diff --git a/src/Microsoft.OpenApi/Models/References/OpenApiCallbackReference.cs b/src/Microsoft.OpenApi/Models/References/OpenApiCallbackReference.cs
index 88ac484b3..632aa485f 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.OpenApi/Models/References/OpenApiCallbackReference.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.OpenApi/Models/References/OpenApiCallbackReference.cs
@@ -38,10 +38,7 @@ private OpenApiCallback Target
         /// </param>
         public OpenApiCallbackReference(string referenceId, OpenApiDocument hostDocument, string externalResource = null)
         {
-            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(referenceId))
-            {
-                Utils.CheckArgumentNullOrEmpty(referenceId);
-            }
+            Utils.CheckArgumentNullOrEmpty(referenceId);
 
             _reference = new OpenApiReference()
             {                
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.OpenApi/Models/References/OpenApiExampleReference.cs b/src/Microsoft.OpenApi/Models/References/OpenApiExampleReference.cs
index 7f4170e83..310ff0a8e 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.OpenApi/Models/References/OpenApiExampleReference.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.OpenApi/Models/References/OpenApiExampleReference.cs
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Text.Json.Nodes;
-using Microsoft.OpenApi.Any;
 using Microsoft.OpenApi.Interfaces;
 using Microsoft.OpenApi.Writers;
 
@@ -44,10 +43,7 @@ private OpenApiExample Target
         /// </param>
         public OpenApiExampleReference(string referenceId, OpenApiDocument hostDocument, string externalResource = null)
         {
-            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(referenceId))
-            {
-                Utils.CheckArgumentNullOrEmpty(referenceId);
-            }
+            Utils.CheckArgumentNullOrEmpty(referenceId);
 
             _reference = new OpenApiReference()
             {
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.OpenApi/Models/References/OpenApiHeaderReference.cs b/src/Microsoft.OpenApi/Models/References/OpenApiHeaderReference.cs
index e27734e08..2ffb0c3de 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.OpenApi/Models/References/OpenApiHeaderReference.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.OpenApi/Models/References/OpenApiHeaderReference.cs
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Text.Json.Nodes;
-using Microsoft.OpenApi.Any;
 using Microsoft.OpenApi.Interfaces;
 using Microsoft.OpenApi.Writers;
 
@@ -41,11 +40,8 @@ private OpenApiHeader Target
         /// 2. a Url, for example: http://localhost/pet.json
         /// </param>
         public OpenApiHeaderReference(string referenceId, OpenApiDocument hostDocument, string externalResource = null)
-        {            
-            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(referenceId))
-            {
-                Utils.CheckArgumentNullOrEmpty(referenceId);
-            }
+        {
+            Utils.CheckArgumentNullOrEmpty(referenceId);
 
             _reference = new OpenApiReference()
             {
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.OpenApi/Models/References/OpenApiLinkReference.cs b/src/Microsoft.OpenApi/Models/References/OpenApiLinkReference.cs
index 57fa90f0b..a3c33503e 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.OpenApi/Models/References/OpenApiLinkReference.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.OpenApi/Models/References/OpenApiLinkReference.cs
@@ -40,10 +40,7 @@ private OpenApiLink Target
         /// </param>
         public OpenApiLinkReference(string referenceId, OpenApiDocument hostDocument, string externalResource = null)
         {
-            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(referenceId))
-            {
-                Utils.CheckArgumentNullOrEmpty(referenceId);
-            }
+            Utils.CheckArgumentNullOrEmpty(referenceId);
 
             _reference = new OpenApiReference()
             {
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.OpenApi/Models/References/OpenApiParameterReference.cs b/src/Microsoft.OpenApi/Models/References/OpenApiParameterReference.cs
index a4601dc89..2c2a6c90d 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.OpenApi/Models/References/OpenApiParameterReference.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.OpenApi/Models/References/OpenApiParameterReference.cs
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Text.Json.Nodes;
-using Microsoft.OpenApi.Any;
 using Microsoft.OpenApi.Interfaces;
 using Microsoft.OpenApi.Writers;
 
@@ -44,10 +43,7 @@ private OpenApiParameter Target
         /// </param>
         public OpenApiParameterReference(string referenceId, OpenApiDocument hostDocument, string externalResource = null)
         {
-            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(referenceId))
-            {
-                Utils.CheckArgumentNullOrEmpty(referenceId);
-            }
+            Utils.CheckArgumentNullOrEmpty(referenceId);
 
