diff --git a/cli/src/generate/build_tables/build_parse_table.rs b/cli/src/generate/build_tables/build_parse_table.rs
index b87cc3d0..792a8759 100644
--- a/cli/src/generate/build_tables/build_parse_table.rs
+++ b/cli/src/generate/build_tables/build_parse_table.rs
@@ -174,18 +174,12 @@ impl<'a> ParseTableBuilder<'a> {
                     non_terminal_successors
                         .entry(next_symbol)
                         .or_insert_with(|| ParseItemSet::default())
-                        .entries
-                        .entry(successor)
-                        .or_insert_with(|| TokenSet::new())
-                        .insert_all(lookaheads);
+                        .insert(successor, lookaheads);
                 } else {
                     terminal_successors
                         .entry(next_symbol)
                         .or_insert_with(|| ParseItemSet::default())
-                        .entries
-                        .entry(successor)
-                        .or_insert_with(|| TokenSet::new())
-                        .insert_all(lookaheads);
+                        .insert(successor, lookaheads);
                 }
             } else {
                 let action = if item.is_augmented() {
@@ -620,8 +614,8 @@ impl<'a> ParseTableBuilder<'a> {
     ) -> AuxiliarySymbolInfo {
         let parent_symbols = item_set
             .entries
-            .keys()
-            .filter_map(|item| {
+            .iter()
+            .filter_map(|(item, _)| {
                 let variable_index = item.variable_index as usize;
                 if item.symbol() == Some(symbol)
                     && !self.syntax_grammar.variables[variable_index].is_auxiliary()
diff --git a/cli/src/generate/build_tables/item.rs b/cli/src/generate/build_tables/item.rs
index 279c5df6..0222ac21 100644
--- a/cli/src/generate/build_tables/item.rs
+++ b/cli/src/generate/build_tables/item.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ use crate::generate::rules::Associativity;
 use crate::generate::rules::{Symbol, SymbolType};
 use smallbitvec::SmallBitVec;
 use std::cmp::Ordering;
-use std::collections::BTreeMap;
 use std::fmt;
 use std::hash::{Hash, Hasher};
 use std::iter::FromIterator;
@@ -40,7 +39,7 @@ pub(crate) struct ParseItem<'a> {
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq)]
 pub(crate) struct ParseItemSet<'a> {
-    pub entries: BTreeMap<ParseItem<'a>, TokenSet>,
+    pub entries: Vec<(ParseItem<'a>, TokenSet)>,
 }
 
 pub(crate) struct ParseItemDisplay<'a>(
@@ -227,15 +226,28 @@ impl<'a> ParseItemSet<'a> {
     pub fn with(elements: impl IntoIterator<Item = (ParseItem<'a>, TokenSet)>) -> Self {
         let mut result = Self::default();
         for (item, lookaheads) in elements {
-            result.entries.insert(item, lookaheads);
+            result.insert(item, &lookaheads);
         }
         result
     }
 
+    pub fn insert(&mut self, item: ParseItem<'a>, lookaheads: &TokenSet) -> &mut TokenSet {
+        match self.entries.binary_search_by(|(i, _)| i.cmp(&item)) {
+            Err(i) => {
+                self.entries.insert(i, (item, lookaheads.clone()));
+                &mut self.entries[i].1
+            },
+            Ok(i) => {
+                self.entries[i].1.insert_all(lookaheads);
+                &mut self.entries[i].1
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     pub fn hash_unfinished_items(&self, h: &mut impl Hasher) {
         let mut previous_variable_index = u32::MAX;
         let mut previous_step_index = u32::MAX;
-        for item in self.entries.keys() {
+        for (item, _) in self.entries.iter() {
             if item.step().is_none() && item.variable_index != previous_variable_index
                 || item.step_index != previous_step_index
             {
@@ -251,7 +263,7 @@ impl<'a> ParseItemSet<'a> {
 impl<'a> Default for ParseItemSet<'a> {
     fn default() -> Self {
         Self {
-            entries: BTreeMap::new(),
+            entries: Vec::new(),
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/cli/src/generate/build_tables/item_set_builder.rs b/cli/src/generate/build_tables/item_set_builder.rs
index 56d7c7c4..b941b179 100644
--- a/cli/src/generate/build_tables/item_set_builder.rs
+++ b/cli/src/generate/build_tables/item_set_builder.rs
@@ -285,18 +285,14 @@ impl<'a> ParseItemSetBuilder<'a> {
 
                 // Use the pre-computed *additions* to expand the non-terminal.
                 for addition in &self.transitive_closure_additions[step.symbol.index] {
-                    let lookaheads = set
-                        .entries
-                        .entry(addition.item)
-                        .or_insert_with(|| TokenSet::new());
-                    lookaheads.insert_all(&addition.info.lookaheads);
+                    let lookaheads = set.insert(addition.item, &addition.info.lookaheads);
                     if addition.info.propagates_lookaheads {
                         lookaheads.insert_all(following_tokens);
                     }
                 }
             }
         }
-        set.entries.insert(item, lookaheads.clone());
+        set.insert(item, lookaheads);
     }
 }