diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Memory/Allocators/AllocationOptions.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Memory/Allocators/AllocationOptions.cs
index 72c785532b..ae856c978c 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/Memory/Allocators/AllocationOptions.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Memory/Allocators/AllocationOptions.cs
@@ -19,12 +19,6 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Memory
         /// <summary>
         /// Indicates that the allocated buffer should be cleaned following allocation.
         /// </summary>
-        Clean = 1,
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Affects only group allocations.
-        /// Indicates that the requested <see cref="MemoryGroup{T}"/> or <see cref="Buffer2D{T}"/> should be made of contiguous blocks up to <see cref="int.MaxValue"/>.
-        /// </summary>
-        Contiguous = 2
+        Clean = 1
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Memory/Allocators/UniformUnmanagedMemoryPoolMemoryAllocator.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Memory/Allocators/UniformUnmanagedMemoryPoolMemoryAllocator.cs
index 2e664b4133..ecc30c97cd 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/Memory/Allocators/UniformUnmanagedMemoryPoolMemoryAllocator.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Memory/Allocators/UniformUnmanagedMemoryPoolMemoryAllocator.cs
@@ -144,10 +144,12 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Memory
             }
 
             // Attempt to rent the whole group from the pool, allocate a group of unmanaged buffers if the attempt fails:
-            MemoryGroup<T> poolGroup = options.Has(AllocationOptions.Contiguous) ?
-                null :
-                MemoryGroup<T>.Allocate(this.pool, totalLength, bufferAlignment, options);
-            return poolGroup ?? MemoryGroup<T>.Allocate(this.nonPoolAllocator, totalLength, bufferAlignment, options);
+            if (MemoryGroup<T>.TryAllocate(this.pool, totalLength, bufferAlignment, options, out MemoryGroup<T> poolGroup))
+            {
+                return poolGroup;
+            }
+
+            return MemoryGroup<T>.Allocate(this.nonPoolAllocator, totalLength, bufferAlignment, options);
         }
 
         public override void ReleaseRetainedResources()
diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Memory/DiscontiguousBuffers/MemoryGroup{T}.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Memory/DiscontiguousBuffers/MemoryGroup{T}.cs
index da7419b4bb..5ff17f0c20 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/Memory/DiscontiguousBuffers/MemoryGroup{T}.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Memory/DiscontiguousBuffers/MemoryGroup{T}.cs
@@ -85,9 +85,7 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Memory
             int bufferAlignmentInElements,
             AllocationOptions options = AllocationOptions.None)
         {
-            int bufferCapacityInBytes = options.Has(AllocationOptions.Contiguous) ?
-                int.MaxValue :
-                allocator.GetBufferCapacityInBytes();
+            int bufferCapacityInBytes = allocator.GetBufferCapacityInBytes();
             Guard.NotNull(allocator, nameof(allocator));
             Guard.MustBeGreaterThanOrEqualTo(totalLengthInElements, 0, nameof(totalLengthInElements));
             Guard.MustBeGreaterThanOrEqualTo(bufferAlignmentInElements, 0, nameof(bufferAlignmentInElements));
@@ -151,11 +149,12 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Memory
             return new Owned(buffers, length, length, true);
         }
 
-        public static MemoryGroup<T> Allocate(
+        public static bool TryAllocate(
             UniformUnmanagedMemoryPool pool,
             long totalLengthInElements,
             int bufferAlignmentInElements,
-            AllocationOptions options = AllocationOptions.None)
+            AllocationOptions options,
+            out MemoryGroup<T> memoryGroup)
         {
             Guard.NotNull(pool, nameof(pool));
             Guard.MustBeGreaterThanOrEqualTo(totalLengthInElements, 0, nameof(totalLengthInElements));
@@ -165,7 +164,8 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Memory
 
             if (bufferAlignmentInElements > blockCapacityInElements)
             {
-                return null;
+                memoryGroup = null;
+                return false;
             }
 
             if (totalLengthInElements == 0)
@@ -197,10 +197,12 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Memory
             if (arrays == null)
             {
                 // Pool is full
-                return null;
+                memoryGroup = null;
+                return false;
             }
 
-            return new Owned(pool, arrays, bufferLength, totalLengthInElements, sizeOfLastBuffer, options);
+            memoryGroup = new Owned(pool, arrays, bufferLength, totalLengthInElements, sizeOfLastBuffer, options);
+            return true;
         }
 
         public static MemoryGroup<T> Wrap(params Memory<T>[] source)
diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Processing/Processors/Transforms/Resize/ResizeKernelMap.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Processing/Processors/Transforms/Resize/ResizeKernelMap.cs
index 4486c67750..c9dda5f6bc 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/Processing/Processors/Transforms/Resize/ResizeKernelMap.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Processing/Processors/Transforms/Resize/ResizeKernelMap.cs
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Processing.Processors.Transforms
             this.sourceLength = sourceLength;
             this.DestinationLength = destinationLength;
             this.MaxDiameter = (radius * 2) + 1;
-            this.data = memoryAllocator.Allocate2D<float>(this.MaxDiameter, bufferHeight, AllocationOptions.Clean | AllocationOptions.Contiguous);
+            this.data = memoryAllocator.Allocate2D<float>(this.MaxDiameter, bufferHeight, preferContiguosImageBuffers: true, AllocationOptions.Clean);
             this.pinHandle = this.data.DangerousGetSingleMemory().Pin();
             this.kernels = new ResizeKernel[destinationLength];
             this.tempValues = new double[this.MaxDiameter];
diff --git a/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Memory/Allocators/UniformUnmanagedPoolMemoryAllocatorTests.cs b/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Memory/Allocators/UniformUnmanagedPoolMemoryAllocatorTests.cs
index 4b4a04df88..e67831e197 100644
--- a/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Memory/Allocators/UniformUnmanagedPoolMemoryAllocatorTests.cs
+++ b/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Memory/Allocators/UniformUnmanagedPoolMemoryAllocatorTests.cs
@@ -111,25 +111,6 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Tests.Memory.Allocators
             }
         }
 
-        [Theory]
-        [InlineData(512)]
-        [InlineData(2048)]
-        [InlineData(8192)]
-        [InlineData(65536)]
-        public void AllocateGroup_OptionsContiguous_AllocatesContiguousBuffer(int lengthInBytes)
-        {
-            var allocator = new UniformUnmanagedMemoryPoolMemoryAllocator(
-                128,
-                1024,
-                2048,
-                4096);
-            int length = lengthInBytes / Unsafe.SizeOf<S4>();
-            using MemoryGroup<S4> g = allocator.AllocateGroup<S4>(length, 32, AllocationOptions.Contiguous);
-            Assert.Equal(length, g.BufferLength);
-            Assert.Equal(length, g.TotalLength);
-            Assert.Equal(1, g.Count);
-        }
-
         [Fact]
         public unsafe void Allocate_MemoryIsPinnableMultipleTimes()
         {
diff --git a/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Memory/DiscontiguousBuffers/MemoryGroupTests.Allocate.cs b/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Memory/DiscontiguousBuffers/MemoryGroupTests.Allocate.cs
index 0549309c1e..e6d07a191c 100644
--- a/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Memory/DiscontiguousBuffers/MemoryGroupTests.Allocate.cs
+++ b/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Memory/DiscontiguousBuffers/MemoryGroupTests.Allocate.cs
@@ -93,10 +93,11 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Tests.Memory.DiscontiguousBuffers
                 var pool = new UniformUnmanagedMemoryPool(bufferCapacity, expectedNumberOfBuffers);
 
                 // Act:
-                using var g = MemoryGroup<T>.Allocate(pool, totalLength, bufferAlignment);
+                Assert.True(MemoryGroup<T>.TryAllocate(pool, totalLength, bufferAlignment, AllocationOptions.None, out MemoryGroup<T> g));
 
                 // Assert:
                 ValidateAllocateMemoryGroup(expectedNumberOfBuffers, expectedBufferSize, expectedSizeOfLastBuffer, g);
+                g.Dispose();
             }
 
             private static unsafe Span<byte> GetSpan(UniformUnmanagedMemoryPool pool, UnmanagedMemoryHandle h) =>
@@ -116,38 +117,42 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Tests.Memory.DiscontiguousBuffers
 
                 pool.Return(buffers);
 
-                using var g = MemoryGroup<byte>.Allocate(pool, 50, 10, options);
+                Assert.True(MemoryGroup<byte>.TryAllocate(pool, 50, 10, options, out MemoryGroup<byte> g));
                 Span<byte> expected = stackalloc byte[10];
                 expected.Fill((byte)(options == AllocationOptions.Clean ? 0 : 42));
                 foreach (Memory<byte> memory in g)
                 {
                     Assert.True(expected.SequenceEqual(memory.Span));
                 }
+
+                g.Dispose();
             }
 
             [Theory]
-            [InlineData(64, 4, 60, 240, false)]
-            [InlineData(64, 4, 60, 244, true)]
+            [InlineData(64, 4, 60, 240, true)]
+            [InlineData(64, 4, 60, 244, false)]
             public void Allocate_FromPool_AroundLimit(
                 int bufferCapacityBytes,
                 int poolCapacity,
                 int alignmentBytes,
                 int requestBytes,
-                bool shouldReturnNull)
+                bool shouldSucceed)
             {
                 var pool = new UniformUnmanagedMemoryPool(bufferCapacityBytes, poolCapacity);
                 int alignmentElements = alignmentBytes / Unsafe.SizeOf<S4>();
                 int requestElements = requestBytes / Unsafe.SizeOf<S4>();
 
-                using var g = MemoryGroup<S4>.Allocate(pool, requestElements, alignmentElements);
-                if (shouldReturnNull)
+                Assert.Equal(shouldSucceed, MemoryGroup<S4>.TryAllocate(pool, requestElements, alignmentElements, AllocationOptions.None, out MemoryGroup<S4> g));
+                if (shouldSucceed)
                 {
-                    Assert.Null(g);
+                    Assert.NotNull(g);
                 }
                 else
                 {
-                    Assert.NotNull(g);
+                    Assert.Null(g);
                 }
+
+                g?.Dispose();
             }
 
             internal static void ValidateAllocateMemoryGroup<T>(
@@ -218,19 +223,6 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Tests.Memory.DiscontiguousBuffers
                 Assert.Equal(expectedBlockCount, this.MemoryAllocator.ReturnLog.Count);
                 Assert.True(bufferHashes.SetEquals(this.MemoryAllocator.ReturnLog.Select(l => l.HashCodeOfBuffer)));
             }
-
-            [Theory]
-            [InlineData(128)]
-            [InlineData(1024)]
-            public void Allocate_OptionsContiguous_AllocatesContiguousBuffer(int lengthInBytes)
-            {
-                this.MemoryAllocator.BufferCapacityInBytes = 256;
-                int length = lengthInBytes / Unsafe.SizeOf<S4>();
-                using var g = MemoryGroup<S4>.Allocate(this.MemoryAllocator, length, 32, AllocationOptions.Contiguous);
-                Assert.Equal(length, g.BufferLength);
-                Assert.Equal(length, g.TotalLength);
-                Assert.Equal(1, g.Count);
-            }
         }
     }