diff --git a/src/Models/CommitLink.cs b/src/Models/CommitLink.cs
index 0b3f1fa5..2891e5d6 100644
--- a/src/Models/CommitLink.cs
+++ b/src/Models/CommitLink.cs
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ namespace SourceGit.Models
                 {
                     var trimmedUrl = url.AsSpan();
                     if (url.EndsWith(".git"))
-                        trimmedUrl = url.AsSpan().Slice(0, url.Length - 4);
+                        trimmedUrl = url.AsSpan(0, url.Length - 4);
 
                     if (url.StartsWith("https://github.com/", StringComparison.Ordinal))
                         outs.Add(new($"Github ({trimmedUrl.Slice(19)})", $"{url}/commit/"));
diff --git a/src/Models/RepositorySettings.cs b/src/Models/RepositorySettings.cs
index d8c62586..9af032bb 100644
--- a/src/Models/RepositorySettings.cs
+++ b/src/Models/RepositorySettings.cs
@@ -344,28 +344,28 @@ namespace SourceGit.Models
                     if (filter.Mode == FilterMode.Included)
                         includedRefs.Add(filter.Pattern);
                     else if (filter.Mode == FilterMode.Excluded)
-                        excludedBranches.Add($"--exclude=\"{filter.Pattern.AsSpan().Slice(11)}\" --decorate-refs-exclude=\"{filter.Pattern}\"");
+                        excludedBranches.Add($"--exclude=\"{filter.Pattern.AsSpan(11)}\" --decorate-refs-exclude=\"{filter.Pattern}\"");
                 }
                 else if (filter.Type == FilterType.LocalBranchFolder)
                 {
                     if (filter.Mode == FilterMode.Included)
-                        includedRefs.Add($"--branches={filter.Pattern.AsSpan().Slice(11)}/*");
+                        includedRefs.Add($"--branches={filter.Pattern.AsSpan(11)}/*");
                     else if (filter.Mode == FilterMode.Excluded)
-                        excludedBranches.Add($"--exclude=\"{filter.Pattern.AsSpan().Slice(11)}/*\" --decorate-refs-exclude=\"{filter.Pattern}/*\"");
+                        excludedBranches.Add($"--exclude=\"{filter.Pattern.AsSpan(11)}/*\" --decorate-refs-exclude=\"{filter.Pattern}/*\"");
                 }
                 else if (filter.Type == FilterType.RemoteBranch)
                 {
                     if (filter.Mode == FilterMode.Included)
                         includedRefs.Add(filter.Pattern);
                     else if (filter.Mode == FilterMode.Excluded)
-                        excludedRemotes.Add($"--exclude=\"{filter.Pattern.AsSpan().Slice(13)}\" --decorate-refs-exclude=\"{filter.Pattern}\"");
+                        excludedRemotes.Add($"--exclude=\"{filter.Pattern.AsSpan(13)}\" --decorate-refs-exclude=\"{filter.Pattern}\"");
                 }
                 else if (filter.Type == FilterType.RemoteBranchFolder)
                 {
                     if (filter.Mode == FilterMode.Included)
-                        includedRefs.Add($"--remotes={filter.Pattern.AsSpan().Slice(13)}/*");
+                        includedRefs.Add($"--remotes={filter.Pattern.AsSpan(13)}/*");
                     else if (filter.Mode == FilterMode.Excluded)
-                        excludedRemotes.Add($"--exclude=\"{filter.Pattern.AsSpan().Slice(13)}/*\" --decorate-refs-exclude=\"{filter.Pattern}/*\"");
+                        excludedRemotes.Add($"--exclude=\"{filter.Pattern.AsSpan(13)}/*\" --decorate-refs-exclude=\"{filter.Pattern}/*\"");
                 }
                 else if (filter.Type == FilterType.Tag)
                 {
diff --git a/src/Views/TextDiffView.axaml.cs b/src/Views/TextDiffView.axaml.cs
index eaf5e4af..43d48396 100644
--- a/src/Views/TextDiffView.axaml.cs
+++ b/src/Views/TextDiffView.axaml.cs
@@ -1502,7 +1502,7 @@ namespace SourceGit.Views
                 {
                     if (line.Content.Length > 10000)
                     {
-                        builder.Append(line.Content.AsSpan().Slice(0, 1000));
+                        builder.Append(line.Content.AsSpan(0, 1000));
                         builder.Append($"...({line.Content.Length - 1000} characters trimmed)");
                     }
                     else