diff --git a/openff/toolkit/__init__.py b/openff/toolkit/__init__.py
index 5fcd9bc70..a5fe42fa3 100644
--- a/openff/toolkit/__init__.py
+++ b/openff/toolkit/__init__.py
@@ -79,10 +79,13 @@ def __getattr__(name):
     obj_mod = _lazy_imports_obj.get(name)
     if obj_mod is not None:
         mod = importlib.import_module(obj_mod)
-        try:
-            return mod.__dict__[name]
-        except KeyError:  # account for lazy loaders
-            return getattr(mod, name)
+        # This only causes an infinite recursive loop if an object that does not
+        # exist is declared in `_lazy_imports_obj` to be lazy loaded from the
+        # current module. Since there is no reason to include either an object
+        # from the current module or an object that does not exist in
+        # `_lazy_imports_obj`, and since the function would fail in this case
+        # anyway, this is safe.
+        return getattr(mod, name)
 
     lazy_mod = _lazy_imports_mod.get(name)
     if lazy_mod is not None: