diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Bmp/BmpDecoderCore.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Bmp/BmpDecoderCore.cs
index a9aac5efa..c0e072098 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Bmp/BmpDecoderCore.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Bmp/BmpDecoderCore.cs
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ namespace ImageSharp.Formats
                         + $"bigger then the max allowed size '{Image<TPixel>.MaxWidth}x{Image<TPixel>.MaxHeight}'");
                 }
 
-                Image<TPixel> image = Image.Create<TPixel>(this.infoHeader.Width, this.infoHeader.Height, this.configuration);
+                Image<TPixel> image = new Image<TPixel>(this.infoHeader.Width, this.infoHeader.Height, this.configuration);
                 using (PixelAccessor<TPixel> pixels = image.Lock())
                 {
                     switch (this.infoHeader.Compression)
diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Gif/GifDecoderCore.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Gif/GifDecoderCore.cs
index 589b7037a..e11c66248 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Gif/GifDecoderCore.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Gif/GifDecoderCore.cs
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ namespace ImageSharp.Formats
                 this.metaData.Quality = colorTableLength / 3;
 
                 // This initializes the image to become fully transparent because the alpha channel is zero.
-                this.image = Image.Create<TPixel>(imageWidth, imageHeight, this.metaData, this.configuration);
+                this.image = new Image<TPixel>(imageWidth, imageHeight, this.metaData, this.configuration);
 
                 this.SetFrameMetaData(this.metaData);
 
diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Jpeg/JpegDecoderCore.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Jpeg/JpegDecoderCore.cs
index 9df21a3b7..ed365ec65 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Jpeg/JpegDecoderCore.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Jpeg/JpegDecoderCore.cs
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ namespace ImageSharp.Formats
         private Image<TPixel> ConvertJpegPixelsToImagePixels<TPixel>(ImageMetaData metadata)
             where TPixel : struct, IPixel<TPixel>
         {
-            Image<TPixel> image = Image.Create<TPixel>(this.ImageWidth, this.ImageHeight, metadata, this.configuration);
+            Image<TPixel> image = new Image<TPixel>(this.ImageWidth, this.ImageHeight, metadata, this.configuration);
 
             if (this.grayImage.IsInitialized)
             {
diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Png/PngDecoderCore.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Png/PngDecoderCore.cs
index 904aa1ff6..a264c8d0c 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Png/PngDecoderCore.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Png/PngDecoderCore.cs
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ namespace ImageSharp.Formats
                 throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException($"The input png '{this.header.Width}x{this.header.Height}' is bigger than the max allowed size '{Image<TPixel>.MaxWidth}x{Image<TPixel>.MaxHeight}'");
             }
 
-            image = Image.Create<TPixel>(this.header.Width, this.header.Height, metadata, this.configuration);
+            image = new Image<TPixel>(this.header.Width, this.header.Height, metadata, this.configuration);
             pixels = image.Lock();
             this.bytesPerPixel = this.CalculateBytesPerPixel();
             this.bytesPerScanline = this.CalculateScanlineLength(this.header.Width) + 1;
diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Image/Image.Create.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Image/Image.Create.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index 82ebecd41..000000000
--- a/src/ImageSharp/Image/Image.Create.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,52 +0,0 @@
-// <copyright file="Image.Create.cs" company="James Jackson-South">
-// Copyright (c) James Jackson-South and contributors.
-// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
-// </copyright>
-
-namespace ImageSharp
-{
-    using ImageSharp.PixelFormats;
-
-    /// <content>
-    /// Adds static methods allowing the creation of new images from given dimensions.
-    /// </content>
-    public static partial class Image
-    {
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Create a new instance of the <see cref="Image{TPixel}"/> class with the given height and the width.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="width">The width of the image in pixels.</param>
-        /// <param name="height">The height of the image in pixels.</param>
-        /// <param name="configuration">
-        /// The configuration providing initialization code which allows extending the library.
-        /// </param>
-        /// <typeparam name="TPixel">The pixel format.</typeparam>
-        /// <returns>
-        /// A new <see cref="Image{TPixel}"/>.
-        /// </returns>
-        internal static Image<TPixel> Create<TPixel>(int width, int height, Configuration configuration)
-            where TPixel : struct, IPixel<TPixel>
-        {
-            return Create<TPixel>(width, height, null, configuration);
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Create a new instance of the <see cref="Image{TPixel}"/> class with the given height and the width.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="width">The width of the image in pixels.</param>
-        /// <param name="height">The height of the image in pixels.</param>
-        /// <param name="metadata">The images matadata to preload.</param>
-        /// <param name="configuration">
-        /// The configuration providing initialization code which allows extending the library.
-        /// </param>
-        /// <typeparam name="TPixel">The pixel format.</typeparam>
-        /// <returns>
-        /// A new <see cref="Image{TPixel}"/>.
-        /// </returns>
-        internal static Image<TPixel> Create<TPixel>(int width, int height, ImageMetaData metadata, Configuration configuration)
-            where TPixel : struct, IPixel<TPixel>
-        {
-            return new Image<TPixel>(width, height, metadata, configuration);
-        }
-    }
-}
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