diff --git a/snippets/csharp/Microsoft.Win32.SafeHandles/SafeWaitHandle/Overview/sample.cs b/snippets/csharp/Microsoft.Win32.SafeHandles/SafeWaitHandle/Overview/sample.cs
index 29beb85b7dd..14239f863b2 100644
--- a/snippets/csharp/Microsoft.Win32.SafeHandles/SafeWaitHandle/Overview/sample.cs
+++ b/snippets/csharp/Microsoft.Win32.SafeHandles/SafeWaitHandle/Overview/sample.cs
@@ -5,14 +5,12 @@
 
 class SafeHandlesExample
 {
-
     static void Main()
     {
         UnmanagedMutex uMutex = new UnmanagedMutex("YourCompanyName_SafeHandlesExample_MUTEX");
 
         try
         {
-
             uMutex.Create();
             Console.WriteLine("Mutex created. Press Enter to release it.");
             Console.ReadLine();
@@ -58,10 +56,7 @@ public UnmanagedMutex(string Name)
 
     public void Create()
     {
-        if (nameValue == null && nameValue.Length == 0)
-        {
-            throw new ArgumentNullException("nameValue");
-        }
+        ArgumentException.ThrowIfNullOrEmpty(nameValue);
 
         handleValue = CreateMutex(mutexAttrValue,
                                         true, nameValue);
@@ -105,4 +100,4 @@ public void Release()
         ReleaseMutex(handleValue);
     }
 }
-//</Snippet1>
\ No newline at end of file
+//</Snippet1>