diff --git a/src/OpenFeature.DependencyInjection/MultiTarget/Guard.cs b/src/OpenFeature.DependencyInjection/MultiTarget/Guard.cs
index e086fc23..8d2726b9 100644
--- a/src/OpenFeature.DependencyInjection/MultiTarget/Guard.cs
+++ b/src/OpenFeature.DependencyInjection/MultiTarget/Guard.cs
@@ -6,15 +6,9 @@ namespace OpenFeature;
 [DebuggerStepThrough]
 internal static class Guard
 {
-    public static T ThrowIfNull<T>(T? value, [CallerArgumentExpression("value")] string name = null!)
+    public static void ThrowIfNull(object? argument, [CallerArgumentExpression(nameof(argument))] string? paramName = null)
     {
-#if NET8_0_OR_GREATER
-        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(value, name);
-#else
-        if (value is null)
-            throw new ArgumentNullException(name);
-#endif
-
-        return value;
+        if (argument is null)
+            throw new ArgumentNullException(paramName);
     }
 }