diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Bmp/BmpDecoder.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Bmp/BmpDecoder.cs
index d3cb50d6b..3d079cf61 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Bmp/BmpDecoder.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Bmp/BmpDecoder.cs
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Formats.Bmp
     {
         /// <inheritdoc/>
         public Image<TPixel> Decode<TPixel>(Configuration configuration, Stream stream)
-
             where TPixel : struct, IPixel<TPixel>
         {
             Guard.NotNull(stream, nameof(stream));
diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Gif/LzwDecoder.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Gif/LzwDecoder.cs
index 3c7b6a4af..07594e81a 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Gif/LzwDecoder.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Gif/LzwDecoder.cs
@@ -56,9 +56,7 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Formats.Gif
         /// <exception cref="System.ArgumentNullException"><paramref name="stream"/> is null.</exception>
         public LzwDecoder(MemoryAllocator memoryAllocator, Stream stream)
         {
-            Guard.NotNull(stream, nameof(stream));
-
-            this.stream = stream;
+            this.stream = stream ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(stream));
 
             this.prefix = memoryAllocator.Allocate<int>(MaxStackSize, AllocationOptions.Clean);
             this.suffix = memoryAllocator.Allocate<int>(MaxStackSize, AllocationOptions.Clean);
diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/ImageFrameCollection.cs b/src/ImageSharp/ImageFrameCollection.cs
index 929dd7e36..59571ce92 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/ImageFrameCollection.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/ImageFrameCollection.cs
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ using System.Collections.Generic;
 using SixLabors.ImageSharp.Advanced;
 using SixLabors.ImageSharp.Memory;
 using SixLabors.ImageSharp.PixelFormats;
-using SixLabors.Memory;
 
 namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp
 {
@@ -23,9 +22,7 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp
 
         internal ImageFrameCollection(Image<TPixel> parent, int width, int height, TPixel backgroundColor)
         {
-            Guard.NotNull(parent, nameof(parent));
-
-            this.parent = parent;
+            this.parent = parent ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(parent));
 
             // Frames are already cloned within the caller
             this.frames.Add(new ImageFrame<TPixel>(parent.GetConfiguration(), width, height, backgroundColor));
@@ -33,9 +30,7 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp
 
         internal ImageFrameCollection(Image<TPixel> parent, int width, int height, MemorySource<TPixel> memorySource)
         {
-            Guard.NotNull(parent, nameof(parent));
-
-            this.parent = parent;
+            this.parent = parent ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(parent));
 
             // Frames are already cloned within the caller
             this.frames.Add(new ImageFrame<TPixel>(parent.GetConfiguration(), width, height, memorySource));
diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/MetaData/Profiles/ICC/DataReader/IccDataReader.cs b/src/ImageSharp/MetaData/Profiles/ICC/DataReader/IccDataReader.cs
index 49b453a46..cc0f8f34d 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/MetaData/Profiles/ICC/DataReader/IccDataReader.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/MetaData/Profiles/ICC/DataReader/IccDataReader.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // Copyright (c) Six Labors and contributors.
 // Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
 
+using System;
 using System.Text;
 
 namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.MetaData.Profiles.Icc
@@ -28,8 +29,7 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.MetaData.Profiles.Icc
         /// <param name="data">The data to read</param>
         public IccDataReader(byte[] data)
         {
-            Guard.NotNull(data, nameof(data));
-            this.data = data;
+            this.data = data ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(data));
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/MetaData/Profiles/ICC/MultiProcessElements/IccClutProcessElement.cs b/src/ImageSharp/MetaData/Profiles/ICC/MultiProcessElements/IccClutProcessElement.cs
index 384ae850f..6aba18632 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/MetaData/Profiles/ICC/MultiProcessElements/IccClutProcessElement.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/MetaData/Profiles/ICC/MultiProcessElements/IccClutProcessElement.cs
@@ -17,8 +17,7 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.MetaData.Profiles.Icc
         public IccClutProcessElement(IccClut clutValue)
             : base(IccMultiProcessElementSignature.Clut, clutValue?.InputChannelCount ?? 1, clutValue?.OutputChannelCount ?? 1)
         {
-            Guard.NotNull(clutValue, nameof(clutValue));
-            this.ClutValue = clutValue;
+            this.ClutValue = clutValue ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(clutValue));
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/MetaData/Profiles/ICC/MultiProcessElements/IccCurveSetProcessElement.cs b/src/ImageSharp/MetaData/Profiles/ICC/MultiProcessElements/IccCurveSetProcessElement.cs
index 0aa030684..7585fc212 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/MetaData/Profiles/ICC/MultiProcessElements/IccCurveSetProcessElement.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/MetaData/Profiles/ICC/MultiProcessElements/IccCurveSetProcessElement.cs
@@ -18,8 +18,7 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.MetaData.Profiles.Icc
         public IccCurveSetProcessElement(IccOneDimensionalCurve[] curves)
             : base(IccMultiProcessElementSignature.CurveSet, curves?.Length ?? 1, curves?.Length ?? 1)
         {
-            Guard.NotNull(curves, nameof(curves));
-            this.Curves = curves;
+            this.Curves = curves ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(curves));
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/MetaData/Profiles/ICC/TagDataEntries/IccDataTagDataEntry.cs b/src/ImageSharp/MetaData/Profiles/ICC/TagDataEntries/IccDataTagDataEntry.cs
index e6a6cdff2..9b24bffe8 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/MetaData/Profiles/ICC/TagDataEntries/IccDataTagDataEntry.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/MetaData/Profiles/ICC/TagDataEntries/IccDataTagDataEntry.cs
@@ -42,8 +42,7 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.MetaData.Profiles.Icc
         public IccDataTagDataEntry(byte[] data, bool isAscii, IccProfileTag tagSignature)
             : base(IccTypeSignature.Data, tagSignature)
         {
-            Guard.NotNull(data, nameof(data));
-            this.Data = data;
+            this.Data = data ?? throw new ArgumentException(nameof(data));
             this.IsAscii = isAscii;
         }
 
diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/MetaData/Profiles/ICC/TagDataEntries/IccFix16ArrayTagDataEntry.cs b/src/ImageSharp/MetaData/Profiles/ICC/TagDataEntries/IccFix16ArrayTagDataEntry.cs
index 6f4d03988..a76310927 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/MetaData/Profiles/ICC/TagDataEntries/IccFix16ArrayTagDataEntry.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/MetaData/Profiles/ICC/TagDataEntries/IccFix16ArrayTagDataEntry.cs
@@ -27,8 +27,7 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.MetaData.Profiles.Icc
         public IccFix16ArrayTagDataEntry(float[] data, IccProfileTag tagSignature)
             : base(IccTypeSignature.S15Fixed16Array, tagSignature)
         {
-            Guard.NotNull(data, nameof(data));
-            this.Data = data;
+            this.Data = data ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(data));
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/MetaData/Profiles/ICC/TagDataEntries/IccMultiLocalizedUnicodeTagDataEntry.cs b/src/ImageSharp/MetaData/Profiles/ICC/TagDataEntries/IccMultiLocalizedUnicodeTagDataEntry.cs
index 5652fd99e..48ed048bf 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/MetaData/Profiles/ICC/TagDataEntries/IccMultiLocalizedUnicodeTagDataEntry.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/MetaData/Profiles/ICC/TagDataEntries/IccMultiLocalizedUnicodeTagDataEntry.cs
@@ -29,8 +29,7 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.MetaData.Profiles.Icc
         public IccMultiLocalizedUnicodeTagDataEntry(IccLocalizedString[] texts, IccProfileTag tagSignature)
             : base(IccTypeSignature.MultiLocalizedUnicode, tagSignature)
         {
-            Guard.NotNull(texts, nameof(texts));
-            this.Texts = texts;
+            this.Texts = texts ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(texts));
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/MetaData/Profiles/ICC/TagDataEntries/IccProfileSequenceDescTagDataEntry.cs b/src/ImageSharp/MetaData/Profiles/ICC/TagDataEntries/IccProfileSequenceDescTagDataEntry.cs
index c42004634..da6fcd7a2 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/MetaData/Profiles/ICC/TagDataEntries/IccProfileSequenceDescTagDataEntry.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/MetaData/Profiles/ICC/TagDataEntries/IccProfileSequenceDescTagDataEntry.cs
@@ -30,8 +30,7 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.MetaData.Profiles.Icc
         public IccProfileSequenceDescTagDataEntry(IccProfileDescription[] descriptions, IccProfileTag tagSignature)
             : base(IccTypeSignature.ProfileSequenceDesc, tagSignature)
         {
-            Guard.NotNull(descriptions, nameof(descriptions));
-            this.Descriptions = descriptions;
+            this.Descriptions = descriptions ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(descriptions));
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/MetaData/Profiles/ICC/TagDataEntries/IccProfileSequenceIdentifierTagDataEntry.cs b/src/ImageSharp/MetaData/Profiles/ICC/TagDataEntries/IccProfileSequenceIdentifierTagDataEntry.cs
index 333615524..51528a073 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/MetaData/Profiles/ICC/TagDataEntries/IccProfileSequenceIdentifierTagDataEntry.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/MetaData/Profiles/ICC/TagDataEntries/IccProfileSequenceIdentifierTagDataEntry.cs
@@ -28,8 +28,7 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.MetaData.Profiles.Icc
         public IccProfileSequenceIdentifierTagDataEntry(IccProfileSequenceIdentifier[] data, IccProfileTag tagSignature)
             : base(IccTypeSignature.ProfileSequenceIdentifier, tagSignature)
         {
-            Guard.NotNull(data, nameof(data));
-            this.Data = data;
+            this.Data = data ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(data));
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/MetaData/Profiles/ICC/TagDataEntries/IccScreeningTagDataEntry.cs b/src/ImageSharp/MetaData/Profiles/ICC/TagDataEntries/IccScreeningTagDataEntry.cs
index de6264824..0bf8abfca 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/MetaData/Profiles/ICC/TagDataEntries/IccScreeningTagDataEntry.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/MetaData/Profiles/ICC/TagDataEntries/IccScreeningTagDataEntry.cs
@@ -30,10 +30,8 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.MetaData.Profiles.Icc
         public IccScreeningTagDataEntry(IccScreeningFlag flags, IccScreeningChannel[] channels, IccProfileTag tagSignature)
             : base(IccTypeSignature.Screening, tagSignature)
         {
-            Guard.NotNull(channels, nameof(channels));
-
             this.Flags = flags;
-            this.Channels = channels;
+            this.Channels = channels ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(channels));
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/MetaData/Profiles/ICC/TagDataEntries/IccSignatureTagDataEntry.cs b/src/ImageSharp/MetaData/Profiles/ICC/TagDataEntries/IccSignatureTagDataEntry.cs
index e469e7eab..da557e644 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/MetaData/Profiles/ICC/TagDataEntries/IccSignatureTagDataEntry.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/MetaData/Profiles/ICC/TagDataEntries/IccSignatureTagDataEntry.cs
@@ -28,12 +28,11 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.MetaData.Profiles.Icc
         public IccSignatureTagDataEntry(string signatureData, IccProfileTag tagSignature)
             : base(IccTypeSignature.Signature, tagSignature)
         {
-            Guard.NotNull(signatureData, nameof(signatureData));
-            this.SignatureData = signatureData;
+            this.SignatureData = signatureData ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(signatureData));
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Gets the Signature
+        /// Gets the signature data
         /// </summary>
         public string SignatureData { get; }
 
diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/MetaData/Profiles/ICC/TagDataEntries/IccTextTagDataEntry.cs b/src/ImageSharp/MetaData/Profiles/ICC/TagDataEntries/IccTextTagDataEntry.cs
index 1cf321893..f10712d96 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/MetaData/Profiles/ICC/TagDataEntries/IccTextTagDataEntry.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/MetaData/Profiles/ICC/TagDataEntries/IccTextTagDataEntry.cs
@@ -27,8 +27,7 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.MetaData.Profiles.Icc
         public IccTextTagDataEntry(string text, IccProfileTag tagSignature)
             : base(IccTypeSignature.Text, tagSignature)
         {
-            Guard.NotNull(text, nameof(text));
-            this.Text = text;
+            this.Text = text ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(text));
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/MetaData/Profiles/ICC/TagDataEntries/IccUFix16ArrayTagDataEntry.cs b/src/ImageSharp/MetaData/Profiles/ICC/TagDataEntries/IccUFix16ArrayTagDataEntry.cs
index 4d9979a4f..19430dc7b 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/MetaData/Profiles/ICC/TagDataEntries/IccUFix16ArrayTagDataEntry.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/MetaData/Profiles/ICC/TagDataEntries/IccUFix16ArrayTagDataEntry.cs
@@ -27,8 +27,7 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.MetaData.Profiles.Icc
         public IccUFix16ArrayTagDataEntry(float[] data, IccProfileTag tagSignature)
             : base(IccTypeSignature.U16Fixed16Array, tagSignature)
         {
-            Guard.NotNull(data, nameof(data));
-            this.Data = data;
+            this.Data = data ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(data));
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/MetaData/Profiles/ICC/TagDataEntries/IccUInt16ArrayTagDataEntry.cs b/src/ImageSharp/MetaData/Profiles/ICC/TagDataEntries/IccUInt16ArrayTagDataEntry.cs
index b0c225d85..d9c093bda 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/MetaData/Profiles/ICC/TagDataEntries/IccUInt16ArrayTagDataEntry.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/MetaData/Profiles/ICC/TagDataEntries/IccUInt16ArrayTagDataEntry.cs
@@ -27,8 +27,7 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.MetaData.Profiles.Icc
         public IccUInt16ArrayTagDataEntry(ushort[] data, IccProfileTag tagSignature)
             : base(IccTypeSignature.UInt16Array, tagSignature)
         {
-            Guard.NotNull(data, nameof(data));
-            this.Data = data;
+            this.Data = data ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(data));
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/MetaData/Profiles/ICC/TagDataEntries/IccUInt32ArrayTagDataEntry.cs b/src/ImageSharp/MetaData/Profiles/ICC/TagDataEntries/IccUInt32ArrayTagDataEntry.cs
index 03013d548..803191929 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/MetaData/Profiles/ICC/TagDataEntries/IccUInt32ArrayTagDataEntry.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/MetaData/Profiles/ICC/TagDataEntries/IccUInt32ArrayTagDataEntry.cs
@@ -27,8 +27,7 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.MetaData.Profiles.Icc
         public IccUInt32ArrayTagDataEntry(uint[] data, IccProfileTag tagSignature)
             : base(IccTypeSignature.UInt32Array, tagSignature)
         {
-            Guard.NotNull(data, nameof(data));
-            this.Data = data;
+            this.Data = data ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(data));
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/MetaData/Profiles/ICC/TagDataEntries/IccUInt64ArrayTagDataEntry.cs b/src/ImageSharp/MetaData/Profiles/ICC/TagDataEntries/IccUInt64ArrayTagDataEntry.cs
index c950ab4f6..2973b9ae6 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/MetaData/Profiles/ICC/TagDataEntries/IccUInt64ArrayTagDataEntry.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/MetaData/Profiles/ICC/TagDataEntries/IccUInt64ArrayTagDataEntry.cs
@@ -28,8 +28,7 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.MetaData.Profiles.Icc
         public IccUInt64ArrayTagDataEntry(ulong[] data, IccProfileTag tagSignature)
             : base(IccTypeSignature.UInt64Array, tagSignature)
         {
-            Guard.NotNull(data, nameof(data));
-            this.Data = data;
+            this.Data = data ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(data));
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/MetaData/Profiles/ICC/TagDataEntries/IccUInt8ArrayTagDataEntry.cs b/src/ImageSharp/MetaData/Profiles/ICC/TagDataEntries/IccUInt8ArrayTagDataEntry.cs
index 40dbaf3b0..2391ce96a 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/MetaData/Profiles/ICC/TagDataEntries/IccUInt8ArrayTagDataEntry.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/MetaData/Profiles/ICC/TagDataEntries/IccUInt8ArrayTagDataEntry.cs
