diff --git a/src/Numerics/LinearAlgebra/Double/SymmetricDenseMatrix.cs b/src/Numerics/LinearAlgebra/Double/SymmetricDenseMatrix.cs
index d989a081..f5624d1e 100644
--- a/src/Numerics/LinearAlgebra/Double/SymmetricDenseMatrix.cs
+++ b/src/Numerics/LinearAlgebra/Double/SymmetricDenseMatrix.cs
@@ -529,14 +529,9 @@ namespace MathNet.Numerics.LinearAlgebra.Double
         /// Computes the trace of this matrix.
         /// </summary>
         /// <returns>The trace of this matrix</returns>
-        /// <exception cref="ArgumentException">If the matrix is not square</exception>
         public override double Trace()
         {
-            if (RowCount != ColumnCount)
-            {
-                throw new ArgumentException(Resources.ArgumentMatrixSquare);
-            }
-
+            // Matrix is always square.
             var sum = 0.0;
             for (var i = 0; i < RowCount; i++)
             {
diff --git a/src/Numerics/LinearAlgebra/Single/SymmetricDenseMatrix.cs b/src/Numerics/LinearAlgebra/Single/SymmetricDenseMatrix.cs
index 2f9d7251..7b6068c4 100644
--- a/src/Numerics/LinearAlgebra/Single/SymmetricDenseMatrix.cs
+++ b/src/Numerics/LinearAlgebra/Single/SymmetricDenseMatrix.cs
@@ -529,14 +529,9 @@ namespace MathNet.Numerics.LinearAlgebra.Single
         /// Computes the trace of this matrix.
         /// </summary>
         /// <returns>The trace of this matrix</returns>
-        /// <exception cref="ArgumentException">If the matrix is not square</exception>
         public override float Trace()
         {
-            if (RowCount != ColumnCount)
-            {
-                throw new ArgumentException(Resources.ArgumentMatrixSquare);
-            }
-
+            // Matrix is always square.
             var sum = 0.0f;
             for (var i = 0; i < RowCount; i++)
             {