diff --git a/flax/linen/module.py b/flax/linen/module.py
index da1ec8b256..fdab1cd93a 100644
--- a/flax/linen/module.py
+++ b/flax/linen/module.py
@@ -158,33 +158,15 @@ def _tabulate_context():
 
 # Track parent relationship across Modules.
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-class _DynamicContext:
+class _DynamicContext(threading.local):
   """Dynamic context."""
   # TODO(marcvanzee): switch to using contextvars once minimum python version is
   # 3.7
 
   def __init__(self):
-    self._thread_data = threading.local()
-
-  @property
-  def module_stack(self):
-    if not hasattr(self._thread_data, 'module_stack'):
-      self._thread_data.module_stack = [None,]
-    return self._thread_data.module_stack
-
-  @property
-  def capture_stack(self):
-    """Keeps track of the active capture_intermediates filter functions."""
-    if not hasattr(self._thread_data, 'capture_stack'):
-      self._thread_data.capture_stack = []
-    return self._thread_data.capture_stack
-
-  @property
-  def call_info_stack(self) -> List[_CallInfoContext]:
-    """Keeps track of the active call_info_context."""
-    if not hasattr(self._thread_data, 'call_info_stack'):
-      self._thread_data.call_info_stack = []
-    return self._thread_data.call_info_stack
+    self.module_stack = [None,]
+    self.capture_stack = []
+    self.call_info_stack = []
 
 # The global context
 _context = _DynamicContext()