@@ -27,8 +27,7 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.MetaData.Profiles.Icc
         public IccUInt8ArrayTagDataEntry(byte[] data, IccProfileTag tagSignature)
             : base(IccTypeSignature.UInt8Array, tagSignature)
         {
-            Guard.NotNull(data, nameof(data));
-            this.Data = data;
+            this.Data = data ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(data));
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/MetaData/Profiles/ICC/TagDataEntries/IccUcrBgTagDataEntry.cs b/src/ImageSharp/MetaData/Profiles/ICC/TagDataEntries/IccUcrBgTagDataEntry.cs
index 94bfcbfd9..eed4f97d4 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/MetaData/Profiles/ICC/TagDataEntries/IccUcrBgTagDataEntry.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/MetaData/Profiles/ICC/TagDataEntries/IccUcrBgTagDataEntry.cs
@@ -32,13 +32,9 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.MetaData.Profiles.Icc
         public IccUcrBgTagDataEntry(ushort[] ucrCurve, ushort[] bgCurve, string description, IccProfileTag tagSignature)
             : base(IccTypeSignature.UcrBg, tagSignature)
         {
-            Guard.NotNull(ucrCurve, nameof(ucrCurve));
-            Guard.NotNull(bgCurve, nameof(bgCurve));
-            Guard.NotNull(description, nameof(description));
-
-            this.UcrCurve = ucrCurve;
-            this.BgCurve = bgCurve;
-            this.Description = description;
+            this.UcrCurve = ucrCurve ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(ucrCurve));
+            this.BgCurve = bgCurve ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(bgCurve));
+            this.Description = description ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(description));
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/MetaData/Profiles/ICC/TagDataEntries/IccUnknownTagDataEntry.cs b/src/ImageSharp/MetaData/Profiles/ICC/TagDataEntries/IccUnknownTagDataEntry.cs
index d3153c3b2..da206a968 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/MetaData/Profiles/ICC/TagDataEntries/IccUnknownTagDataEntry.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/MetaData/Profiles/ICC/TagDataEntries/IccUnknownTagDataEntry.cs
@@ -27,8 +27,7 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.MetaData.Profiles.Icc
         public IccUnknownTagDataEntry(byte[] data, IccProfileTag tagSignature)
             : base(IccTypeSignature.Unknown, tagSignature)
         {
-            Guard.NotNull(data, nameof(data));
-            this.Data = data;
+            this.Data = data ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(data));
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/MetaData/Profiles/ICC/TagDataEntries/IccXyzTagDataEntry.cs b/src/ImageSharp/MetaData/Profiles/ICC/TagDataEntries/IccXyzTagDataEntry.cs
index 162392326..c1c14d8cb 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/MetaData/Profiles/ICC/TagDataEntries/IccXyzTagDataEntry.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/MetaData/Profiles/ICC/TagDataEntries/IccXyzTagDataEntry.cs
@@ -28,8 +28,7 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.MetaData.Profiles.Icc
         public IccXyzTagDataEntry(Vector3[] data, IccProfileTag tagSignature)
             : base(IccTypeSignature.Xyz, tagSignature)
         {
-            Guard.NotNull(data, nameof(data));
-            this.Data = data;
+            this.Data = data ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(data));
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/MetaData/Profiles/ICC/Various/IccColorantTableEntry.cs b/src/ImageSharp/MetaData/Profiles/ICC/Various/IccColorantTableEntry.cs
index 22e4a0523..56aa8b335 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/MetaData/Profiles/ICC/Various/IccColorantTableEntry.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/MetaData/Profiles/ICC/Various/IccColorantTableEntry.cs
@@ -28,9 +28,7 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.MetaData.Profiles.Icc
         /// <param name="pcs3">Third PCS value</param>
         public IccColorantTableEntry(string name, ushort pcs1, ushort pcs2, ushort pcs3)
         {
-            Guard.NotNull(name, nameof(name));
-
-            this.Name = name;
+            this.Name = name ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(name));
             this.Pcs1 = pcs1;
             this.Pcs2 = pcs2;
             this.Pcs3 = pcs3;
diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/MetaData/Profiles/ICC/Various/IccLocalizedString.cs b/src/ImageSharp/MetaData/Profiles/ICC/Various/IccLocalizedString.cs
index 18e28e94c..00ededca4 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/MetaData/Profiles/ICC/Various/IccLocalizedString.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/MetaData/Profiles/ICC/Various/IccLocalizedString.cs
