasks.poll())
-            }
+            mOnScreenRemoveMarkerTasks.poll()?.let { removeMarker(it); return }
+            mAnimationTasks.poll()?.let { it.perform(); return }
+            mOnScreenCreateMarkerTasks.poll()?.let { it.perform(this); return }
+            mCreateMarkerTasks.poll()?.let { it.perform(this); return }
+            mRemoveMarkerTasks.poll()?.let { removeMarker(it); return }
         }
 
         private fun removeMarker(m: Marker?) {
diff --git a/clustering/src/main/java/com/google/maps/android/clustering/view/DefaultClusterRenderer.kt b/clustering/src/main/java/com/google/maps/android/clustering/view/DefaultClusterRenderer.kt
index f85d3fb01..ed2633829 100644
--- a/clustering/src/main/java/com/google/maps/android/clustering/view/DefaultClusterRenderer.kt
+++ b/clustering/src/main/java/com/google/maps/android/clustering/view/DefaultClusterRenderer.kt
@@ -692,17 +692,11 @@ open class DefaultClusterRenderer<T : ClusterItem> @JvmOverloads constructor(
          * Perform the next task. Prioritise any on-screen work.
          */
         private fun performNextTask() {
-            if (!mOnScreenRemoveMarkerTasks.isEmpty()) {
-                removeMarker(mOnScreenRemoveMarkerTasks.poll())
-            } else if (!mAnimationTasks.isEmpty()) {
-                mAnimationTasks.poll().perform()
-            } else if (!mOnScreenCreateMarkerTasks.isEmpty()) {
-                mOnScreenCreateMarkerTasks.poll().perform(this)
-            } else if (!mCreateMarkerTasks.isEmpty()) {
-                mCreateMarkerTasks.poll().perform(this)
-            } else if (!mRemoveMarkerTasks.isEmpty()) {
-                removeMarker(mRemoveMarkerTasks.poll())
-            }
+            mOnScreenRemoveMarkerTasks.poll()?.let { removeMarker(it); return }
+            mAnimationTasks.poll()?.let { it.perform(); return }
+            mOnScreenCreateMarkerTasks.poll()?.let { it.perform(this); return }
+            mCreateMarkerTasks.poll()?.let { it.perform(this); return }
+            mRemoveMarkerTasks.poll()?.let { removeMarker(it); return }
         }
 
         private fun removeMarker(m: Marker?) {