diff --git a/modin/pandas/dataframe.py b/modin/pandas/dataframe.py
index de96ea0ab26..773e62b2e2a 100644
--- a/modin/pandas/dataframe.py
+++ b/modin/pandas/dataframe.py
@@ -2074,16 +2074,19 @@ def squeeze(
         Squeeze 1 dimensional axis objects into scalars.
         """
         axis = self._get_axis_number(axis) if axis is not None else None
-        if axis is None and (len(self.columns) == 1 or len(self.index) == 1):
-            return Series(query_compiler=self._query_compiler).squeeze()
-        if axis == 1 and len(self.columns) == 1:
+        len_columns = len(self.columns)
+        if axis == 1 and len_columns == 1:
             self._query_compiler._shape_hint = "column"
             return Series(query_compiler=self._query_compiler)
-        if axis == 0 and len(self.index) == 1:
-            qc = self.T._query_compiler
-            qc._shape_hint = "column"
-            return Series(query_compiler=qc)
-        else:
+        if axis in [0, None]:
+            # Only compute the length of the index if axis is 0 or None.
+            len_index = len(self)
+            if axis is None and (len_columns == 1 or len_index == 1):
+                return Series(query_compiler=self._query_compiler).squeeze()
+            if axis == 0 and len_index == 1:
+                qc = self.T._query_compiler
+                qc._shape_hint = "column"
+                return Series(query_compiler=qc)
             return self.copy()
 
     def stack(