@@ -29,11 +29,8 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.MetaData.Profiles.Icc
         /// <param name="text">The text value of this string</param>
         public IccLocalizedString(CultureInfo culture, string text)
         {
-            Guard.NotNull(culture, nameof(culture));
-            Guard.NotNull(text, nameof(text));
-
-            this.Culture = culture;
-            this.Text = text;
+            this.Culture = culture ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(culture));
+            this.Text = text ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(text));
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/MetaData/Profiles/ICC/Various/IccLut.cs b/src/ImageSharp/MetaData/Profiles/ICC/Various/IccLut.cs
index a84631143..c46d6884b 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/MetaData/Profiles/ICC/Various/IccLut.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/MetaData/Profiles/ICC/Various/IccLut.cs
@@ -16,8 +16,7 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.MetaData.Profiles.Icc
         /// <param name="values">The LUT values</param>
         public IccLut(float[] values)
         {
-            Guard.NotNull(values, nameof(values));
-            this.Values = values;
+            this.Values = values ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(values));
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Processing/Processors/Binarization/BinaryOrderedDitherProcessor.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Processing/Processors/Binarization/BinaryOrderedDitherProcessor.cs
index 95f4ef472..048af8261 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/Processing/Processors/Binarization/BinaryOrderedDitherProcessor.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Processing/Processors/Binarization/BinaryOrderedDitherProcessor.cs
@@ -33,9 +33,7 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Processing.Processors.Binarization
         /// <param name="lowerColor">The color to use for pixels that are below the threshold.</param>
         public BinaryOrderedDitherProcessor(IOrderedDither dither, TPixel upperColor, TPixel lowerColor)
         {
-            Guard.NotNull(dither, nameof(dither));
-
-            this.Dither = dither;
+            this.Dither = dither ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(dither));
             this.UpperColor = upperColor;
             this.LowerColor = lowerColor;
         }
diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Processing/Processors/Dithering/OrderedDitherPaletteProcessor.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Processing/Processors/Dithering/OrderedDitherPaletteProcessor.cs
index 4100fef8c..b5e2eebc2 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/Processing/Processors/Dithering/OrderedDitherPaletteProcessor.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Processing/Processors/Dithering/OrderedDitherPaletteProcessor.cs
@@ -34,8 +34,7 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Processing.Processors.Dithering
         public OrderedDitherPaletteProcessor(IOrderedDither dither, TPixel[] palette)
             : base(palette)
         {
-            Guard.NotNull(dither, nameof(dither));
-            this.Dither = dither;
+            this.Dither = dither ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(dither));
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Processing/Processors/Dithering/PaletteDitherProcessorBase.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Processing/Processors/Dithering/PaletteDitherProcessorBase.cs
index e70c8acd2..a1bbe7273 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/Processing/Processors/Dithering/PaletteDitherProcessorBase.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Processing/Processors/Dithering/PaletteDitherProcessorBase.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // Copyright (c) Six Labors and contributors.
 // Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
 
+using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Numerics;
 using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
@@ -28,8 +29,7 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Processing.Processors.Dithering
         /// <param name="palette">The palette to select substitute colors from.</param>
         protected PaletteDitherProcessorBase(TPixel[] palette)
         {
-            Guard.NotNull(palette, nameof(palette));
-            this.Palette = palette;
+            this.Palette = palette ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(palette));
             this.paletteVector = new Vector4[this.Palette.Length];
             PixelOperations<TPixel>.Instance.ToScaledVector4(this.Palette, this.paletteVector, this.Palette.Length);
         }