diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Common/Helpers/Guard.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Common/Helpers/Guard.cs
index ef928c2800..cd53e3d69a 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/Common/Helpers/Guard.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Common/Helpers/Guard.cs
@@ -21,12 +21,13 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp
         /// <param name="parameterName">The name of the parameter that is to be checked.</param>
         /// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException"><paramref name="value"/> is null</exception>
         [MethodImpl(InliningOptions.ShortMethod)]
+        [DebuggerStepThrough]
         public static void NotNull<T>(T value, string parameterName)
             where T : class
         {
             if (value is null)
             {
-                throw new ArgumentNullException(parameterName);
+                ThrowArgumentNullException(parameterName);
             }
         }
 
@@ -38,16 +39,17 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp
         /// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException"><paramref name="value"/> is null.</exception>
         /// <exception cref="ArgumentException"><paramref name="value"/> is empty or contains only blanks.</exception>
         [MethodImpl(InliningOptions.ShortMethod)]
+        [DebuggerStepThrough]
         public static void NotNullOrWhiteSpace(string value, string parameterName)
         {
             if (value is null)
             {
-                throw new ArgumentNullException(parameterName);
+                ThrowArgumentNullException(parameterName);
             }
 
             if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(value))
             {
-                throw new ArgumentException("Must not be empty or whitespace.", parameterName);
+                ThrowArgumentException("Must not be empty or whitespace.", parameterName);
             }
         }
 
@@ -60,16 +62,17 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp
         /// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException"><paramref name="value"/> is null.</exception>
         /// <exception cref="ArgumentException"><paramref name="value"/> is empty.</exception>
         [MethodImpl(InliningOptions.ShortMethod)]
+        [DebuggerStepThrough]
         public static void NotNullOrEmpty<T>(ICollection<T> value, string parameterName)
         {
             if (value is null)
             {
-                throw new ArgumentNullException(parameterName);
+                ThrowArgumentNullException(parameterName);
             }
 
             if (value.Count == 0)
             {
-                throw new ArgumentException("Must not be empty.", parameterName);
+                ThrowArgumentException("Must not be empty.", parameterName);
             }
         }
 
@@ -84,12 +87,13 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp
         /// <paramref name="value"/> is greater than the maximum value.
         /// </exception>
         [MethodImpl(InliningOptions.ShortMethod)]
+        [DebuggerStepThrough]
         public static void MustBeLessThan<TValue>(TValue value, TValue max, string parameterName)
                     where TValue : IComparable<TValue>
         {
             if (value.CompareTo(max) >= 0)
             {
-                throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException(parameterName, $"Value {value} must be less than {max}.");
+                ThrowArgumentOutOfRangeException(parameterName, $"Value {value} must be less than {max}.");
             }
         }
 
@@ -105,12 +109,13 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp
         /// <paramref name="value"/> is greater than the maximum value.
         /// </exception>
         [MethodImpl(InliningOptions.ShortMethod)]
+        [DebuggerStepThrough]
         public static void MustBeLessThanOrEqualTo<TValue>(TValue value, TValue max, string parameterName)
                     where TValue : IComparable<TValue>
         {
             if (value.CompareTo(max) > 0)
             {
-                throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException(parameterName, $"Value {value} must be less than or equal to {max}.");
+                ThrowArgumentOutOfRangeException(parameterName, $"Value {value} must be less than or equal to {max}.");
             }
         }
 
@@ -126,12 +131,13 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp
         /// <paramref name="value"/> is less than the minimum value.
         /// </exception>
         [MethodImpl(InliningOptions.ShortMethod)]
+        [DebuggerStepThrough]
         public static void MustBeGreaterThan<TValue>(TValue value, TValue min, string parameterName)
             where TValue : IComparable<TValue>
         {
             if (value.CompareTo(min) <= 0)
             {
-                throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException(
+                ThrowArgumentOutOfRangeException(
                     parameterName,
                     $"Value {value} must be greater than {min}.");
             }
@@ -149,12 +155,13 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp
         /// <paramref name="value"/> is less than the minimum value.
         /// </exception>
         [MethodImpl(InliningOptions.ShortMethod)]
+        [DebuggerStepThrough]
         public static void MustBeGreaterThanOrEqualTo<TValue>(TValue value, TValue min, string parameterName)
             where TValue : IComparable<TValue>
         {
             if (value.CompareTo(min) < 0)
             {
-                throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException(parameterName, $"Value {value} must be greater than or equal to {min}.");
+                ThrowArgumentOutOfRangeException(parameterName, $"Value {value} must be greater than or equal to {min}.");
             }
         }
 
