diff --git a/src/Common/StringParsing.fs b/src/Common/StringParsing.fs
index 9ce65ee7..f02edb25 100644
--- a/src/Common/StringParsing.fs
+++ b/src/Common/StringParsing.fs
@@ -108,8 +108,11 @@ module String =
     let removeSpaces (lines: string list) =
         let spaces =
             lines
-            |> Seq.filter (String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace >> not)
-            |> Seq.map (fun line -> line |> Seq.takeWhile Char.IsWhiteSpace |> Seq.length)
+            |> Seq.choose (fun line ->
+                if not <| String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace line then
+                    line |> Seq.takeWhile Char.IsWhiteSpace |> Seq.length |> Some
+                else
+                    None)
             |> fun xs -> if Seq.isEmpty xs then 0 else Seq.min xs
 
         lines
diff --git a/src/FSharp.Formatting.ApiDocs/GenerateModel.fs b/src/FSharp.Formatting.ApiDocs/GenerateModel.fs
index 04cd96a9..e0d222dd 100644
--- a/src/FSharp.Formatting.ApiDocs/GenerateModel.fs
+++ b/src/FSharp.Formatting.ApiDocs/GenerateModel.fs
@@ -2264,8 +2264,11 @@ module internal SymbolReader =
         do
             replacedParagraphs
             |> Seq.collect collectParagraphIndirectLinks
-            |> Seq.filter (linkNotDefined doc)
-            |> Seq.map (getTypeLink ctx)
+            |> Seq.choose (fun line ->
+                if linkNotDefined doc line then
+                    getTypeLink ctx line |> Some
+                else
+                    None)
             |> Seq.iter (addLinkToType doc)
 
         doc.With(paragraphs = replacedParagraphs)
diff --git a/src/FSharp.Formatting.Common/Templating.fs b/src/FSharp.Formatting.Common/Templating.fs
index 043543b3..8d05ce51 100644
--- a/src/FSharp.Formatting.Common/Templating.fs
+++ b/src/FSharp.Formatting.Common/Templating.fs
@@ -48,10 +48,15 @@ type FrontMatterFile =
                 // Allow empty lines in frontmatter
                 let isBlankLine = String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace line
                 isBlankLine || line.Contains(":"))
-            |> Seq.filter (String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace >> not)
-            |> Seq.map (fun line ->
-                let parts = line.Split(":")
-                parts.[0].ToLowerInvariant(), parts.[1])
+            |> Seq.choose (fun line ->
+                let parts = line.Split(":") |> Array.toList
+
+                if not <| String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace line then
+                    match parts with
+                    | first :: second :: _ -> Some(first.ToLowerInvariant(), second)
+                    | _ -> None
+                else
+                    None)
             |> Map.ofSeq
 
         match