             _reference = new OpenApiReference()
             {
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.OpenApi/Models/References/OpenApiPathItemReference.cs b/src/Microsoft.OpenApi/Models/References/OpenApiPathItemReference.cs
index 212bf72da..f757b7a07 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.OpenApi/Models/References/OpenApiPathItemReference.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.OpenApi/Models/References/OpenApiPathItemReference.cs
@@ -42,10 +42,7 @@ private OpenApiPathItem Target
         /// </param>
         public OpenApiPathItemReference(string referenceId, OpenApiDocument hostDocument, string externalResource = null)
         {
-            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(referenceId))
-            {
-                Utils.CheckArgumentNullOrEmpty(referenceId);
-            }
+            Utils.CheckArgumentNullOrEmpty(referenceId);
 
             _reference = new OpenApiReference()
             {
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.OpenApi/Models/References/OpenApiRequestBodyReference.cs b/src/Microsoft.OpenApi/Models/References/OpenApiRequestBodyReference.cs
index 1588cfd81..8e3a81ad8 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.OpenApi/Models/References/OpenApiRequestBodyReference.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.OpenApi/Models/References/OpenApiRequestBodyReference.cs
@@ -40,10 +40,7 @@ private OpenApiRequestBody Target
         /// </param>
         public OpenApiRequestBodyReference(string referenceId, OpenApiDocument hostDocument, string externalResource = null)
         {
-            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(referenceId))
-            {
-                Utils.CheckArgumentNullOrEmpty(referenceId);
-            }
+            Utils.CheckArgumentNullOrEmpty(referenceId);
 
             _reference = new OpenApiReference()
             {
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.OpenApi/Models/References/OpenApiResponseReference.cs b/src/Microsoft.OpenApi/Models/References/OpenApiResponseReference.cs
index ed6a0b3cc..c24652504 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.OpenApi/Models/References/OpenApiResponseReference.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.OpenApi/Models/References/OpenApiResponseReference.cs
@@ -40,10 +40,7 @@ private OpenApiResponse Target
         /// </param>
         public OpenApiResponseReference(string referenceId, OpenApiDocument hostDocument, string externalResource = null)
         {
-            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(referenceId))
-            {
-                Utils.CheckArgumentNullOrEmpty(referenceId);
-            }
+            Utils.CheckArgumentNullOrEmpty(referenceId);
 
             _reference = new OpenApiReference()
             {
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.OpenApi/Models/References/OpenApiSchemaReference.cs b/src/Microsoft.OpenApi/Models/References/OpenApiSchemaReference.cs
index 66fb0fa1e..535a6a522 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.OpenApi/Models/References/OpenApiSchemaReference.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.OpenApi/Models/References/OpenApiSchemaReference.cs
@@ -41,10 +41,7 @@ private OpenApiSchema Target
         /// </param>
         public OpenApiSchemaReference(string referenceId, OpenApiDocument hostDocument, string externalResource = null)
         {
-            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(referenceId))
-            {
-                Utils.CheckArgumentNullOrEmpty(referenceId);
-            }
+            Utils.CheckArgumentNullOrEmpty(referenceId);
 
             _reference = new OpenApiReference()
             {
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.OpenApi/Models/References/OpenApiSecuritySchemeReference.cs b/src/Microsoft.OpenApi/Models/References/OpenApiSecuritySchemeReference.cs
index 43fa7423f..e635de6f9 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.OpenApi/Models/References/OpenApiSecuritySchemeReference.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.OpenApi/Models/References/OpenApiSecuritySchemeReference.cs
@@ -36,10 +36,7 @@ private OpenApiSecurityScheme Target
         /// <param name="externalResource">The externally referenced file.</param>
         public OpenApiSecuritySchemeReference(string referenceId, OpenApiDocument hostDocument, string externalResource = null)
         {
-            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(referenceId))
-            {
-                Utils.CheckArgumentNullOrEmpty(referenceId);
-            }
+            Utils.CheckArgumentNullOrEmpty(referenceId);
 
             _reference = new OpenApiReference()
             {
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.OpenApi/Models/References/OpenApiTagReference.cs b/src/Microsoft.OpenApi/Models/References/OpenApiTagReference.cs
index 7f0bd2a50..664f784f3 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.OpenApi/Models/References/OpenApiTagReference.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.OpenApi/Models/References/OpenApiTagReference.cs
@@ -35,10 +35,7 @@ private OpenApiTag Target
         /// <param name="hostDocument">The host OpenAPI document.</param>
         public OpenApiTagReference(string referenceId, OpenApiDocument hostDocument)
         {
-            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(referenceId))
-            {
-                Utils.CheckArgumentNullOrEmpty(referenceId);
-            }
+            Utils.CheckArgumentNullOrEmpty(referenceId);
 
             _reference = new OpenApiReference()
             {