@@ -171,12 +178,13 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp
         /// <paramref name="value"/> is less than the minimum value of greater than the maximum value.
         /// </exception>
         [MethodImpl(InliningOptions.ShortMethod)]
+        [DebuggerStepThrough]
         public static void MustBeBetweenOrEqualTo<TValue>(TValue value, TValue min, TValue max, string parameterName)
             where TValue : IComparable<TValue>
         {
             if (value.CompareTo(min) < 0 || value.CompareTo(max) > 0)
             {
-                throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException(parameterName, $"Value {value} must be greater than or equal to {min} and less than or equal to {max}.");
+                ThrowArgumentOutOfRangeException(parameterName, $"Value {value} must be greater than or equal to {min} and less than or equal to {max}.");
             }
         }
 
@@ -191,11 +199,12 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp
         /// <paramref name="target"/> is false
         /// </exception>
         [MethodImpl(InliningOptions.ShortMethod)]
+        [DebuggerStepThrough]
         public static void IsTrue(bool target, string parameterName, string message)
         {
             if (!target)
             {
-                throw new ArgumentException(message, parameterName);
+                ThrowArgumentException(message, parameterName);
             }
         }
 
@@ -210,11 +219,12 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp
         /// <paramref name="target"/> is true
         /// </exception>
         [MethodImpl(InliningOptions.ShortMethod)]
+        [DebuggerStepThrough]
         public static void IsFalse(bool target, string parameterName, string message)
         {
             if (target)
             {
-                throw new ArgumentException(message, parameterName);
+                ThrowArgumentException(message, parameterName);
             }
         }
 
@@ -229,11 +239,12 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp
         /// <paramref name="source"/> has less than <paramref name="minLength"/> items
         /// </exception>
         [MethodImpl(InliningOptions.ShortMethod)]
+        [DebuggerStepThrough]
         public static void MustBeSizedAtLeast<T>(ReadOnlySpan<T> source, int minLength, string parameterName)
         {
             if (source.Length < minLength)
             {
-                throw new ArgumentException($"Span-s must be at least of length {minLength}!", parameterName);
+                ThrowArgumentException($"Span-s must be at least of length {minLength}!", parameterName);
             }
         }
 
@@ -246,6 +257,7 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp
         /// <param name="destination">The destination span</param>
         /// <param name="destinationParamName">The name of the argument for 'destination'</param>
         [MethodImpl(InliningOptions.ShortMethod)]
+        [DebuggerStepThrough]
         public static void DestinationShouldNotBeTooShort<TSource, TDest>(
             ReadOnlySpan<TSource> source,
             Span<TDest> destination,
@@ -253,7 +265,7 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp
         {
             if (destination.Length < source.Length)
             {
-                throw new ArgumentException($"Destination span is too short!", destinationParamName);
+                ThrowArgumentException($"Destination span is too short!", destinationParamName);
             }
         }
 
@@ -268,46 +280,31 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp
         /// <paramref name="source"/> has less than <paramref name="minLength"/> items
         /// </exception>
         [MethodImpl(InliningOptions.ShortMethod)]
+        [DebuggerStepThrough]
         public static void MustBeSizedAtLeast<T>(Span<T> source, int minLength, string parameterName)
         {
             if (source.Length < minLength)
             {
-                throw new ArgumentException($"Span-s must be at least of length {minLength}!", parameterName);
+                ThrowArgumentException($"Span-s must be at least of length {minLength}!", parameterName);
             }
         }
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Verifies that the given 'source' and 'dest' spans are at least of 'minLength' size.
-        /// Throwing an <see cref="ArgumentException"/> if the condition is not met.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <typeparam name="TSource">The source element type</typeparam>
-        /// <typeparam name="TDest">The destination element type</typeparam>
-        /// <param name="source">The source span</param>
-        /// <param name="sourceParamName">The source parameter name</param>
-        /// <param name="dest">The destination span</param>
-        /// <param name="destParamName">The destination parameter name</param>
-        /// <param name="minLength">The minimum length</param>
-        public static void SpansMustBeSizedAtLeast<TSource, TDest>(
-            ReadOnlySpan<TSource> source,
-            string sourceParamName,
-            Span<TDest> dest,
-            string destParamName,
-            int minLength)
+        [MethodImpl(InliningOptions.ColdPath)]
+        private static void ThrowArgumentException(string message, string parameterName)
         {
-            MustBeSizedAtLeast(source, minLength, sourceParamName);
-            MustBeSizedAtLeast(dest, minLength, destParamName);
+            throw new ArgumentException(message, parameterName);
         }
 
         [MethodImpl(InliningOptions.ColdPath)]
-        private static void ThrowArgumentException(string message, string parameterName)
+        private static void ThrowArgumentOutOfRangeException(string parameterName, string message)
         {
-            throw new ArgumentException(message, parameterName);
+            throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException(parameterName, message);
         }
 
         [MethodImpl(InliningOptions.ColdPath)]
-        private static void ThrowArgumentNullException(string message)
+        private static void ThrowArgumentNullException(string parameterName)
         {
-            throw new ArgumentException(message);
+            throw new ArgumentNullException(parameterName);
         }
     }
 }